Astros can't cash in, fall to Diamondbacks as magic number to clinch home-field advantage stays at 1
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo and second baseman Ketel Marte celebrate their 5-2 win over the Houston Astros after the tenth inning of an MLB baseball game at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 in Houston.On a day he did not start, Jose Altuve arrived to script the storybook ending. The American League’s top seed sat a base hit or base on balls away. Houston had the bases loaded, a reliever on the ropes, and a crowd roaring in approval.
With a chance to capture the American League’s top seed Wednesday night, Houston squandered a handful of opportunities and could not support its ace. Will Smith surrendered three runs in the 10th inning, and the Astros had no response in a 5-2 loss to the D-Backs. The D-Backs scored two first-inning runs against Verlander but mustered five baserunners across the next six frames. Two reached to start the seventh. Verlander stranded both in scoring position, punching out Pavin Smith with a 97.1 mph fastball on his 101st and final pitch.
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