The baseball never even touched the ground.
Most ground rule doubles occur when a ball lands in fair territory and bounces over the outfield wall. Occasionally, a ground rule double is called when a baseball, Altuve mashed a pitch off starter Garrett Crochet into left field. The ball, measured at a speed of 108.4 mph off the bat, didn't slow down and exited the field by punching itself right through the manual scoreboard.
The Astros, who entered Friday's game 65–55, have won eight of their last 10 games to take a commanding lead in the AL West, a division they have won three straight years.Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St. John's University.
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