The Astros had been 0-48 in their postseason history when trailing by more than a run after eight innings until Yordan Alvarez homered deep into the seats on Tuesday to overcome a 7-5 deficit against the Mariners.
“If he gets him out, then it looks great … next time Robbie Ray could win, but today we won,” Baker said.
The no-doubt drive was the first walk-off homer in postseason history with a team trailing by multiple runs. And it was just the second walk-off homer with team down to its final out – the other was Kirk Gibson’s startling shot that lifted the Dodgers over the A’s in the 1988 World Series opener.Houston rookie pinch-hitter David Hensley reached with one out in the ninth as Seattle closer Paul Sewald grazed his jersey with a pitch.
It was the first time they got to see him play in the postseason after arriving from the island in August to watch him play professionally for the first time. A two-run homer by Alex Bregman off Andrés Muñoz cut the lead to 7-5 in the eighth inning to set up the dramatic finish. “Those days off, I think hurt our whole team,” Baker said. “You see, we didn’t wake up until the fifth, sixth inning… you can practice all you want to. There’s nothing, no substitute for game action. So that’s not an excuse, but I can sort of feel it and see it.”
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