It was a costly night in the bay. Not only would Houston lose by a score of 4-1, but they’d also witness an early exit from Jose Altuve who was hit in the left foot on an errant pitch from Carson Whisenhunt during his first AB. Nick Allen would replace Altuve as a result. It’s officially being listed as a left foot contusion.
Whisenhunt labored early on. In the opening two innings alone, he’d toss 55 pitches. During that stretch, the Astros would strand a total of five baserunners. The lone score
was a sac fly from Yordan Alvarez, which was his 87th RBI of the season. Aside from that run, the only other things that went right on this night were the Rangers and Mariners each losing and failing to gain ground.
Hunter Brown would give up that aforementioned lead moments later. Rafael Devers led off the bottom of the second with a walk. Devers proceeded to take second, and on a Drew Gilbert single, he’d score to tie things at 1. San Francisco would add a run in the bottom of the fourth. Gilbert once again was at the center of things, as he’d draw a walk and eventually come around to score on Drew Cavanaugh’s single to center field. That made the score 2-1.
After initially being on the ropes, Whisenhunt would settle down and cruise through the next three innings. At one point, he’d retire 11 in a row. For the night, he’d allow 4 hits, issue 3 walks and strike out a pair while surrendering one run.
Hunter Brown would go five innings. In his final inning of work, Bryce Eldridge would take him deep with a solo blast to center field. Brown issued 3 walks and only managed a total of six swing and misses against Giants hitters. De Los Santos lasted mere minutes in relief of Brown. With two outs in the 6th, Cavanaugh reached on a single and scored on a double from Christian Koss. That made the score 4-1 and that would be your final.
With the win, the Giants are now 50-70.
Odds & Ends:
Nelson Velazquez made his debut with the Astros after being claimed off waivers from St. Louis. He went 0-3.
The Astros will complete their road trip with a day game on Wednesday. First pitch is set for 2:45pm CT.
The Giants are expected to start former Astros pitching prospect Adrian Houser who the Astros selected in the second round, back in 2011.
