![]() The career postseason home run leaderboard: Only 11 others have hit as many dingers in October. He took Blake Snell deep in the first inning of Game 1 and then did it to Ryan Yarbrough in Game 3 as well.Īltuve now has four homers in nine games this postseason and 17 home runs in 59 career postseason games. For the second time in the ALCS, he opened the scoring with a first inning solo home run in Game 3. Altuve is climbing the postseason homer leaderboard ![]() He is 18 for 39 (.462) in 10 postseason games this year. ![]() The list:īecause the Rays have a 3-0 series lead, Arozarena will have at least four more opportunities to become the first player in history with five three-hit games in a single postseason. He's the first rookie ever with four three-hit games in a single postseason and only the fifth player ever with four three-hit games in a single postseason. He also did it in Game 2 of the Wild Card Series and Games 1 and 3 of the ALDS. Handsome Randy now has four three-hit games this postseason. Here is Altuve's error and the ensuing rally:Ī post shared by Randy Arozarena on at 1:58pm PDT When it was all said and done, Tampa put five runs on the board in the sixth inning to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 5-1 lead. The Rays capitalized on Altuve's error because of course they did. I'm not certain the Astros turn the double play with Brandon Lowe running, but they definitely should've had the lead runner at second. In Game 3 on Tuesday, Altuve made another back-breaking error, this time throwing a potential 4-6-3 double play ball into left field. He made a throwing error on a routine play in the first inning of Game 2 - his throw short-hopped Yuli Gurriel at first base - that extended the inning and led to Manuel Margot swatting a three-run homer. Altuve made another crucial errorĪltuve's throwing is a capital-P Problem for the Astros. Extended rallies against this team are impossible. The Rays have allowed only five runs in their last four games, with four coming on solo home runs. Joey Wendle and Hunter Renfroe had two-run base hits during the team's five-run sixth inning in Game 3, and five relievers held the Astros scoreless for four innings. They can clinch the American League pennant as soon as Wednesday night. Tampa holds a commanding 3-0 series lead. ![]() Tuesday night the Rays took advantage of a Jose Altuve error and rode their stellar defense to a Game 3 win over the Houston Astros ( TB 5, HOU 2). The Tampa Bay Rays are on the verge of a World Series berth. ![]()
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