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Roy Oswalt, the ace who guided the Astros into their only World Series berth, was captivated by the franchise’s resurgence this year.
Following the promotion of Correa, the front office deftly shaped the roster around that quartet, and while offseason tweaks are undoubtedly ahead, the Astros have a foundation in place on which to build. His bullpen fared little better just two days after it blew a four-run, eighth inning lead to send the series back to Kauffman Stadium for Game 5.
The Houston Astros 2015 season ends on a dominating performance by Johnny Cueto. “The all-time Missouri state showdown of two great teams”. “Next year can’t come soon enough”. “We got back here and now we’ve got more business to take care of”.
The Astros may have fallen short in the playoffs, but they were able to outlast the Angels and beat the Yankees in the wild-card game in their house.
Cueto’s star turn came after going 0-2 in his first four postseason starts, including a forgettable outing in Game 2 against Houston.
The defending AL champs will host the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 on Friday night.
And who could forget Game 1 of the 2012 NLDS against the Giants, when Cueto had to leave in the first inning with back spasms? “The future is bright, and we’re looking forward to next season”.
Cueto rose to the occasion in the climactic fifth game of their Division Series, shutting down the visiting Houston Astros on two hits over eight innings and retiring the last 19 batters he faced in a 7-2 win that gave the Royals a 3-2 Series triumph. That was the first year that the ALCS had been expanded from a best of five affairs to a best of seven game format. Now the Astros have just more than 24 hours to pull themselves back together and gear up for a mentally grueling Game 5 while the Royals are elated and riding the momentum into what will be an electric home game.
“The thing about this club is that they don’t quit”, said Royals manager Ned Yost. Butera’s walk neither drove in a run nor led to him scoring; all it did was keep the line moving so that Alex Gordon could drive home the go-ahead run with a groundout.
Kendrys Morales finished last season with the Mariners and signed a two-year $17 million deal a few day later.
“Dayton makes the decision, and we support him”, Royals owner David Glass said. “I say that the Royals will pull out their postseason magic from their 2014 run and win the series in five games”. “It’s something that I’ve been waiting for a long time in experiencing this”. Cueto has already been a difference maker in the postseason, of the players given up for him only Brandon Finnegan figured to have a role this year, although how much of a role we couldn’t be sure.
