Gotta hold them here. You don't want to go behind today.

Come on boys, where you're heart??

How long does Ned go with Ventura?

I would say six or another run.

For now. No reason to pull. Runner gets on, though, bullpen starts working. Two runners with no outs...thinking about match-ups.

One batter too many.

Nice quick out. Hopefully not the start of another 25+ pitch inning.

Ventura's stuff is really, really good today. Really ****ing good.

****ing Hosmer. Wow.

Hosmer dragged that foot like a wide receiver. Nice.

Just talking baseball, sweetie.

I'm not sure why you're so wound up, I've been damn impressed by Ventura today and have given him credit for same. I'm still scratching my head over that pitch he threw to Springer. That thing was unreal.

Lol Gomez.

You sure Gomez wasn't sacrificing with no one on Mr. High Paid Color Guy?

Hope it's not in vain.

Don't like the feel of this game.. Astros playing with all kinds of energy, Royals look like they could give two shits..much like they finished the season.

Exactly what I said and I got roasted. I'm glad to see that others are noticing this finally.

Yo is the only one playing like he's in an elimination game.

Maybe inside their heads they think that the game is over?

Fuuuck. Two-out walks score.

Atta boy, Ace

Nice. Ned, start yelling.

Yeah, he's getting insane movement on his fastball.

He's done a damn nice job not letting the park get to him. He's just going out there and attacking these guys. With the stuff he has today, it's absolutely the way to go about it.

The difference in the two pitchers right now is that McCullers brought his curve with him to the park but couldn't spot his fastball. He's since located his fastball command. Ventura brought his fastball but it looks like he's breaker's still a little off. If he can just find a way to start getting that curve over a little more often, he'll be unhittable.

At 68 pitches, he still has enough time to find it and get through a couple more pretty easily.

Some Royals runs, please

I thought the game was later today. We got to win this.

Let's score a couple of ****ing runs now...........oh wait Gordon, Rios, and Escobar are up..maybe in the 6th?

Let's string together some hits and put the pressure on them for once.

Why the **** is Rios starting again?

Because Ned.

So did most of the KC lineup, apparently...

If Rios somehow gets on base, they better send in Dyson to pinch run.

#Yosted

Now please score a leadoff runner for a change!

Have to drive that 3-1 pitch.

How about not swing at the first pitch here Rios?

Good AB Gordo. If you can't hit, get a walk.

Attaboy Alex

Here it is: Opportunity

Go with your strength Rios, get hit

If only we had some hitters on deck to take advantage...

We really should just try to work walks.

Rooting for a K here. No DP

How utterly not surprising.

OH MY GOD

**** YOU ALEX RIOS

Rios is ****ing horrible.

Ok Ned get RIOS OUT. HE ****ING SUCKSSSSSSSSSSSS

What an absolute bum

HOW CAN YOU NOT ****ING KNOW HE WASN'T THROWING A STRIKE THERE?!?!

Rios is pathetic

There's just no way Jarrod Dyson could ever be better than Alex Rios.

How the **** do you not know that pitch is coming?

couldn't hit water if he fell out of a God damn boat

:facepalm: Just swinging....

He's a loser and always has been

Mission accomplished!

Rios has seen six pitches and struck out twice. Out-****ing-standing.

I hate Rios with the rage of 1000 suns

Rios shouldn't see another AB in this series.

Alex Rios is an $11 million piece of shit.

Dyson has to go in for him, try to salvage what's left of the game.

Fyp

Well, this is playing out exactly like we thought it would.

Oh look, we are going to strand another leadoff runner.

FYP

One of those 7 third strikes or whatever was a strike.

I'll be sad when the Royals season ends. I won't be sad to see Rios go. I hope someone in the division signs him.

Esky playing like a flaming POS as well.

That's how you lose a 5 game series

Zobrist with a weak grounder to first.

I was almost prophetic. It was second base instead of first.

Welp....

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Lost! Great weekend for KC sports teams.

Okay so what Astro homers this inning?

I ****ing hate Alex Rios so ****ing much. And I hate Ned Yost for letting him play. Jesus Christ, what a ****ing disaster.

I am starting to get a bad feeling about this game.

Rios and Escobar back to back is death

I was just about to type the same thing. Sinking feeling in my stomach.

I realize I'm just a guy laying on my couch watching this game, but is it hard to sit on his breaking pitch after getting 2 strikes? Every damn time he gets two strikes on a guy he throws the breaking pitch...over and over.

Two, but you get the idea

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**** Alex Rios.