First, George Springer stopped halfway to second -- and then, Evan Gattis faceplanted after a rundown
In baseball, as in life, things don't always go your way. You can't let that get in the way of trying, though, especially when your goal is scoring runs.
The Astros tried to do this in the early innings of Friday's 11-2 win over with the Indians at Progressive Field, but facing
In the first inning,
When you try to slide into the DMs & get denied pic.twitter.com/3pOmasBhvn
— Cut4 (@Cut4) May 25, 2018
Three innings later,
Ouch.
Despite these two less-than-ideal moments on the bases for Houston on Friday, you can't knock the hustle, nor the effort. Sometimes, things just don't work out.