Source: jimrome.com --- Wednesday, October 25, 2017
After working his entire Baseball life to get to the World Series, Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch could’ve used a better start. Starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel’s first pitch to Los Angeles Dodgers leadoff hitter Chris Taylor was hit over the left field wall, sending the home crowd into a frenzy. “Obviously the place went crazy, the first pitch of the bottom of the first, you kind of got the crowd into it. It was obviously a tough start for us,” Hinch said. “But in the moment, I felt pretty good about it. He goes through the inning he gets the next three guys out. He comes out, he’s on the top step and he’s like, ‘Well that didn’t start very well for us, did it?’ So he was balanced and he was under control, and he really was locked in.” Keuchel’s effort wasn’t enough, not after Justin Turner sent another Baseball over the left-field wall, scoring the game-deciding runs on a two-run home run in the sixth inning. But on Wednesday, just hours before Game 2 at Dodger Stadium, Hinch was able to laugh off the tough start and look forward to handing the ball to veteran ace Justin Verlander. Since Houston acquired the six-time All-Star from Detroit, the 2011 AL Cy Young Award winner has gone 9-0, instilling plenty of confidence in Hinch that the Astros can leave Los Angeles with the series tied. “When this guy is pitching, we feel like we have a chance to win. We believe it, and it’s proven—we haven’t lost with him yet,” Hinch said. “H ...
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