Astros fans berate Rafael Montero after dreadful 8th innings in the loss to the Mariners: "The overpaid clown came in and got totally destroyed"
The Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners game served up a truly wild and memorable eight innings, with the Mariners clawing themselves back from the dead. Seattle scored seven times in the eighth inning for a 7-5 win over the Astros on Saturday night.
J.P Crawford pulled the Seattle Mariners even with his two-out and three-run double, with Jose Caballero finishing it off with a two-run double.
“That eighth inning is us. Take our walks, little hits and then some clutch ones. That’s our baseball," Crawford said post the blockbuster game.
Amongst all the chaos that ensued on the field, there was a light-hearted moment for all fans when Houston Astros stars Jeremy Pena and Alex Bregman collided with each other while fielding during the eighth inning at T-Mobile Park.
Astros fans also berated pitcher Rafael Montero for a horrendous display in the eighth, which virtually cost them the game. The veteran has received a lot of flak for his poor displays this season, with fans protesting the huge contract that he was signed to at the start of the campaign.
J.P France of the Astros had a splendid game and it will remain a mystery why he was brought off, much to the disgust of the fanbase.
Astros JP France was about to get a shutout win and Montero the overpaid clown came in and got totally destroyed
A shambolic display to say the least, but don't ever discount the Astros. They are the defending champions for a reason and have a great reputation for bouncing back from the toughest situations.
@ApolloHOU Pena, I guess....either way it was the ugliest 8th inning I've ever seen from the Astros. Montero stressing me out tonight, big time.
@ApolloHOU Third base is taught to get any ball he can get to. He’s not looking to see where Peña is
@ApolloHOU Normally Peña as shortstop takes charge there, but based on his positioning and the angle he took to it, Bregman has a better look at it - so Bregman.
@ApolloHOU Can’t really tell from these horrible replay angles
@ApolloHOU It's crazy actually seeing who knows ball. Both had a play, but Bregman has better throwing angle in this play.
@ApolloHOU what i don't understand is how they didn't see each other?
@ApolloHOU Who was covering 3rd? Montero didn't get over and Diaz has to stay at the plate. So it in Peña
But it was bang bang
@ApolloHOU What was Giles thinking there?
@ApolloHOU Peña, slow runner down the line, that play needs to be made. Might’ve cost us the game
Rafael Montero was a vital player in the Astros' championship-winning run last year
The Dominican signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent in 2011. He made his MLB debut a couple of years later in 2014.
Montero became a household name during his time with the Astros, famously throwing in the World Series final against the Philadelphia Phillies. That was also incidentally his first World Series title.
While he has struggled this season, he has enough experience to know what it takes to bounce back.