Alex Bregman got ejected in the 4th inning after a wrong call was issued by Alex Tosi, the umpire. After a pitch was delivered miles outside of the strike zone, Bregman, understandably frustrated, walked off home plate and said a few words under his breath to Tosi, who ended up ejecting Bregman from the game, unfairly.
Bregman attempted to walk back towards the umpire, before Astros’ manager Joe Espada interrupted the situation. Bregman was on fire up until this situation abruptly chilled him out.
Tosi indeed made a mistake, an unnecessary one, and this is an accurate observation because Tosi labeled this same exact same call a ball when Astros RHP Hunter Brown was pitching against Maikel Garcia on a 2-2 count at the top of the 5th. Joe Espada questioned Tosi’s call, understandably making Bregman’s reaction justifiable.
RHP Hunter Brown did a phenomenal job on his 26th birthday, allowing only a single in the first inning by Michael Massey and another single by Maikel Garcia in the 2nd inning. A huge improvement from his last meet with the Royals on April 11 this year. A flawless job, and to no surprise,
“Once I got through the first inning, that was awesome. I was very thankful. That was a birthday gift, in itself,” states Brown who was followed by Bryan Abreu who gave up a 3 run RBI, afterwards Ryan Pressly finally returned from an almost 3 week injury, and impressively earned a scoreless 8th inning. The fireman Josh Hader closed the game and cut off the royal stove after pitching a perfect last inning.
Jason Heyward, released by the Los Angeles Dodgers, had a tremendous debut with the Astros after a 2 run double RBI in the 5th inning,
“What an opportunity to be apart of a group that stays grinding,” states proudly Heyward after an outstanding win. In the 8th, the Astros took over from a 3-2 deficit. Yainer Diaz brought Jose Altuve home to tie the game after hitting a grounder.
With the fire rising in all the hearts of Astros fans and Astros dugout, Jeremy Pena came in clutch to fall to an out right at home plate. The Kansas City Royals suffered with 2 players who ended up getting injured in the 8th as well. Vinnie Pasquantino and Lucas Erceg both received hand injuries.
Erceg attempted to catch the Diaz grounder with his bear hand, which ended up hurting him, and as he threw the ball to Pasquantino, Diaz collided with the hand of Pasquantino, injuring the first baseman.
Mauricio Dubon won the game with a heavy 2 run single off John Schreiber, who was relieving Lucas Erceg, and this catapulted the Astros up 6-3 to start the series off right.
RHP Hunter Brown did a phenomenal job on his 26th birthday, allowing only a single in the first inning by Michael Massey and another single by Maikel Garcia in the 2nd inning. A huge improvement from his last meet with the Royals on April 11 this year. A flawless job, and to no surprise,
“Once I got through the first inning, that was awesome. I was very thankful. That was a birthday gift, in itself,” states Brown who was followed by Bryan Abreu who gave up a 3 run RBI, afterwards Ryan Pressly finally returned from an almost 3 week injury, and impressively earned a scoreless 8th inning. The fireman Josh Hader closed the game and cut off the royal stove after pitching a perfect last inning.
Jason Heyward, released by the Los Angeles Dodgers, had a tremendous debut with the Astros after a 2 run double RBI in the 5th inning,
“What an opportunity to be apart of a group that stays grinding,” states proudly Heyward after an outstanding win. In the 8th, the Astros took over from a 3-2 deficit. Yainer Diaz brought Jose Altuve home to tie the game after hitting a grounder.
With the fire rising in all the hearts of Astros fans and Astros dugout, Jeremy Pena came in clutch to fall to an out right at home plate. The Kansas City Royals suffered with 2 players who ended up getting injured in the 8th as well. Vinnie Pasquantino and Lucas Erceg both received hand injuries.
Erceg attempted to catch the Diaz grounder with his bear hand, which ended up hurting him, and as he threw the ball to Pasquantino, Diaz collided with the hand of Pasquantino, injuring the first baseman.
Mauricio Dubon won the game with a heavy 2 run single off John Schreiber, who was relieving Lucas Erceg, and this catapulted the Astros up 6-3 to start the series off right. 
