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Jim McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” has made two big bets this year at the Colorado Springs Airport, and plans to return this year or early next year to make another
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As the sixth inning came to a close Friday night, Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. glanced up at the Tropicana Field scoreboard while he was walking off the mound and figured his night was probably over with his pitch count sitting at 97.Â
âI thought, âTheyâre probably going to pull me,ââ he said. âIâm really happy they let me go out.âÂ
McCullers came back out for the seventh and needed 14 pitches to retire the Rays in order and finish off seven scoreless innings in his longest outing of the season. He struck out nine batters as the Astros beat the Rays, 9-2, in a rematch of the 2020 American League Championship Series.
Astros look to keep offense going against Rays
Field Level Media
01 May 2021, 19:19 GMT+10
When Tampa Bay hosts Houston on Saturday afternoon, Rays pitcher Josh Fleming will be tasked with a difficult chore in the matinee affair: shutting down the Astros suddenly hot offense.
The game will take place less than 24 hours after the Astros cruised to a 9-2 win by pounding out 15 hits, including four-hit games by both Michael Brantley and Carlos Correa.
After slashing four singles in his first four at-bats, Brantley failed to register his first career five-hit game when he struck out in the eighth against reliever Trevor Richards.
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