George Springeris the hottest commodity in baseball right now. His bat led the Houston Astros to their sixth win in a row. The sensational rookie continues his remarkable season and has he hit yet another home run last night.
Springer’s home run was 7th home run in his last 7 games, as he proves that he is one of the best, and exciting, young power hitters in the game today. Springer’s hot bat has sparked the Astros offense during this 6-game winning streak.
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His two run shot to left in the 7th inning proved to be the deciding factor in last night’s final outcome, as the Astros won 3-1 over the Baltimore Orioles. Springer has totaled 14 RBI’s during the winning streak putting the offense “on his back.”
Brad Peacockpitched 6 innings striking out 8 batters in his first start back from injury. Peacock allowed 6 hits and one run but was unable to get the win. His strong outing dubbed him a “no decision”, however, as Springer’s bomb did not come until the 7th.
Josh Fieldswas excellent in relief tonight, pitching 2 innings only allowing 1 hit, while striking out three batters as he got his first win of the season. CloserChad Quallsshut down the game with the save; his fourth of the year.
Preston Guilmetgave up the home run in the 7th to Springer, pushing the Baltimore Orioles to their 3rd straight loss.
The Astros will continue their 7-game home-stand tonight.Brett Oberholtzerwill get the start for a scheduled 7:10pm CT game. George Springer will look to push his hitting streak to 12 games, and Astros will look to push their win streak to 7.
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