Houston Astros: The 10 best wins of the 2017 seasonal first half
#8 – April 15, 2017 – Astros 10, Athletics 6
You look back on this game and you ask yourself how in the world did we do this. For some reason, the Houston Astros have an attitude that they can come back from any deficit. Take this game for instance.
![We couldn’t get anything going against Sean Manaea and the A’s who led 5-0 after five innings. In years past, the Houston Astros would’ve probably folded and call it a day. But this win sticks out because it would become a recurring theme in some games for this season. The sixth inning sees us score two runs on ant_53561″ align=”aligncenter” width=”590″] ANAHEIM, CA – MAY 05: Carlos Correa[/caption]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape%2Fcover%2Fsport%2F3eb7a793b746c64fce61a72a3045cf7a477dd1e757dd22afb422b460d1944a1e.jpg "We couldn’t get anything going against Sean Manaea and the A’s who led 5-0 after five innings. In years past, the Houston Astros would’ve probably folded and call it a day. But this win sticks out because it would become a recurring theme in some games for this season. The sixth inning sees us score two runs on ant_53561″ align=”aligncenter” width=”590″] ANAHEIM, CA – MAY 05: Carlos Correa[/caption]")
So this win hasn’t been mentioned a lot of times during the season. But I feel that it’s a big important win because it gave us a moment to where the Houston Astros team is resilient and can respond to any time of pressure when the momentum is not in our favor.
One of the best starts for Dallas Keuchel this season, he held the Angels to two runs through innings despite giving up two solo shots. Down 2-1 in the seventh, the Houston Astros got a big lift from catcher Brian McCann, who smashed a three-run shot to right field to make it 4-2. Houston tacked on insurance runs in the eighth and ninth to make it 6-2.
The only thing I questioned during the game was why did Keuchel start the ninth inning. It didn’t help that he gave up three singles before turning the ball over to Ken Giles. It definitely didn’t help that Giles gave up those three runs to effect Keuchel’s ERA that game. And it certainly didn’t help that Giles gave up the tying run.
Fortunately, the Houston Astros got out of the ninth with a tie score, but one can imagine the Angels with momentum. Two outs into the tenth, Jose Altuve singled and stole second base for Carlos Correa. The count was 2-2 as Correa delivered in the clutch with a two-out single driving in Altuve. Chris Devenski came in to get the save in the tenth and Houston was awarded their 20th win of the season.