Houston Astros: Three ways this team can be an escape after Harvey

With Hurricane Harvey moving through Houston, the moods of our citizens are one of fear and struggling for survival. It’s clear that the recovery process will be just as hard as the storm itself. But for Houston Astros fans, the time to have an escape is now.

As Harvey was striking Houston back home, the Houston Astros knew that they had one purpose in Anaheim: win and be an escape. It wasn’t going to be enough to overturn Mother Nature. But at least not everything had to be as bad.

True to form, it resulted in one of the biggest games in franchise history this season. A win would give fans something to cheer about and the Houston Astros a bigger boost in the AL West. But a loss would still leave the Angels in a position to make a push in September.

Sure, the Houston Astros jumped out to a 4-0 lead and we were happy. But then, the Angels rallied to take a lead. And who hit the homer to give the Halos the lead?

We’re going to miss Luis Valbuena.

So we’re down 5-4 and were four outs from a series loss in the eighth inning. Yet Jose Altuve decides to play 2007 Craig Biggio by beating out an-inning ending out for a base hit. Whatever the case, it led to a two-out rally that ended with a heroic moment by Brian McCann.

I can’t decide how this happened because nine times out of ten, Mike Trout makes the catch. But he didn’t and at the moment, McCann was the hero.

But the ninth inning had drama as Ken Giles loaded the bases after getting the first two outs and you-know-who up.

And listening to the radio, you hear a fly ball. It should be a walk-off homer for Albert. But thank goodness Big Fudge came to the rescue and caught the final out preserving the biggest win of the season.

This win had all the drama much like the hurricane did. It had moments where we could’ve lost the game like losing the soul of the city. But like the city of Houston will soon do, we won the game.

This win is a message to all the people in Houston. The Houston Astros must be the escape for Houstonians right now.