Houston Astros: Four ranges of emotion leading up to the series win

Nervousness

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We get back to the hotel and I go to my room. I see it’s 5-1 and I’m nervous. I can’t take it. I feel we’re going to choke. But I battle my emotions and watch the game.

Charlie Morton pitches lights out to the ninth inning and we’re still up 5-1.

When the Houston Astros made the last out in the top of the ninth, my parents called me and said no matter what happens, accept it. I was prepared for us to blow the game. I knew we weren’t going to. But I felt that there was a chance we could.

Morton strikes out Chase Utley. One down. I’m glad we got the first out. But the top of the order is coming.

Morton faces Chris Taylor and it goes to 2-1. Now I’m nervous. Every pitch that’s a ball scares me because it leans towards the Dodgers. Taylor hits the ball and it looks like it’s going to be close. I say hustle Jose Altuve and he does. He retires Taylor. Two outs.

The reality starts to set it. We’re one out away. Here comes Corey Seager and I was this close to saying it was game over. What would happen now?

A groundball.

The ball goes to Altuve in the shift.

I blackout.

Altuve throws to Gurriel.

Seager is out.

I lost it.