José Abreu hit a two-run double, José Urquidy pitched six shutout innings in an emergency start and the Houston Astros held off the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Friday night.
Sep 30, 2023 at 12:43 AM ETPHOENIX — José Urquidy had already delivered five brilliant innings in an emergency start when Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker ambled to the mound in the sixth, ready to take the right-hander out of the game after Arizona's Ketel Marte reached on a leadoff single.“I've got this inning,” Urquidy told him. “I'll throw this ball for a double play."
José Abreu hit a two-run double in the sixth and Gold Glove shortstop Jeremy Peña made a diving play that kept the Astros ahead in the eighth, helping the defending World Series champions strengthen their position in the American League playoff race. Houston holds the final wild card by a game over Seattle and moved within one game of Texas atop the AL West with two to play.
It's been a disappointing year for Abreu, who came into the game hitting just .234 with 17 homers in his first season with Houston. But he came up big on Friday, smashing a two-out double to deep center in the sixth that was initially ruled a three-run homer. It was the only blemish for Arizona right-hander Zac Gallen, who gave up seven hits and a walk over 6 1/3 innings while striking out seven. Gallen is a contender for the NL Cy Young Award.
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