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Defense is key in Astros’ win over Angels
- Updated: July 23, 2016
HOUSTON — In a low-scoring affair such as the Astros’ 2-1 win over the Angels at Minute Maid Park on Friday night, every play, especially on defense, matters. But two plays in particular stood out.
In the top of the third, with the game scoreless, Los Angeles’ Gregorio Petit hit a slow chopper to Astros third baseman Luis Valbuena.
Valbuena snagged the ball barehanded before rocketing it to first and into Marwin Gonzalez’s glove just before Petit was able to cross the bag. Considering Lance McCullers would walk a batter later in the inning, the spectacular …
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