MLB Network | Mark Derosa breakdown Jose Altuve hits walk-off double in 9th, Astros def. Royals 3-2

what' you get to hit there what were you ready for you were ready and this team has just been continuing to find ways to win what are you noticing from the club lately you know I think we've been battling every day obviously they piss good today we pit good today you know they tied the G with a big swing Lane again and you know Jake with the big hit and we could score uh to win this one you know this is the thing we are this is the baseball we've been playing lately uh just one wrong at a time and we we'll be fine this is the second time in three games that there's been a no hitter going into the eighth inning and what can you say about the pitching Stu our pitching is great you know these guys work really hard fber is amazing you know he CHS tonight what he can do he was just outstanding and like I said you know we came close to win the game in the night but you know they Ed again we came back and you know just happy that this is a big game for us you're you're a part of this each and every day but there's been some new faces Ben gaml with the home run today Jason Hayward yesterday what do you think of the new guys that have come in to help obviously you know KL has been playing really good for us last few games and then Jason Hayward yesterday with the big hit I think he was playing up the game and he's going to bring a lot of good things to to this ball club we we know he's been in the league long enough and his leadership is going to play just good in this team and we we're really happy to have him here Jose Altuve uh you know the walk-off home run it really is just incredible the Astros able to get a really exciting win tonight yeah it really seems like this team is starting to find that Niche that we've seen in the past where you know early in the season it was you know they weren't getting the base hits but give themselves a shot late in the game this team is going to come through we've seen it time and time again and it's good to see them do it again here in 2024 yes and what what a big pickup that was for Josh hater you know big change of events you know cruising the whole game with fber getting no hits you know the guys come in even Brian aru comes in does his job and then your heart just hits the floor on the two-run Homer by D young and then just they just pick up their pitcher right there give him that win and just you know pick him up and keep his spirits High going into the clubhouse yeah kill's heel Josh hater this year has been the the long ball he's been so great especially in save opportunities that was his 10th home run let's take a look at that ninth inning we'll of course show you Jose's incredible at that but we want to start out Jake Meyers so one out bottom of the night what was impressive to you about this at bat Josh just a guy MacArthur a heavy slider thrower hopefully that's something that he recognized and got a pitch that you know should have been probably a strikeout pitch left it up a little bit didn't try to do too much on it stayed over the plate really good at keeping his head over the plate and pushing that ball the other way don't have to hit it too hard as long as you place it right and good things can happen as we saw tonight end of the game you isolate the swing and he was trying to go the other way but tries to pull it to ground ball yeah and and that's the same pitch Jake Myers hit the other way that Jose Altuve just you know scissored his leg out and leaned over and pulled that thing and does what he does best just comes up big in those big situations and just gives him the win a guy that is so the statue stature just isn't there you know he doesn't have long arms he's not a tall guy it is amazing the plate coverage that he has and his Bat stays in The Hitting Zone so long and listen I you know everyone says oh you need to hit the ball up the middle you need to hit the ball the opposite field that's what we saw from Jake but you know what Jose Altuve has made a career out of hooking the ball and that's what you knew and that's what this ballpark's built for you played to the ballpark you're in if you got that short portion left you might as well utilize it to the best of your ability and credit Jose Altuve for patting his own stats and touching second base a lot of guys a lot of guys can get caught up in that moment of celebrating and not wanting to give themselves that double but that's a big step cuz you don't want to be stuck at 29 or that that that odd that odd number and not get that round number have a story back in the day uh Robin Ventura hit a walk-off Grand Slam never New York Mets right I remember that you guys talked about this that it was a similar pitch Jake Meyers Jose Altuve what did you see in that moment well I it's just the situation that Scouting Report says that he's going to throw a slider if he's going to throw a slider to a right-hander it's going to be away so what did you see you saw both hitters kind of leak out there little different approaches with Jake trying to stay inside the ball and just serve the ball to right and then Jose just doing what Jose does which is just get the bat of the bat on the ball yeah I think that's just two guys that know their approach and know how to approach that at bat just Jake Myers being a little younger not knowing you know in the big situation not trying to do too much and just get on base and flip that lineup over because you knew you had pinch hitters coming up and Big John Singleton and then you turn over the lineup TTU to out to Alvarez and to Yer so you got the best protection in the world once you flip that right that lineup right back over and you know what the the whole the whole situation is if Jake Meyers tries to do what Jose did it's going to be a fly out great Point yeah because he's well he's Jose yeah all right it was seven Innings of no hit baseball 98 pitches for fber Valdez what a night for him he was rant no hits no runs three walks seven strikeouts for L grasa absolutely outstanding got a little bit wild in the zone late when he fatigued but he was on top of his game the whole night it was it was it's truly remarkable to see a guy with this kind of stuff this kind of poise just continue to make the pitch and and what was the pitch well guess what it was the curveball it's been the curveball the whole second half uh he did have some pretty good swing and miss it wasn't a big swing and Miss night for Jose I mean you're talking about a guy that had 15 swinging misses nine on the curve ball alone but you know there was there just wasn't very many balls squared up this was just one of those games that from was just he was just dealing he was just being himself and that's the thing about fromer we go back to talk in the pregame you go east to west left and right you're not going to get too many barrels against a guy like fer who can jump that ball left jump that ball right sink it when he needs to and even sneak in a little bit of change up right there to get some guys off their uh their approach and I'm not surprised but what we saw from fromer tonight is just typical fromer Valdez night on the mountain you know hopefully he can continue that for the rest of the year I love the fact that he used three pitches for the most part he used his curve he used his sinking fast and his change up change up was good he had five swinging misses on the change up through 19 of them so that's the pitch that's going to get them to get the right-handers off of the two you start looking for two oh pitches he still got another one interesting yeah I I'm having guilt about something I did steal my comment at the beginning of the uh the show Simone biles the night starts with the goat ends with the goat Jose Altuve that was from Hill 713 on Twitter so I want to give a shout out to him nice little connection well done citing your Source yeah I know it's like a true journalist nice play on both ends and we know that Jeremy py is a tremendous athlete the jump throw is not something you see very often it and it's one of those things it's not like it looks easy but it has to be even harder than it looks oh man just that's something that everybody practices in batting practice it feels like whether you're in Fielder outfielder pitcher that's something that everybody just wants to be able to do and you don't really succeed a whole lot and to be able to put it into play and a perspective during the game cuz everything speeds up you got to worry about how fast your Runner is the quick release getting the transfer a lot of things come into play right there and that's not a very easy play to make yeah there's two things there it's arm strength because you're running absolutely away from your target arm strength and footwork because you got to have your feet exactly right so you can jump in the air and throw at the same time I love that all right well you saw farber's face he was very happy with it let's go to the clubhouse here from from Valdez did that feel like a overall complete performance for you kind of one of those where you just had everything working yeah you know that was a normal outing seven Innings you know no runs no hits uh you know I thought it was a good normal outing and you know team won the game one thing you feel like you had you feel like the first couple Innings you had no hit stuff tonight [Music] no uh you know I think it's after the start thinking about the no hitter um you know after after assist going into the seven because you only have two three more Innings left that's when I start thinking about it but before that not really I know you thrown a lot of pitches but were you at all disappointed to leave with the no hitter intact for no it was my option there to come out of the game there obviously we have other P we have relievers other players and yeah no it was my option to come out of the game there and you know to try to put the POS the team in a position to win the game and hopefully we did so you you said you wanted to come out or how how did that conversation go with Joe and and Josh in the clubhouse no you know as the manager that you know decision hey uh you know you're done there and you know I agree so you know most important thing was that we won the game no yeah you know those are just things that happen instinctually just into adrenaline in the middle of the game sometimes you jump you shout and things like that you know my thing was just go back continue throwing strikes and definely we're able to get out of it get the nest out and you know continue keep the game there guys we can W up now yeah that's a team player guys willing to do whatever it takes to get the win and then fine coming out of the game yeah I think that's a player that really has an idea of situ question awareness because you know he wasn't great in the seventh and he kind of got by yeah back door curveball for the strike out there to get out of the seventh but I think at that point 98 pitches you know you're at the very you know your last start in August you know you got big games coming up in September I'm I think it's a a great call for him pulling himself yeah it's definitely a a sign of maturity out of from and I think and I think that plays into knowing what he has back there in that Bullpen and Brian aru Ryan Presley and Josh hater obviously didn't work out for hater tonight but having the confidence in the guys behind you in the back end of that Bullpen to be able to give you that especially when you're throwing a no hitter everybody wants a no hitter even if you've already got one you want to throw another one and then another one and then another one so for him to have the maturity to be like hey look hand it off to these guys let them finish this game and we can all go home happy I think it really just shows how fatigued he really was because you know like you said everybody wants a no hitter just like you want four hits or whatever uh for him to come out with 98 pitches I think that just shows that he was done the guy you want that's he's the guy you want in that spot uh big hit by Jake um and then let's just try to get altu at the plate and you always find a way to wow us and that's another big swing by host altu what about what Valdez did for you guys what he's been doing the whole entire what almost the whole entire year second half right um so good that curveball the Sinker kept that alrighty lineup off balance like he stuff is so good um you know efficient composed going after hitters getting big outs get his ground balls when he needs to um you know he's he's just really really good you had to do it a couple times this year is it tough to take out someone with a no hitter intact yes it is you know um because you want those guys to accomplish those right um those are personal goals you know but me ask manager I'm thinking more about the team right and I'm thinking about where he's at when he comes off the mound how he looks how that last inning how he looked um conversation with him what do you think and you got a gauge based on on on on what you see and what you hear from him so um we have a really good Bullpen so that makes my decision a little bit easier when you got guys in back end there that can you can rely on and they're they're really good look like you PR and Josh kind of went down in the tunnel after the s i me what was that conversation like PR ple to go back in the game uh no just a conversation I like to do it down there in the tunnel so you guys can don't read lips you know no no but yeah conversation I just want to know how he feels I know you know I know what I see and and just seees something and we just want to make sure that um we do what's best for the team and uh you know framber in in in that l in you know in the seventh you just work really hard just try to get out of that seventh inning and um you know we decided just to go get the ball to our back end haters been so good this lights out what did you see from home run page was that just a what what was that 29 and a row hey it's 29 in a row sometimes you just going to you know human right he's been he's been outstanding understanding that human a fantastic defensive player in the game uh Jeremy on the ground ball the night um that's I think six errors in his past 12 games are you seeing anything consistent the past couple weeks or so with his defense and you think he could maybe benefit from a a breather no you know what I don't think it's fatigue I think it's just well first of all you know this if there's someone that I want a ground ball to go to in any inning is Jeremy Peña there's a reason why he's a go Short Stop is the reason why we he's a short stop for for this team and he will be for many many years because he's he's a he's really reliable solid shortstop and you go through stretches where stuff happens um so tomorrow he's going to be playing shortstop for the Houston asals because he is one of the best in the game stuff happens you know we just got to turn the page and you know I Pat him in the butt let's go get him tomorrow he's fine you trying to stay away from the Press yeah yeah um you know just got back from you know got off the got out of the I so we wanted to stay away from him so e e e e e e e e e e