Baseball is voodoo. How else do you explain the difference between the Astros’ bats in Game Three as opposed to Game Two. Pitching? That can’t be it. Spare me the drama and controversy about Braves starter Ian Anderson being sat down after five scoreless innings. Anderson wasn’t particularly good. He walked three batters, hit another one, and went to a full count with five Houston hitters in five innings. I thought the move by Braves manager Brian Snitker to give Anderson the hook was completely defensible.
What was indefensible was Eddie Rosario’s failure to go hard after that soft single by Houston pinch-hitter Aledmys Diaz that broke up the no-no in the top of the 8th. That will not play well in the Braves’ clubhouse.
Which is ok with me.
Baseball is voodoo.
College Pig Prognostications
Michigan State 31, Michigan 24
Wisconsin 24, Iowa 17
Texas 38, Baylor 35
Pittsburgh 31, Miami 20
Rice 27, North Texas 24
Iowa State 28, West Virginia 24
Georgia 38, Florida 24
Purdue 27, Nebraska 17
Clemson 21, Florida State 13
Kansas State 28, TCU 27
Wake Forest 34, Duke 23
UTEP 36, Florida Atlantic 20
Oklahoma State 37, Kansas 21
Auburn 36, Ole Miss 35
Kentucky 34, Mississippi State 24
SMU 34, Houston 31
Ohio State 37, Penn State 27
Notre Dame 31, North Carolina 28