Jose Altuve greets Drew Smyly with a home run off a first-pitch fastball, leading off the bottom of the seventh by sneaking a fly ball just inside the left-field pole for a 7-2 Astros lead.
Urquidy has given the Astros five solid innings, but the Braves hit four balls off him at 90-plus mph in the fifth inning, so you have to think Dusty Baker will go to the bullpen in the sixth inning – especially with the Braves past the top three hitters in the lineup .
Left fielder Eddie Rosario threw the ball there, and the ball rolled toward the dugout, allowing Siri to sprint home with the third run.
Urquidy rarely beats himself with walks, but he is an extreme fly ball pitcher and d’Arnaud jumped all over a 3-2 fastball up in the zone — a disappointing result for Urquidy after being ahead 0-2 in the count.