Mauricio Dubón extended his career-long hitting streak to 14 games with a single in the eighth that started Houston’s two-out rally. There were also questions about whether starting pitcher Framber Valdez cheated during his dominant Game 2 outing.HOUSTON (AP) - Luis Garcia tied a career high with nine strikeouts in seven shutout innings, Jeremy Peña capped a six-run eighth with a three-run homer and the Houston Astros defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 on Wednesday night. 200 this postseason.Įven if Maldonado’s bat is still used by certain players around MLB and gives him no competitive advantage, there will be plenty of fans who cite it as yet another example of the Astros skirting rules. He went 0-for-3 in the game after going 1-for-3 with an RBI in Game 1. Maldonado used a different bat in Game 2, which the Astros won 5-2. It has been determined that they are more likely to splinter into multiple pieces, which is why MLB no longer allows them. Tom Verducci just casually told everyone that Maldonado used an illegal bat last night AND that Albert Pujols has been using that model for 12 years because it was “grandfathered” inīefore everyone starts freaking out about the Astros cheating again, it is important to note that the bats were banned for safety reasons. Players who began their careers prior to 2011 are grandfathered in and can continue to use them, but Maldonado made his major league debut in September 2011. Verducci explained that the particular model of bat has been banned league-wide due to its specifications.
During Game 2 on Saturday night, FOX’s Tom Verducci revealed that Maldonado was ordered to stop using the bats that Pujols gave him.
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