He was informed by Major League Baseball that the bat he used in Game 1 was not a legal bat. Martín Maldonado reportedly used an illegal bat.Įarly in Saturday night's Game 2 of the World Series, FOX mentioned on air that Martin Maldonado has changed bats from Game 1 to Game 2.

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Win a four pack of tickets to Birdi Fest.Win a pair of tickets to see Colin Jost.Win a Pair of Tickets to see Sublime + Rome & Slightly Stoopid.Garcia had allowed at least three runs in each of his first three starts while going no more than five innings in any of them.Īfter Garcia exited, the Blue Jays jumped on Rafael Montero in the eighth with a single by Alejandro Kirk and RBI double from Whit Merrifield before Kevin Kiermaier and Nathan Lukes walked to load the bases and end Montero’s night.īryan Abreu, however, ended the threat, inducing a George Springer lineout before striking out Bo Bichette and getting a flyout to center from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. He struck out six of the first seven batters. The right-hander retired 11 of the first 12 batters he faced. Garcia (1-2) scattered two hits and walked one. Jake Meyers hit a two-out, two-run double in the second to give Houston a 2-0 lead. Kyle Tucker followed with an RBI single before Peña launched his third home run of the season into the Crawford Boxes.

Alex Bregman singled, and Yordan Alvarez walked before José Abreu hit a two-run single. Mauricio Dubón extended his career-long hitting streak to 14 games with a single in the eighth that started Houston’s two-out rally. 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.

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