The Astros pulled off one of the strangest walk-off wins you’ll see. Down a run in the 11th, Josh Reddick reached on a leadoff walk that could’ve gone either way on a check swing. Kyle Tucker followed with a sharp single to right, pushing Reddick to third. Tony Kemp then hit a grounder that should’ve ended with Reddick out at home, but catcher Jonathan Lucroy dropped the ball on the tag. Confusion followed, but Reddick was safe and Kemp was fired up.
With the game tied and runners on, George Springer lifted a fly ball to right, clearly trying to move the runner over. But Tucker didn’t tag, drawing visible frustration from Springer. Then came Alex Bregman, quickly in an 0–2 hole, who tapped a slow roller that started foul but rolled fair. Lucroy fielded it, tried for the tag and lost his balance. His rushed throw deflected off Bregman’s helmet, ricocheted off the ump, then back into his own glove, but he still couldn’t make the play. Bregman reached, the winning run scored, and chaos followed.
Lucroy didn’t want any more of it and quietly walked away. Bregman smiled as the umps confirmed the play was legal. The Astros celebrated a bizarre walk-off that had missed tags, head deflections, and flat-out weirdness. It won’t make defensive highlight reels, but it gave Houston the win.