Most notably, in September and October, the time you'd view as the most important within a baseball season, batters were hitting for a .362 average against Flaherty to go along with an OPS of .980.

Kay: “I wouldn’t mind it so much if they at least did it in the 12th, but I don’t think I like it in the 10th. Give teams a chance to win it with real baseball instead of something contrived.” ...

Altuve went 0-for-3 with a walk and run scored in the game. The 34-year-old Altuve still swings the bat well. He batted .295 with 31 doubles and 20 home runs for a .790 OPS last season.