Astros Players Blast Home Boos After 6-3 Wild-Card Loss to White Sox
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 30
Astros Players Blast Home Boos After 6-3 Wild-Card Loss to White Sox
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 30
Summary
Christian Walker and Bennett Sousa publicly objected after Astros fans booed the club during a 6-3 Game 1 wild-card loss to the White Sox at Daikin Park.
Houston fell behind early and handed Chicago extra chances with self-inflicted mistakes — walks, a hit-by-pitch and Sousa's seventh-inning wild pitch helped fuel the White Sox's 11-hit attack.
Walker, who went 0-for-2 with two walks and was Houston's only hitter to reach base multiple times, called the boos "extremely frustrating," while Sousa said he was "pretty pissed off" hearing them in the dugout.
The backlash comes after an uneven finish: the Astros went 11-13 in September, narrowly beat Texas for the AL West and now need two straight wins to avoid a quick playoff exit.