The Braves had a visit at the mound to try and regroup after that fiasco of a play but Fried threw a wild pitch soon after it ended to send Maldonado to third. A fan in the lower deck displayed a sign that read: “Don’t Poke The Bear” as the Astros rediscovered their potent offense after Tuesday night’s dud of a 6-2 loss. The crowd, so quiet a night before, roared as Siri bounded toward the dugout. Before Wednesday he was most known for almost knocking over 72-year-old manager Dusty Baker en route to celebrating a teammate’s postseason exploits. Stuck in the minors since 2013, the excitable 26-year-old outfielder is now a World Siri. Siri stood at the plate soaking in a moment he thought might never come. Rosario threw to an unoccupied third base and the ball rolled into foul territory, allowing Siri to dash home on the error. The usually fundamentally sound Braves then misplayed things all around. Martín Maldonado grounded a single to left fielder Eddie Rosario that scored Gurriel. That made Siri the first player to make his debut in September or later and drive in a run in that year’s World Series. 3, then beat out an infield single to score Tucker and put the Astros on top. The game was tied at 1 when Kyle Tucker got things going in the second with a one-out single before advancing to third on a single by Yuli Gurriel. Rookie José Siri propels Astros past Braves to tie Series – The Denver Post
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