Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with the continuing dominance of Houston by the Texas Rangers. Houston Astros reliever Ken Giles didn't play in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Texas Rangers and therefor wasn't able to back up his words from the night before when he said the Astros were going to "put them to the ground." Giles seemed baffled and frustrated at Houston's inability to beat the Rangers of late and he crossed a line most big leaguers never do in saying he believes the Astros are more talented. Why he chose to go there publicly is odd. Perhaps he thought he could put a charge in teammates or something. It was unconventional and whatever the goal was, it fell short or helping his team, but certainly took this budding rivalry to a new level. When Texas shortstop Elvis Andrus heard about Giles' comments before Tuesday's game he suggested Giles might just want to shut up and play the game. That advice seemed even more appropriate after the Rangers beat Houston for the eighth straight time and the 12th consecutive time in...
The Walk Off: Houston can’t back up Ken Giles’ tough talk at Texas
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