The Astros were down nine runs in the eighth inning Wednesday night against the Mariners, so they gave backup catcher Erik Kratz a shot to show off his stuff on the mound.
And oh, did he ever. He came out of nowhere with a pretty nice knuckleball:
https://twitter.com/DavidKaye9/status/725189813184413697
But then this happened, and the Astros’ month of April was summed up with one pitch:
https://twitter.com/whoisjoserivera/status/725191371615776768