CLEVELAND — Houston Astros second baseman Mauricio Dubón hit a high chopper in the seventh inning against the Chicago White Sox on May 13 at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Reliever Joe Kelly and first baseman Andrew Vaughn attempted to make the play. Kelly fielded the ball, but Dubón was safe — in part because no one was at the bag.
That was all in terms of recent damage against Kelly before Tuesday’s 4-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. While the right-hander’s streak of 18 consecutive batters retired came to an end with José Ramírez’s two-out triple in a scoreless eighth, he has retired 34 of the last 36 he has faced with 16 strikeouts.
