Texas governor Greg Abbott mistakenly congratulates Astros on winning ALDS
Texas governor Greg Abbott is going to catch serious flack from Houston Astros fans for possibly jinxing the baseball team.
Abbott’s Twitter account sent a tweet congratulating the Astros for advancing to the ALCS Monday and challenged the Texas Rangers to join them:
![Texas governor Astros](https://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/texas-governor-astros.jpg)
There was only one problem: The Astros were only up 6-2 at that point and hadn’t won the game or series.
Yes, the Astros scored three in the bottom of the seventh to go up 6-2 and were six outs away from clinching the series. It sure looked like they had it in the bag.
The Astros had a 98.4 percent chance to win this game toward the end of the seventh inning. pic.twitter.com/e5RxgMiU92
— Rustin Dodd (@rustindodd) October 12, 2015
But then they allowed five runs in the eighth and two more in the ninth to the Royals and lost 9-6.
The series is now tied 2-2 and heads back to Kansas City for the decisive Game 5 on Wednesday.
If the Astros don’t pull this one off, Abbott is going to become a target of hatred for Houston sports fans and may end up with a reputation similar to this fellow.
Image via @CliffSaunders