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The thing is, the Astros would consider that a win.
If they consider that a win, then that's stupid. Gallo is a career sub-.200 hitter at the MLB level who strikes out about 3x more than he walks. Maybe some of that is attributed to the shift, but not much. Sure he hits for power but his strikeout numbers say he'll chase most anything that comes within half a dugout length from the zone. Given all that, in no way is him getting ON BASE, much less a base hit of any kind, a win.
Now, if he hit most every ball hard to the right side of the infield 80% of the time with home runs the other 20%, then yeah, a bunt hit on the shift might be grounds for a win. But that isn't the case.
I don't think the Astros or any opponent will continue to shift against Gallo if he shows he can bunt.