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The Astros are moving up the California coastline today and making a stop in San Francisco for three games with the Wild Card leading Giants.

Last season we won three of four in San Fran, ending a seemingly never ending trend of losing a ton of games in northern Califormia. Darin Erstad hit a three run homer! Things were going good last May, that's for sure.

Youth faces off tonight, as Felipe Paulino and Ryan Sadowski take the mound. Multiple Cy Youngs stare the Astros in the face on Saturday and Sunday with Tim Lincecum and Randy Johnson pitching for the Giants.

What do the cities of Houston and San Franciso have in common? Disspointment, that's what:

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David Carr, First Pick of the 2002 NFL Draft

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First Selection of the 2004 NFL Draft, Alex Smith

Carlos Lee goes from sushi in SD, to heaping helpings of garlic fries in SF. Does Minute Maid Park have a signature food?

The last season that Astro batters and pitchers' average ages were both under 30? 2000. Overall, the team has gotten a year and a half older on both sides since 2004. We're getting to be so grown up!

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Astros Play Day Game Against Padres

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Wandy Rodriguez vs. Padres' Kevin Correia

 

Game is underway. Astros have loaded the bases with one out in the first inning.

Micheal Bourn walked

Miguel Tejada popped up to first.

Bourn stole second

Lance Bekman walked

Carlos Lee INFIELD single

Geoff Blum singled to right  plating Bourn for the first run of the game 

Close up picture of batters shows attractive woman in green halter top in stands

Hunter Pence grounded to shortstop. Pence  beats relay throw to first . Blum out at second.

Lance Berkman scored.

2-0 Astros

Kazuo Matsui flied to left to end the inning

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A Series by Series Breakdown of the Astros month of July, pre All Star Break

It's not a stretch to think the Astros can go into the All Star Break on a roll.

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It's not a stretch to think the Astros can go into the All Star Break on a roll.

 Winning the month of June was nice but it's going to take more than that to remain relevant in the NL Central and the NL Wild Card Races. The Astros have predominantly been a second half team which is both fun and exciting for those of us who follow the team closely. This season we don't know if Drayton will be willing to take on anymore payroll, or if players like LaTroy Hawkins or Jose Valverde will even make it past the trade deadline. In order to give Ed Wade an idea of where his team stands, and whether or not it would even be worth trading for a player at the deadline (and conversely not trading away a player from our current team), a strong July push is a must.

I wanted to do a quick run series by series rundown of the teams we'll be playing, as well as rating the components of each team. I'll assess the strength of our opponent's hitters, starting rotation, and closer. Here is a link to our July schedule. It's pretty much a tale of two halves, as I see it. Let's get to the analysis.

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Thursday Morning Astros, etc. Round Up

Who's in control: the batter or the pitcher? We may know soon enough.

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Who's in control: the batter or the pitcher? We may know soon enough.

These come from a few days worth of clippings:

This should also serve as the place to discuss last night's routing of the Padres (if we manage to hold a five run lead for another 6 outs) because, for the second night in a row, I'm going to welch on writing a post game piece after the game.  You should go here for access to all the SBN post game features though: Astros vs Padres coverage

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Houston Astros at San Diego Padres, Jul 1, 2009 9:05 PM CDT


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4 game series vs Padres @ Petco Park

Mon 06/29 WP: Roy Oswalt ( - )
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3 - 1 win
Tue 06/30 WP: Josh Banks ( - )
SV: Heath Bell
LP: Chris Sampson ( - )
3 - 4 loss
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Brian Moehler

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W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - Brian Moehler 4-4 12 12 1 0 0 0 61.0 79 44 41 12 17 37 6.05 1.57


Walter Silva

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W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - Walter Silva 0-1 4 4 0 0 0 0 17.1 22 19 18 3 13 8 9.35 2.02


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Farmstros Five Week 12



The Farmstros Five for the week of June 24-30, 2009

The Top Performer:

Polin Trinidad, LHP, Round Rock. Trinidad pitched eight scoreless innings allowing only six hits. He did this for Corpus Christi; however, he is scheduled to move up to Round Rock after Wednesday's Texas League All-Star Game.

The other four:

Josh Muecke, LHP, Round Rock. Muecke allowed eight hits and no earned runs, in two starts(13 IP).

Brad James, RHP, Corpus Christi. James made two starts allowing one run and striking out 10 in 12 IP.

Robert Bono, RHP, Lexington. Bono pitched eight innings allowing only one earned run.

Julio Martinez, OF, Greeneville. Martinez becomes the first 2009 draft pick to be a Farmstros Five. He went 9 for 26 with three doubles, three home runs and nine RBI.

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Start your July watching Bud Norris

Bud Norris will be pitching online for free tonight at the Round Rock Express website. Click on the title of this article for a schedule of all Astros minor league games that are viewable in July.

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Hampton's return stymied by Eckstein: Astros 3 Padres 4

Two words: Footsie Pajamas

More photos » by Lenny Ignelzi - AP

Two words: Footsie Pajamas

Sorry to have this up so late.  I couldn't bring myself to write it last night because tiredness won out.

Alright, the title is a little non sensical, but David Eckstein was responsible for driving in the fourth run, which put the proverbial nail in our proverbial coffin, did have a 3/4 night at the plate, and was the subject of some of FireJoeMorgan's greatest material.  My attempts to resurect the greatness of FJM aside, Eckstein was worth a game leading .318 WPA for the night, so I'm pretty much spot on.

Yes, Chris Sampson came in and blew a two run lead in what felt like a matter of seconds, but Chris Sampson has also been one of the best relievers in baseball in the this year (that's not a joke either, click here for your proof).  It was probably unavoidable that the game gets tied up, but I think if I'm Coop, I'm pulling Sampson after Tony Gwynn doubles; although, I can't recall if anyone in the pen was warming up.

Anyway, here's your tidy little pictorial game summary:

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NL Central Standings

W L PCT GB STRK
St. Louis 43 38 .530 0 Won 2
Milwaukee 42 38 .525 0.5 Lost 3
Chicago 39 38 .506 2 Won 3
Cincinnati 39 38 .506 2 Won 2
Houston 38 39 .493 3 Won 2
Pittsburgh 36 43 .455 6 Lost 2

(updated 7.3.2009 at 5:19 PM CDT)

Houston Astros Injuries

15-Day

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Doug Brocail hamstring 05/04/2009

60 Day DL / Out for the season

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Aaron Boone heart 03/27/2009

National League Wild Card Standings

W L PCT GB STRK
San Francisco 42 36 .538 0 Lost 2
Milwaukee 42 38 .525 1 Lost 3
Colorado 41 37 .525 1 Lost 1
Florida 41 39 .512 2 Won 3
Chicago 39 38 .506 2.5 Won 3
Cincinnati 39 38 .506 2.5 Won 2
New York 39 39 .500 3 Won 2
Houston 38 39 .493 3.5 Won 2
Atlanta 38 40 .487 4 Won 4
Pittsburgh 36 43 .455 6.5 Lost 2
San Diego 34 44 .435 8 Lost 2
Arizona 31 48 .392 11.5 Lost 2
Washington 22 54 .289 19 Lost 3

(updated 7.3.2009 at 5:16 PM CDT)


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