Matchup vs. Brwers 1:05 CDT
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 12:34 PM CDT
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| Claudio Vargas | Woody Williams |
| 1 - 0, 4.76 | 0 - 3, 5.90 |
Day Two of The Hunter Pence Era, in which our weakest starter tries to notch his first win in an Astros uniform, yet again.
And just so you know I can quantify that bit about "weakest starter," I present into evidence the following.
| Pitcher | IP | High Game Score | Average Game Score |
| Jennings | 12 | 64 | 58.00 |
| Oswalt | 42 | 76 | 55.67 |
| Rodriguez | 26 | 62 | 54.00 |
| Albers | 12 | 53 | 51.50 |
| Sampson | 22 1/3 | 65 | 49.00 |
| Williams | 29 | 53 | 39.20 |
Go Astros.
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Lineups
Gwynn, CF
Graffanino, 2B
Hardy, SS
Fielder, 1B
Jenkins, LF
Mench, RF
Miller, C
Counsell, 3B
Vargas, P
Totals
Houston
Biggio, 2B
Ensberg, 3B
Berkman, 1B
Lee, LF
Scott, RF
Pence, CF
Everett, SS
Quintero, C
Williams, P
Differing from last night's order only in that we've got Q in today for Woody, and in the name of the third baseman hitting second.
This will be the seventh time Ensberg has hit second, and the runs scored numbers still say it's a good idea.
We, heh heh, average ten runs a game when Pence hits sixth.
woody had a cortisone shot on wednesday
by mswank on Apr 29, 2007 1:06 PM CDT reply actions
Top of the First
Graffanino
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Hardy
That doesn't jibe with today's start in the three hole, however.
Little nubber up the third base line, Morgan has to charge and make the off-balance throw. Lance a great stretch to make the play and keep Ensberg's throw from bounding up the first base line.
1-2-3 Woody.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Bottom One
Ensberg
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Berkman
The last pitch up and in walks Lance.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Lee
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Top Second
Jenkins
1 - 0 Brewers
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Mench
Q picks it up and carefully throws to Lance.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Damian Miller
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
It's a good thing
Bottom Two
He fouls out to Miller 45 feet up the third base line
Pence
The mother does, though.
Pence flies to short right center.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions
AE
Then Tony Gwynn Jr. comes into the picture, and the side is retired.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Vargas
He swings at a 1 - 1 pitch and Counsell is running.
Play is at first.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Gwynn Jr.
JD hints that he may have read saylinara's comment on TGJr. last night.
Gwynn fouls it back behind him, then Woody gets a high strike call.
Another one and we'll be even, ump. Curve is high and it's full.
Curveball is tapped to Biggio 20' from first, Counsell to third.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Graffanino
There's a fastball strike.
There's a fastball lined into right, a single that scores Counsell
2 - 0 Brewers.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Hardy
A long double that bounces off the centerfield. Pence probably had no play, but he looked confused as he tried to play it. Lee came over and threw it in.
Graffanino comes all the way around to score.
Pitch had been a hanger.
3 - 0 Brewers.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Fielder
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Aw yay!
Do You Have The Broadcast?
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'm watching it
Bottom Three
Lined to Jenkins, who dives but can't come up with it.
Woody
Ya ever get the feeling you've been cheated?
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Biggio
Q is pushed to second. After no walks in Biggio's first 13 games, he now has 6 in his past ten, is what JD meant.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Ensberg
Wished he didn't on 3 - 1, a little bouncer back to Vargas who turns around and throws to Hardy, who holds on to the ball ong enough to retire Bidge, but drops it before he can throw to first for the easy DP on Ensberg.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Berkman
Let's see if he can convert things better than Mo had.
Lance has reached in 18 straight games with his walk in the first.
And he walks on four pitches here.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions
El Kabong
Last Astro with two grand slams in a season was Bagwell, in 2001.
Lee will not match that, as he strikes out on a high fastball.
I mean way high.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Top Four
He foul-pops out to Morgan.
Mench
Mench reaches on the E5
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Miller
Takes a strike then Ausmus goes out to talk to Woodsy.
Check swing on a curve that dropped down and in.
Off the outside edge and the count is full.
Luke takes the fly ball on the warning track.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Counsell
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Pence
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Everett
Hunter got confused coming around second and stopped, then restarted and dove into third to beat the throw.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Quintero
If this turns into something you can look at the aggressive baserunning, Pence's and Everett's.
Now it goes 3 - 2. In Q's wheelhouse, and fouled right back.
Vargas steps off, unwilling to throw it seems. Off the outside corner, and Q takes his base.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Woodsy
Next pitch tails in on him, and he swings through.
Strikes out, a curveball that stayed high.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
BGO
Biggio goes 2 - 0 before grounding to short, Hardy takes the force on Q at second, wouldn't you?
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions
TGJr
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Graffanino
Gwynn Jr. to second.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Hardy
Bases very juicy with one out.
Good thing Woody's a ground ball pit---oh wait.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Fielder
Woody doesn't have a strikeout today either.
59-1/2 foot curveball is offered at by Fielder, and Woody really walked the tightrope there.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Jenkins
He's 0 - 1 here. Next pitch is a nubber up third base, Woody's off the mound, tries to throw but there's a hitch, then he gets it off and it bounces but Berkman snags it, a snowcone as he brings the glove up to show the ump.
By the hair of his chinny chin chin.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Bottom Five
Lee singles to right, pushing Ensberg to second.
Luke grounds back to Vargas, whop has the double play in front of him--again--but his throw towards Hardy is awry and off hardy's glove.
All hands safe.
Pence
Last rookie to hit a slam for Houston was Chris Truby in August 2000 at home vs. Montreal
Another good AB, fouling stuff off, staying alive, but he strikes out on something high and away.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Everett
Now 2 - 0, now 3 - 0 and Vargas' next pitch catches the corner as Adam looks.
Flied to Gwynn, this is pretty pathetic, not making a value judgement either, it just is.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Top Six
Bill Hall batting for Vargas flies to Pence as well.
Bottom Six
Burke pulls it on an arc into the Crawfish corner, a standup double.
Biggio
He strikes out swinging on a breaking pitch away.
"Expanded," says JD.
Sure did.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Ensberg
Goes 3 - 0 before he looks at a fastball down the pipe.
there's ball four low and away.
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Berkman
It's 2 - 0 when he fouls a hittable pitch back. Then he looks at a changeup that crossed the plate, that'll even it.
Flies to right-center, Gwynn takes it.
At least we didn't leave the bases loaded. . . .
by rastronomicals on Apr 29, 2007 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
And They All Lived Happily Ever After
Brewers 3 6 1
Astros 1 7 1
Well that high didn't last long...
3 straight innings having the bases juiced and come away with nothing! Terrible!
Just read in the ESPN summary that the Astros have stranded 54 runners in their last 5 games! Talk about a lack of timely hitting! UGH!
Frustrated once again, that's all!
Go Astros!
SeoulStro
Was at this game
11 men stranded over four innings. 0-5 with the bases loaded. just pathetic. Woody didn't look great, but again, he kept us in a game we should have been able to win.
really enjoyed watching Pence taking third on Everett's bloop to left. thought he was dead to rights, but just exploded to third in the blink of an eye. he's going to be fun to watch this year. hopefully some of the rest of the team will be as well.
by littlevisigoth on Apr 30, 2007 10:40 AM CDT reply actions
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