Houston Astros VS Washington Nationals : Spring Training Game 23

by Stros Bro on Mar 20, 2008 4:14 PM CDT in News

Your Houston Astros send Chris Sampson will against Odalis Perez at 6:05 PM CST.

I've been out of town since Monday and evidently the Astros have done pretty good in my absence winning 12-10 on Monday against the Dodgers and 8-7 on Wednesday against the Braves. The 20 runs scored sounds pretty good, but then again, the 17 runs against over those two games isn't real impressive.

On Monday 3/17/08, Williams was dreadful yet again going 4 whole innings and giving up 6 runs(5 earned). Williams this spring has gone just 11.2 innings over his 4 starts and given up at least 5 runs in the last 3 games. Woody doesn't appear to be earning a rotation spot at this time...

Tuesday was a day off(the Astros only scheduled day off of the spring season) but picked up again on Wednesday as the Astros took on the Braves. Chacon looks to have turned things around after giving up 5 earned runs against the Dodgers on the 13th, went 5 innings and gave up just 1 run; walking none and striking out 4. Maybe, just maybe he will be a decent pitcher for the Astros.

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play by play?

is anyone listening and able to keep us updated for tonight's game?

by exit53 on Mar 20, 2008 6:34 PM CDT 0 recs

Sort of listening to it...

but listening to the radio and doing PBP by that... I don't know how you guys/gals do it..

Watching the game and doing PBP is one thing... but listening to it... sorry, no can do for me.

Would be nice if more games were televised.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Mar 20, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up 0 recs

Sampson

Not a great start for Sampson. He gives up two runs on a Zimmerman homer. Looks like he gets out of the second inning without anymore damage though so we'll see how the rest of his night goes.

On the plus side, Tejada looks like he's coming around. He hit his second homer of the spring, raising his average to .310.

Lee, Pence, HGH in '08

by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 6:45 PM CDT 0 recs

Sampson Update

Sampson goes another scoreless inning. He got through the top of the order without giving up any hits this time. He did, however, give a hit. He hit the Nationals' lead off hitter. ERA finally below 10 for the first time in awhile.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:02 PM CDT 0 recs

That was the third inning

by the way

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:02 PM CDT up 0 recs

Fourth inning

Top half real quick. Pence doubled and Tejada knocked him in. Tied the game. But...

Sampson in the fourth.
Sampson gives up another homer. So much for the sub-10 ERA. That given up to Johnson. Nat's lead 3-2.

Austin Kearns comes to bat and it hits one to Wigginton who, from the sound of it, makes ANOTHER error. That's seven so far. Kearns on first.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:09 PM CDT 0 recs

Bot 4 continued

Belliard comes to bat with Kearns on first. He pops out, however. 1 out.

The Nat's left fielder Mackowiak up to the plate.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

Mackowiak's at bat

Missed what happened here, but he got on base. Runners at first and second, and Flores up.

Sampson manages to strike Flores out.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up 0 recs

The pitcher, Perez up.

He strikes out looking.

Radio guy says before the break "couple of errors" so Mackowiak may have reached on an error as well. I'll have to wait for the box score to update to find out.

Nats lead 3-2.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up 0 recs

Error on Berkman...

he threw poorly to 2d base.

by clack on Mar 20, 2008 7:28 PM CDT up 0 recs

Top 5

JD, I think is doing the play by play. (I think... or maybe color commentary, actually.)

Erstad is the batter here. He hits a grounder over the mound that manages to get into center. He's on first. No outs.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:19 PM CDT 0 recs

Quintero

Astros playing hit and run here, and Quintero hits it to Belliard, who steps on the bag for the first out and throws to first for the second. Double play.

Sampson bats for himself. He strikes out. And just like that it's three outs.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

wigginton

isn't that wigginton's 8th error? (going to check in a second) either way, what the hell is going on there? i mean, he's not THAT bad defensively. and yeah, you were right, that was his 7th error. sheesh. 7 errors in 15 games for wigs, and 4 errors in 14 games for migs. yikes.

by exit53 on Mar 20, 2008 7:28 PM CDT 0 recs

Wiggy....

has both played poor defense AND hit poorly this spring. Wigginton is a terrible defensive player, but you hope his bat makes up for it some. But he hasn't gotten the bat untracked much.

by clack on Mar 20, 2008 7:29 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yes

Very disappointing so far. But a few of good games could get his numbers back up. Well, his offensive ones anyway.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up 0 recs

Bot 5

Sampson has two out so far. MIssed the first one, but the second was a ground out by Milledge I think.

By the way, Berkman is the guy who made the error earlier. It's his first of the spring.

Zimmerman up. He knocks one down the right field line. It's foul, but still in play and Pence is there to get it. 3 outs.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:28 PM CDT 0 recs

TOP 6

Perez still pitching for the Nats.

Bourn batting here. Tried to bunt, but didn't work out. He continues to bat, though... and strikes outs swinging.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:31 PM CDT 0 recs

Pence up

He slices a liner right to Belliard. Good hit, bad result.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up 0 recs

Tejada up

They say Sampson is heading to the bullpen and is probably done for the night.

Tejada grounds out to third, but I think he had a 6 hit streak going on there, if memory serves. I could be wrong about that.

3 out.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up 0 recs

Changes

Abercrombie in RF
Cruz in CF
and Jack Cassel taking over for Sampson.

Looks like Tejada is out as well. Not sure who replaced him.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:37 PM CDT 0 recs

Johnson batting

But grounds out. 1 down.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up 0 recs

Kearns

Hits one to Wiggy, which bounces high. Wiggy NEARLY LOSES IT IN THE LIGHT, before catching it and throwing the ball to first. 2 outs.

Belliard knocks on to deep center, but it is caught be Cruz. (I think kinda missed that one it went by quickly.)

3 outs

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up 0 recs

Top 7

Berkman up. He's hitting fourth tonight for those who haven't seen the boxscore. Tejada hitting third (or was.)

Berkman knocks it to the warning track (about) in center, it looks good, but again, ends poorly.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:43 PM CDT 0 recs

Wiggy up

He's quickly behind 0-2.
A foul for Wiggy. 0-2.

He ground out.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up 0 recs

Blum (i think)

Should be him, unless he was pinch hit for.

Anyway, another warning track out ends the inning. Boo.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up 0 recs

Bot 7

Cassel continues to pitch.
Not sure who is batting. The Nats have made some changes I think. Mackowiak, maybe.

Anyway, he strikes out.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:47 PM CDT 0 recs

Flores up

Sounds like Newhan has taken over at second for the Astros. Blum has moved to first. Wiggy is out, not sure who replaced him though.

2 more outs made. Missed out though.

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up 0 recs

Gonna stop with PBP

gotta do some work :)

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by entropic soul on Mar 20, 2008 7:51 PM CDT 0 recs

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