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St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros, 7:05 PM CDT

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros


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St. Louis Cardinals Red-star
@ Houston Astros Red-star

Tuesday, Apr 8, 2008, 7:05 PM CDT
Minute Maid Park

Brad Thompson (1-0, 0.00) vs Shawn Chacon (0-0, 3.00) 

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: High 70's.

 Your Houston Astros send Shawn Chacon against Brad Thompson for the Cardinals.  Last time out Chacon went 6 innings giving up only 2 runs in what turned out to be an Astros loss.  Thompson went 6 2/3 innings giving up no runs in a Cardinals Win.
The Astros are coming off a really exciting win in which they gave up a 3 run lead in the 9th inning, and then turned around in the bottom half of the inning and won the game on a walk off shot by Miguel Tejada.  Now we're looking for back to back wins for the 1st time this season.
Lineups
St. Louis Houston
1. Schumaker, RF 1. Bourn, CF
2. Duncan, LF 2. Pence, RF
3. Pujols, 1B 3. Berkman, 1B
4. Ankiel, CF 4. Lee, LF
5. Glaus, 3B 5. Tejada, SS
6. Kennedy, 2B 6. Blum, 3B
7. LaRue, C 7. Loretta, 2B
8. Thompson, P 8. Towles, C
9. Izturis, SS   9. Chacon, P

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hope for tonight's game

hunter gets at least one hit and one BB. time to stop the slide.

by lnewcomer on Apr 8, 2008 7:00 PM CDT   0 recs

Game On!

I'm predicting that Pence has a good game today... not stellar, but maybe 3-4 with a double and maybe a stolen base. Hopefully I'm not jinxing him.

If you haven't read this already, check out JBotter's recap of his experience yesterday as the Astros beat the Cards.. it can be found here.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:01 PM CDT   0 recs

nice wrapup

can't wait until I can get down to Houston for a game this year. I've got tickets to both the RedSox and Yankees, but I hope I don't have to wait until then.

by lnewcomer on Apr 8, 2008 7:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Nice

I think I'll avoid the Red Sox/Yankee's series... I'm not big on standing room only games...

I'm not sure when I'll get to make my 1st game. I have a 2 year old who just cant sit though a game yet and I'm not one of those people who will let their kid go wild and annoy the hell out of everyone there... But I should make a handfull of games this year.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:12 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

last season

was the first since they've been at MM that I didn't get to a game. not b/c of a conscious decision, but just didn't work out.

by lnewcomer on Apr 8, 2008 7:13 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Top 1st

Red Birds have Schumaker, Duncan and Pujols due up in the inning.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:02 PM CDT   0 recs

Schumaker

Flied to Lee and has yet to get a hit this season going 0-16 now.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Duncan

Duncan works a full count, and then grounds out to Loretta who fields to his left and easily throws Duncan out at 1st.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Pujols

I wonder if he will EVER not scare me again...

Chacon working him inside... we all know he can take an inside pitch and put it out... Next pitch looked like a fastball down the chute, Pujols "pops up" to DEEP left field right in front of the warning track where Lee hauls it in to end the inning.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

granted it's pujols

but there are a LOT of popups to LF @ MinuteMaid that barely miss going out. he doesn't have a patent on them. but b/c of him and the memories, it's still a little scary.

by lnewcomer on Apr 8, 2008 7:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Bottom 1st

Bourn, Pence and Puma due up.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:12 PM CDT   0 recs

Bourn

Ground to Kennedy at 2nd, Bourn hustles and makes what looks like a routine 4-3 put out very close, Kenndy pulls Pujols off the bag and Pujols has a swipe tag. JD mentions that that would have been one of the only times it's good to slide to first and I have to agree. A slide would have made him safe. Close call anyways, but it looks like the call was right.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Pence

2-1 count and then grounds out easily to Glaus at 3rd.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Berkman

I wonder if with Bourn, Berkman and BLum, if they will play the buzzing this year... I haven't noticed it yet.

Lance grounds into the shift where Izturis plays it on the right side of 2nd to get Berkman out at 1st.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Top 2nd

Just finished off a yummy turkey and provolone cheese samich... I don't know why I tell y'all what I eat...

Ankiel, Glaus and Kennedy due up in the inning.

Time for some chips :)

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:17 PM CDT   0 recs

Ankiel

I think it's a joke he is batting 4th in any lineup... maybe he'll prove me wrong.. He is batting .296 with 3 dingers so far this season.. It's weird pulling up his stats and them listing his pitching stats 1st. His best season was 2000 when he went 11-7 with a 3.50 ERA.

Works the count full before taking a walk.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

he seems like a bad fit anywhere in the top 5

considering his OBP and K rate, but they have big holes everywhere

by lnewcomer on Apr 8, 2008 7:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Glaus

I have him on my fantasy team.... but I hope he loses points tonight.

Chacon quickly ahead 0-2, then goes 1-2 before flying out to Bourn in deep center(not real deep.. but deep enough). Bourn then shows us his arm by keeping Ankiel at 1st with a nice throw to 2nd.

The Astros in their 1st 9 games have already had my 2 least favorite umps ever... CB Bucknor and Angel Hernandez... Luck?

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

SHIT!

No I don't.. I forgot to put him back in the rotation... DAMNIT!

Oh well... I'm not supposed to win this thing anyways...

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Kennedy

Chacon throwing quite a few pitches this inning with batters taking him to full counts..

Kennedy takes him full as well and then walks Ankiel. Both batters reached in this inning by way of free pass. Better not keep this up.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

LaRue

Chacon goes 2-0 on LaRue and Dewey heads to talk to him.. Great words of wisdom.. throw strikes!

Quick visit, next pitch from Chacon was a bal outside and low. Maybe we should have another visit... write it down this time. Now Chacon walks the bases loaded with 1 out.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Thompson

I don't like the pitcher batting 8th.. I think it's dumb.. but Larussa likes it and it could come to bite him here with bases loaded.

1st pitch, attempt to squeeze with Thompson fouling it off to the right. He's now 2-1 on the pitcher! THROW HIM A MEAT BALL! I don't care, anything for a strike even if it's right down the middle.

Another squeeze right back to Chacon who doesn't have time to go home and throws to 1st for the 2nd out. Run scores

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Izturis

1st pitch strike... about damn time. WOW! 2 strikes in a row! Can we do 3 in a row?? Too much to ask for.. this one very low to go 1-2.

Izturis flies to right field.. Hunter was playing more towards center makes a pretty decent over the shoulder running catch to his left to end the inning.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

it's nice having two plus defenders in the OF this year

now I only have to worry about 1/3 of the balls hit out there

by lnewcomer on Apr 8, 2008 7:34 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

milo just called Tejada

Te-ka-da. also yukking it up about Jim Leyland's smoking habit. priceless.

by lnewcomer on Apr 8, 2008 7:20 PM CDT   0 recs

chacon doesn't have a lot of stuff

they're making him work so far. going to be a long night.

by lnewcomer on Apr 8, 2008 7:25 PM CDT   0 recs

talk about gifts

3 walks and a squeeze

by lnewcomer on Apr 8, 2008 7:32 PM CDT   0 recs

let's minimize the damage

need to get izturis here

by lnewcomer on Apr 8, 2008 7:32 PM CDT   0 recs

ok, well

only 1 run. that's not too bad.

by entropic soul on Apr 8, 2008 7:33 PM CDT   0 recs

Bottom 2nd

Lee, Tejada and Blum due up n the inning.

Astros down 1-0.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:33 PM CDT   0 recs

El Caballo

Works a 2-2 count and then lines out to Ankiel in CF.

I just noticed... looks like Lee might have taken over the group hug role that Chris Burke used to have with Lance...

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:36 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Burke/Lance

used to always hug after Lance home runs last season... I just seen Lance and Lee hug in a replay from last night.. was just commenting on that :)

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:39 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

heheh

it was a replay from last night.. I dunno

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Miggy

Works the count 2-2 and then gets plunked in the rear. Looked like he was going inside and missed... conspiracy theorist will say it's payback from last night though.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:39 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Blum

Blum stands right over the plate, just took one for a ball that I think was a strike... but it barely missed him inside. Next pitch, rope foul into the stands... a little to fast there Geoff.

Now 1-2, Thompson throws at a sliding back Tejada at 1st. Blum fouls off again, count still 1-2... Inside again... roped foul again... OKAY! We know Geoff can pull an inside pitch now... Tejada goes and Blum pops to Duncan in left for out 2.. Tejada books it back to 1st.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Loretta

2 outs with Miggy still on 1st.

Loretta, always good for a single bloops it to right field as Tejada heads to 2nd.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:44 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Towles

Count 3-1 on Towles before taking a slider low for ball 4. Bases juiced for Chacon.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

got Towles on my fantasy team

wanted him to pickup a couple RBI there. at least we put some runners on this inning.

by lnewcomer on Apr 8, 2008 7:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Chacon

Career .154 hitter with 10 RBI's in his career...

Strikes out on a slider out of the zone low.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Radio guys talking about Blum's hair...

apparently he got a buzz cut. No blondness right now...

And the decision about Wiggy comes on Thursday (offday). Paulino is in the clubhouse because he's getting checked out again. They say another month without touching a baseball.

And Matsui is in Corpus today.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 8, 2008 7:43 PM CDT   0 recs

Didn't see the locks..

but then again, I only seen him with a helmet. My wife will be happy; for some reason, she hated his hair.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Nope

I've heard multiple times how the Astros seem to be relying on home runs this season... at least 5 times today between TV and radio.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Looking at the box score...

no one in the starting lineup is over .300.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 8, 2008 7:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh...

.294 now. Then Blum at .286.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 8, 2008 7:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Thompson at 39 pitches...

Chacon at 44, both through 2.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 8, 2008 7:49 PM CDT   0 recs

Top 3rd

Schumaker, Duncan and Pujols

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:50 PM CDT   0 recs

Schumaker

1st pitch, to DEEP center field, Bourn runs back but can't get to it as it falls in for an easy stand up triple.. 1st hit of the season to.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Duncan

Flies to centerfield... deep enough to score the run. Astros down 2-0.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Pujols

Works a 2-1 count and then grounds out to Tejada at short for 2 outs.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Wait..

He grounded out for 1 out, but that made 2 outs in the inning.. if that confused anyone ;)

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Ankiel

Takes a good whack sending Bourn back to the warning track infront of Tal's hill... inning over, but not before the birds put up another run.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:54 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

in contrast to last night

pitchers swapping mediocrity

by lnewcomer on Apr 8, 2008 7:50 PM CDT   0 recs

a good offense would be pounding the Redbirds pitching

and despite our offseason, we haven't shown to be a good offense the first week of the season.

their pitching has feasted on the Nats and Rockies. We should be pounding the ball.

by lnewcomer on Apr 8, 2008 7:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Chacon

Too many walks and long hits.

by entropic soul on Apr 8, 2008 7:51 PM CDT   0 recs

Radio guys say

Pujols is 2-12 now against Chacon. But 1 was a HR.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 8, 2008 7:53 PM CDT   0 recs

Bottom 3rd

Bourn, Pence and Berkman due up.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:55 PM CDT   0 recs

Bourn

Flies out to Ankiel in right CF for out 1.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 7:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Pence

Pence strikes out on a low and outside slider for out 2.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 8:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Berkman

1-0 pitch and Berkman gets good wood on it sending a deep line drive about 3/4 the way up the wall on the bullpen for a double.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 8:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Lee

Works the count full before working a walk.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Apr 8, 2008 8:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs