Houston Astros @ Texas Rangers GameThread, May 18, 2008 2:05 PM CDT

Houston Astros at Texas Rangers, 2:05 PM CDT

by Stros Bro on May 18, 2008 2:00 PM CDT Comment 72 comments

Houston Astros at Texas Rangers, May 18, 2008 2:05 PM CDT

Current Series

3 game series vs Rangers @ Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

Fri 05/16	WP: Jamey Wright (2 - 1) LP: Wesley Wright (3 - 1)	8 - 16 loss
Sat 05/17	WP: Vicente Padilla (6 - 2) LP: Roy Oswalt (4 - 4)	2 - 6 loss
Houston Astros The Crawfish Boxes @ Texas Rangers Lone Star Ball Sunday, May 18, 2008, 2:05 PM CDT Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Brandon Backe vs Kason Gabbard Sunny. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Near 95. Complete Coverage >

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Brandon Backe	2-5	9	9	0	0	0	0	48.2	53	27	25	8	29	37	4.62	1.68

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Kason Gabbard	1-0	6	6	0	0	0	0	29.2	28	7	7	1	14	11	2.12	1.42

Lineup

Houston Astros @ Texas Rangers

05/18/08 2:05 PM CDT

Houston Astros	Texas Rangers
Michael Bourn - CF	Ian Kinsler - 2B
Kazuo Matsui - 2B	Frank Catalanotto - 1B
Miguel Tejada - SS	Michael Young - SS
Lance Berkman - DH	Milton Bradley - DH
Carlos Lee - LF	David Murphy - RF
Hunter Pence - RF	Gerald Laird - C
Mark Loretta - 1B	Brandon Boggs - LF
Ty Wigginton - 3B	Marlon Byrd - CF
J.R. Towles - C	German Duran - 3B

After winning 4 straight series, the Astros have already lost the 1st series against the Rangers by dropping the 1st two games 16-8 and 6-2. The two consecutive losses dropped the Astros back to 3rd place, 2.5 games behind the 1st place Cubs.

The Astros have drawn a pretty good pitcher in Kason Gabbard today... Gabbard has pitched well but has only recorded 1 decision this season. In Gabbard's 6 starts this season, he has yet to give up more than 3 runs in any outing... the problem with him though, is that he has only pitched 6 innings or more in 2 of those starts. The Rangers are 5-1 in games started by Gabbard.

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Bourn back leading off already?

that didn’t last long.

by littlevisigoth on May 18, 2008 2:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Coop says...

Pence batting first makes the bottom of the order too weak cause Wiggles sucks.

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

So give the person

who is the worst hitter, the most at bats? Makes sense to me..

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on May 18, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe it's just better..

to get Bourn out of the way so he doesn’t kill a rally later on. :p

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I figured it's because

the Astros mojo has been messed with by him batting last and Coop didn’t want to say he was superstitious about lineups.

by saylinara on May 18, 2008 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i fear

that might be the case

by littlevisigoth on May 18, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If they keep scoring like this though

He can stay batting first…

by saylinara on May 18, 2008 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

true dat

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

So we lost the two games..

I thought we could win and now there’s this one, which I thought wasn’t too good for us. Why am I even here? :p

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 2:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I guess everyone agrees. :p

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just kind of a boring game...

until this inning.

Bases loaded with 1 out for Loretta now.

by BTastros on May 18, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Loretta takes...

on 3-1 and 3-2, and walks in the first run of the game for the Astros.

Astros lead 1-0!

by BTastros on May 18, 2008 2:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

woo!

Astros offense ROAWR!

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did Berkman get a hit?

missed the radio and Gameday is hung up.

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep

So did Pence. 17 and 16 games, respectively.

by saylinara on May 18, 2008 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Longest duo hit streak for the Astros

since 2001 with Alou (16) and Berkman (21).

by saylinara on May 18, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chipper Jones' batting average

Down to .410 after going 1-3 with a walk today. IT was down to .406 but he just got a hit to bring it back up to .410.

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yay Towles!

Fool ain’t so bad. Well, maybe he is, but fool can hit the right time.

by saylinara on May 18, 2008 2:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

God I hate that Kinsler kid.

by saylinara on May 18, 2008 3:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Of course...

you know the Astros scored so the Rangers are about to as well.

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i'd take

a run-scoring DP

by littlevisigoth on May 18, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

OR

a fly-out/play at the plate DP

by littlevisigoth on May 18, 2008 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or a catch and a pick-off at the plate.

by saylinara on May 18, 2008 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

KINSLER GUNNED DOWN BY MATSUI AT HOME!

LOLZ!!!

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 3:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

So if the Astros mojo is the real deal

Does anyone expect that we’ll ever see Bourn in anything BUT the 1-spot now???

by saylinara on May 18, 2008 3:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

"Congrats, kid...

apparently you’re our good luck charm.”

by BTastros on May 18, 2008 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No.

Bourn shall bat lead-off, so sayeth God.

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Berkman gets another hit

Closing in on Chipper. Berkman .404, Chipper: .410

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 3:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

JD & Brownie: “This has to be a stressful moment for Ron Washington. 3-1 on a dangerous hitter with a 5-0 lead for the Astros.”

The hitter???

Wiggs.

Oh, how they make me laugh.

by saylinara on May 18, 2008 3:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

He's actually hitting .375 or something

against left handers.

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did he pay the stat guy to say that?

by saylinara on May 18, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ah

He probably got lucky and went 3-7 against the two left handers he faced or something. :p

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bourn with a walk and a slap single today...

any improvement is welcome.

by BTastros on May 18, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Sigh

I F#*@#ING HATE THESE ANGEL UMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by saylinara on May 18, 2008 3:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Lame call.

by BTastros on May 18, 2008 3:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Getting sick of these bullshit umpires.

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 3:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

How the hell does an ump...

make that call from the side?

My thinking is that umpires shouldn’t reward bad throws and gimmicky attempts at tags when it isn’t crystal clear.

by BTastros on May 18, 2008 3:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Umps should be held accountable for their mistakes

And have to offer public apologies if they get a call wrong and throw out a manager when a manager calls them out on it. >:o

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I always thought

that the runner got the reasonable doubt on dubious calls…

by saylinara on May 18, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's with an umpire that's not a douche bag

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Angel Campos must be the new

Angel Hernandez in training. They said on the radio that the elder has taken the younger under his wing.

by saylinara on May 18, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, it just pisses me off...

that the ONE Michael Bourn stat we can be excited about is hurt by stupid umpiring.

by BTastros on May 18, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mark Loretta saying

let me play 3rd plz!

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 3:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

How many times has Coop been thrown out this year?

Seems like he gets thrown out a lot.

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 4:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Cubs won

No chance to move up. At least.. until tomorrow. MWUAHAHAHAHAHA!

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 4:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Bourn...

now with a bunt hit! Nice to see one finally work.

by BTastros on May 18, 2008 4:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

And another caught stealing to back that up.

What happened? Did he get slower? Bourn making Laird’s catching stats skyrocket.

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

and geez...

Now a perfect throw gets him.

by BTastros on May 18, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

doesn't matter

Ump would have called him out anyway.

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 4:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

We did just get...

a makeup call on that strikeout.

by BTastros on May 18, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We better

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Matsui, Tejada and Berkman up in the 9th

No part of the order I’d rather have more.

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 4:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

lol...

Brocail has 16 and 17 year old daughters, according to the Rangers announcers.

Talk about a scary dad for the high school boys.

by BTastros on May 18, 2008 4:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Valverde coming in for the 4 out save

Gotta pay karma back for those 1 out saves he had earlier.

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 4:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

And now it's 5-4

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 4:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Lead off walk by Matsui.

And Tejada bounces intoa double play. Great work.

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 4:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Hah...

Berkman hurts his average but gets on base anyway.

by BTastros on May 18, 2008 4:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

And then he steals a base. :p

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And now Berkman steals...

and will surely not let Bourn hear the end of it.

by BTastros on May 18, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Berkman:

“Wha..? You caught stealing by Laird three times? He di’nt catch me. You know why? Cause I’m the PUMA!”

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol, exactly

by BTastros on May 18, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Berkman goes 2 for 5

and his average suffers! Sheesh.. (Actually his average didn’t suffer for the year only for the month)

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on May 18, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Astros win 5-4

It seemed Astros had a commanding lead the whole game and then almost lost it in the ninth.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on May 18, 2008 5:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Cardinals and Cubs both win today

Bummer

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on May 18, 2008 5:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Astros win....but the finish was too exciting for my taste.

Somewhat frustrating for me to watch the game. I’m in Austin and FSN carries the UT-A&M baseball game. Grande is my cable provider and they forgot to put the Astros-Rangers’ game on another channel. So I went to several local eateries to see if they would put the Astros game on TV. First one had Grande too, so that didn’t work. I finally found a place near UT which put the Astros game on a TV in the corner for me. I enjoyed it at that point, drinking Dos Equis and eating nachos…however, the jalapenos are getting to me now.

by clack on May 18, 2008 5:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That sounds like a good afternoon.

I mean, once you actually got to sit down and watch the game.

by entropic soul on May 18, 2008 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

and eat the nachos

and drink Dos Equus

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on May 18, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Time Warner

Had it on 77, which is their “Infommercial except when FSN doesn’t carry Astros game” channel.

But I’ve been considering Grande because TW has gotten a bit expensive for me. Maybe I’ll just hold Grande like a club over TW’s head.

by pel on May 18, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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