Going to see IRONMAN! WOO HOO!

Backe isn’t sharp early. gives up a a single to Cameron, but gets a DP from Braun and a grounder to 1st from Fielder.

then a single Berkman. runners on 2d, 1st.

Parra appears to have good breaking pitches, which could be a problem for Pence.

in the 2d, but he escapes thanks to a DP started by Wig-man, and the pitcher batting 8th..

3 up, 3 down.
Let’s see if Backe can return the favor.

memo to Cooper: Bourrn cannot hit LHP..

Matsui walks and goes to 3d on bloop single by Tejada.

Matsui scores. Ball looked like possible DP, but it was too slow and/or Hardy wasn’t quick enough, so that Berkman easily beat rerturn throw.

Backe got a called strike on inside curveball, and Braun complained. Fielder was easily thrown out…he didn’t run…on a ball hit in front of plate. Fielder tried to tell ump that he wrong and it was foul…Yost chimed in too.

Now Backe gets out of inning with a flyout to Pence.

1-1 tie game.

Tough luck :p

Wiggy with infield single, but Towles out on grounder to short.

I guess we are going to start the 5th inning with 2 outs.

Walked Hardy and Parra, the pitcher, gets a hit. But he got a pop up and long fly out to LF to get out of inning.

Entropic, you were wrong. But I would have given Backe a better chance than Bourn.

I was wrong about his chances too. Back to back homers for second consecutive day.

Killer B’s

Braun just misses catching the ball

Tejada follows with a double off the left field wall!

4 consecutive hits! 3 runs. no outs!

5 hits!

How long does Parra have before he’s taken out?

Tejada scores from third. Berkman to second. Lee still batting.
Astros 5-1

Walks.

6 consecutive men on base.

:)

Getting good!!

Didn’t hear who they are bringing in. Bush was warming up earlier.

it’s over. (the 5th inning)
that was fun though.
6-1 Astros

He walks the first 2 batters withouut a strike. then gets Fielder on a flyball.

Bases loaded.

Fright night.

But he gets an out to 1st.

Nice running catch by Matsui in short RF….between charging Berkman and Pence…was key play.

Not good, Villareal. And he will be replaced by Wright.

Wesley Wright gets flyouts to RF by Hart and Hall.

Go for the sweep on Sunday

but it wasn’t as easy to watch as it sounds. he went 3-0 and 3-1 on the first two hitters. Brewers’ game plan was just to “take pitches” but once he made strikes and the hitters had to take swings, he got his outs. All’s well that ends well.