Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers, 9:40 PM CDT

One nice aspect of playing the Dodgers is that Vince Scully announces the game on MLB.TV.

While I typed that, Bourn grounded to the pitcher and Matsui struck out.

on 7 pitches.

???

He’s still on his amazing run.

Ain’t no stopping him!!! Double!

Carlos Lee drives in Berkman for run #1

Carlos Lee scored

Lee scores! Men on first and second, no outs.

:(
I guess 2 is all we are going to get this inning.

That was a fast fall from grace.

Better than just giving him the base with a welk, I suppose.

about St. Thomas winning the state championship. Some kid named Biggio scored 3 runs. Apparently, his dad is kinda like a big deal (and a coach.)

Interesting.

Bourn infield hit. Sounded like a poor hit, but Bourn using the speed like he’s supposed to.

Let’s get another hit! Triple Crown baby!

his teammates call him “La Guagua.”

Translation: The Busdriver. He drives everyone home.

Me gusta.

to beat the Cards. In the 9th. Off Izzy.

I believe that is their first win since losing Gallardo to the DL.

What happened? Miss it on the radio.

Matsui scored

but not that deep. Matsui scores. No throw from Jones.

Like.. Eight.

radio guys still confused why Jones didn’t throw to at least try and get Matsui.

4-0, mid 3.

he came in hitting .308. Not too bad.

1 on, Pierre up.

Assmus

was caught cheating 10 years ago, if I heard correctly.

anyone watching? True, false, other?

They quote Dewey saying that he would be “ecstatic” to get through 5 and the team to still be in the game. No official “pitch count” but don’t expect Moehler to be in long.

His first start in over a year and he’s no spring chicken.

Lowe stranded.

4-0 Astros through 3. 48 pitches. Maybe 1 more inning.

the combined number of games Biggio and Bagwell played for the Astros

gotta go. later.

A Korean named Hu (pronounced “who”) was named that because his parents were Abbott and Costello fans. And they pushed him to baseball.

Sounds fishy to me.

apparently a pretty good play on a liner.

on short fly by Jeff Kent. I thought he trapped it but replay showed he caught it with inches to spare.

after he pops to Matsui in deep second (shallow right). His average is in the 160s.

Astros get the out. Strand 2.

4-0 Stros still. Moehler at 66 pitches. I’d guess he’s done.

for out three.

grounder to Matusi who flps to Tejada coming over; but Hu and Tejada got to second bang bang.

Berkman follows with a homer. 6-0.

Berkman homers

Astros 6 -0

Puma is a BEAST! I just got home(honestly.. and yes I know it’s almost 11:00PM) and this is basically the first thing I see…

Astros up 6-0..NICE!! I’m going to bed now.. have to be at work in less than 8 hrs..

and reading the comments.

Moehler hitting 97 on the gun?! That seems completely…well.

As I type this, Berkwell hammers another shot. 6-0 Stros!

Another homer…I can’t believe this streak he is on since the beginning of the year pretty much!

Go Stros!

SeoulStro

sorry to lazy to check…

Go Stros!

Is this A) Torre forgot he’s n the AL and thinks he has a DH or B) thinks the game is over and doesn’t want to waste any more arms.

Most pitchers with a 9+ ERA through 5 innings don’t stay in the game.

And so is Berkman of course.

2 out, 3rd hitter coming up.

Kemp flies out to right on the first pitch.

6-0 through 5. Moehler at 81 pitches (59 for strikes… nice.) I would say he’s done.

No way I saw that coming. This is the most impressed I’ve ever been with him.

got a bunch of slaps on the back after a short convo with Dewey. Then, he headed into the clubhouse.

This is now the bullpen’s game to lose.

Pence up. Is this one of those “take one for the team” things for Lowe?

Ausmus, Cruz, Jr, and Bourn coming to bat (the ABC of hitting). Odds of any of them getting a hit?

Kent out. Loney up.

I wonder if Brad Ausmus catching has much to do with that.

afer Brad Ausmus singled. Pitcher Geary to bat

6-0.

Let the revisionist history begin, Stros Bro.

Moehler’s line: 5 IP, 5 hits, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 Ks.

for Philly

Tejada doubles. Matsui scores.

7-0 Astros.

The Bus Driver!!!

7-0 lead. Seems safe enough.

19-17 record.

Dodgers are usually the ones to dribble the hits and runs one-by-one across the innings. It’s like bizarro world.

I was a bit perplexed to see Torre keep Lowe in there, what was it, in the 5th?

JD pointed out the key to Moehler’s success, I think. He settled into fastballs at the bottom of the zone fairly quickly and seemed to repeat that pattern with occasional curves thrown in.

I’m going to chalk this blow out to Torre not quite settling in to NL play. If Torre wakes up today, and if Sampson has anything resembling a repeat performance of his previous outings, tonight’s game could be rough going for us.