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Current Series

3 game series vs Red Sox @ Minute Maid Park

Fri 06/27 WP: Daisuke Matsuzaka (9 - 1)
SV: Jonathan Papelbon
LP: Runelvys Hernandez (0 - 1)
1 - 6 loss
Sat 06/28 WP: Doug Brocail (3 - 3)
SV: Jose Valverde
LP: Manny Delcarmen (0 - 2)
11 - 10 win

Boston Red Sox Red-star
@ Houston Astros Red-star

Sunday, Jun 29, 2008, 1:05 PM CDT
Minute Maid Park

Josh Beckett vs Brian Moehler

Partly cloudy with a 50-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 90.

Complete Coverage >



W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2008 - Josh Beckett 7-5 14 14 0 0 0 0 94.0 85 40 39 11 19 97 3.73 1.11


W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2008 - Brian Moehler 4-3 14 9 0 0 0 0 58.0 61 27 26 9 17 35 4.03 1.34

We got ourselves a rubber game!!!  Pretty crazy game last night that ended with the Astros beating the Red Sox 11-10. 

The Astros are sending Brian Moehler to the hill who has been a very pleasant surprise since joining the rotation.  As a starter this season, Moehler has a 4-3 record with a 3.58 ERA over 9 games started.  his k/bb ratio is 32/14 and his WHIP is 1.277.  Not too bad for a guy who was basically just used for mop up duties for the better part of his Astros career. 

A win today would be a great confidence builder for the Astros and would be the 3rd straight series win for the Astros.  It would also be nice to take a series against last seasons champions, and the team with the most wins in baseball(50). 





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Lame steal

Come on, Tejada. You gotta fuckin tag the runner if you get the ball before he gets there.

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 1:11 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That happens with the Astros

every time they are on the road too, though. Especially those smaller market teams.

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 1:22 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

having been to a Yankees game and a Red Sox game

(granted the Yankees won the game I was at), the Red Sox fans in the crowd were much more subdued, but damn there were a lot of them.

by littlevisigoth on Jun 30, 2008 10:33 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It was important to escape that first inning

I saw this as an important game for the Red Sox afer the game last night. A losstoday shows a crack in the wall I figurd they would come with all barrels blazing.

Shutting the Red Sox down in the first was critcal to the Astros chances today.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 29, 2008 1:26 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pence strikes out looking...

ugh. He looked at a curve on the outside corner, and then looked at a 96 mph fastball at the same spot.

by clack on Jun 29, 2008 1:28 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pence strikes out on three pitches.

I know it’s Beckett.. but he probably would have done the same thing against anyone.

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 1:29 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's not fair....

Beckett took only 5 minutes to go through the 1st, while Moehler took 20 minutes. Hey, Moehler “time of possession” isn’t a good stat in baseball.

by clack on Jun 29, 2008 1:31 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Moehler is already

half way through is pitch count

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jun 29, 2008 1:32 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ehh..

First pitch outs! NOOOOO!

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 1:46 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Blum HR!

That 2B position is delivering lately!

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jun 29, 2008 1:48 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Same thoughts

I was wondering why wasn’t Mark Loretta playing after thg ame he had last night and when Blum did nothing two games ago, then BOOM

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 29, 2008 1:50 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Coop's working the law of averages

Loretta hits a three run bomb Saturday… prolly not gonna have back to back awesome games.

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 1:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Let's take Blum out

and put Newhan in . Blum already had his awesome at-bat this game! (just kidding)

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 29, 2008 1:54 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think JD said that

Even though Blum had an 0-4 night last time out, he had some good swings and wanted to get him back in soon… whatever that means.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jun 29, 2008 1:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOLZ

Beckett sucks. Send him to AAA, Red Sox.. :p

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 1:49 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Put him on waivers

so we can try and claim him

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jun 29, 2008 1:49 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

maybe he won't want to leave houston

and we can trade blum + loretta + matsui to the redsox. i think that’s a good trade, right? ;-)

by lnewcomer on Jun 29, 2008 2:04 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

pedroia @ 2b

that was the trade. he is a 2nd baseman right, or did I just have a brain freeze?

by lnewcomer on Jun 29, 2008 2:11 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hell

he could have our whole if minus tejada and Berkman if they wanted..

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jun 29, 2008 2:08 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They just showed

the best interleague records… they showed 8-10 teams and not one of them was from the NL

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jun 29, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

downside of miggy's move to 5

after his bad at bats the past month I’d gotten used to thinking, at least Berkman’s up next. but now I don’t have that to look forward to.

that being said, I have the feeling Tejada may be about to break out again. he’s been hitting in the low .200’s for a long time now and even if he’s old, he’s not that bad.

by lnewcomer on Jun 29, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

dude, seriously

Miggy is not hitting too well recently, but the guy still lines out more than anyone i’ve ever seen.

Pence was the right-handed Ted Williams in 2007.

by backstop8 on Jun 29, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

bad karma

Pence was the right-handed Ted Williams in 2007.

by backstop8 on Jun 29, 2008 2:35 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

bad luck may be part of the answer

miggy’s BAbip over the last 28 days is .200. For his career it’s .295, so some of his recent poor performance can probably be chalked up to some bad luck.

by lnewcomer on Jun 29, 2008 2:57 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

PUMA TIME

ok, let’s get something going

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 2:55 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

good job Puma

nice solid single up the middle. pile up those RBI’s.

JD said it was a change, same as he hit last night. Becket missed getting a glove on it by a hair.

by lnewcomer on Jun 29, 2008 2:58 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

PUMA TIME!!!!!

Single up the middle. Bourn scores!

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 2:58 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lance the great!

Pence was the right-handed Ted Williams in 2007.

by backstop8 on Jun 29, 2008 2:59 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

FUCK

COME ON WITH THE DAMN WALKS!

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 3:18 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

quintero's reactions

i’m glad he’s pumped, but people are going to get pissed.

i’ve noticed it several times

by lnewcomer on Jun 29, 2008 3:20 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I like Valverde's new thing

Where he sorta does this shoulder salute. lol

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 3:26 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lol

that’s a good way to describe it.

overall, i still don’t like it, but I would probably care about it a lot more if it was someone on the other team.

by lnewcomer on Jun 29, 2008 3:31 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Brownie says Pedroia had some words after the K...

but unclear if he was talking to himself or mad at Astros’ reaction.

by clack on Jun 29, 2008 3:23 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I should clarify my post..

the fist pump was by Quintero and the K was by Wright.

by clack on Jun 29, 2008 3:26 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ballsy move by wiggy

good w/ 2 outs.

i heard brownie or JD say yest that Ellsbury’s arm isn’t particularly respected. He turned but the throw was several feet off the bag and he made it easily. A good throw would have got him by a mile.

by lnewcomer on Jun 29, 2008 3:28 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wiggy doubles.

He should bat ahead of Tejada.

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 3:29 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bullpen Time

Don’t really care for this.

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 3:31 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Has Cooper started channeling LaRussa?

These games have been lasting a long time partly because Cooper has become switch-happy with bullpen pitchers. Reminds me of the excruciatingly long innings when LaRussa manages a close game.

by clack on Jun 29, 2008 3:34 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i feel bad for JD

having to read stupid promos for sitcoms when the games are on my20.

also for Bill Brown when he had to talk about the Best Darn sports show.

by lnewcomer on Jun 29, 2008 3:35 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Manny HR

someone might say you could have seen that coming.

oppo field into our bullpen. didn’t really seem like he got all of it, but enough.

by lnewcomer on Jun 29, 2008 3:37 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WHYYYY?

WHY ARE YOU SENDING OUT VILLAREAL IN A CLOSE GAME?

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 3:38 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Has Coop seen Villareal pitch?

I’m just wondering.. or did he just hear he was pretty good or something?

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 3:39 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

if Chacon

hadn’t been a bitch about the whole demotion ordeal, that probably would have been a good spot for him, and Villarreal probably wouldn’t be an Astro right now.

by littlevisigoth on Jun 30, 2008 10:39 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Seriously.

Do we not have anybody better than Villarreal in Round Rock or Corpus Christi?

Oscar’s starting to look more and more like extra warm-up time for the real reliever who comes in and cleans up his mistakes.

Why wasn’t Geary used???

by pel on Jun 30, 2008 10:50 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh, previous game

He threw 23 pitches in the game the night before. I could see him not being used again so quickly.

by pel on Jun 30, 2008 10:53 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Borkowski

probably has the best line of any reliever at RR. over 18.2 innings since his demotion, he has an ERA of 2.41, a WHIP of 1.07, and has yet to yield a home run. do we want him back in Houston? not so sure. Chad Paronto is probably the next best alternative. over 38.2 IP, his ERA is 3.03, WHIP is 1.34, K/BB is 42/9, and has only yielded one dinger. who knows how that would translate up at the MLB level, but it may be worth thinking about. Villareal’s 12 HR in 36.2 IP is beyond unacceptable.

by littlevisigoth on Jun 30, 2008 11:22 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Brocail will probably blow this..

but at least I can’t blame it on Coop.

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Moerhler's ERA as a starter after today.

3.38
Not surprised. Said in Spring Training he should have been a starter instead of Sampson.

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 3:52 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

dammit, Bourn slowed down because he thought he was out

on a routine grounder, but Beckett dropped the ball and then Bourn speeded up but it was too late. That isn’t the first time that Bourn has done it on the run the 1st base. In fact, I think Cooper warned him about that earlier in the year.

by clack on Jun 29, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bourn didn't hustle and is out

after Beckett bobbles the ball!!!!!!!!

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pedroia up

Hit him, Brocail! Then pump your fist!

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 4:06 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah...

Sampson should have come out there when Villareal did and picthed a couple.

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 4:08 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

5 up, 5 down for Brocail

Excellent work today.
The only blemish on the pitching today.. Villareal.

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 4:07 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

David Aardsma

I was readin the chron.com (forget who.. Justice I think) and they said his father threw out the first pitch today and they would not let Aardsma catch it because he plays for another team.

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 4:10 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah, Justice was really blasting that decision...

and McTaggert’s blog took some shots at the Astros’ front office over the same thing.

by clack on Jun 29, 2008 4:11 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Memo to Tejada

You don’t HAVE to swing the bat every time the pitcher throws the ball. You can, like.. not swing if the ball looks like it might be too hard to hit.

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 4:13 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I like foul balls

I am beginning to appreciate them as an offensive weapon.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 29, 2008 4:14 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There you go

Tejada singles on pitch #8

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 29, 2008 4:15 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No line-out!

Pence was the right-handed Ted Williams in 2007.

by backstop8 on Jun 29, 2008 4:15 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ohh.. Tejada got a hit.

3-12 in this series… That’s like a .250 batting average.

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 4:15 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

with at least 4 well hit outs

Pence was the right-handed Ted Williams in 2007.

by backstop8 on Jun 29, 2008 4:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow

high strike call on Blum..

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jun 29, 2008 4:17 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WTF were the Astros doing as Tejada went into the dugout??

I’d never seen that before… maybe I just don’t pay enough attention

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jun 29, 2008 4:22 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lopez at the Chron

is going to have something about that in his blog. It’s funny that he said it was “something in common with Baylor” or whatever, because at the time, I thought it looked like the sic ‘em bears thing. (Grew up in Waco.)

75% of the Earth's surface is covered by water. . . the other 25% by Michael Bourn

by Danyah on Jun 29, 2008 8:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So

here’s what Ortiz had to say (and, apologies for giving the incorrect name previously). Anyway, not a whole lot more information.

75% of the Earth's surface is covered by water. . . the other 25% by Michael Bourn

by Danyah on Jul 1, 2008 5:12 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the first part of that column is about Bourn...

failing to hustle on a ground single which the pitcher juggled and then getting booed. Ortiz said that the veterans talked to Bourn.

Lee said, ‘Don’t do that all the time,’” Bourn recalled.

What? As far as lack of hustle, how about doing it, like, never.

by clack on Jul 1, 2008 6:46 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Now it's time for Valverde

And hopefully in 10 minutes it will be time for the shoulder salute.

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 4:25 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Heart of the order too....

Will be one of his toughest saves yet.

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 4:26 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wooo

We almost got away with out an out on that DP chance..

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jun 29, 2008 4:34 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm not real sure the guy at 2nd was out

Didn’t look lik ewe were really on the bag

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jun 29, 2008 4:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mike Lowell

I recall the trade from Florida where it was said by many he was a salary dump so Red Sox could get Beckett.

Now he’s in this third superb year with the Red Sox.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 29, 2008 4:34 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Series win

Bring on the Yankees!! ( Or whoever the Astros play next)

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 29, 2008 4:36 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dodgers

We did the Yankees already.

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 4:37 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just wanted a second shot at the Yankees

Astros playing better now than three or four weeks ago.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 29, 2008 4:39 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

YEEEEEAAAAHHHH!

That felt good!

And three straight series wins!

Hi, my name is Rich and I'm an Astroholic.

by Austin Astroholic on Jun 29, 2008 4:37 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Brocail gets another win

2 days in a row against the Red Sux. :p

by entropic soul on Jun 29, 2008 4:42 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Villareal's future looks shakey

In the post -game wrap up, Milo Hamilton refereed to him as a “Gopherball Manufacturer”

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 29, 2008 5:04 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, I heard that on my car radio.

My immediate thought was: man, you are having a tough time when your home team-paid announcers call you that.

by clack on Jun 29, 2008 6:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's an awesome line

Gotta give Milo a blue star for that one…

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jun 29, 2008 10:16 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Great win

awesome that we managed to win this series. going into it, i was really more worried about whether or not we would get swept. i’m SOO glad the 5,000 or so (maybe more like 10,000 or more) Red Sox fans at the game yesterday had to go home with their World Champion team getting outshined. i know quite a few of them here and in Massachusettes, so i’m glad i have a series win in my pocket to shut their bandwagon jumping asses up (i know there are a lot of hard core, died in the wool, Red Sox fans out there, but none of the ones i know are).

as bleak as the season looked ten days ago, these last three series have been very reassuring. our next four series before the all-star break are all against teams with losing records (three of which are about where we are), so definitely very winnable, but three of them come on the road. it’d take a 9-4 record in that stretch to get us back above .500, but 8-5 would put us just a game under and is probably the bare minimum to be gunning for. i’m not saying that this is a playoff bound club right now, but we’re finally getting some consistently good starts out of three of our five rotation guys (i’d take 5-6 innings and 3 runs from Runelvys, if we can continue to get it). our bullpen isn’t ironclad by any means, but we’ve got 3-4 guys you can count on more often than not, so i feel okay about them. really, if our offense can just stay in a rythm and not go into any more long sustained droughts, i don’t see why we can’t get seriously into the wild card race.

anyway, it’s good to temper some of the anguish and desperation that we were all feeling for much of June. hopefully July will be a bounceback month for us. the schedule is pretty favorable for it.

Go Astros!

by littlevisigoth on Jun 30, 2008 11:03 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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