Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds, 12:15 PM CDT

when you get a 3 run bomb from Bourn, and the pitcher leads off the 2d for the Astros with a double and now scores on a single by

History is made!

with broom in hand

8-0 Astros following back to back homeruns by Berkman and Blum

Poor Harang. Something must be wrong with him.

Astros read Dying Quails’ article about their “luck” on the Pytahgorean record, and they decided to make up the differential all in one game. :)

A week or thereabouts the Astros and Reds were pretty much tied in the standings.

If the Astros win today (and it looks like they will), they will be 9 games ahead of the Reds in the loss column. Meanwhile the Astros are only 8 games behind the Brewers and 5 games behind the Cardinals in the loss column.

Reds announcers think Astros should sign Bonds.

and they said the Reds DFA’d David Ross, a catcher (didn’t he just hit a HR against the Astros on Friday?). His numbers are pretty good for a catcher:

http://www.hardballtimes.com/thtstats/main/player/index.php?playerId=1551&firstName=Dave&lastName=Ross

History is made!

Two consecutive coreless innings for the offense. What losers. :p

In a ridiculously hitter friendly park?

This is a big day indeed.

What if it were capped off with a Bonds signing? How crazy of a day would this be.

8-1 Astros

I enjoyed this banter on their game thread:

i bet

if Franz Kafka were alive today he would be writing a book on the Reds.

I bet if Dusty Baker were alive today

he’d do a good job managing the Reds.

That’s clever.

8-2 Astros.

Adam Dunn ends up on second

saves at least one run

weird infield hit to load the bases for the Reds

LaTroy Hawkins in for Wandy —Bases loaded two outs.

That Erstad catch in left looking very important right now.

made two nice catches including the last out to retire the side

Stop trying to injure our players! We better kick their asses.

Hit on the bone in the right forearm (or on the elbow).

He’s staying in the game.

Reds announcers astonished

Wiginton Singled hom Pence

bases loaded

still no outs

8th inning

Coming down hard on the Reds

With bases loaded, 2d baseman gets a DP grounder, throws to 1st for an out, but then the throw to 2d goes into CF….12-2. Then, Erstad with a hit….13-2.

Matusi grounds out ,then bad throw for an error

13-2 as Erstad singled home Wigginton

Took my son fishing this morning with the grand parents… I caught some of the game on the way home… Sounds like we’ve destroyed the Reds today and this series(assuming they don’t score 11+ runs in the next 1 1/3 innings).

Glad to hear that Lance hit a home run… not that it really matters much as a whole… just kind of a slump

Hannigan is the young catcher called up when David Ross was DFA’d.

All runs coming on homers today.

Sweep the series
Almost too easy

Backe is pitching tomorrow.

when was the last time the Astros did it?