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San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros


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4 game series vs Giants @ Minute Maid Park

San Francisco Giants Red-star
@ Houston Astros Red-star

Monday, Aug 11, 2008, 7:05 PM CDT
Minute Maid Park

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W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Jonathan Sanchez 8-8 23 23 0 0 0 0 128.0 122 67 66 11 63 131 4.64 1.45

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Brandon Backe 6-11 24 24 0 0 0 0 133.0 155 81 79 25 62 100 5.35 1.63

Lineup

San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros

08/11/08 7:05 PM CDT

San Francisco Giants Houston Astros
Randy Winn - RF Kazuo Matsui - 2B
Ivan Ochoa - SS Ty Wigginton - LF
Fred Lewis - LF Miguel Tejada - SS
Bengie Molina - C Lance Berkman - 1B
Aaron Rowand - CF Mark Loretta - 3B
John Bowker - 1B Hunter Pence - RF
Rich Aurilia - 3B Michael Bourn - CF
Emmanuel Burriss - 2B Humberto Quintero - C
Jonathan Sanchez - P Brandon Backe - P

With Lee out of the lineup, Cooper put the players names in a hat and just shook it up to see what he would get... well what he got is a lineup that he's never fielded before.  Still not real sure about why Cooper keeps moving Pence around in the 5-6 hole...  When Wigginton bats down low, Pence bat's 5th... but when Loretta(not near the slugger that Wigginton is) plays, Pence bat's 6th with Loretta batting 5th... Just seems odd to me.

One thing that is for sure though... An Astros lineup without Carlos Lee is not nearly as scary as a lineup with him. 

Wigginton in left field... It will be interesting to see how well he does.

A win tonight puts the Astros back at .500!!!!

 

 

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Backe pitching and no Carlos Lee

This is looking like a loss to me before the game even starts. Hope I’m wrong.

by entropic soul on Aug 11, 2008 6:50 PM CDT   0 recs

Why?

the Giants suck

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 7:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Giants are bad

but they beat the Dodgers yesterday

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 11, 2008 7:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

that's a case of

blind squirrel finding a nut :)

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 7:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

can backe get thru the first w/o runs?

has he done it yet this year? off to bb-reference

by lnewcomer on Aug 11, 2008 7:08 PM CDT   0 recs

walk to leadoff guy

is less than optimal start

by lnewcomer on Aug 11, 2008 7:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

nice throw by Q

busted hit and run? he was out by a mile

by lnewcomer on Aug 11, 2008 7:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He does today.

Thanks in part to Q

by entropic soul on Aug 11, 2008 7:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Lead off walk for the Giants.

Randy Winn, I think… ugh.

by entropic soul on Aug 11, 2008 7:09 PM CDT   0 recs

guess the arm not bothering Q

after HBP on elbow the other day

by lnewcomer on Aug 11, 2008 7:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

6/16 caught stealing for Q

Is that good? I’m not really familiar with the numbers on that one.

by entropic soul on Aug 11, 2008 7:12 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

think it's slightly above average

but I’m going off top of my head. 30% and above is pretty good. close to 50% is outstanding. 6/16 puts him @ 35.7%

by lnewcomer on Aug 11, 2008 7:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i'm going to need to print out a scorecard w/ these giants

don’t know half these guys.

K’s the 2nd batter (Ochoa?)

by lnewcomer on Aug 11, 2008 7:12 PM CDT   0 recs

Think there'll ever be a song with the line

Ochoa to Burriss to Bowker?

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 11, 2008 7:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Quintero is earning a future with the Astros

He gets the ob done and he’s got heart.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 11, 2008 7:12 PM CDT   0 recs

his defense

has never been in question

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 7:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Randy Wolf's brother is an umpire in this game

That doesn’t seem fair.

Maybe he’ll have home plate when Wolf pitches. That would be a hoot.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 11, 2008 7:17 PM CDT   0 recs

Why is okay to umpire the bases?

Whar happens if Wolf comes in in relief while his brother is behind the plate?

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 11, 2008 7:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I dunno

I don’t make the rules

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 7:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Brewers and Pirates won today

Mets (wildcard chase) lost

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 11, 2008 7:20 PM CDT   0 recs

man that SS

has some rainbow on his throws. I guess neither was a particularly fast runner, so maybe he wasn’t bearing down.

by lnewcomer on Aug 11, 2008 7:22 PM CDT   0 recs

So..

I’m sitting here eating at the computer and watching the Astros game(setting a good example for my 2 yr old) and my son says “Go Astros, Go Astros” like the video I linked last week… so he turns to me and says “Daddy, say Go Astros” so I did, and then he says “Don’t talk with food in your mouth”....

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 7:22 PM CDT   0 recs

Luv it!

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 11, 2008 7:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

congrats

your son is a smart ass

j/k

by lnewcomer on Aug 11, 2008 7:30 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No, it's true

one of the few traits he got from me..

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 7:30 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

whew

not sure if Backe dragged his toe on the bag long enough

by lnewcomer on Aug 11, 2008 7:29 PM CDT   0 recs

Nice Play Matsui!!!

That’s a tough play for a 2nd basemen, ranging WAY to his left and running and throwing to 1st.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 7:29 PM CDT   0 recs

weep for my fantasy team

after losing adam jones for the season, now Evan Longoria is on the 15 day d/l w/ a wrist injury.

by lnewcomer on Aug 11, 2008 7:42 PM CDT   0 recs

Doh

I lost Carlos Lee… so I know how you feel..

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 7:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yea

seems like a good guy

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 7:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Sup fellas -

That old guy rocked (off of night shift – now I can watch the night games).

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by SOLIS on Aug 11, 2008 8:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

the first Wiggy adventure in LF

leads to a bobble and a run score. prob scores anyway, but can’t tell

by lnewcomer on Aug 11, 2008 7:45 PM CDT   0 recs

His bobble might have led to the out at second though.

Since the throw was late, it went to the cut off man instead of home. :p

by entropic soul on Aug 11, 2008 7:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I dunno

I call it an error, mainly because the throw he made after the bobble would have been just behind the runner at home… so maybe if he doesn’t bobble it the run doesn’t score…

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 7:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Wigginton Error(Probably)

Ball hit on the ground to left, Wigginton bobbles and fires towards home allowing the runner to score…. The throw is cut off and thrown to 2nd to get the runner for out 3…

Astros down 1-0

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 7:45 PM CDT   0 recs

Wigginton bobbles a chance in left

Runner scored

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 11, 2008 7:45 PM CDT   0 recs

Backe Walks

1st Astros baserunner?

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 7:51 PM CDT   0 recs

I think so

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 11, 2008 7:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Sanchez (Giants pitcher)

has averaged a run an inning since the All-Star break, going 0-3 in the time.

Today he has a no-hitter through 4 innings

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 11, 2008 8:07 PM CDT   0 recs

Like Joe said, Astros no hit through 4

Althought, MLB.com says we got a run in the 3rd… Unfortunately, that mistake isn’t carried over to the real game.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 8:09 PM CDT   0 recs

aurilia gave that one a ride

when Bourn looked up I thought it was gone

by lnewcomer on Aug 11, 2008 8:10 PM CDT   0 recs

me as well

I think that’s the 3rd double off Backe today… the 1st 2 were just well place… the last one was crushed

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 8:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

wow, doug drabek

blast from the past.

by lnewcomer on Aug 11, 2008 8:21 PM CDT   0 recs

no hitter starting to get a bit more serious now.

I hate it when I have to start hoping for the Astros to break up a no-no.

by clack on Aug 11, 2008 8:22 PM CDT   0 recs

Yep

Backe is pitching well to… any run support would be right now.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 8:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Brownie just said that

they expect Lee to be out 6-8 weeks… in case you hadn’t heard the time table for him.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 8:30 PM CDT   0 recs

WE GOT A HIT!!!!!

Q!!!!!

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 8:34 PM CDT   0 recs

2 runners on!

Backe bunts to the 1st base side but the bunt isn’t handled by the pitcher… looks like an error…

Backe on 1st with Q on 2nd

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 8:35 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Brownie says it's ruled a hit

Matsui follows up with a sac bunt, moving Backe and Q over..

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 8:36 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

agree with JD

backe’s prob should have been error

by lnewcomer on Aug 11, 2008 8:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

first hit is a crappy little looper that the shortstop almost caught.

now Sanchez muffs a little dribbler and it goes for a hit too. maybe Sanchez was distracted by the lost no hitter.

by clack on Aug 11, 2008 8:36 PM CDT   0 recs

he does!

2 run single

by lnewcomer on Aug 11, 2008 8:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

man, that was fast

two runs in about 3 minutes it seems

by lnewcomer on Aug 11, 2008 8:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yep

and so went a no hitter

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 8:38 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Astros lead 2-1

2 run single by Ty Wigginton!

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 11, 2008 8:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Tejada having a bad night in the 3 hole

2 grounds out and a foul pop out

Go 'Stros!