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San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros, Aug 14 1:05 PM CDT

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San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros


Lineup

San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros

08/14/08 1:05 PM CDT

San Francisco GiantsHouston Astros
Dave Roberts - LF Darin Erstad - CF
Eugenio Velez - 2B Ty Wigginton - LF
Randy Winn - RF Miguel Tejada - SS
Aaron Rowand - CF Lance Berkman - 1B
Pablo Sandoval - C Geoff Blum - 3B
Travis Ishikawa - 1B Hunter Pence - RF
Ryan Rohlinger - 3B David Newhan - 2B
Ivan Ochoa - SS Humberto Quintero - C
Kevin Correia - P Brian Moehler - P

Current Series

4 game series vs Giants @ Minute Maid Park

Mon 08/11 WP: Brandon Backe (7 - 11)
SV: Jose Valverde
LP: Jonathan Sanchez (8 - 9)		 3 - 1 win
Tue 08/12 WP: Roy Oswalt (10 - 8)
LP: Tyler Walker (4 - 7)		 12 - 4 win
Wed 08/13 WP: Randy Wolf (8 - 10)
LP: Barry Zito (6 - 15)		 6 - 2 win

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

Thursday, Aug 14, 2008, 1:05 PM CDT
Minute Maid Park

Kevin Correia vs Brian Moehler

Mostly sunny. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 90.

Complete Coverage >
W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2008 - Kevin Correia 2-6 15 14 0 0 0 0 76.0 88 47 44 9 33 51 5.21 1.59
W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2008 - Brian Moehler 8-4 22 17 0 0 0 0 105.2 110 47 45 13 26 57 3.83 1.29

National League Wild Card Standings

WLPCTGBSTRK
Milwaukee 70 51 .578 0 Won 8
St. Louis 67 56 .544 4 Won 1
Philadelphia 64 56 .533 5.5 Lost 3
Florida 63 58 .520 7 Lost 1
Los Angeles 61 59 .508 8.5 Won 3
Houston 61 59 .508 8.5 Won 7
Atlanta 55 65 .458 14.5 Lost 3
Pittsburgh 55 65 .458 14.5 Won 1
Colorado 54 68 .442 16.5 Won 1
Cincinnati 53 68 .438 17 Lost 1
San Francisco 50 69 .420 19 Lost 3
San Diego 46 74 .383 23.5 Lost 2
Washington 44 77 .363 26 Lost 6

(updated 8.14.2008 at 10:24 AM CDT)

A seven game winning streak has propelled the Astros into relevancy again. In order for the club to move into contender status for the Wild Card, the team needs to keep winning, and the Brewers need to lose a few (or more). Playing the Reds and Giants back to back has helped the cause, but with Milwaukee threatening to sweep a second straight series against another cellar-dweller, the odds are getting steeper by the day. A win today would be huge, with Ben Sheets throwing for the Brewers today against the Padres.

Poll
Who should be the Astros' starting left-fielder?
Platoon (Wigginton, Erstad, Abercrombie)
8 votes
Barry Bonds
5 votes
Gary Sheffield
3 votes
Lance Berkman
1 votes

17 votes | Poll has closed

0 recs | Comment 85 comments

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I don't like any of the options in the poll

So I didn’t vote…

Erstad should be the starting center fielder and Abercrombie shouldn’t be on the team.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 14, 2008 12:30 PM CDT   0 recs

same here

I can see Wiggy/Erstad but not Abercrombie. And none of the other 3 float my boat so..

If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry

by TimStros on Aug 14, 2008 2:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Newhan in the lineup is a fsking joke!

Today is Loretta’s birthday!! HE SHOULD BE PLAYING 2ND!!!

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 14, 2008 12:31 PM CDT   0 recs

Loretta should play everyday!

I like Erstad in cf and any way we can get Blum and Wiggy in the line-up works for me.

I got on board the Wiggy Wagon weeks ago!

by Joh on Aug 14, 2008 12:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

"Giant Noobs"

Ryan Rohlinger, Pablo Sandoval and Travis Ishikawa were all called up by the Giants on Wednesday…

We need to obliterate this lineup!

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 14, 2008 12:35 PM CDT   0 recs

did Brownie just say

that Toby Keith is one of Miggy’s favorites? that seems odd.

by lnewcomer on Aug 14, 2008 1:26 PM CDT   0 recs

I was in Costa Rica a few years ago

I asked our Costa Rican driver who his favorite singer was. He said Kenny Rogers. Surprised me. (He sang “Lady” for us)

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 1:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

weird foreign country songs

my cousin and his wife just visited Thailand and at a karaoke bar in Bangkok, all the regulars wanted to sing John Denver’s Country Road (or whatever that song is called, the one about west virginia)

by lnewcomer on Aug 14, 2008 1:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Can't believe it

First two Astros reach base and they can’t score.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 1:27 PM CDT   0 recs

Patty (the lady who works the crowd on TV)

Interviewed the Little Pumas dressed in a little Puma outfit.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 1:31 PM CDT   0 recs

Giants don't score in the second

leave one man on

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 1:38 PM CDT   0 recs

Hunter Pence doubled

with one out

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 1:43 PM CDT   0 recs

Newhan out at first

Took a good play to keep that from being a single

Pence to third

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 1:46 PM CDT   0 recs

I don't like the brick red tops

One of us is always unhappy

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 1:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

irony

My avatar is Berkman in the brick red jersey

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 2:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Weird play - but a score

Q strikes out on a very low strike that goes out of play .
Q goes to first
Pence scored

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 1:47 PM CDT   0 recs

nice break

hate to see that if you’re a Giants fan.

by littlevisigoth on Aug 14, 2008 1:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That's weird

lnewconmer and I both used the word “weird” in our posts.

Weird

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 1:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Giants scored on two hits

Giants 3 Astros 1

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 2:01 PM CDT   0 recs

Second time today

Astros get the first two men on and no outs.

and both times Tejada is the third batter

In the first inning he hit into a double play

Almost did the same thing this time but he beat the throw to first

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 2:06 PM CDT   0 recs

Runners on first and second one out

Lance Berkman batting
Only two hits in this four game series so far

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 2:07 PM CDT   0 recs

Puma doubles to deep left

around the boxes, off the wall. impressive

by lnewcomer on Aug 14, 2008 2:09 PM CDT   0 recs

1 run scored

runners at 2nd and 3rd. runners might have had to hold for a moment w/ only 1 out

by lnewcomer on Aug 14, 2008 2:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

RBI Double Lance Berkman

Tejada stopped at third

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 2:09 PM CDT   0 recs

3-3 game

Sac fly Geoff Blum

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 2:10 PM CDT   0 recs

3 runs won't be enough to win this game

Some keen insight, eh.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 2:11 PM CDT   0 recs

Newhan in on all three outs

Two leaping line drive catches and one grounder

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 2:17 PM CDT   0 recs

Newhan singled

to lead off the fourth

great inning for him

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 2:20 PM CDT   0 recs

Newhan called out at seocnd

on front end of a double play

He may have been safe but it was close

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 2:22 PM CDT   0 recs

Another nice play by Newhan

Diving catch on grounder

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 2:28 PM CDT   0 recs

Gene Elston on TV

He’s lost that great voice but he’s still articulate

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 2:41 PM CDT   0 recs

I listened to a lot of his games

Good memories

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 2:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

There goes the quality start.

One more run and the Giants win.

by entropic soul on Aug 14, 2008 2:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

not a pinch hit

Rowand left the game in like the 2nd. you might have thought that was a good thing at the time. maybe not.

by littlevisigoth on Aug 14, 2008 2:44 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

oops my error

Run still counts

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 2:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

This working and trying to watch a baseball game

causes me to miss some things I’m afraid

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 2:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Geary on for Moehler

Ishikawa on 2nd with one out.

Rowlinger flies out and now they’re walking Ochoa to get to Correia.

by littlevisigoth on Aug 14, 2008 2:50 PM CDT   0 recs

What happened to Moehler?

I was listening on the radio briefly, and they said he motioned for the bullpen himself. He was only at 86 pitches. Any news?

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

by Danyah on Aug 14, 2008 3:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I think they were saying

Coop was motioning to the bullpen, but they didn’t see anybody out there. I guess Geary was already warmed and either sitting down or standing by the door. I didn’t hear anything else about anything wrong with Moehler. of course, I’m only half-listening at work.

by littlevisigoth on Aug 14, 2008 3:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Maybe you're right

I only heard a small segment, but I was full-listening, so to speak. I’m almost positive they said Moehler pointed. At first they couldn’t figure out what he was pointing at, and they said Berkman came over to talk to him. They guessed Berkman was buying time. Hope you’re right!

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

by Danyah on Aug 14, 2008 3:30 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I guess it was nothing

Moehler was on the post-game show and said nothing about an injury. Glad you were right!

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

by Danyah on Aug 14, 2008 5:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Correia

sitting in the low 70s on his pitch count and we record two outs on three pitches. it’d be nice to get into that bullpen that we’ve been tearing from limb to limb.

by littlevisigoth on Aug 14, 2008 2:57 PM CDT   0 recs

I'm off to an afternoon meeting

I’ll miss the rest of the game.

I think the Astros can have another big 7th and win this game.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2008 3:05 PM CDT   0 recs

puma does it again

2 run HR. astros take the lead 6-4

by lnewcomer on Aug 14, 2008 3:45 PM CDT   0 recs

blum w/ a LOOOOOONG double

just barely underneath the yellow line to the left of the conoco pump. some question as to whether it should have been a homer or not.

by lnewcomer on Aug 14, 2008 3:48 PM CDT   0 recs

fans were reaching over the railing

and giants CF Lewis pointed up where the ball hit, as a fan might have deflected it before it bounced off the wall below the yellow line.

I think that’s possible, but it stands as a double.

by lnewcomer on Aug 14, 2008 3:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

even more replays

and Greg Lucas going out and asking the fans, seems to say that it was probably a home run

by lnewcomer on Aug 14, 2008 3:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

justice prevails

as Q drives in Blum w/ a bouncer up the middle

by lnewcomer on Aug 14, 2008 4:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

POO-MA! POO-MA! POO-MA!

Yes, I have the mentality of a 13-year-old.

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

by Austin Astroholic on Aug 14, 2008 3:49 PM CDT   0 recs

Astros win! Astros win!

Astros win again! Astros win to extend their winning streak to 8 games!

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

by Austin Astroholic on Aug 14, 2008 4:10 PM CDT   0 recs

Two straight four game series sweeps!!

Even against losing teams, that’s impressive. One four game series sweep is out of the ordinary. Two in a row….I have to think that it has been a long while since that happened.

by clack on Aug 14, 2008 4:13 PM CDT   0 recs