Houston Astros at Milwaukee Brewers, Aug 20, 2008 1:05 PM CDT
by Evan Hochschild on Aug 20, 2008 1:00 PM CDT
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Houston Astros Wednesday, Aug 20, 2008, 1:05 PM CDT Wandy Rodriguez vs Manny Parra Sunny. Winds blowing in from center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 80.
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Watching last night's game into the early innings, I was not at all optimistic about the Astros' chances. The Brewers were getting in a lot of good swings against Brian Moehler, and Ben Sheets was being his typical stingy self. When the least likely of offensive contributors, Mike Bourn, tripled in a pair of runs with two outs, the momentum seemed to shift dramatically. The analogy which immediately came to mind was in a football game, when after a couple long drives down the field, Team B only manages two field goals. Team A hadn't done anything to that point on offense, but after giving up the second FG, they convert a crucial third down on offense, and go on to score a TD. Team B may have had played better thus far, but the scoreboard reads 7-6 in favor of Team A. That's sort of what the Astros game was like. Our guys didn't necessarily perform better offensively, but they took advantage of the few opportunities that did present themselves. Milwaukee wasted a number of good chances to score some runs. As a result, Brian Moehler was able to settle down, and the bullpen came in and shut the door. Last night's big win will all be for naught, unless the Astros can win today against Manny Parra. He's got great stuff, a good strikeout rate, but also walks a ton of batters. No word yet on the availability of Ryan Braun, so maybe we can dodge a bullet with the Brewers' left field being forced to sit another one out.
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3 consecutive hits
1-0 Brewers. No outs.
Wandy used up all his strike out juice at the beginning of the year.
Wandy gets three consecutive outs...
but one of those outs was a sac fly and the score now sits at 2-0 Brewers.
A slower player would have grounded into a double play.
Pence just grounds into a force out.
by entropic soul on Aug 20, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
BB
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by Stephen Higdon on Aug 20, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Day games sneak up on me
Brewers lead 3-2 bottom of the fifth, runner on second, with one out, as I join the game in progress
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 2:47 PM CDT reply actions
Lassie?
I think I will name mine “CEO”
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions
The sixth is probably Wandy's last inning
He is nearing 100 pitches and is the first batter in the seventh.
TV Announcers just said something like Wandy walked the first batter in four of the first five innings. He’s walked five in five innings and allowed only two hits – but three runs through five innings.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:06 PM CDT reply actions
I mean - he "won't" finish the sixth
Cecil Cooper has made a switch
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Double switch
Erstad to center , Sampson to pitch.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Double switch didn't help
Erstad struck out
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Loretta would have been safe if he had been at first.
Catcher dropped the infield pop up. And Loretta pretty much just walked to first assuming it would be caught. Bad move.
Another double switch
Wesley Wright who was pitching in relief of Chris Sampson is out. The didn’t announce who was the position player leaving the game or who the replacements were.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:32 PM CDT reply actions
Loretta out (run to first next time Mark)
Brocail and Newhan in
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Brocail immediately gives up 2 run homerun
5-2
That hurts
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:34 PM CDT reply actions
Bunt single Tejada
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:38 PM CDT reply actions
Eric Gagne in relief for Brewers
Stats don’t look that great
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:39 PM CDT reply actions
HBP - Berkman
2 men on, no outs
Berkman may not have been hit but he is on first
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:40 PM CDT reply actions
Umpires talking it over
Replay shows ball not even close to Berkman
Umps let Berkman stay at first
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Fielder bobbles a grounder
Bases loaded – no outs
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:42 PM CDT reply actions
Hunter Pence up
I’m losing faith in him
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:43 PM CDT reply actions
GIDP
home to first
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Hunter Pence grounds into a double play at home.
GOD I HATE YOU HUNTER PENCE YOU ARE SO SHITTY AND NOT EVEN A QUARTER THE PLAYER LUKE SCOTT IS!
Astros don't score
Grounder to Fielder ends a great opportunity (and maybe a season)
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply actions
Two pitches
to get three outs
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I would have pinch hit Bourn for Pence there.
Believe me and I don’t think this score would be 5-2. I’m not saying we would have won, but I bet we would have scored there.
Assuming Bourn is still available...
I haven’t been watching that closely.
by entropic soul on Aug 20, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
ASTROS LOSE 5-2
deflated
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 20, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply actions
Tough loss
lots of missed opportunities, especially for one Mr. Hunter Pence.
there goes any pretense that we might still be in the wild card race.
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