Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds, 6:10 PM CDT
by Stephen Higdon on Aug 7, 2008 7:41 PM CDT
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Houston Astros Thursday, Aug 7, 2008, 6:10 PM CDT |
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The Astros start a 4 game series tonight against the last place Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ballpark. So far this season the Astros have won 4 of 5 games against the Reds and are 2-0 in Cincinnati. The Astros are 3 games ahead of Cincinnati in the standings, 9 games out of the Wild Card Race and 14 games out the division lead.
Roy Oswalt takes the hill in game 1 against Josh Fogg. As you probably know, Roy Oswalt has completely owned the Reds over his career and sits on a 20-1 record against them with a 2.61 ERA. Roy has only faced the Reds 1 time this season(7/28) and ended up with a win(even though he only went 5 innings and gave up 4 earned runs).
Lance Berkman also has the Reds number as he leads all players in RBI's(120) and home runs(42) against the Reds over his career. Berkman has also hit well against tonight's pitcher Josh Fogg. In 32 at bats, Berkman owns a .406 avg, .524 OBP and an OPS of 1.711 with 6 home runs. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Berkman's home run drought ends tonight.
It works out well that Aumus will be catching tonight, as he also has some success against Fogg. In 24 at bats, Ausmus is hitting .333 with 6 RBI's.
| Houston | AVG | Cincinnati | AVG | ||
| 1 | Matsui, 2B | 0.281 | 1 | Keppinger, SS | 0.268 |
| 2 | Tejada, SS | 0.28 | 2 | Votto, 1B | 0.277 |
| 3 | Berkman, 1B | 0.331 | 3 | Bruce, RF | 0.276 |
| 4 | Lee, LF | 0.305 | 4 | Phillips, B, 2B | 0.271 |
| 5 | Pence, RF | 0.273 | 5 | Dunn, LF | 0.238 |
| 6 | Wigginton, 3B | 0.277 | 6 | Encarnacion, 3B | 0.245 |
| 7 | Bourn, CF | 0.233 | 7 | Patterson, CF | 0.191 |
| 8 | Ausmus, C | 0.239 | 8 | Bako, C | 0.216 |
| 9 | Oswalt, P | 0.2 | 9 | Fogg, P | 0.125 |
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Bourn's back
whoopidy doo…
Astros lineup looks good average wise, only 2 hitters hitting below(not counting the pitcher) .273
Go 'Stros!
Sac Fly
Wigginton went from second to third. See second inning report below.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Astros lead 1-0 as I turn it on
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 6:36 PM CDT reply actions
Astros up 1-0
Tejada double followed by a Lee single..
Wigginton has also doubled in this game.
Go 'Stros!
Wigginton doubles to lead off the second
Goes to third on Bourn sac fly
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 6:38 PM CDT reply actions
Stranded at third
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Cardinals lost this afternoon 4-1
to the Dodgers
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 6:42 PM CDT reply actions
Manny is a difference maker
Dodgers may go all the way with him,
I watched the last part of the game. He looks natural in Dodgers blue.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the DBacks can hang on
and a lot depends on whether Torre ends up playing his best OF or continues giving significant playing time to Pierre & Andrew Jones.
it’s a race for the division, b/c I don’t see anyone from the west getting the W/c
One hit, three bad plays
Bako should have never tried for 2 (he should have been out by a mile)
Lee was lazy getting the ball and throwing it in (what else is new)
Matsui was flailing around like a fish on a hook trying to get the tag down and missed it
Rosie Red???
Seeing the new mascot for Reds conjures up an image of Marge Schott for some reason.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 6:51 PM CDT reply actions
It's bad luck when I leave a game , . but
I’m going away for about 90 minutes.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 6:52 PM CDT reply actions
It's bad luck when I watch the game..
So imagine how bad the Astros are going to be doing if I’m watching while you leave… sheesh..
Go 'Stros!
PENCE!
3 run HR to left center. I didn’t think it was gone, but the OF never gave serious chase. wow.
Bourn looked like he slipped a little out of the box
on that groundout and never got in the picture at first. not a good sign.
good thing there are no defensive fantasy stats in my league
Bruce just nonchalanted Oswalt’s relatively deep fly and bounced it out of his glove. Oswaltz got to 2nd w/ 1 out.
damn
Corey Patterson took a HR from wiggy at the wall. would have been 3, instead only a long sac fly as Puma scores
on replay
perhaps not a HR, but angle makes it hard to say for sure. it was a good play by patterson.
6-0 Astros
Yep good play
but I don’t think it was gone… maybe hit the top of the fence and went over… but I don’t think so
Go 'Stros!
i jinxed oswalt
as punishment, i will turn off tv for the rest of the inning.
got a dp to get to 2 outs, and then 3 straight hits lead to 1 run.
2 on, 2 out, w/ Bruce up.
I come back to a 6-1 Astros lead
Nice
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 8:18 PM CDT reply actions
Be funny if it was Brett Favre's new team, the Jets.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions
This is the longest half inning
End it NOW!
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions
That was a critical out
I had a sinking feeling Astros might blow this one .
I can exhale now.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 8:50 PM CDT reply actions
Puma w/ a double to dead center
CF says it was ground rule. I thought it hit top of wall and stayed in.
nope, hit off the hitting bkgrnd in CF
ground rule double.
IBB to Lee. bases loaded w/ 0 out in top 9
that's what they teach you in Little League
I was hoping I was right and Puma was going to get an inside the park HR
bad AB by hunter
w/ the bases juiced. too bad.
wiggy comes thru w/ sac fly.
wonder where hunter’s true production lies, between last year and this year?
I think closer to this year
than to last year… He’s going to be a productive player for the Astros… I’m just not sure if he’s the “star” that I thought he was… we’ll see.
Go 'Stros!
Not that I care
I think most managers are too by the books with closers anyways… I don’t mind seeing Valverde here …
I also wouldn’t mind seeing Valverde in for a tough situation in the 7th or 8th inning if needed…. who cares if he gets the “save” stat… as long as we win, I’m happy
Go 'Stros!
as long as closers keep getting paid for saves
i think we’re stuck w/ the current system, no matter what makes the best sense.
JD just mentioned that Wagner is now on the DL
from the ass-kickin we gave him the other night…
Okay… not really, it’s a sore forearm(I think)
Go 'Stros!
He did injure it in an Astros game
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Phillips Triple
Down the 1st base line… takes a bad bounce for Hunter in the corner
2 outs
Go 'Stros!
Nothing bad can happen with two outs in the ninth
Can it?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Astros need to sweep this 4 game series
Getting shakey in the ninth is not the way to do it.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 9:15 PM CDT reply actions
I don't believe this
Who can close for our closer?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 9:16 PM CDT reply actions
i'm afraid coop may burnout sampson
like he did brocail.
granted, sampson has the bkgrnd as a starter, so theoretically can throw more, but its diff throwing on consecutive days and dealing w/ getting up to warm up, etc.
Sampson is great at 1 inning
I’m with you about the burnout though… Cooper tries to rely on Sampson a lot of times for multiple innings because of his starters background… but the record shows that he’s much better 1 inning at a time.
Go 'Stros!
Is Valverde going to walk the bases loaded?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 9:18 PM CDT reply actions
It could be a strikeout in the making
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
ASTROS WIN 7-4
Another Oswalt win against the Reds
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions
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