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 at Cincinnati Reds, Aug 7, 2008 6:10 PM CDT
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4 game series vs Reds @ Great American Ball Park
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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!
by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 6:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
first AB
what’d Bourn do the first time around? I missed the start of the game
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Astros up 1-0
Tejada double followed by a Lee single..
Wigginton has also doubled in this game.
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 6:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
come on Roy!
Help your cause!
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by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stranded at third
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
You think Manny is enough
to take the Dodgers to the playoffs?
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 6:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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!
by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hoping for the return of the Puma this series
maybe his home away from home can bring him back
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 6:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
CLee gets another RBI single
1st and 2nd, 1 out. pence up.
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 7:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Huntah!!
3 run home run!!!!
Astros up 5-0
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 7:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
PENCE!
3 run HR to left center. I didn’t think it was gone, but the OF never gave serious chase. wow.
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 7:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 7:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 7:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
c'mon Puma
drops the throw from Roy that woulda got a DP
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 7:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
PUMA!
gets a hustle double in the home of Pete Rose
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 7:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
damn
Corey Patterson took a HR from wiggy at the wall. would have been 3, instead only a long sac fly as Puma scores
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 7:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
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by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
roy cruising
managing to eliminate baserunners w/ DP’s
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 8:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep
exactly what we needed… the bulpen hasn’t exactly been given the last few days off
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by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
turned TV back on
and it’s still 6-1, so I guess he got Bruce out.
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No more shut out
Roy gives up 3 straight singles in the 7th… 2 outs
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 8:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
irony
An NFL game, I didn’t catch which one, was delayed tonight due to lightning.
by ol Pete on Aug 7, 2008 8:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Encarnacion jacks a 2 run HR
off Wright.
6-3 reds in the 8th, 1 out.
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 8:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I KNOW LATROY DID NOT JUST WALK SOMEONE
Ump must be squeezing the strike zone!
by entropic soul on Aug 7, 2008 8:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why is he pitching to left handers??
;)
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by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
seemed like it for a minute
also, I’m sure valverde will give up at least 2 runs next inning.
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Puma w/ a double to dead center
CF says it was ground rule. I thought it hit top of wall and stayed in.
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 8:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
nope, hit off the hitting bkgrnd in CF
ground rule double.
IBB to Lee. bases loaded w/ 0 out in top 9
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
funny watching Puma
just keep running around the bases
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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?
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 9:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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!
by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Valverde in for another non-save situation
That’s like 3 in a week!
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by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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!
by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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)
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by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He did injure it in an Astros game
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 7, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phillips Triple
Down the 1st base line… takes a bad bounce for Hunter in the corner
2 outs
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wild Pitch Valverde
Phillips jogs home.. Astros still lead 6-4
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was a legit WP
but Bradley should have blocked that one
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Valverde almost got his head taken off
scared him
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And now he can't throw a strike
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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!
by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
6 straight balls from Valverde
after almost getting his head taken off…
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 7, 2008 9:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
whew
Roy O gets the win.
valverde gets nothing for creating drama.
by lnewcomer on Aug 7, 2008 9:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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