Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds, 6:10 PM CDT
by Stros Bro
on Aug 9, 2008 5:55 PM CDT
Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds
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4 game series vs Reds @ Great American Ball Park
| Thu 08/07 | WP: Roy Oswalt (9 - 8) LP: Josh Fogg (2 - 4) |
7 - 4 win |
| Fri 08/08 | WP: Chris Sampson (6 - 4) LP: Francisco Cordero (4 - 4) |
9 - 5 win |
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Houston Astros Saturday, Aug 9, 2008, 6:10 PM CDT Brian Moehler vs Bronson Arroyo Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 80. |
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| Sun 08/10 |
Wandy Rodriguez vs Aaron Harang Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to right field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Near 75. |
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How does Bronson Arroyo have 10 wins and a 5.55 ERA!!?!?! Goes to show how much production you can get from the Reds offense...
Moehler starts for the Astros today and has been way better than I expected after moving to the rotation. In 16 starts this season, Moehler is 7-4 with a 3.76 ERA. Moehler has been unusually good in his last 2 outings since only making it through 2 1/3 innings against the Pirates on 7/23... Since that time Moehler has started 2 games, in the 1st he went 8 2/3 innings while allowing just 2 runs, and in his last outing he went 5 innings(Rain caused the quick exit) and gave up 0 ER. Moehler has won his last 3 decisions.
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Matsui!!! Can we get back to back lead off home runs/???
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:11 PM CDT 0 recs
Nope
They feared him and put him on with a walk
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:14 PM CDT
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Tejada
follows the Matsui walk with single to left… started off 0-2 and came back with a hit..
Runners on 1st and 2nd for teh Puma
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:16 PM CDT
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Berkman
Singles to right, Matsui scores from 2nd and Tejada moves to 2nd.
Astros lead 1-0
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:18 PM CDT
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Lee
Walks to load the bases for Mark Loretta.
Odd that Pence isn’t batting 5th…
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:21 PM CDT
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Loretta
I find it odd that Loretta is batting 5th and Pence 6th… the main reason is I consider Wigginton > Loretta and if Pence bats ahead of Wigginton… then he should bat ahead of Loretta as well..
Loretta lines out to 2nd for out 1. Bases still loaded.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:24 PM CDT
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Huntah!
grounds into a double play to end the inning.. DAMNIT!
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:24 PM CDT
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Game starting very positively I'd say
As I write this, Astros have one run in , bases loaded , and no outs—in the top of the first
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 6:22 PM CDT 0 recs
Bottom 2nd
Reds have Keppinger, Patterson and Bruce due up in the inning.
Votto for the Reds is out on bereavement today… glad to not see him in the lineup, but not for the reasons he is out.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:28 PM CDT 0 recs
Patterson
Pops out to Loretta in foul territory…
JD mentions that Patterson has the lowest avg in MLB of batters with 200 AB’s or more… it shows why here.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:29 PM CDT
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Bruce
Flies out to Lee in LF to end the inning.. When I went to the ‘Stros game last week, there were some Bruce fans in the seats right in front of me… one was wearing an Astros hat and Bruce jersey(maybe family or friends?)
Quick ining for Moehler… I like it!
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:30 PM CDT
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Top 2nd
Astros have Bourn, Q and Moehler due up in the inning.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:31 PM CDT 0 recs
Bourn
strikes out, way behind an 88MPH fastball.. what a surprise
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:33 PM CDT
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Q
Went yard last night for his 1st time this season.
Quintero follows Bourn’s lead and strikes out.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:34 PM CDT
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Moehler
Does the same… 3k’s for Arroyo this innng.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:36 PM CDT
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Bottom 2nd(for real this time)
Phillips, Dunn and Encarnacion due up in the inning.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:39 PM CDT 0 recs
Dunn
.236 average, but 32 home runs… Also has a .377 OBP… so even though his average sucks… he’s still a very producitve player.
Dunn works the count full(go figure, he works a lot of counts full) and then breaks his bat grounding out to Lance for out 2.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:43 PM CDT
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Encarnacion
missed it, he gotout some how.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:46 PM CDT
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Top 3rd
Matsui, Tejada and Berkman due up.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:46 PM CDT 0 recs
Matsui
2 for 2 now, singles to start off the 3rd
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:47 PM CDT
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Tejada
grounds up the middle where Phillips fields, tags 2nd and throws to 1st for a double play.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:49 PM CDT
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Berkman
Walks to put runners on 1st and 2nd for Lee
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:53 PM CDT
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*edit*
Berkman walks, no runners on before due to the double play… Berkman on 1st only
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:55 PM CDT
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Lee
HBP in the hand… leaves the game. I’m guessing he broke his finger, he had his pinky on the ball of the bat and the ball hit him directly on the pinky… Erstad in to run
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:56 PM CDT
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Loretta
lines out to Bruce in RF to end the inning
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:58 PM CDT
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Bloodied finger
Pitched ball hit Carlos Lee on little finger. He’s out of the game
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 6:55 PM CDT 0 recs
you seen blood?
I’m guessing he broke the finger…
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 6:56 PM CDT
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Yes Flowed down his finger
Reds announcer thought it was his fingernail. He said Carlos hangs his pinky over the edge of the bat and it got hit flush.
It may be broken. It didn’t look crooked though.
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by Joe in Birmingham on
Aug 9, 2008 7:00 PM CDT
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Bottom 3rd
Valentin, Bako and Arroyo due up in the inning.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:59 PM CDT 0 recs
Valentin
singles for the 1st Reds hit of the game.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:02 PM CDT
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Bako
Grounds to Tejada’s right, Tejada pounces on it and makes a nice off balance throw to Matsui at 2nd who fires to 1st for a double play… very nice play.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:03 PM CDT
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Arroyo
grounds out… Moehler has faced the minimum through 3 innings
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:04 PM CDT
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Top 4th
Pence, Bourn and Q due up in the inning
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:06 PM CDT 0 recs
Pence
Cardinals beat the Cubs today 12-4(so says JD). That sucks… I hope the Cubs win every game from here on out(except if they play us). We have next to no chance to beat the Cubs… if we’re going to the playoffs this season, it’s going to be the wild card.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:07 PM CDT
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Bourn
Strikes out… yet again. what a surprise.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:09 PM CDT
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Quintero
Come on Q! Quintero grounds to 1st with Valentin making a nice diving stop to his right and then throws to a covering Arroyo to end the inning.
Aflac Trivia Question – Name the only 2 pitchers to throw a no-hitter the same season they won a Cy-Young
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:12 PM CDT
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okay...
I don’t really hope the Cubs win every game.. but I would like for them to beat the Brewers and Cardinals to help us out.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:08 PM CDT
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Bottom 4th
Reds have Keppinger, Patterson and Bruce due up in the inning..
Going to grab some food, be back in a few.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:12 PM CDT 0 recs
Missed it, but the Reds were retired without any damage
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:30 PM CDT
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Moehler must be shitting himself!!
His first hit all year and it’s a double. lol
by entropic soul on Aug 9, 2008 7:26 PM CDT 0 recs
Quickly followed by his first run scored.
2-0 Astros. Moehler doing it all. :p
by entropic soul on
Aug 9, 2008 7:27 PM CDT
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Top 5th
Astros scored.. Moehler double and then was sac’d over. He scored on Tejada’s AB(I missed it), Berkman walked(1-1 with 2 walks on the night) and then Erstad flied out to end the inning.
Astros up 2-0
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:33 PM CDT 0 recs
Bottom 5th
Dunn, Encarnacio and Valentin due up in the inning
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:34 PM CDT 0 recs
Dunn
Grounds to Matsui in right field(due to the IF shift) robbing him of a single. out 1
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:36 PM CDT
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Encarnacion
grounds to Tejada who throws to 1st for out 2.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:38 PM CDT
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Valentin
grounds out to Berkman to end the inning
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:39 PM CDT
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no word yet
guessing at least a 15 day dl
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:36 PM CDT
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That would be worth plunking Arroyo
every time he bats for the next 2 months.
by entropic soul on
Aug 9, 2008 7:42 PM CDT
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I don't think there was any intent
but yea, it hurts the Astros BIG TIME
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:43 PM CDT
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Erstad may have payed Arroyo to do that...
:p
Well, I guess now all those people that say Lee’s offense doesn’t make up for his defense will get to see what it’s like the other way around.
by entropic soul on
Aug 9, 2008 7:45 PM CDT
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Top 6th
Loretta, Pence and Bourn due up in the inning.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:39 PM CDT 0 recs
Loretta
grounds sharply to 3rd, Encarnacion boots it to Keppinger at 2nd who tries to throw Loretta out at 1st but is too late as Loretta reaches on what is initially ruled a single…
Probably should be E5
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:42 PM CDT
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Pence
Flies out to right center, Loretta still at 1st
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:42 PM CDT
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Bourn
DOESN’T STRIKE OUT!! yayay!!
Flies out to right field for out 2… He needs to start bunting.. Every damn time he comes up to bat…
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:44 PM CDT
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Bottom 6th
Bako, Arroyo(whoever PH for him) and Keppinger due up in the inning.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:49 PM CDT 0 recs
Bako
strikes out on some breaking stuff in the dirt.. Q pounces on it and throws to 1st to complete the strike out.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:50 PM CDT
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Rosales
Making his major league debut to PH for Arroyo, 1st pitch a fly out to right field.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:51 PM CDT
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Keppinger
Flies out to right as well… Astros lead 2-0 going into the 7th.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:52 PM CDT
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Top 7th
Moehler, Matsui and Tejada due up in the inning.
Moehler only has 61 pitches in the game, so I can’t imagine Cooper pulling him out of the game now(well…. I can imagine it being that it’s Cooper making the decision).
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:53 PM CDT 0 recs
Moehler
Affeldt in to pitch to Moehler.
Moehler rests during this AB and strikes out
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:55 PM CDT
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Matsui
Grounds sharply to Encarnacion who dives to his left and from his knees throws Matsui out at 1st.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:56 PM CDT
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Tejada
GO TO YOUR HOME!!!!! Astros lead 3-0 on Tejada’s 12 long ball of the season.
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:57 PM CDT
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Speaking of Moehler...
he better not take off on us in the offseason. We gave him a chance when no one else would! Twice! >:o
by entropic soul on Aug 9, 2008 7:56 PM CDT 0 recs
No kidding
he’s in for a raise though… that’s for damn sure
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 9, 2008 7:57 PM CDT
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Maybe Tjada wil take Carlos Lee'sole
Homerun here
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 7:58 PM CDT 0 recs