Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds, 6:10 PM CDT
by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 5:55 PM CDT
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Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds, Aug 9, 2008 6:10 PM CDT
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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. |
12:15 PM CDT |
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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Game on!
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 reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 reply actions 0 recs
Wrote too soon
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions 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 reply actions 0 recs
Keppinger
lines out to Matsui, 1 out.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 up reply actions 0 recs
6 pitches for Moehler in the 1st
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Encarnacion
missed it, he gotout some how.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Top 3rd
Matsui, Tejada and Berkman due up.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:46 PM CDT reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 up reply actions 0 recs
*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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Bourn
Strikes out… yet again. what a surprise.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
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
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:33 PM CDT reply actions 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 reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 up reply actions 0 recs
Lee - Broken Pinky Finger
DAMNIT!!!
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 up reply actions 0 recs
Bottom 6th
Bako, Arroyo(whoever PH for him) and Keppinger due up in the inning.
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:49 PM CDT reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
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).
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:53 PM CDT reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
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 reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Tjada wil take Carlos Lee'sole
Homerun here
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 7:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
try that again
Miguel Tejada hit a homerun
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bottom 7th
Patterson, Bruce and Phillips due up in the inning.
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Patterson
Bunts which Q fields and throws him out at 1st.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bruce
Hits a hard line drive single past a diving Matsui. Matsui layed out for it but barely missed getting his glove on it.. Nice try
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phillips
grounds past a diving Berkman, Berkman layed out for it but barely missed getting his glove on it.. Nice try(yes I copied that from the one above)
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dunn
Uh oh.. Big Dun up with 1 out and 2 runners on.
Come on Moehler!
Dunn flies to CF for out 2, Bruce moves to 3rd on the play.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Encarnacion
JD mentions Geary is warming up… hopefully we don’t need anyone else…
oooh… Both ball 1 and 2 looked like strikes to me… borderline strikes, but strikes nonetheless.
Damnit, Encarnacio grounds to Tejada’s right, he tries to back hand it but the ball rolls up his arm allowing Bruce to score from 3rd… Ruled a base hit.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Top 8th
Erstad, Loretta and Pence due up in the inning. Combined 1-7 on the night.
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Erstad
1st pitch, grounds up the middle for a single.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Loretta - AB
pops out to Keppinger in shallow left center for the 1st out.
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Carlos Lee would have hit 5 home runs already.
In the sixth inning, even.
by entropic soul on Aug 9, 2008 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bottom 8th
Bako, Cabrera and Keppinger due up in the inning.
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bako
Geary in to pitch… Works the count full and then walks.
Moehler only through 80 pitches… I would have left him in… but then again, I would do a lot of things differently than Cooper
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cabrera
Is Brocail not available?
Cabrera swings and bunts it in front of Quintero who fields and throws to 1st moving Bako over to 2nd.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hunter Pence
Is that his second GIDP on the night?
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 8:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That be true matey
He be making 2 innings worth of outs tonight,
by entropic soul on Aug 9, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Top 9th
Bourn, Quintero and PH due up in the inning… I’m guessing the PH will be… Blum
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bourn
Weathers still in to pitch to Bourn.
Bourn strikes out like a minor leaguer for the 3rd time tonight… Will Bourn be here next season?????
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Q
1st pitch, line drive single to center.
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Newhan to PH
Batting .200 on the season… I can see why we are using him here(sarcasm)... JD mentions he’s 1-18 as a PHer.
Newhan grounds sharply to Phillips at 2nd who turns another double play(4 for the Reds tonight)
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
JR House
hmmmmm. Couldn’t he be more useful than Newhan?
by entropic soul on Aug 9, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coulnd't be less methinks
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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brewers won their game...
No moving up in the Wild Card standings today.
by entropic soul on Aug 9, 2008 8:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
But we could move up
1 game in the division!!! heheh
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, all it takes is a 13 game winning streak by the Astros
and a 13 game losing streak by the Cubs…
And we’ll probably still be behind the Cardinals and the Brewers. :p
by entropic soul on Aug 9, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep - Cubs lost
Even if Astros don’t catch the Cardinals and Brewers it’s still much more fun to win a game than to lose one (or two or three).
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bottom 9th
Reds have Bruce, Phillips and Dunn due up in the inning.
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bruce
Valverde in to pitch for the Astros.
Bruce flies out to Erstad on the left field line… 1 pitch-1 out
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Michael Bourn's ankle must be healed
He did not limp on that run and catch
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Game Over!
Astros win 3-1, Moehler pitching a beaut!
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ASTROS WIN 3-1
Bring a broom Sunday
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 8:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wandy Rodriguez vs Aaron Harang
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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NL Central Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Louis
|
91 | 71 | .561 | 0 | Lost 6 |
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Chicago
|
83 | 78 | .515 | 7.5 | Lost 1 |
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Milwaukee
|
80 | 82 | .493 | 11 | Won 3 |
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Cincinnati
|
78 | 84 | .481 | 13 | Won 2 |
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Houston
|
74 | 88 | .456 | 17 | Lost 3 |
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Pittsburgh
|
62 | 99 | .385 | 28.5 | Lost 2 |
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