Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds, May 26, 2009 6:10 PM CDT
by Stephen Higdon on May 26, 2009 5:45 PM CDT
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If we can't win this game, with Roy Oswalt on the mound, then I don't know what it will take for the Astros to end their skid. Matsui has the night off with Maysonet filling in. Boy oh boy do I miss Drew Sutton right about....NOW. Please baseball gods, throw us this bone. For the umpteenth time, it feels like, why on Earth Jeff Keppinger burried in the line up?! He still has a .763 OPS vs. RHP this year.
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Where would you put Keppinger?
1-5 seem set.
I look at that line-up and think the Astros should be unbeatable, not one the dregs of the National League.
In semi-related question, how do you see the Roy Oswalt pitching to Micah Owings coming out??
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 6:11 PM CDT reply actions
RAIN
Any idea what the story is? I’m trying to get some infor from California, but I don’t know if it’s delayed or if they’ll get underway. Thanx
KFC
"It's not like the end of the world or something. Why should we panic?"
-- Manny being Manny
TRIPLE Berkman
with two outs in the first
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 6:56 PM CDT reply actions
Belated Happy 35th Birthday, NL Player of the week
Miguel Tejada
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 6:57 PM CDT reply actions
Carlos Lee strikes out
Astros do not score in the first
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 6:58 PM CDT reply actions
Hunter Pence on a 2-2 pitch leading off the Visitors 2nd...
flies out to the right fielder Jay Bruce, 1 out.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Hunter Pence
second highest batting average in NL
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions
MLB.com is slow. Hunter Pence still batting here
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions
His last two swings
were way out of the strike zone
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Jeff Keppinger on a 1-2 pitch with 2 outs...
grounds out to the pitcher Owings… 3 outs…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Indeed... The Astros...
are swinging at bad pitches… especially Pudge, he needs to work on not chasing the soft-away…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Ramon Hernandez on a 2-2 pitch leading off the home 2nd...
flies out Hunter Pence in right, Bourn and Pence laughing after a near collision.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Jay Bruce on a 0-2 pitch with 1 out...
lines out on a smokin’ line drive… 2 outs.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Laynce Nix
singles into left, nicely placed, dunked right in, infront of El Caballo, 1 on 2 outs…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Gonzalez lines one right back at nearly takes Oswalt's head off...
2 on 2 outs… Nix to 2nd, Gonazlez at 1st…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Adam Rosales on a 1-2 pitch with Nix on 2nd, and Gonzalez on 1st, and 2 outs...
fanned on a nasty curveball, a Roy Special… end of the inning, 67 mph on the curve.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Edwin Maysonet on a 0-2 pitch leading off the Visitors 3rd...
flies out to the shortstop in shallow left, 1 out.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Roy Oswalt on a 2-2 pitch with 1 out...
grounds out to Rosales at 3rd base… 2 outs… 11 pitch at-bat for Roy Boy
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Michael Bourn on a 2-2 pitch with 2 outs...
grounds out to the shortstop Gonzalez, end of the inning.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Micah Owings swings at the 1st pitch...
Lee traps the ball and rolls around in the grass… single for owings, 1 on no outs…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Joey Votto on a 1-2 pitch with Owings at 3rd, Dickerson at 2nd... and 1 out...
strikes out swinging…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Ramon Hernandez on a 3-2 pitch with Owings at 3rd, and Dickerson at 2nd... and 2 outs...
singles into CF, Owings scores, Dickerson scores 2-0 Reds.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Miggy on a 0-1 pitch with no outs...
doubles into left to lead off the Visitors 4th.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Lance Berkman on a 3-2 pitch with Tejada on 2nd, and no outs...
draws a walk
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Carlos Lee on a 3-0 pitch with Tejada on 2nd, and Berkman on 1st, and no outs...
lines a sharp line drive off the leg of Micah Owings, bases loaded no outs… Reds trainer is out talking to Micah.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Hunter Pence on a 1-0 pitch with Tejada at 3rd, Berkman at 2nd, and Lee at 1st... and no outs...
softly lines out to the 2nd baseman, 1 out.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Pudge swinging at everything !
What’s wrong with him?
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 7:49 PM CDT reply actions
Pudge Rodriguez on a 0-2 with 1 out and the bases loaded...
one hops to the wall, Tejada Scores, Berkman scores tie ballgame.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Pudge lashed hit in the alley
Owings really bad pitch -missed his target two feet.
2 runs scored
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 7:51 PM CDT reply actions
J-Kepp on a 2-0 pitch with Lee at 3rd, and Pudge at 2nd, and 1 out...
Intentionally walking J-Kepp, Maysonet stepping in with the bases juiced…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Exactly what I was thinking
and he singles
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Edwin Maysonet swings at the first pitch, with the bases loaded
singles into right field… Lee scores, 3-2 Astros…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Rosales on a 3-2 pitch wtih 1 out....
strikes out swinging on a 94 mph fastball… 2 outs.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Micah Owings on a 1-0 pitch with 2 outs....
Michael Bourn makes a spectacular play at the wall… end of the inning.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Highlight catch by who else
Michael Bourn in center
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 8:02 PM CDT reply actions
I cant get enough...
of that Michael Bourn Leather.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
by NocturnalMatt on May 26, 2009 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Michael Bourn on a 1-2 pitch....
singles into left to start off the Visitors 5th.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Miguel Tejada swings at the 1st pitch...
hit and run was on, eliminates the double play, Tejada retired at 1st, Bourn at 2nd…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Berkman loses bat towards dugout
second game in a row
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 8:10 PM CDT reply actions
Lance Berkman on a 3-1 pitch with Bourn on 2nd, and 1 out...
draws his 2nd walk of the night.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Carlos Lee on a 1-2 pitch with Bourn on 2nd, and Berkman on 1st, and 1 out...
flies out to the center-fielder Dickerson… 2 outs…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Hunter Pence on a 3-1 pitch with Bourn on 2nd, and Berkman on 1st, and 2 outs...
draws a 2-out walk…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Pudge on a 1-0 pitch with the bases juiced and 2 outs...
flies out to the center-fielder Dickerson… end of the inning.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
They get baserunners
Not enough of them touch home plate
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Left bases loaded that time
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes... and it seems that they load it up for Pudge
and he fails to get the job done, more than he succeeds… but its baseball…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
by NocturnalMatt on May 26, 2009 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Hopefully Roy can keep it tied..
Because I feel another no-decision coming on.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Dickerson leading off the home 5th...
grounds out to Berkman who steps on 1st… 1 out.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Hairston Jr... on a 1-1 pitch with 1 out...
1 hopper to Roy, he takes his time, exhales, and tosses it to Berkman… 2 outs.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Joey Votto on a 2-1 pitch with 2 outs...
deflected off of Oswalts hand, and he will throw across to Berkman for the 3rd out.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Where was Roy hit?
hand or hip?
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 8:25 PM CDT reply actions
he was clenching his hand...
according to Tom Brenaman,.
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by NocturnalMatt on May 26, 2009 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Keppinger quick homerun
4-3
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 8:28 PM CDT reply actions
Maysonet bloop single to right
are you watching these guys Kaz?
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 8:29 PM CDT reply actions
Mike Lincoln is done...
man… I leave for a second, and miss a J-Kepp blast…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
It happened fast .
-like on the first pitch and a line drive at that
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Oswalt sac bunt
Lincoln is the Reds pitcher this inning. I say that so I can say Dusty Baker is taking Lincoln out of the game
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 8:33 PM CDT reply actions
Dusty "Red Leader" Baker...
spitting and biting toothpicks, cursing J-Kepp’s name.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Michael Bourn on a 3-2 pitch with Maysonet on 2nd, and 1 out...
swings through a nasty curveball.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Correction...
that was his screwball, I remember watching him before, he has some nasty off-speed junk.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Herrara stuff looks unhittable
I hope that passes quickly
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 8:38 PM CDT reply actions
Miggy fouling off off-speed pitches like a champ...
shoot one the other way Miggy… Ramon Hernandez out for a chat.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Miguel Tejada on a 2-2 pitch with Maysonet on 2nd, and 2 outs...
singles to RF… Horrible base running error, Tejada stranded between 1st and 2nd… Tejada upset that Maysonet didnt take off towards home… end of the inning.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Man... Miguel Tejada did an excellent job...
at going other way on the 10th pitch of the at-bat… He couldn’t pull it enough to get the previous pitch fair… very frustrating.
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Strange Baserunning fiasco
Maysonet on second when Tejada singles to right. Maysonet held at third . Tejada hauls toward second, gets caught in rundown, waves Maysonet to go home. Maysonet stays at third. Tejada tagged out at first . Tejada is angry and squawks to Cruz.
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 8:44 PM CDT reply actions
I wouldn't be surprised if Cruz and Clark weren't on the same page.
JD said that, frequently in that situation, the 1st base coach will tell the runner to keep going on the assumption that the runner will be waved home. But Clark made Maysonnet put the breaks on at 3d. Tejada seemed upset with Cruz.
Ramon Hernandez on a 0-2 pitch leading off the home 6th...
flies out to HP in right…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Laynce Nix on a 1-2 pitch with Bruce on 1st, and 1 out...
strikes out swinging on a 94 MPH fastball… 4 straight fastballs… Nix way over matched…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Alex Gonzalez on a 2-0 pitch with Bruce on 1st, and 2 outs...
ball pops out of Pudge’s glove… Bruce advances to 2nd base…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Alex Gonzalez on a 3-0 pitch with Bruce on 2nd, and 2 outs...
draws a walk on 4 pitches…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Adam Rosales who has been struck out twice by Oswalt...
is stepping in with runners on 1st, and 2nd…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Adam Rosales on a 0-1 pitch with Bruce on 2nd, and Gonzalez on 1st... and 2 outs...
hit by a fastball, left tricep/bicep may have hit the jersey… bases loaded…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Bases loaded with two outs
BBrrrr
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 8:54 PM CDT reply actions
Jonny Gomes on a 1-0 pitch with the bases loaded and 2 outs...
Roy almost hits him…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Jonny Gomes on a 3-0 pitch with the bases loaded and 2 outs...
walks in a run…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Walked a run in on four straight balls
Two of them almost hit the batter
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 8:57 PM CDT reply actions
Dickerson on a 2-2 pitch with the bases loaded and 2 outs...
my DVR just cut off the game because two things are recording…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Slow grounder to Maysonet to end the inning
4-4
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 9:01 PM CDT reply actions
Roy gets out of it.
JD made a good point that it may have been smarter to walk in a run than give Gomes a fastball in the zone since he is very capable of hitting a grand slam.
Okay... I got it worked out...
Roy needs to come out of the game… and he needs to ride the tractor around the ballpark or something…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
by NocturnalMatt on May 26, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Lance Berkman on a 2-2 pitch leading off the top of the 7th...
strikes out swinging… 1 out
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Hunter Pence on a 3-2 pitch with Lee on 1st, and 1 out...
grounds it to the 2nd baseman, who cant cut down Lee, Pence retired at 1st…
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Pudge swings at the 1st pitch...
and grounds outs… Did I say season long rally killer?
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
Roy Oswalt leaves - no decison
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 9:15 PM CDT reply actions
Byrdak relieving
Walks his first batter
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
2-run homerun
crash
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Crash is right!
Following along here and just knew as soon as our bullpen came in, another loss was on the way. This team looks all right on paper but it is just not getting it down. So frustrated with them. How long does Cooper really have left?
Anyway, for what it is worth – Go Stros!
SeoulStro
Biggio and Bagwell for the HOF!
Bourn grounds out to first
for out one in the ninth
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Tejada singles to right
His third hit of the ninth
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 9:44 PM CDT reply actions
his third hit of the "night" (not ninth)
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Berkman hits sharply into a double play
to end the game
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 9:47 PM CDT reply actions
ASTROS LOSE 6-4
Losing streak extends to six games.
I don’t understand how they keep losing.
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by Joe in Birmingham on May 26, 2009 9:48 PM CDT reply actions
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