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We join the game in the second inning. Moehler has struck out three of the six batters he faced (all retired in order).

All four Astros batters to bat  so far have made outs too.

I missed te first inning when I took a shower. The only fielding play of any merit  was a nice recovery by Bourn in center to make a catch that sunk on him  a the last second.

Tejada  just singled for the first hit of  the game.

Berkman is not playing again  (Bad left wrist). Darin Erstad playing first.


Astros do not score in the second.

 

 

 

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Hundley gets Padres first hit

a single in the third grounded to the right (betweenTejada and second base) of Tejada.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 6:37 PM CDT reply actions  

JR Towles batting

I wonder f being called up has been good or bad for Towles,.

He has not played much. Meanwhile the Round Rock catcher has done well in Towles absence.

JR takes ten pitches before popping to short left

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 6:52 PM CDT reply actions  

Moehle has pitched four scoreless innings

I bought a Weber charcoal grill this week. Today i had my first try at grilling spare ribs. I am eating them now. Tasty and geasy .

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 7:01 PM CDT reply actions  

Three attractive women in first row of stands behind the plate

Astros version of Charlie’s Angels I guess

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 7:04 PM CDT reply actions  

I was going to say that you're showing your age Joe

but I wonder how many people think of the not so long ago movie rather than the original.

by ol Pete on May 10, 2009 8:15 AM CDT up reply actions  

Bourn caught stealing ; next pitch Carlos Lee doubled

Close play at second but Carlos slid in safely

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 7:10 PM CDT reply actions  

No score

Scoreless game after four innings

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

Two inept offensive teams

Over two games Padres have been held scorelss for 14 innings. Astros scored two in one inning Friday, but nada so far tonight.

Padres do not score in top of fifth. Astros coming to bat.

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 7:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Pirates lost 10-0 today

Astros have chance to escape the cellar

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 7:25 PM CDT reply actions  

Scoreless through five

Lookibg like one of those games where a pichcer better hit a homerun if he expects to get the win

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 7:31 PM CDT reply actions  

Another engaged couple

Love at the ballpark

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 7:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Hairston singles to right

Runners on the corners
Moehler getting wilder

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Double Play

Moehler to Tejada to Erstad to end the inning

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hunter Pence Walked

2 on, one out for Carlos Lee

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 7:50 PM CDT reply actions  

Carlos Lee singled Bourn home

1-1

Runners on the corners for Tejada

Lee started out 0-2 , worked count to 3-2 before he singled

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 7:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Sacrifice Fly Tejada

Hunter Pence scored from third

2-1 Astros

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 7:55 PM CDT reply actions  

Moehler walks first batter of the 7th

He was losing control in the sixth. Loss of control continues in the seventh.

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 8:03 PM CDT reply actions  

Stranded - Padres do not score

Moehler nearing 100 pitches as inning ends

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Had to post here

just realized you were the only one making posts here lol

by goingforthecorner on May 9, 2009 8:16 PM CDT reply actions  

Matsui under .260 BA

at what point does Coop move him down the order to 7 or 8? At this point Bourn and Pence are better off being our 1 and 2 hitters.

With Berkman struggling, I might consider a lineup like this:

Bourn
Pence
Tejada
Lee
Berkman
Blum
Rodriguez
Matsui
Pitcher

by goingforthecorner on May 9, 2009 8:19 PM CDT reply actions  

Blum did not look today either

maybe move him down below Rodriguez

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

Geary pitching for Astros

Giles almost hit homerun (foul by two or three feet)

Giles grounds to Tejada

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 8:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Eckstein singled to right

Burke scores

3-2 Houston

That’s all for Geary

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

What's the point of a reliever...

who simply cannot put up scoreless innings of work?

by BTastros on May 9, 2009 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Geoff Geary

Has pitched in 15 games this season.
Has gone scoreless in only 4 games this season.

by AstroAndy on May 9, 2009 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Alberto Arias in to pitch

Wesley Wright warming up

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 8:28 PM CDT reply actions  

Since Arias got the strikeout

Cooper takes him out of the game in favor of Wesley Wright

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Lefties are 8 for 17 against Wright

so why is he pitching to Gonzales?

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sharp Single to right

Lefties are now 9 for 18 against Wesley Wright

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

2-run double

Padres 4-3

(we learn the batter batted better from this side of the plate)

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Cooper's overmanaging of the relievers gets kind of comical.

Wright comes in to get a LHB and fails. LT Hawkins comes in…so it must be a RHB, right? Wrong. Headley is a switch hitter and moves over to bat LH, which is his BEST side (as pointed out by JD). Hawkins meanwhile struggles against LHB.

by clack on May 9, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hell of a start by Moehler

yes, it’s the Padres, but still. Cooper is at least justified and bringing him back into the rotation. Now we’ll have him AND Paulino in there at the same time.

Lets hope Ortiz doesn’t react to this the way Chacon did. Ortiz, “LOOK IN THE FUCKIN MIRROR”

by goingforthecorner on May 9, 2009 8:37 PM CDT reply actions  

I wish Coop would lay off the matchups sometimes. Arias probably could have handled the remaining outs in that inning, and he was already settled in. Go with the prize you can see, not whatever’s behind door #3.

by AstroAndy on May 9, 2009 8:51 PM CDT reply actions  

After 2-0 count on Pence

Padres change pitchers

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 8:51 PM CDT reply actions  

Padres manager Bud Black

pitched 15 years in the majors (over 300 decisions)
and I don’t remember him at all

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 8:53 PM CDT reply actions  

New pitcher walks Hunter Pence

2 on (both on walks) no outs

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 8:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Lee Singles to right

Bourn scores to tie the game

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 8:55 PM CDT reply actions  

Intentional walk to Blum

to face Pudge??

bud Black has same perverse logic as Cooper in this game

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 8:58 PM CDT reply actions  

Reds beat Cardinals 8-3

Brewers lead Cubs in the seventh 9-2

Pirates lost 10-0

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 9:02 PM CDT reply actions  

Astros inning over somehow

top of the ninth
Astros lead 5-4

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Astros changes

Carlos Lee leaves game

Erstad moves to left
Blum moves to first
Keppinger enters at third

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 9:08 PM CDT reply actions  

Game going back in forth

this will be an interesting fangraph.

One more out Hawkins!

by goingforthecorner on May 9, 2009 9:08 PM CDT reply actions  

Chris Burke doubled again

one out (Lead off batter flied to Bourn on edge of warning track)

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 9:14 PM CDT reply actions  

Fly to Bourn

Two outs

Pesky David Eckstein to bat

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by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 9:16 PM CDT reply actions  

ASTROS WN 5-4

Bullpen almost blows it
Another impressive offensive game by Michael Bourn
Very Nice outing by Brian Moehler

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on May 9, 2009 9:19 PM CDT reply actions  

I watched the game away from my computer again.

When I got home, I noticed Joe did this thread as a fanpost. I put it on the front page. Actually, I didn’t know that I could do that on any but my own articles. I learned something.

by clack on May 9, 2009 11:16 PM CDT reply actions  

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