Astros Rally Past Pirates 3-2
by David Coleman on Aug 14, 2010 9:43 PM CDT
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PrintThis is a formula I can get behind. Solid starting pitching, timely late-inning hitting and a save by Lyon.
This time, it was Bud Norris putting together his third-highest game score of the season (72) with a career-high 14 strikeouts. He also pitched seven innings and was very efficient with his pitch count. Outside of a rough first inning, Norris locked down the Pirates lineup.
Hunter Pence provided the offensive spark, going 3 for 4 with two doubles and a home run with two RBIs. Angel Sanchez was just 1 for 4, but he did drive in the other run with a single in the pivotal seventh inning. The only downer to the game was Chris Johnson's on-base streak got snapped at 25.
Other than that, I don't have a lot to say about this game. As I said Friday, it's nice to see WPA graphs that look like this.
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What’s not to like about this game? It’s pretty impressive the way that Norris shook off a bad start to the game, and became a dominating monster after that. There is a time when Bud would have melted in that situation. Good clutch hitting by Pence. A good closer performance from Lyon. And don’t forget a strong relief performance by Wilton Lopez. (After seeing Lopez get a rough beginning to his major league career in September of last year, who would have predicted that he would become a shut down late inning reliever?)
By the way, did you realize that the Pirates have struck out 14 times in two 7 inning performances by starting pitchers this season? Bud Norris in this game, and Strasburg’s debut appearance in the majors.
In reference to your last comment,
who else but the Bucs could claim that dubious distinction
I understand
the Mayans want Bud Norris to prepare their new calendar.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 14, 2010 11:16 PM CDT reply actions
good one
Shame he’d reached 110 pitches, and it was a close game. Two innings and he would have had a shot (however unlikely) to reach 20 strikeouts.
We’ve all said during the season that Norris has the tools to be a very good pitcher, and now we’re finally seeing the results. He’s 25 now so this is his time.
50 wins, at last.
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