Houston Astros VS LA Dodgers : Spring Training Game 16

Top first, error by Tejada.  Chacon has bases loaded but gets out of it.

Bottom first, 3 up 3 down.

Bottom of first: Astros score 5
couple of highlights.  Bourn infield hit, Tejada bloop double, Loretta stolen base (bad throw on what should have been a hit and run but Cruz took the strike)  Lee 2 of the 3 outs, Quintero smashed a double to right center.  Tejada base running error that should have let him score on Q's double.  Tejada scores anyway.  I forget the rest.  I'll try and be consistent for the rest of the game, until my kid gets hungry and I have to feed him :)

Young pops out to Bourn (JD did make a Bourne identity comment earlier)

Ethier walks.

Martin singles to center on a 3-1 pitch.  (Ethier to 2nd)

(Berkman is looking more and more like Elvis today, his beard is somewhat grown out but when the light catches it just right he looks like he has some crazy sideburns)

Loney 3 balls, then watches 2 strikes before singling to Pence.  Ethier scores, Martin to 3rd.
5-1 Astros.

Sweeney Singles to right, Martin Scores and Loney moves to 3rd.
5-2 Astros.

Repko (yet another 3-2 count for Chacon) lines the ball over Cruz in left for a double, Loney scores and Sweeney to 3rd.
5-3 Astros.

DeWitt triples over Pence in right (in regular season I think Pence catches that ball, somewhat looping ball that hits the wall about chest high)

5-5 tie score

Squeeze play foiled by breaking ball Dewitt out in the run down.  2 outs.

DeJesus Walks.

Logan grounds to Tejada who forces DeJesus at 2nd.

Middle of the 3rd, 5-5 tie.

Young 3-2 count and walks.

Ethier 3-2 count, Randolph throws to first and Young is caught in no mans land running to 2nd and is tagged out after a small run down.  Ethier then pops out to Pence.  (I'm having issues typing Either instead of Ethier)
2 outs.

Martin pops out to Cruz in left

6-5 Astros

just checking the box score and seeing that they had him as the DH, batting 1st, and he struck out in his one at bat.  didn't expect any different, but wonder how bad it was.  not sure how i feel about that whole scenario, but i like Billy Crystal, so at least part of me thinks it's neat (and yes, i feel comfortable using the word neat).

Been talking to Cooper since the bottom of the 4th.  Either Berkman or Lee are p etitioning to get taken out (wasn't paying enough attention)

Loney leads off, grounds out to 2nd.  Blum makes a good backhand grab and throws him out.

Sweeney k's on decent looking slider (nice to see Randolph getting a lefty on a nice pitch)

Repko k's on same pitch that evidently works on righties as well..

Nice inning by Randolph 3 up 3 down

Still 7-5 Astros.

Dewitt singles

DeJesus singles to Pence, runners on 1st and 2nd.

Logan tries to bunt but pops up, but Q isn't able to run it down (JD makes comment about even though he lost 30 lbs he's still not going to run that down)  Logan strikes out.

JD and Brownie talking about the helmet rule for 3rd base coaches.  JD makes the comment that if they have to wear it then pitchers should too.. Guess he forgets that pitchers have a glove.  Both agree that rule should be optional for coaches.

Young pops to Loretta at 3rd.

Ethier grounds out to Berkman.

Martin walks to lead off.

Loney K's on 3 pitches.

Edwin Masonez? playing 3rd for the Astros.  Who knows, he just came from minor league camp.

Sweeney singles to center, runners on first and 2nd.

Carlos Santanna pitch running for Sweeney.  Evidently he can play the guitar and run like the wind. :)

Simon GIDP to end the inning.

Tejada leads off with a pop up to 3rd.

Newhan hits a shot down the line but Loney makes a great play and digs it out of the chalk and tosses to Seanez for the out at first.

Perez pops to Etheir in left for the 3rd out.  3 up 3 down

Dewitt takes the first pitch deep to right field.

7-6 Astros.

DeJesus hits one up the center that deflects off of Houston (the pitcher not the city) and goes into right field for a single.

Logan check swing chopper to Newhan at 2nd, tags DeJesus running to 2nd but is just a little tardy on the throw to first for the double play.  Logan on first 1 out.

Maysonet is the astros 3rd baseman, sorry I couldn't figure out that name.

Young flies out to left(or so they say).  Camera never showed it, they were fixed on Logan trying to steal 2nd.

Ethier up to bat.  Houston airmails a ball that Johnson(catcher) barely got a glove on but still goes to the backstop.  Logan moves to 2nd.  Ethier walks.  Runners on first and 2nd.

Bennent(?) hits a shot up the middle, Newhan makes a great play getting to the ball to save a run but isn't able to make a throw. Bases loaded w/ Loney up to bat.

Loney softly lines to Maysonet at 3rd to end the inning.  Phew!

7-6 Astros.

Santanna singles to right.

Maza lines out to a diving Newhan who doubles off Santanna at first.  2 outs.

DeWitt who is a double short of the cycle up to try and extend this game. Walks.

DeJesus pops out to Pence.  

Astros win!  Hines gets the save.
Dodgers 6 12 4
Astros  7 8  1