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Houston Astros Friday, Jun 19, 2009, 7:10 PM CDT Roy Oswalt vs Kevin Slowey Complete Coverage > | ||
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Kevin Slowey is a good young pitcher for the Twins, but I think the Astros offense holds the key for this series. Unlike against Texas, the Astros offense is not overmatched by this Twins lineup tonight. Specifically, the bottom three: Young, Gomez and Punto, are about as light hitting a trio as you'll find in any AL lineup. Now they may all hit the ball hard tonight and prove me to be a fool, but the odds are against it. If the Astros want to go home with a winning road trip, they must take at least 2/3 in Minnesota. If Houston can take advantage of the bottom of the lineup's relative weakness, and score some runs of our own, the series becomes that much more win-able.
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