The Crawfish Boxes - 2013 AL Series: Houston Astros vs. Chicago White SoxAstros baseball: we've got uniforms and everything.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/11437/crawfishboxes-fv.gif2013-06-17T23:22:31-05:00http://www.crawfishboxes.com/rss/stream/41958412013-06-17T23:22:31-05:002013-06-17T23:22:31-05:00One big inning sinks Astros against ChiSox
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<p>Bud Norris has one bad inning and the Astros have to settle for just a series win against the ChiSox.</p> <p>And things were going so well.</p>
<p><span>Bud Norris</span> was cruising through another game against the <a href="https://www.southsidesox.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">White Sox</a>. It looked like the <a href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Astros</a> might be able to return the favor to Chicago for that other four-game sweep with one that had drastically different circumstances. Still, it would have been nice to sweep a four game set in this godforsaken year.</p>
<p>Yet, with one ill-timed slider to <span>Dayan Viciedo</span>, the Astro night crumbled into a loss. Viciedo cleared the bases with a triple off Norris to center field, turning a 2-1 Astros lead into a 4-2 White Sox win.</p>
<p>Norris finished the night with six innings of work, eight hits and four runs allowed while striking out four and walking no one. The right-hander lost for the second consecutive start, dropping his season record to 5-7.</p>
<p>It got worse in the bottom of the sixth, though. A white-hot top of Houston's order set up a perfect run-scoring opportunity, as <span>Brandon Barnes</span> and <span>Jose Altuve</span> led off the frame with singles. That put runners on first and third with outs.</p>
<p>Too bad <span>Matt Thornton</span> struck out <span>Jason Castro</span>, <span>J.D. Martinez</span> and Chris Carter to end the threat. Houston never really mustered much of an offensive threat again in the game. The Astros struck out 12 times as the White Sox threw five different pitchers.</p>
<p>Still, the top of the order, including Castro, was excellent. Barnes, Altuve and Castro combined to go 7 for 14 in the game with two runs scored and two RBIs. Both of those runs batted in came on Castro doubles while Brandon Barnes added a pair of stolen bases and Jose Altuve swiped his 13th base of the season.</p>
<p>It was a tough loss, but Houston won the series. Maybe that success will continue against Milwaukee on Tuesday.</p>
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https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2013/6/17/4440610/mlb-scores-white-sox-4-astros-2David Coleman2013-06-17T19:00:05-05:002013-06-17T19:00:05-05:00Gamethread #71: Astros Vs. White Sox
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<p>Join the conversation as the Astros look for the four game sweep of the White Sox.</p> <p></p>
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<div class="pane sports_data_widget current_series clearfix"> <h3>Current Series</h3> <div class="pane-body"> <h4>Astros win the series 3-0</h4> <table class="zebra"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="td-first">Fri 06/14</td> <td> WP: Erik Bedard (2 - 3) <br> SV: Jose Veras <br> LP: Chris Sale (5 - 5) <br> </td> <td class="td-last"><span>2 - 1 win</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-first">Sat 06/15</td> <td> WP: Lucas Harrell (5 - 7) <br> SV: Jose Veras <br> LP: John Danks (1 - 3) <br> </td> <td class="td-last"><span>4 - 3 win</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-first">Sun 06/16</td> <td> WP: Dallas Keuchel (4 - 3) <br> SV: Jose Veras <br> LP: Hector Santiago (2 - 5) <br> </td> <td class="td-last"><span>5 - 4 win</span></td> </tr> <tr style="background: none;"><td colspan="3" style="background: none;"><div class="pane sports_data_widget next_game clearfix"><div class="pane-body"> <p class="game-title"><a href="https://www.southsidesox.com/">Chicago White Sox</a> <span class="blog-hover-link" id="blog_icon_288671948"><a href="http://www.southsidesox.com/"><img class="sbnstar" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/images/icons/red-star.v37b17e2.png"></a><span class="blog-hover-menu" id="blog_icon_288671948_menu" style="display: none;"><span class="img"><a href="http://www.southsidesox.com/"><img src="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/community_logos/35560/southsidesox-sm.jpg" alt="Southsidesox-sm"></a></span><span><a href="http://www.southsidesox.com/">South Side Sox</a></span></span></span> <br> <span class="blog_link">@ <a href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/">Houston Astros</a> <span class="blog-hover-link" id="blog_icon_1283886185"><a href="http://www.crawfishboxes.com/"><img class="sbnstar" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/images/icons/red-star.v37b17e2.png"></a><span class="blog-hover-menu" id="blog_icon_1283886185_menu" style="display: none;"><span class="img"><a href="http://www.crawfishboxes.com/"><img src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/community_logos/474/crawfishboxes_m.gif" alt="Crawfishboxes_m"></a></span><span><a href="http://www.crawfishboxes.com/">The Crawfish Boxes</a></span></span></span> </span></p> <p class="game-info"><span>Monday, Jun 17, 2013, 7:10 PM CDT</span><br> Minute Maid Park at Union Station</p> <p class="pitchers"><span>Jose Quintana</span> vs <span>Bud Norris</span></p> <p class="weather"> Mostly clear. Winds blowing out to right field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 85.</p> <p> </p> <div class="coverage"><div class="entry"> <h5><a href="http://www.crawfishboxes.com/2013/6/17/4439536/chicago-white-sox-28-38-at-houston-astros-26-45-1-00-pm-ct">Chicago White Sox (28-38) at Houston Astros (26-45) , 1:00 pm (CT)</a></h5> <p class="byline"><span class="author">posted by <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/D_more55">D_more55</a></span> <span class="time">about 1 hour ago</span></p> <p class="byline">2 comments | 0 recs</p> </div></div> <p class="foot clearfix"><span class="link-more"><span>Complete Coverage ></span></span></p> </div></div></td></tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div>
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<h4>Lineups</h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"> <p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Astros&src=hash">#Astros</a> will go for the 4-game sweep of the White Sox behind this lineup and <a href="https://twitter.com/BudNorris20">@BudNorris20</a>. <a href="http://t.co/LQ240OG6gE">pic.twitter.com/LQ240OG6gE</a></p>— Houston Astros (@astros) <a href="https://twitter.com/astros/statuses/346722787676811264">June 17, 2013</a> </blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"> <p>Today's starting lineup. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BeatHOU&src=hash">#BeatHOU</a> <a href="http://t.co/q4bHjK8NBx">pic.twitter.com/q4bHjK8NBx</a></p>— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) <a href="https://twitter.com/whitesox/statuses/346719254546108416">June 17, 2013</a> </blockquote>
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https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2013/6/17/4439868/gamethread-71-astros-vs-white-soxRyan Dunsmore2013-06-17T17:06:19-05:002013-06-17T17:06:19-05:00Game 71 Preview: Astros vs. White Sox
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<p>Astros send Norris to the mound, seeking four-game sweep of White Sox.</p> <h3>Houston vs. Chicago (AL), 1:10 pm (CT)</h3>
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<h4>Pitching Match</h4>
<p id="paragraph1">RHP <span>Bud Norris</span> (5-6/ 3.47 ERA / <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">1.42</span> WHIP) vs. LHP <span>Jose Quintana</span> (2-4 / 3.12 ERA / 1.31 WHIP)</p>
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<p>Bud Norris, since the start of April, has reclaimed his spot as the top dog in the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/">Astros</a> rotation. The highest paid Astros currently on the 25-man roster, is sporting at 2.70 ERA, in the month of June. In each of his last three starts, he has had at least six strikeouts. Norris has picked up two straight losses in starts against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lookoutlanding.com/">Mariners</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.camdenchat.com/">Orioles</a>, giving up three runs in each start. Norris, at home, has a staggering 2.28 ERA. <span>Adam Dunn</span> is 1-for-3 against Norris with 2 RBIs.</p>
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<p>Jose Quintana is the forth straight left-handed pitcher the White Sox have thrown at the Astros this series. He has a good mix of fastball, cuter and curve, but too many of his hit allowed have turned into homeruns (10 homeruns in 13 starts). <span>Carlos Pena</span> is the only Astros with previous at-bats against Quintana (0-2).</p>
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https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2013/6/17/4439536/chicago-white-sox-28-38-at-houston-astros-26-45-1-00-pm-ctRyan Dunsmore2013-06-16T13:00:04-05:002013-06-16T13:00:04-05:00Gamethread #70: Astros Vs. White Sox
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<p>Join the conversation as the Astros face the White Sox on Father's Day.</p> <p></p>
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<p>Astros attempt to capture third straight win from the White Sox on Father's Day. </p> <h3>Houston vs. Chicago (AL), 1:10 PM CT</h3>
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<h4>Pitching Match</h4>
<p id="paragraph1">LHP <span>Dallas Keuchel</span> (3-3 / 3.47 ERA / 1.51 WHIP) vs. LHP <span>Hector Santiago</span> (2-4 / 3.12 ERA / 1.31 WHIP)</p>
<h4>Preview</h4>
<p>Dallas Keuchel appears to have acclimated himself to American League baseball at this point in the season. The <a href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Astros</a> left-hander has pitched three straight quality starts. Walking only two and striking out 13 over that stretch of time. Keuchel will be new challenge for the White Sox, the current roster has no at-bats against the lefty. The White Sox as a team are batting .233 against left-handers, and Keuchel has a 5.50 ERA in appearances at Minute Maid Park.</p>
<p>Hector Santiago has bounced between the bullpen and the rotation throughout the 2013 season. Santiago returned to the rotation to take the injured <span>Jake Peavy's</span> spot. As a starter, Santiago has a 2.67 ERA, and 37 strikeouts over 33 2/3 innings. Last Sunday in Oakland, Santiago gave up one earned run on four hits over 6 1/3 innings. Santiago made a relief appearance against the Astros on June 8th 2012, giving up two runs in 11/3 innings. Santiago walked <span>Justin Maxwell</span> and <span>Jason Castro</span> before being replaced, <span>Will Ohman</span> the proceded to allow a three-run homer to <span>Brian Bogusevic</span>.</p>
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https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2013/6/16/4435278/chicago-white-sox-28-37-at-houston-astros-25-45-1-00-pm-ctRyan Dunsmore2013-06-15T21:54:13-05:002013-06-15T21:54:13-05:00Walk-off Pickoff! Astros Win Third Straight
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<p>Lucas Harrell continues his cool hand, gets help from the bullpen and offense in 4-3 win </p> <p>We're halfway to revenge of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.southsidesox.com/">Chicago White Sox</a>, as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/">Astros</a> took the second game of a four game set 4-3. <br><br>Feels good, right?</p>
<p>Okay, so a four game sweep wouldn't make up for a four game sweep in a World Series from almost eight years ago, but the Astros won their third game in a row behind some solid performances on Saturday night. <span>Lucas Harrell</span> continued a stretch of good starts, turning in 6 and 2/3 innings, allowing three runs and striking out seven, a season high. Luke improved to 5-7 on the season, and has turned in four straight starts of three runs allowed or less. Most importantly, he only walked one, and had his sinker running up to 95-96 MPH with good bite.</p>
<p>Harrell had a rough first inning, and looked like it might be a repeat of his Saturday start against Oakland a few weeks ago when he was tagged for six runs in 1 2/3 innings. He allowed an RBI single to <span>Paul Konerko</span>, but settled down until the seventh as he faced the minimum from innings 2 and 6 with the help of a double play.</p>
<p>The Astros offense only chipped in six hits, but five of them went for extra bases, giving the pitching staff just enough to work with. <span>Ronny Cedeno</span> smoked an RBI double in the second to tie the game at one. <span>Jason Castro</span> and Chris Carter added a solo home run each in the fourth. Castro's deposited his ninth homer to his favorite spot in the Astros' bullpen, while Carter's fourteenth was crushed to left and hit the foul pole. When's the last time an Astro hit the foul pole? And why do the foul poles need sponsorships on them?</p>
<p>The difference in the game came off the bat of <span>Brandon Barnes</span>. Barnes hit a double down the rightfield line in the fifth inning, driving in Matt Dominguez. Barnes hasn't been spectacular in the leadoff role but he's done some good things. He owns a .271/.326/.403 line to date; he's not hitting consistently for average (only .237 in the last ten days) but he's had his fair share of extra base hits this season and his .729 OPS is pretty good for a leadoff man.</p>
<p>The Astros bullpen provided some needed reinforcement and was instrumental in tonight's win. After Harrell ran into some trouble after he ran out of gas in the 7th (he finished the night with 106 pitches) <span>Paul Clemens</span> struck out <span>Alejandro De Aza</span> on three pitches and a couple of nasty curveballs to end the threat.</p>
<p><span>Wesley Wright</span> was brought in after Alexi Ramirez doubled to open the eighth and induced an <span>Adam Dunn</span> ground out. Dunn hit his 18th home run off Harrell earlier in the game, but couldn't come through for the White Sox. <span>Hector Ambriz</span> then quited the haters after he ended the 8th inning threat by inducing a groundout from <span>Jeff Keppinger</span>. Ambriz has had his fair share of detractors over the last few weeks, but he's actually been pretty good, lowering his ERA from 5.66 to 4.88 over his last 7.1 innings.</p>
<p>The ninth was just as adventurous as the previous two innings, courtesy of <span>Jose Veras</span>. The big man walked <span>Dayan Viciedo</span>, then induced two swinging strikeouts. Then, Veras spun and picked off pinch-runner <span>Jordan Danks</span> who had stolen second base, capping off the game with a walk-off pickoff.</p>
<p>At first glance, it looked like Danks was safe, but a closer look revealed Cedeno got the tag down just in time. Regardless, the White Sox have been pretty sloppy these first two games, throwing away a chance on Friday with errors in the field and tonight on a bad baserunning mistake and an inability to take advantage of the Astros bullpen. The Astros didn't do anything spectacular tonight, but the offense provided a few runs and the pitching was again solid. If that holds, we'll win continue to win our fair share of ballgames this year.</p>
<p><b>Leistomania409's MVP of the Night: </b>The bullpen! Because there probably won't be many more chances to give them this award for the rest of the season.</p>
<p><b>Leistomania409's LVP of the Night: </b>Mitch Williams. Look, I'm not going to complain too much because I finally get to see the Astros on TV. But Mitch was adamant that Clemens' funky set during his delivery was a balk, and talked straight through Jeff Luhnow's segment in the booth in the bottom of the fourth. C'mon man!</p>
https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2013/6/15/4434384/walk-off-pickoff-astros-win-third-straight-behind-harrell-homersleistomania4092013-06-15T18:00:05-05:002013-06-15T18:00:05-05:00Gamethread #69: Astros vs. White Sox
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<p>Join the conversation as Harrell faces his former team.</p> <p></p>
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<div class="pane sports_data_widget current_series clearfix"> <h3>Current Series</h3> <div class="pane-body"> <h4>Astros lead the series 1-0</h4> <table class="zebra"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="td-first">Fri 06/14</td> <td> WP: Erik Bedard (2 - 3) <br> SV: Jose Veras <br> LP: Chris Sale (5 - 5) <br> </td> <td class="td-last"><span>2 - 1 win</span></td> </tr> <tr style="background: none;"><td colspan="3" style="background: none;"><div class="pane sports_data_widget next_game clearfix"><div class="pane-body"> <p class="game-title"><a href="https://www.southsidesox.com/">Chicago White Sox</a> <span class="blog-hover-link" id="blog_icon_559216819"><a href="http://www.southsidesox.com/"><img class="sbnstar" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/images/icons/red-star.v37b17e2.png"></a><span class="blog-hover-menu" id="blog_icon_559216819_menu" style="display: none;"><span class="img"><a href="http://www.southsidesox.com/"><img src="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/community_logos/35560/southsidesox-sm.jpg" alt="Southsidesox-sm"></a></span><span><a href="http://www.southsidesox.com/">South Side Sox</a></span></span></span> <br> <span class="blog_link">@ <a href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/">Houston Astros</a> <span class="blog-hover-link" id="blog_icon_157048220"><a href="http://www.crawfishboxes.com/"><img class="sbnstar" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/images/icons/red-star.v37b17e2.png"></a><span class="blog-hover-menu" id="blog_icon_157048220_menu" style="display: none;"><span class="img"><a href="http://www.crawfishboxes.com/"><img src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/community_logos/474/crawfishboxes_m.gif" alt="Crawfishboxes_m"></a></span><span><a href="http://www.crawfishboxes.com/">The Crawfish Boxes</a></span></span></span> </span></p> <p class="game-info"><span>Saturday, Jun 15, 2013, 6:15 PM CDT</span><br> Minute Maid Park at Union Station</p> <p class="pitchers"><span>John Danks</span> vs <span>Lucas Harrell</span></p> <p class="weather"> Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 90.</p> <p> </p> <p class="foot clearfix"><span class="link-more"><span>Complete Coverage ></span></span></p> </div></div></td></tr> <tr> <td class="td-first">Sun 06/16</td> <td> </td> <td class="td-last"><span>1:10 PM CDT</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-first">Mon 06/17</td> <td> </td> <td class="td-last"><span>7:10 PM CDT</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div>
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<h4>Lineups</h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"> <p>Here's tonight's <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23astros&src=hash">#astros</a> lineup. Houston is going for their third straight victory. Harrell vs. Danks. <a href="http://t.co/nqMp3yzpMm">pic.twitter.com/nqMp3yzpMm</a></p>— Houston Astros (@astros) <a href="https://twitter.com/astros/statuses/345985405956526080">June 15, 2013</a> </blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"> <p>6/15 <a href="https://twitter.com/whitesox">@WhiteSox</a> lineup vs <a href="https://twitter.com/astros">@Astros</a> De Aza CF Ramirez SS Rios RF Dunn 1B Konerko DH Gillaspie 3B Viciedo LF Beckham 2B Flowers C Danks P</p>— MLBLineups (@mlblineups) <a href="https://twitter.com/mlblineups/statuses/345990170765582336">June 15, 2013</a> </blockquote>
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<p>Come for the Orbit bobblehead, stay for the game. </p> <h3>Houston vs. Chicago (AL), 6:15 PM CT</h3>
<p id="paragraph0"><b>TV: </b>CSN Houston<br><b>Radio:</b> KBME 790 AM<br><b><a href="https://www.southsidesox.com/">White Sox</a> SBNation Blog: </b><a href="http://southsidesox.com/">South Side Sox</a><b></b></p>
<h4>Pitching Match</h4>
<p id="paragraph1">LHP <span>John Danks</span> (1-2 / 1.04 ERA / 1.58 WHIP) vs. RHP <span>Lucas Harrell</span> (4-7 / 4.52 ERA / 1.77 WHIP)</p>
<h4>Preview</h4>
<p>Lucas Harrell will be on the mound today, <a href="http://www.crawfishboxes.com/2013/6/14/4432254/astros-2-white-sox-1-sale-dominates-still-the-loser/in/4195841">to build upon the Astros' inconceivable victory last night</a>. Harrell has struggled to find his way in 2013, he has been the most vocal about the defensive shifts the team has implemented in the field. The <a href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Astros</a> right hander was a 1/3 of an inning away from three straight quality starts, in his most recent work. Harrell had his best outing of the year in his last start, holding Kanas City scoreless over seven innings. The former White Sox pitcher, continues to give up a flood of walks. He currently has the third highest number of walks of any pitcher in the majors (40) and the lowest K/BB rate (1.08) of qualifying pitchers. In a start against the White Sox on June 10, 2012, Harrell picked up the win - 11-9. He allowed 5 earned runs on six hits, struck out 9, and walked 2 over 5 1/3 innings. <span>Adam Dunn</span> touched up Harrell for a solo homerun.</p>
<p>The 2012 Opening Day starter for the Sox, John Danks, is returning from shoulder surgery this past season. Tonight, he will be making his fifth start of 2013. His last outing against Oakland was his best start thus far, giving up 1 run over 8 innings. Danks struck out 6 batters, walked one, and scattered three hits against the <a href="https://www.athleticsnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Athletics</a>. <span>Carlos Pena</span> has 16 at-bats against the left-hander in his carrer, 2 of his 4 hits of Danks are homeruns.</p>
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