Author Topic: Athletics @ Astros April 28,2017 (Read 5512 times)

Mr. Happy · « **on:** April 28, 2017, 04:54:16 pm »

Your lineups for tonight's home tilt:

Athletics

CFJaff Decker (L)
RFMatt Joyce (L)
2BJed Lowrie (S)
LFKhris Davis (R)
1BYonder Alonso (L)
DHRyon Healy (R)
CStephen Vogt (L)
3BTrevor Plouffe (R)
SSAdam Rosales (R)

OAK: Jharel Cotton (R) (2-2, 4.76)

Astros

CF George Springer (R)
RF Josh Reddick (L)
2B Jose Altuve (R)
SS Carlos Correa (R)
DH Carlos Beltran (S)
1B Y. Gurriel (R)
C Evan Gattis (R)
3B Alex Bregman (R)
LF Norichika Aoki (L)

HOU: Charlie Morton (R) (1-2, 4.29)

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #1 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:16:44 pm »

is tonight the Jonbon Jovi fireworks show?

hostros7 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:29:28 pm »

It seems we need this A's pitcher to have a poor to quite poor performance this evening.

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Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #3 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:30:15 pm »

HBP, single, HR.
3-0 middle of 1st.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #4 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:34:32 pm »

Correa up, one out, runners on 1st and 2nd. He needs to Earn It!

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #5 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:36:49 pm »

Correa works the count full, Cotton balks the runners to 3rd and 2nd.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #6 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:37:54 pm »

Correa strikes out on a change up low and away. Failed to earn shit.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #7 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:39:13 pm »

Look at Beltran go down that line!

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #8 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:39:27 pm »

Beltran cues a nubber just past the pitcher, beats it out, scores Springer, Reddick to third.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #9 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:41:11 pm »

Yuli has been pretty hot as of late.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #10 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:41:29 pm »

Yuli G singles up the middle to score Reddick and advance Beltran to 2nd.

Now 3-2 in favor of the A's

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #11 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:44:07 pm »

Oso Blanco hits a fly down the RF line that bounces into the stands. Beltran scores, Yuli to third.

All tied up 3-3

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #12 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:45:06 pm »

Yuli thought he could go home from first on that ground rule double.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #13 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:45:37 pm »

Bregman flies out to center to end the inning all knotted up at 3 apiece.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #14 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:47:23 pm »

Quote from: MrKnuckleball on April 28, 2017, 07:45:06 pm

Yuli thought he could go home from first on that ground rule double.

I'm sure the rules in Cuba are the same as here.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #15 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:48:01 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on April 28, 2017, 07:47:23 pm

I'm sure the rules in Cuba are the same as here.

Probably so..

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #16 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:49:06 pm »

So Morton was given a reprieve, hopefully he can capitalize on a second chance opportunity.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #17 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:51:15 pm »

Morton gets Plouffe for the first out and then hits Rosales with a pitch.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #18 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:53:50 pm »

Decker flies out for the second out. Matt Joyce grounds out Altuve to Yuli for the third out.

3-3 after 1.5

austro · « **Reply #19 on:** April 28, 2017, 07:58:08 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on April 28, 2017, 07:45:37 pm

Bregman flies out to center to end the inning all knotted up at 3 apiece.

I'd be all for changing the rules to say that a runner on 1st scored on a rulebook double with 2 outs. Seems like the Astros get screwed that way several times a year.

Of course, I'm sure I'm conveniently forgetting the several times a year that they benefit from the status quo.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #20 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:00:48 pm »

Aoki hit pop foul near third base for the first out.
Springer goes down swinging.
Reddick hit a grounder between 2nd and 1st for a two out single.
Altuve grounds into a FC to the SS forcing Reddick at 2nd.

3-3 after 2

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #21 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:05:42 pm »

Son of a bitch.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #22 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:07:57 pm »

Lowrie grounds out Altuve to Gurriel.
K. Davis goes yonder with his second HR of the game
Alonso goes down on strikes
Healy grounds out to short.

2.5 A's 4 Astros 3

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #23 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:10:23 pm »

Come on Carlos Correa, earn it.

austro · « **Reply #24 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:13:31 pm »

32 double plays in 23 games? Yikes.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #25 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:14:29 pm »

Carlos Correa leads off with a ground ball single between third and short.
Carlos Beltran grounds into a 3-6-3 double play.
Yuli Gurriel flies out to CF.

after 3 it's A's 4, Astros 3

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #26 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:15:23 pm »

Quote from: austro on April 28, 2017, 08:13:31 pm

32 double plays in 23 games? Yikes.

That is a head scratcher.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #27 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:16:25 pm »

Running the bases is not a strong point.

austro · « **Reply #28 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:19:35 pm »

I'm afraid that Atuve may not have gotten him before he got to the base.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #29 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:21:18 pm »

Altuve has on his poker face during a review of Plouffe tagout at second after Aoki takes a ball off the wall and makes a perfect throw. After review he is ruled out.

austro · « **Reply #30 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:21:48 pm »

I guess he got him in the stomach. Plouffe misses a home run by 12 inches and winds up out at 2nd.

WVastro · « **Reply #31 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:22:23 pm »

Nice throw by fucking Aoki

austro · « **Reply #32 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:24:35 pm »

Why no triple? Quit slacking, Gattis.

WVastro · « **Reply #33 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:25:24 pm »

Quote from: austro on April 28, 2017, 08:24:35 pm

Why no triple? Quit slacking, Gattis.

I was about to type something very similar!

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #34 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:25:59 pm »

Vogt strikes out
Plouffe hits one off the LF scoreboard and get thrown out by Aoki at second.
Rosales strikes out swinging.

3.5 A's 4 Astros 3

austro · « **Reply #35 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:32:15 pm »

Does that count as a double-play too?

ETA: And why don't other teams' catchers throw the ball into CF?

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #36 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:36:06 pm »

Nice hustle George!

austro · « **Reply #37 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:36:51 pm »

Springer's hamstring survives!

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #38 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:37:14 pm »

Quote from: austro on April 28, 2017, 08:32:15 pm

Does that count as a double-play too?

ETA: And why don't other teams' catchers throw the ball into CF?

Strike 'em out throw 'em out? Not sure, where's HH when you need him

austro · « **Reply #39 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:38:52 pm »

Man, Vogt needs to learn his shit. Two catcher's interference calls? In the same game?

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #40 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:40:35 pm »

Quote from: austro on April 28, 2017, 08:38:52 pm

Man, Vogt needs to learn his shit. Two catcher's interference calls? In the same game?

Same batter, hate to say but that is intriguing.

austro · « **Reply #41 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:41:35 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on April 28, 2017, 08:40:35 pm

Same batter, hate to say but that is intriguing.

If there's anybody that Vogt ought to know about, it's Reddick, his former teammate.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #42 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:41:42 pm »

Gattis doubles to LF
Bregman singles, Gattis to third.
Aoki works the count full, Cotton is at 60 pitches, throws to first several times, Aoki with another foul, then another. Then looks at the 8th pitch of the at bat for strike three, meanwhile Bregman is out trying to take second.
Springer hits a grounder deep to short and beats out the throw for a two-out RBI single to tie the game at 4.
Reddick get a pass to first after Vogt sticks his glove in the way of Reddick's bat and the glove get knocked off his hand.
Altuve, batting with runners on first and second, flies out to RF.

End of 4, Astros 4, A's 4

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #43 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:42:00 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on April 28, 2017, 08:37:14 pm

Strike 'em out throw 'em out? Not sure, where's HH when you need him

I don't remember see them recorded in box scores as DP's so I would go with no. But yeah, we need a more authoritative opinion.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #44 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:43:32 pm »

Got to set away for a while.

austro · « **Reply #45 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:53:48 pm »

Man Correa doesn't have a clue right now.

austro · « **Reply #46 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:55:05 pm »

Jed Lowrie with the world's worst error allows Beltran to reach 1st on a routine ground ball.

hostros7 · « **Reply #47 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:56:44 pm »

Beautiful hitting by Yuli. He drove that low and away pitch off the right center wall

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austro · « **Reply #48 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:57:00 pm »

Gurriel doubles off the fence of the RCF bullpen. Of course, since it's Beltran on base, that means we now have runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out.

hostros7 · « **Reply #49 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:57:24 pm »

Quote from: austro on April 28, 2017, 08:55:05 pm

Jed Lowrie with the world's worst error allows Beltran to reach 1st on a routine ground ball.

Little league error

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MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #50 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:59:10 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on April 28, 2017, 08:56:44 pm

Beautiful hitting by Yuli. He drove that low and away pitch off the right center wall

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I thought it was gone off the bat.

WVastro · « **Reply #51 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:59:48 pm »

Gattis!

austro · « **Reply #52 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:00:22 pm »

Gattis! Singles through the left side to give the Astros the lead 5-4. Still runners on 1st and 3rd with one out.

Waldo · « **Reply #53 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:04:32 pm »

Sac fly for Bregman, 6-4

austro · « **Reply #54 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:04:41 pm »

Sac fly for Bregman, Astros lead 6-4. Runner on 1st for Aoki with 2 out.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #55 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:05:05 pm »

Quote from: austro on April 28, 2017, 08:53:48 pm

Man Correa doesn't have a clue right now.

His hair color may have something to do with his struggles.

austro · « **Reply #56 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:07:02 pm »

Quote from: MrKnuckleball on April 28, 2017, 09:05:05 pm

His hair color may have something to do with his struggles.

Yeah, might be time for a shave.

Aoki strikes out swinging to end the inning. That's two strikeouts for Aoki tonight, which seems pretty unusual.

austro · « **Reply #57 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:26:44 pm »

Morton has done a much better job of keeping the ball down in the zone in the last few innings, and it's paying dividends.

Waldo · « **Reply #58 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:30:19 pm »

12 K's. Damn, Charlie.

austro · « **Reply #59 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:31:54 pm »

Morton with a 1-2-3 7th, striking out two more and setting a personal best for strikeouts (12?). We head to the bottom of the 7th with the Astros leading 6-4. At this point, you kind of have to think that Morton might come back out for the 8th.

austro · « **Reply #60 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:33:24 pm »

Wow, Hakeem got 60% of the vote for "most iconic #34"? I'm surprised it was that lopsided.

ETA: That was a great poll.

MRaup · « **Reply #61 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:34:11 pm »

Beltran took 5 balls that at bat, and ended up grounding out.

Waldo · « **Reply #62 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:35:48 pm »

Yuli!

WVastro · « **Reply #63 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:36:00 pm »

It'd be pretty neat to see Gurriel make a run at ROY this season! That'll certainly help!

austro · « **Reply #64 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:36:04 pm »

Yuli!!!! Crawford Box special, Astros now lead 7-4.

MRaup · « **Reply #65 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:44:58 pm »

Quote from: austro on April 28, 2017, 09:36:04 pm

Yuli!!!! Crawford Box special, Astros now lead 7-4.

That thing was screaming in to the Boxes.

austro · « **Reply #66 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:49:36 pm »

Gregerson needs to bear down here.

And now he needs to buy a beer or six for Reddick, who makes a great catch in RF to save the inning!!!

hostros7 · « **Reply #67 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:49:41 pm »

Reddick!

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homer · « **Reply #68 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:50:00 pm »

Reddick is an adventure

austro · « **Reply #69 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:51:10 pm »

Quote from: homer on April 28, 2017, 09:50:00 pm

Reddick is an adventure

No kidding. It's confusing that he could make that catch but screw up the other one last night.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #70 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:58:05 pm »

Beautiful swing by Correa there, hopefully a sign of things to come.

austro · « **Reply #71 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:58:52 pm »

Correa finally gets a hit with men on base, doubling into the LCF gap and driving in two runners. Astros now lead 9-4.

austro · « **Reply #72 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:59:49 pm »

Oakalnd CF makes a nice catch on a Beltran liner to end the 8th. Going to the 9th with the Astros leading 9-4.

MRaup · « **Reply #73 on:** April 28, 2017, 10:04:20 pm »

We all know that Giles is going to give up some runs here, right?

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #74 on:** April 28, 2017, 10:10:43 pm »

Okay, I'm on the river bank and downloaded tapatalk so I could say shit yeah!!

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Lefty · « **Reply #75 on:** April 28, 2017, 10:11:26 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on April 28, 2017, 10:04:20 pm

We all know that Giles is going to give up some runs here, right?

What this post presupposes is...maybe he doesn't.

MRaup · « **Reply #76 on:** April 28, 2017, 10:18:55 pm »

Quote from: Lefty on April 28, 2017, 10:11:26 pm

What this post presupposes is...maybe he doesn't.

Just consider it a reverse jinx and get on with your Friday.

austro · « **Reply #77 on:** April 28, 2017, 10:20:28 pm »

Gurriel has been a very nice addition so far.

Lefty · « **Reply #78 on:** April 28, 2017, 10:56:42 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on April 28, 2017, 10:18:55 pm

Just consider it a reverse jinx and get on with your Friday.

Not a Royal Tennenbaums fan I take it. Cheers.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #79 on:** April 29, 2017, 12:00:08 am »

Quote from: Aussie Astro on April 28, 2017, 08:42:00 pm

I don't remember see them recorded in box scores as DP's so I would go with no. But yeah, we need a more authoritative opinion.

Actually, a strike out/throw out *is* considered a double play. A double play is credited any time there ar two putouts on a single pitch. Each player who gets a putout or assist on either out gets credit for the DP. So on a strike out/throw out, the catcher gets credit for the putout on the strikeout and the assist on the caught stealing. .

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #80 on:** April 29, 2017, 12:05:11 am »

Quote from: MrKnuckleball on April 28, 2017, 09:05:05 pm

His hair color may have something to do with his struggles.

When I see his hair I think of Nick Kyrgios and it pisses me off.

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #81 on:** April 29, 2017, 12:09:21 am »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on April 29, 2017, 12:00:08 am

Actually, a strike out/throw out *is* considered a double play. A double play is credited any time there ar two putouts on a single pitch. Each player who gets a putout or assist on either out gets credit for the DP. So on a strike out/throw out, the catcher gets credit for the putout on the strikeout and the assist on the caught stealing. .

Yep, after a closer look, the second part is recorded in the DP section on the boxscore. I think the fact that the strikeout is not listed there made me jump the wrong way.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #82 on:** April 29, 2017, 08:36:27 am »

Quote from: Aussie Astro on April 29, 2017, 12:05:11 am

When I see his hair I think of Nick Kyrgios and it pisses me off.

Another underachiever.