steM @ Astros September 3, 2017

[Mr. Happy]

Your lineups for today's home matinee:

steM

2BJose Reyes (S)
RFNorichika Aoki (L) If you show up playing for the Mariners next week against us, I'm filing stalking charges
3BA. Cabrera (S)
DHTravis d'Arnaud (R)
1BDominic Smith (L)
SSAmed Rosario (R)
LFBrandon Nimmo (L)
CKevin Plawecki (R)
CFJuan Lagares (R)

NYM: Chris Flexen (R)  (3-3, 6.89)

Astros

DH George Springer (R)
3B Alex Bregman (R)
2B Jose Altuve (R)
SS Carlos Correa (R)
RF Josh Reddick (L)
CF Cameron Maybin (R)
1B Tyler White (R)
C Juan Centeno (L)
LF Tony Kemp (L)

HOU: Mike Fiers (R)  (8-9, 4.55)

[juliogotay]

Is Jake nicked?

[MusicMan]

My boyfriend's back and you're gonna be in trouble.


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[HudsonHawk]

Fiers a mess early...walks to the first two hitters and is all over the place

[BudGirl]

This is the game that are going to lose.  White and Fiers are hot messes already.

[BudGirl]

And where is everyone on the diamond club? I would have used a ticket.

[HudsonHawk]

And where is everyone on the diamond club? I would have used a ticket.

No shit.  The entire section is empty.

[BudGirl]

No shit.  The entire section is empty.

Trying to limit distractions for Fiers?

[HudsonHawk]

2-0 Mets...one on, two out

[BudGirl]

Really sad that there is only one home series left.  Anyone want to get together for a game watch?

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Fiers a mess early...walks to the first two hitters and is all over the place

You could have stopped at mess.

[MikeyBoy]

I was really hoping to see non shitty Fiers today.

[HudsonHawk]

T1:

Reyes...full count...walks
Aoki...3-1...walks, Reyes to 2B
Cabrera grounds to 2B...Tyler White stands there watching the play not bothering to cover the bag, and luckily Fiers finally outruns the hitter to 1B for the 4-1.  Reyes to 3B, Aoki to 2B
d'Arnaud grounds out 6-3...Reyes scores, Aoki to 3B
Smith singles to LF, Aoki scores
Rosario...0-2...1-2...2-2 on a check swing...grounds out 5-3

Mets score two runs on one single.  Lead 2-0

[chuck]

I wonder if Fiers knows the Astros are trying to win this game.

[MusicMan]

I was really hoping to see non shitty Fiers today.

He's gone. Vanished like a fart in the wind.


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[HudsonHawk]

Really sad that there is only one home series left.  Anyone want to get together for a game watch?

Would love to, but I'll be in Indonesia the whole next homestand. 

[chuck]

Would love to, but I'll be in Indonesia the whole next homestand.

Where do you expect to be when the Astros clinch?

[juliogotay]

Right now Bregman is the guy I would want at bat in a game-situation.

[HudsonHawk]

Where do you expect to be when the Astros clinch?

I don't expect them to make the postseason, so anywhere will be gravy.  If it's Indonesia, the gravy will contain fish eyeballs. 

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Wooooo!

[HudsonHawk]

Reddick cuts the lead in half with an RBI-single

[HudsonHawk]

B1:

Springer hits one hard right at SS who bobbles it, but Springer never ran out of the box, so it's easy to recovery and get the 6-3
Bregman singles to LCF
Altuve...0-2...1-2...2-2...full up...strikes out swinging...Bregman was running on the pitch and is safe at 2B as the SS drops a perfect throw
Correa...3-0...walks
Reddick singles to RF...Bregman scores, Correa to 3B
Maybin grounds into FC on the first pitch...Reddick out 5-4 at 2B

2-1 Mets

[chuck]

The Diamond Club has filled out quite considerably now that John McClain has settled in.

[HudsonHawk]

Seriously.  Why should the 2017 Astros give a flying fuck about Derek Jeter's legacy?

[juliogotay]

Interesting that with all the runs the club has scored this year not one single hitter is likely to reach 100 RBIs. Marwin leads the club with 76.
He must have a big lead in RBIs per AB.

[JimR]

B1:

Springer hits one hard right at SS who bobbles it, but Springer never ran out of the box, so it's easy to recovery and get the 6-3
Bregman singles to LCF
Altuve...0-2...1-2...2-2...full up...strikes out swinging...Bregman was running on the pitch and is safe at 2B as the SS drops a perfect throw
Correa...3-0...walks
Reddick singles to RF...Bregman scores, Correa to 3B
Maybin grounds into FC on the first pitch...Reddick out 5-4 at 2B

2-1 Mets

Point of order: Springer ran out of the box but stopped when he thought it was a lineout, which it would have been if the SS had not boxed the ball.

[Navin R Johnson]

The Diamond Club has filled out quite considerably now that John McClain has settled in.

I assumed he exploded last night after Baylor lost to Liberty.

[juliogotay]

I assumed he exploded last night after Baylor lost to Liberty.

that would have made a mess.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Seriously.  Why should the 2017 Astros give a flying fuck about Derek Jeter's legacy?

Who's doing Jeter talk?

[HudsonHawk]

Fiers walks the leadoff hitter again.  He's a fucking mess

[HudsonHawk]

Who's doing Jeter talk?

The Astros

[HudsonHawk]

Mets on the corners, nobody out...

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Hey, A.J., Jeter did not invent the jump throw.

[HudsonHawk]

It's sad that you get Keuchel back, you get McHugh back, you acquire Verlander...yet you still run Mike Fiers out there. 

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Hey, A.J., Jeter did not invent the jump throw.

Right.  He invented baseball.

[HudsonHawk]

3-1 Mets...Hinch may just throw in the towel and tell Fiers he has to take a beating

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Freaking guaranteed he would give that run back.

[The Spleen]

It's sad that you get Keuchel back, you get McHugh back, you acquire Verlander...yet you still run Mike Fiers out there.

I assume this is his last start of the year, unless they're resting somebody else at the end of the season,

[JimR]

Get Fiers out of there, please.

[HudsonHawk]

4-1 Mets

[HudsonHawk]

T2:

Nimmo...0-2...1-2...2-2...3-2...walks
Plawecki singles to RCF on the first pitch, Nimmo to 3B
Lagares...full count...singles to LF, Nimmo scores, Plawecki to 2B
Reyes pops out F6...IFF rule in effect
Wild pitch, Plawecki to 3B, Lagares to 2B
Aoki...0-2...1-2...2-2...infield now comes in...singles to CF, Plawecki scores, Lagares held on the throw which is cut off and Aoki is thrown  out 9-3--6 trying for 2B
Cabrera lines out to LF

4-1 Mets

[JimR]

What a pathetic performance.

[MusicMan]

It would be weird to release a guy in September. But I could see it.


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[austro]

I really appreciate everything Fiers gave the club during May/June/July, but he should not take the mound again this year.

[TerryPuhl21]

I really appreciate everything Fiers gave the club during May/June/July, but he should not take the mound again this year.

Agree. He should end up on the 60-day DL with some kind of injury.


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[HudsonHawk]

B2:

White doubles down the LF line
Centeno lines out to LF
Kemp grounds out 6-3, White to 3B
Springer grounds out 4-3

4-1 Mets

[JimR]

Springer is having an unlucky day. I thought that was a sure hit.

[VirtualBob]

When did Springer forget that running to first is part of the deal?  Loafed on first one that Reyes dropped and seemed to trot on this one too.

[HudsonHawk]

T3:

d'Arnaud lines out to RF
Smith strikes out swinging
Rosario flies out F7

4-1 Mets

[Ty in Tampa]

Luhnow tells the booth that the trade was approved by MLB at 2 seconds 'til midnight.

[HudsonHawk]

When did Springer forget that running to first is part of the deal?  Loafed on first one that Reyes dropped and seemed to trot on this one too.

The first one was on a line that he thought was caught so he stopped running.  This one was into the shift...could easily by 2 fer 2

[JimR]

When did Springer forget that running to first is part of the deal?  Loafed on first one that Reyes dropped and seemed to trot on this one too.

I disagree on the first one, as I said.

[HudsonHawk]

Astros with two on, nobody out for Correa...

[austro]

I disagree on the first one, as I said.

Yeah, he saw that first one as a caught line drive, and that's when he gave up. You can't take 600 ABs/year and go all out on all of them.

[BudGirl]

Yeah, he saw that first one as a caught line drive, and that's when he gave up. You can't take 600 ABs/year and go all out on all of them.

Yes, you can.

[HudsonHawk]

Correa with an RBI single!  4-2...two on, nobody out still

[austro]

RBI-man is back!

[Navin R Johnson]

Wooo!

[austro]

Reddick powers the ball 40 feet down the 3B line for an RBI.

[HudsonHawk]

Reddick with a swinging bunt single RBI...Astros at the corners, nobody out...

[HudsonHawk]

Maybin!!!!!

6-4 Astros

[BudGirl]

Maybe in its a good pick up. 

[VirtualBob]

Maybin!!!!!

6-4 Astros

Nice.

[Ty in Tampa]

WOOOOO!!!!

[MusicMan]

Hey I just got here
And this is crazy
But here's a home run
I'm Cameron Maybin


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[hostros7]

Maybin! Luhnow modeled high expectation of a three run shot pre-waiver claim.


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[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Yes! Cam Maybin!

[BudGirl]

How many of you are wondering how many runs Fiers gives up in the top of the 4th?

[austro]

That ball was punished.

[JimR]

Yes, you can.

No one does on a liner right at the SS. Come on.

[Texifornia]

Cameron Maybin hitting singles in Anaheim, but he been hittin' home runs here.

[BudGirl]

No one does on a liner right at the SS. Come on.

I said they can.  I didn't say they did.  I think they should run out of the box every time they put the ball in play.

[HudsonHawk]

B3:

Bregman singles to CF
Altuve...3-2...walks, Bregman to 2B
Correa...full up...singles to LF, Bregman scores, Altuve to 2B
Double steal...Altuve takes 3B, Correa nabs 2B...Mets challenging play at 3B...looks really close...call upheld...Correa with his first bag of the season
Reddick with a nubber up the 3B line for an infield single...Altuve scores, Correa to 3B
Maybin homers to LF...Correa scores, Reddick scores
White grounds out 1-4-3
Centeno lines out to SS on the first pitch
Kemp doubles off the LF wall, thrown out 7-5 trying to stretch to a triple

But the Astros vaunt...lead 6-4

[JimR]

How many of you are wondering how many runs Fiers gives up in the top of the 4th?

I am, and Fiers better be on a very short leash. With two yesterday, I have no idea who is first up in the pen. Is Hoyt still in Houston?

[Ty in Tampa]

How not to play the scoreboard and how to be the 3rd out.

[hostros7]

Crane is hosting the doublemint twins in the Diamond club this afternoon.


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[HudsonHawk]

Man it's good to see Bregman back at 3B

[HudsonHawk]

T4:

Nimmo grounds to SS, but shiftfuck...single
Plawecki grounds into 5-4-3 double play
Lagares grounds out 5-3 on a nice barehaded pickup by Bregman

6-4 Astros

[hostros7]

Bregman is not shabby at the hot corner.


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[Andyzipp]

Blue Star for Bregman!

[Andyzipp]

I am, and Fiers better be on a very short leash. With two yesterday, I have no idea who is first up in the pen. Is Hoyt still in Houston?

Playing 3 games in 27 hours probably means they need Fiers to get to the 6th.

[JimR]

How not to play the scoreboard and how to be the 3rd out.

Miraculous play by CFer.

[HudsonHawk]

I am, and Fiers better be on a very short leash. With two yesterday, I have no idea who is first up in the pen. Is Hoyt still in Houston?

I assume Devo would be first up.  You also have Sipp and Guduan who didn't pitch yesterday.  Hoyt is not on the big club.

[HudsonHawk]

Springer Dinger!!!

[das]

Bregman is all-star quality lately. Hitting, defense, base running. Very impressive.

[TerryPuhl21]

DAMN!!!! Springer destroyed that ball!!


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[hostros7]

He hit that ball to IAH.


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[Ty in Tampa]

Springer just does not want to sprint today.

[MusicMan]

#SpringerDinger
#HoustonStrong


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[TerryPuhl21]

Lagares is a good defensive center fielder.


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[HudsonHawk]

B4:

Springer...0-2...homers to LF
Bregman flies out F8 on a shoestring catch
Altuve pops out F6 on the first pitch
Correa flies out to deep CF at the track

7-4 Astros

[chuck]

I'll give $100 to charity if McClain falls asleep.

[Ty in Tampa]

Maybin looks like he'd be a fun teammate.

[Andyzipp]

I'll give $100 to charity if McClain falls asleep.

If he passes out because his fat has blocked off the oxygen to his brain, does that count?

[HudsonHawk]

If he passes out because his fat has blocked off the oxygen to his brain, does that count?

That's only worth five.

[HudsonHawk]

Single, stolen base, error, single...7-5 now...

[HudsonHawk]

Tying run on base...one out...

[hostros7]

They should get Fiers some early work today for his future riding the pine


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[HudsonHawk]

Fiers out...Clippard in

[MusicMan]

AJ comes out to tell Fiers he's going to a nice farm upstate.


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[austro]

Holy shit, I thought you guys were kidding about Liberty beating Baylor.

[HudsonHawk]

Second HBP in the inning loads the bases...two out...

[HudsonHawk]

Clippard walks in a run...7-6, bases still loaded...

[Ty in Tampa]

Jeebus...

[HudsonHawk]

T5:

Reyes singles to RF
Reyes steals 2B, throw hits him, ball bounces into LF, Reyes moves to 3B on a TE2
Aoki singles to CF on the next pitch and Reyes scores
Cabrera sacrifice bunt...out 2-4, Aoki to 2B
d'Arnaud hit by pitch

And Fiers finally put out of our misery...Clippard in

Smith pops up on the first pitch...IFF rule in effect as Correa puts it away
Aoki steals 3B
Rosario...0-2...1-2...hit by pitch, d'Arnaud to 2B
Nimmo...3-1...walks...Aoki scores, d'Arnaud to 3B, Rosario to 2B
Plawecki...0-2...strikes out looking

7-6 Astros

[austro]

Fiers should not be back out on the hill unless it's a blow-out game that requires some innings to be eaten.

[HudsonHawk]

Fiers should not be back out on the hill unless it's a blow-out game that requires some innings to be eaten.

Not even then.  There is no reason for Mike Fiers to take the mound again this season.

[HudsonHawk]

B5:

Bradford in for the Mets

Reddick flies out F7
Maybin bunts...it hits him in fair territory, so he's out on batter's interference...score that 2U
White doubles to LCF
Centeno grounds out 4-3

7-6 Astros

[das]

Not even then.  There is no reason for Mike Fiers to take the mound again this season.

It's too bad. He's got good stuff. You can't have the month he did in (the entire) July and not.  I can't reasonably say it's the classic $0.10 head. He just seems to fall into predictable patterns that the hitters seem to recognize and tee off on.

[HudsonHawk]

T6:

Harris in...

Lagares grounds out 5-3
Reyes singles to LCF
Reyes steals 2B
Aoki...3-2...taps back to the mound...1-3, Reyes to 3B
Cabrera strikes out swinging

7-6 Astros

[Andyzipp]

Nice strikeout from Harris to end the top half.

[HudsonHawk]

Have I missed an injury to Devenski?

[HudsonHawk]

B6:

Kemp grounds out 6-3
Springer flies out to shallow RF
Bregman pops out F5

7-6 Astros

[JimR]

Have I missed an injury to Devenski?

Dunno, but Marisnick is dinged up.

Devo in the 8th?

[HudsonHawk]

Dunno, but Marisnick is dinged up.

Devo in the 8th?

Marisnick has a groin injury.  Hurt it the other night swiping a bag.

[HudsonHawk]

Dunno, but Marisnick is dinged up.

Devo in the 8th?

Or the 9th.  Maybe he's acting closer today.

[HudsonHawk]

Mets have tying run in scoring position...one out...

[HudsonHawk]

Go-ahead run intentionally walked...two on, two out...

[HudsonHawk]

T7:

Gregerson in

d'Arnaud pops out F6
Smith doubles to RF
Rosario grounds out 5-3
Nimmo intentionally walked
Plawecki lines out to CF

At the stretch...7-6 Astros

[chuck]

I had to absent myself for a couple of innings to hose down one of my boys, Alcibíades Zbigniew, and was surprised to return to no change in the score.

[HudsonHawk]

Reddick with a sac fly...8-6

[austro]

Lagares doesn't look real fast, but he covers a lot of ground out there in CF.

[Ty in Tampa]

Have I missed an injury to Devenski?

Devo warming...

[HudsonHawk]

Lagares doesn't look real fast, but he covers a lot of ground out there in CF.

He reminds me of Marquis Grissom the way he plays CF

[HudsonHawk]

B7:

Familia in for the Mets...

Altuve drilled in the ass on the first pitch
Altuve swipes 2B on the next pitch
Correa grounds out 5-3...Altuve moves to 3B on the throw
Reddick...infield in...sac fly to CF, Altuve scores
Maybin reaches on an E6
With White at the plate, Maybin is thrown out 2-6 trying to take 2B.  Thrown out rather easily, fankly

At any rate...8-6 Astros

[HudsonHawk]

Devo issues a four pitch walk to lead off the 8th...tying run at the plate...

[HudsonHawk]

Runners at 2B and 3B...one out...

[Navin R Johnson]

DEVO looks terrible.

[HudsonHawk]

T8:

Devo in...

Lagares...3-0..walks
Reyes flies out F7 on the first pitch
Aoki doubles off the LF wall, Legares to 3B
Cabrera strikes out swinging
d'Arnaud flies out F8...Maybin with an over the shoulder catch at the wall!

Astros 8-6

[Texifornia]

Aoki has worn the Astros out since the trade.

[HudsonHawk]

B8:

White singles to LF

That's it for Familia...Smoker in

Centeno sac bunt...3-4, White to 2B
Kemp lines out F7

Smoker out...Ramos in...

Springer...3-2...walks
Bregman pops out to RF in the stands

8-6 Astros

[HudsonHawk]

Devo with a one out walk...tying run at the plate...

[Ty in Tampa]

Devo with a one out walk...tying run at the plate...

The 4th ball was a better strike than strike 2.

[HudsonHawk]

T9:

Devo still in...

Smith...full count...strikes out swinging
Reynolds...who came in for Rosario in the 8th...full count...walks
Nimmo...0-2...strikes out looking
Plawecki...0-2...1-2...2-2...pops out F6

Astros win!!!

SWEEP!!!!

[Ty in Tampa]

WOOO!

[Ty in Tampa]

That's a great shot in the arm heading back out on the road.

[HudsonHawk]

That's a great shot in the arm heading back out on the road.

Playing the Mets is a good pick me up, but this weekend was the team we saw earlier this year.  Hopefully they've put August behind them. 

[Navin R Johnson]

First 3 game winning streak since the All-star break.

[homer]

First 3 game winning streak since the All-star break.

4

[homer]

First 4 gamer since July 4

[geezerdonk]

Lagares - good range; no arm. The Astros ran on him every chance.

[BudGirl]

Undefeated since they acquired Verlander.

[JimR]

Lagares - good range; no arm. The Astros ran on him every chance.

Threw out Kemp on the run. Great play.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Threw out Kemp on the run. Great play.

Great hustle play by Lagares for sure, but the throw while perfect was only about 100 feet.

[JimR]

Great hustle play by Lagares for sure, but the throw while perfect was only about 100 feet.

on the run after scooping the ballpark with one hand. Try it, and report back.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

on the run after scooping the ballpark with one hand. Try it, and report back.

Don't have to try, that was my specialty.

[Aussie Astro]

Don't have to try, that was my specialty.

Easy shit like that I would knock it down and boot it  a couple times just  to add a degree of difficulty.