“Pretty much every time I have two strikes I try to see the ball as long as I can and try to go the other way,” Lee said.
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Lance Berkman, baserunner.
Berkman was on 1st when Lee hit the sinking line drive to right. Berkman recalls his baserunning tactics,
“I knew (Kearns) was going to dive, so I figured I would listen to the crowd,” Berkman said. “I figured if he caught it there would be a groan, but then I heard them cheer, so then I was like, ‘You gotta score!'”
Ed Romero is chopped liver?
Lance hobbled to his locker after the game, his upper left leg wrapped in ice. Is he hurt?
“Hurt — it is a relative term,” he said. “It certainly doesn’t feel as good as before the stolen bases. I won’t be stealing bases for three or four days.”
Asked if “strain” was an accurate term, Berkman said, “I wouldn’t even call it that.”
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The rotation strategy
Rodriguez has been on the disabled list since April 20. He’ll throw at least one more bullpen session, followed by a simulated game a few days later. If all goes well, it’s likely he would have a rehab start before rejoining the Astros’ rotation.
Meanwhile
Brian Moehler will start Friday’s opener in Los Angeles, followed by Chris Sampson and Shawn Chacon.
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