Astros at Pirates, 6/4/08
Pirates 5, Astros 2
W: Duke (3-4) L: Oswalt (4-6) S: Capps (12)
HR: Pvt. Wigginton (3)
AP recap
Footer
Two who can say it better than I – the lovely Ms. Footer:
Call this loss uninspired. … The few who took in the Astros-Pirates game watched the home team prevail, 5-2, thanks to timely hitting aided by a sluggish Houston defense that could have prevented at least two runs with a tiny bit more effort.
And pravata:
Lee hestitates on a liner to left and it drops, Matsui misplays a one hopper, Tejada lets a grounder bounce off his glove, the dumbass rundown, wild pitch, no one can hit the ball with runners on. Hose down day at the monkey cage.
And sad to say, the defensive “effort” might be secondary to the fact that Roy still looks nothing like Roy Oswalt, Pitching Ace.
I leave you with these thoughts:
Roy Oswalt, 2008: 5.38 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 16 HR/82 IP
Woody Williams, 2007: 5.27 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 35 HR/188 IP