Thursday, September 11, 2008
Pirates 0
Astros 6
W: Oswalt (15-9) | L: Duke (5-14)
Languishing behind 2 teams for a playoff spot, these mid-September games can seem all but meaningless. Still, the Astros won again today but it may possibly be too little, too late.
Roy took the mound tonight and was solid, but less than perfect. Things got out of hand right away as Roy gave up a hit to the SECOND BATTER OF THE GAME!! Luckily, the defense picked him up with an inning-ending DP or it could have been an “Oswalt Inning™”. He almost unraveled again in the 8th and 9th as he surrendered hits in 2 STRAIGHT INNINGS!! Again, Roy’s teammates bailed him out and the danger passed without any runs scoring. WHEW! Good thing he didn’t walk anybody, it could’ve gotten REAL ugly.
Yes, the offense was the star today, batting around in the 5th to keep the game out of reach by scoring 5 of the 6 total Astros runs. Reggie Abercrombie was 2-4!!!
If you really must read more about the game, go here. They talked about it here, too.
For some reason, the Astros aren’t playing any games on Friday or Saturday. Some kind of weather something-or-other?