Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Astros 15
Rockies 11
W: Hampton (2-3) | L: Marquis (4-3)
HR: Not by Houston, amazingly.
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In your face, Rukkakes
The Good Guys hung three runs on the Rukkakes in four out of the first five innings en route to a complete mudholing that wasn’t nearly as close as the final score indicated. Without the benefit of a deep ball, Houston plated their fifteen runs by spraying two dozen singles and doubles all over Coors field in a deluge of offensive output that ran from the top of the lineup all the way down to the bottom. Former FTCubs Jason Marquis and Glendon Rusch took it on the chin in this one, absorbing all fifteen runs and badly staining their ERAs in the process.
All of the ‘Stros starters picked up at least two knocks in the game, including Hampton, who scored two runs. Standouts included Twinkie, who went four for four with a walk to raise his average 29 points (16 over the Mendoza Line!), and Blum, who picked up five RBI from the seven-hole. Jason Smith somehow managed to stay 0-for-the-season in pinch-hitting for a pitcher who’s hitting .357, and word is Cooper may be considering moving him to the bullpen.
Hampton put in an ‘eh’ [makes universal so-so gesture] performance, logging six innings and giving up five. It’s hard to judge, since he was out there hucking fastballs and trying to attack batters with the lead. Given that the game produced twenty-six runs in just 3:13, I guess it worked. With a 15-6 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth, Geary managed to almost generate a save situation for LaTroy, who had to secure the final out after Geoff gave up five runs on two walks and three hits, including a salami. Houston is officially one Hawkins tweak away from having an almost complete bullpen collapse, so do light a cnadle for him, won’t you? Good Guys go for the series win later today – see you in the GameZone.