Thursday, August 21. 2009
Marlins 1
Astros 4
W: Wandy | L: Johnson | S: Valverde
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Wandy’s 103rd pitch was the second straight single he gave up to begin the 9th and Coop had seen enough. His previous 8 innings were outstanding, the only blemish an unearned run in the 1st after a couple of walks and an error. His command and his curve had the Marlins guessing all night but 2 on, no out and the heart of the order up made Coop call for Papa Grande.
Aided by a fine catch by Beaker in right center (his second highlighter of the night), Jose got the job done and the Astros walked away with a series win against a team struggling to keep pace in the playoff chase.
The offensive firepower came from a 2-run bomb by Lee and a PENCE!!! solo dinger. Even Wandy got into the act in the 5th with a nifty show-bunt/swing-away double that scored Q. Later in the 5th, the Astros had the bases loaded with 1 out but Fish reliever Christhian Martinez got Carlos to ground into the 6-3 DP.
Another home weekend series upcoming with the fresh-from-being-swept DBacks.