Astros 0, Cardinals 1
W: Adam Wainwright, L: Wandy Rodriguez
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Well, this was a fast game. Both pitchers did a great job of keeping baserunners to a minimum of 3 each. Unfortunately for Wandy he had 2 of his 3 in the 1st inning, which is when the winning run was scored.
Astros Highlights:
Wandy Rodriguez tossed 7 innings of 3 hit 1 run baseball. He really did a great job on the night. If he hadn’t gone up against Wainwright who was a smidgen better he probably would have gotten the win. Nothing for him (or Cooper) to be upset about.
Michael “Sweet Baby” Bourn was the offensive juggernaut on the night for the Astros. He had 2 of the 3 hits by Astros. The Astros 2, 3, and 4 hitters (Pence, Berkman, and Lee) were unable to score him after the leadoff double in the first.
Cardinal Highlights:
Adam Wainwright, he seems to be having a pretty good year. Good for him.
Game Analysis:
I just didn’t have a good feeling at the beginning of this game. I just didn’t think the Astros were going to be able to win. I thought there would be more runs scored (by both teams). But that thought was wrong. There were some good defensive plays by both teams. Hopefully Roy Oswalt can get the win he thinks he deserves tonight.
Bench Tidbits:
The San Antonio (McAllister) Little League team beat the Chuela Vista (I’m too lazy to look up the correct spelling) California team 6-3. That team has a city of 1.3 million plus people pretty excited. I was there visiting family last weekend and everyone seems to be talking about them. They are as popular as the Spurs and Cowboys, that’s saying a lot for them. I hope they do really well in the tournament.
Watching the Little League games definitely brings a smile to my face to see those kids playing and having what appears to be a good time. Most of them are smiling. I love seeing kids happy.
Now, on a more personal note since I know you all wonder about BudGirl’s exciting life, I will share this with you. We (my office) have a guy retiring at the end of the month. As the Executive Assistant to the VP, I get to do all the party planning. While I enjoy planning get togethers and whatnot, it can get stressful. Last minute, he might not retire, to I’m going to invite 80 people will stress me out. I ended up waking at 4:30 this morning. I’m tired. Yet, I still have a luncheon to organize and all the work on my desk to do that didn’t get done while I was planning the parties. I’m not really whining, I enjoy it. Most people compliment me on the affairs, so it is nice and usually appreciated.
I am also planning to go to the beach on Saturday, I haven’t been since August 9th. Withdrawls have set in.
That’s all I got. Have a great day people.