Pirates 1, Astros 9
W: Bud Norris, L: Charlie Morton
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This was a fun game to watch. The Astros offense showed up (again, they were there yesterday also) and there was some good pitching.
Astros Highlights:
Bud Norris notched his 5th win by tossing 6 innings of 6 hit one run baseball. The one run was a homerun by Andy LaRoche.
Offensively, Kazuo Matsui hd a nice night. He went 3 for 4 scoring 2 runs and getting 2 RBIs. Maybe he’s going to end his season on a good note.
Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee contributed homeruns.
The Astros Bullpen, yes, they are part of my highlights. They pitched 3 innings of one hit baseball. Nice, real nice job.
Pirates Highlights:
Andy LaRoche hit a homerun.
Bench Tidbits:
Towards the end of the game, a discussion between my friend and I began about the team. She is of the opinion that the whole organization needs to be gone, from Ed Wade to Jason Michaels, including most of the front office. We agreed on some things, but not everything. She does not blame Cooper as much as I do, but she does blame Wade more than I do. It was a very good conversation to have at a baseball game.
This was the first game I’ve seen a fan taken out on a stretcher due to a foul ball. Delwyn Young hit a screamer into the stands. I hope the lady that got hit is okay. That ball bounced off of her fast and hard.
I was disappointed in the Astros as a whole tonight though in one regard tonight. There was a nice tribute to the Heroes that serve us and there were no Astros that came to pay tribute. I’m not sure why, but I hope it was a good reason. We did notice Ed Wade walk out of the dugout when the team seemed to filter into the dugout. So, maybe there was some kind of team meeting. I just really wish they had been there to pay tribute.
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