Sunday, May 9, 2010
Pardres 3
Astros 4
F11
W: Lyon | L: Webb
This one was cruising toward another disappointment. Despite pitching another “quality start”, the Oswalt Inning™ reared it’s ugly head in the 5th, with help from a fucking 2-run double by the fucking pitcher and a stunning display by first-class shitbag and incompetent home plate ump, Alfonso Marquez. Strikes were balls. Balls were strikes. Dogs and cats living together. It was anarchy!!
Down 3-0 in the 6th and without their leader as Mills was dumped by the aforementioned shitbag, Lee crushed a no-doubter that the Padre outfielders just ignored. Not to be outdone, Pence bounced one high off the left center field wall for back-to-back jobs for the first time in ’10.
Oswalt went 8, struck out 9 and after Lindstrom got through T9, the Astros still needed 1 to keep things going. Lee reached on a heinous Hairston throwing error, trotting into 2nd. PR Matsui got pushed to 3rd by a Pence GO. Then Feliz brought him home on a textbook sac fly to move it into extras.
Lindstrom and Lyon got through 10 and 11 and the bottom of the frame started the same way as the game-tying 9th. Kepp reached on a tough infield chop that Headly misplayed. Berkman singled, then after a failed Michaels sac bunt got Matsui at 3rd, hero Pence laced a deep fly to the LCF gap and the celebration began. Great game for young Gunther!
Happy Mother’s Day everyone! Off day tomorrow before facing the Jakes in Jakeville.