Astros at Jakes, 8/3/10
HOU 18, STL 4 (Box score)
WP: Norris (4-7) , LP Garcia (9-5)
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The play-by-play, standing alone, is a thing of beauty. I’ve added a couple of comments in brackets just to pile on…
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Play-by-Play (via CBS Sportsline)
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ASTROS 2ND: Jaime Garcia pitching
Carlos Lee : singled to center.
Jeff Keppinger : singled to left, Lee to second.
Pedro Feliz : fielder’s choice to third, Lee scored, Keppinger to third on 3rd baseman Miles throwing error.
Chris Johnson : sacrifice fly to center, Keppinger scored.
Jason Castro : grounded into fielder’s choice to first, Feliz out at second.
Bud Norris : singled to center, Castro to second.
Jason Bourgeois : doubled to left, Castro scored, Norris to third.
Angel Sanchez : doubled to deep center, Norris and Bourgeois scored.
Hunter Pence : grounded out to second. [Spaz ends his 2nd inning of the night]
End of Inning (5 Runs, 5 Hits)
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ASTROS 3RD: Jaime Garcia pitching
Carlos Lee : singled to center.
Jeff Keppinger : grounded out to third, Lee to second.
Pedro Feliz : singled to center, Lee scored.
Chris Johnson : struck out swinging.
Jason Castro : grounded out to first.
End of Inning (1 Run, 2 Hits)
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ASTROS 6TH: Jaime Garcia pitching
Chris Johnson : singled to left.
Jason Castro : (Johnson to second on wild pitch), Castro singled to left, Johnson to third.
Mitchell Boggs relieved Jaime Garcia.
Bud Norris : sacrificed to pitcher, Castro to second.
Jason Bourgeois : walked.
Angel Sanchez : tripled to center, Johnson, Castro and Bourgeois scored.
Hunter Pence : sacrifice fly to right [in foul territory], Sanchez scored.
Carlos Lee : doubled to right, Lee out at third [robbed of a triple by a bad call from the 3B ump]
End of Inning (4 Runs, 4 Hits)
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ASTROS 7TH: Jason LaRue catching, Mitchell Boggs pitching
Jeff Keppinger : walked.
Pedro Feliz : (Keppinger to second on passed ball) singled to right, Keppinger to third.
Chris Johnson : doubled to deep center, Keppinger and Feliz scored.
Dennys Reyes relieved Mitchell Boggs.
Jason Castro : singled to center, Johnson to third
Brett Wallace hit for Bud Norris.
Brett Wallace : singled to right, Johnson scored, Castro to second.
Jason Bourgeois : grounded into double play shortstop to first, Castro to third, Wallace out at second.
Angel Sanchez : singled to left, Castro scored.
Hunter Pence : grounded into fielder’s choice to third, Sanchez out at second. [Spaz ends his 4th inning of the night and is the only Astros player without a hit]
End of Inning (4 Runs, 5 Hits)
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ASTROS 8TH: Dennys Reyes pitching
Carlos Lee : walked
Jason Michaels hit for Jeff Keppinger.
Jason Michaels : singled to center, Lee to second.
Pedro Feliz : singled to center, Lee scored, Michaels to third
Geoff Blum hit for Chris Johnson.
Geoff Blum : singled to right, Michaels scored, Feliz to third.
Jason Castro : walked, Blum to second.
Tim Byrdak [no misprint here folks, Tim Byrdak hitting with the bases loaded and no outs] : struck out swinging [joining Spaz as the only hitless Astros player]
Jason Bourgeois : walked, Feliz scored, Blum to third, Castro to second.
Angel Sanchez : struck out looking.
Hunter Pence : singled to center, Blum scored, Castro to third, Bourgeois to second [holy crap, Spaz joins in on the hit parade]
Carlos Lee : grounded out to shortstop.
End of Inning (4 Runs, 5 Hits)
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ASTROS 9TH: Aaron Miles [Jake third baseman] pitching
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