Astros 3
Reds 2
W: Fernando Abad, S: Brandon Lyons; L: Nick Masset
It only took the Astros 6 games this year to get their first win. Things are already looking better than last season. This game was painful for many Astros fans because they were forced to listen to Dave Raymond and Brett Dolan. I do not get radio reception in my office nor did I pay for MLB radio this year, so I could not listen to the game.
Things to note from this game, according to the GameZone:
Pence is horrid in the field and in the batter’s box. Makes one wonder if he should be Face of the Franchise (“FotF”). Not really, most of us already think he should NOT be the FotF.
Myers pitched a tight game giving up 6 hits and 3 walks for 2 earned runs in 6.1 innings of work.
Mr. Wallace went 1 for 3 with a walk and a RBI. Had a great defensive play and then maybe one not so great.
Bill Hall seems to be having some issues also, especially at the plate.
My Favorite Quotes of the Day from the GZ:
Austro:
And the Red Sox lost, too, so they can suffer through all of the “last team to win a game” bullshit.
MusicMan:
Abad your winning pitcher, first career win.
I’ve made that mistake before.
I, for one, would endorse the torture of DoRay.
Mr. Happy:
Hey Pence caught that one with two hands!
TyinTampa:
Is it natural for me to want to stab Pence repeatedly with a machete?
I will never tell another living person I want a 5-way.
chuck:
Say, they sound like a professional broadcast crew rather than a couple of dorks let loose in the high school AV room.
Special thanks to those that share what happened in this game. This recap is because of you.
One thing I noticed, the Astros recorded NO errors for this game. This team does not always seem to play good, clean baseball. Quite often they look horrid in the field. Hopefully this is the start of better baseball.
Maybe all this team needs is the first win for things to start looking better.
Tomorrow is the home opener. There are tickets available. Look for the outstanding upcoming preview from GreatBagwellsBeard coming to the front page soon.