Pirates 0, Astros 2
W: J.A. Happ (yeah that’s right, Happ won a game); L: McDonald; S: Melancon
Boxscore and Recap
4 game win streak for the Astros. Oh yea, that’s right. 4 games in a row won by the Houston Astros.
All the scoring was in one inning, the 4th. Jimmy Paredes walked, Sanchez singled (Jimmy went to 3rd), Q grounded out to the catcher who thought he looked Jimmy back to 3rd but as soon as he threw to first Jimmy was running home, Jones of the Pirates tossed to the ball somewhere besides the pitcher McDonald who was covering first. Once the dust was settled, Astros up 1 and Sanchez was on third. Happ comes up to bat next, he draws a walk. Runners on the corners for Schafer. Schafer reaches first on a bunt while Sanchez scores and Happ goes to 2nd. Then The Altuve hit into a double play.
But that was all the scoring Happ would need on the night. He did a good job. Tossed seven innings of scoreless baseball. 71 out of his 110 pitches were strikes. Maybe the time in the minors did him some good. (I hope the same for Wallace.)
Bench Tidbits
Tonight was one of those nights that was great. Besides the obviousness of the Astros winning and sweeping another team at home (I don’t care if it is the Pirates) I saw a lot of friends. I ran into Bench on the concourse, then three friends came to visit us in our seats. My company at the game was his usual great self. We also ran into friends after the game and chit-chatted for a while. This reminded me why I love going to ballgames. Hanging out with friends and having a good time. The time of year is starting to set in, these good times are coming to an end for this year. Even though some are ready for this Astros season to end, I’m not so sure I’m ready for the baseball season to end.