Astros win slug-fest with Orioles 11-7
WP: Keuchel (3-2)
LP: Garcia (2-3)
Attendance: 15,526
contributed by Sphinx Drummond
The Astros hit six home runs on Wednesday, raising their won-loss record for Wednesdays to an awesome 7 wins against 3 losses. Last week I considered the possibility that the Norse god Wodan represented the Asgardian community as one of the baseball gods. I thought that because the Astros play so well on Wednesdays or Wodan’s day, that he must favor them some how. After reading a discussion over in the talk zone about jinxing no-hitters, I realize now that the Astros playing well on Wednesdays has nothing to do with any baseball god or gods. I have no explanation for the Astros’ Wednesday performances. I guess it’s just magic.
Jason Castro, Carlos Pena and J. D. Martinez each belted two-run homers, and Jose Altuve, Matt Dominguez and Marwin Gonzalez knocked solo shots, for a total of six on the night. The Astros came one home run shy of a single-game franchise record for home runs.
Dallas Keuchel pitched well enough to earn his third win of the season. Clemens and Blackley did their best to allow the Orioles back in the game. Hector Ambriz, after allowing a run scoring single, cleaned up Blackley’s mess by coaxing a double play ball to end the eighth inning. And Jose Veras closed out the 9th in a non-save situation.
This season has more four game series than I remember in the past. I guess there’s a reason for that. Thursday the Astros try to take another series in a businessman’s special that has Bud Norris going against Miguel Gonzalez