Red Sox 0, Astros 2
W:Oberholtzer (2-0) L:Lackey (7-9) SV:Fields (1)
Yeah, that’s right, the lowly Astros beat the mighty Red Sox. Our band of misfits struck out twice as many times (12 to 6), stole 6 bases (with one caught stealing by Wallace), and outhit the opposition (8 hits to 5) to score 2 runs.
The rookie starting pitcher Oberholtzer (also called Ober and Obie during the broadcast) pitched 7 scoreless innings. He really did a great job. He doesn’t seem to have a flashy pitch, he just did a good job. He got his two strike outs of the night in the 7th inning with a runner on 3rd and one out. He just stepped up and did a great job. As someone said in the gamezone, maybe the Bourn trade wasn’t a bust (yeah, I’m too lazy to look up who said it).
Fields did a great job, I think he may want the closer job.
I don’t know how the Astros will fare the rest of the series, but it was still great to see them get a shut-out win.
Fun stuff:
Here’s my fun stuff of the recap.