sumitted by Mr. Happy
May 12-14, 2014
Fire Drill Preview
There’s nothing quite like a last minute notification that you’re up for this series preview. That’s right. I found out today that I had the series preview for the series that starts tonight. There’s nothing like a little pressure to get the adrenalin flowing. Therefore, no songs and no good fuck or drug stories. This one will be all facts, all of the time!!! Bud Girl just breathed a sigh of relief!!!
This series pits two teams that haven’t been playing particularly well in the last ten games. The stRangers are 4-6 and the Good Guys are 3-7 during that stretch and are currently the last place and the penultimate last place teams in the AL West. I still fucking hate saying AL West.
Game 1
Colby Lewis (R) v. Brad Peacock (R)
7:10 p.m. CDT
This one features Rangers righty Colby Lewis, often on the injured list, against righty Bad Brad Peacock. The fact that Lewis has been on the shelf for so long means that very few of the current Astros have any history with him. However, Lewis has some history against the Astros in his career, going 4-1 1.72 against the Astros. Current Astros are hitting .174 against Lewis (4-23). Altuve (2-7) and Fowler (1-2) have had some success against Lewis in a small sample size.
Peacock, on the other hand, has a little more, although not much more, history against the stRangers, going 0-2 3.07 against them. Current stRangers are hitting .238 (10-42) against Peacock. He needs to be wary of Shin Soo Choo and Geovany Soto (each 2-3), Adrian Beltre (1-4 with a home run) and Leonys Martin (2-4). A few stRangers are ofer against Peacock, including Moreland (0-6) and Andrus (0-7 with five strikeouts).
Game 2
Matt Harrison (L) v. Dallas Keuchel (L)
7:10 p.m. CDT
Matt Harrison has had some success as a big leaguer, but he’s 0-2 5.95 against the Astros. However, current Astros aren’t doing that well against him, hitting .136 against Harrison. Khris Karter (0-10 with three K’s) is particularly bad against Harrison. Altuve (2-3) and Fowler (1-1) are the only two Astros who hits off of Harrison.
The Rangers are hitting .247 (18-73) against Keuchel, who is 0-2 4.75 against them. Rangers who have had success against Keuchel include Alex Rios (3-9) and Leonys Martin (3-10). Fat Prince Fielder is 0-5 against Keuchel.
Game 3
Nick Tepesch (R) v. Scott Feldman (R)
7:10 p.m. CDT
In the series finale, right hander Nick Tepesch faces off against Astros ace Scott Feldman. The Astros have gone 0-2 against Tepesch, who sports a 4.09 ERA against the Good Guys. Current Astros are hitting .364 (8-21) against Tepesch, led by Jason Castro (3-6 with a dong) and Jose Altuve (3-6).
Feldman has pitched several times against his former mates, going 1-1 3.26. Current Rangers are hitting .210 (26-124) against Feldman. Mitch Moreland (2-7), Alex Rios (11-38 with two taters) and the crushin’ Russian Kevin Kouzmanoff (3-9) have had some success against Feldman. Fielder (1-8 with a home run) and Adrian Beltre (4-21 with a long ball) haven’t had much success against Feldman.
Injury Updates
The stRangers are a walking hospital ward. They have five players (Soto, Profar, Holland, Engel Beltre and Ortiz) on the 60 day DL and six players (Adducci, Figueroa, Kouzmanoff, Murphy, Saunders and Scheppers) on the 15 day DL. The Astros have four players (Albers, Wojciechowski, White and Cisnero) on the 15 day DL and one player (Crain) on the 60 day DL.
Prediction
Rangers sweep.