Springer gets hurt and Astros manage only 2 hits, lose pitching duel 2-1
Weaver: (5-3)
McHugh: (2-3)
submitted by Sphinx Drummond
I’m starting to believe that Wotan is just an odd number year Baseball God. It makes sense. I reckon he’s an Opera God on even number years. I’m too depressed to look up the Astros Wednesday record for this year. I have a sick cat and George Springer got hurt in the ninth inning diving into first trying to avoid a pick-off.
Springer did manage to hit his fourth home run of the season and made a fantastic catch in the outfield before injuring himself. He will be re-evaluated on Thursday, might need a MRI. Porter described the injury as “a right quad” or “hip flexor.”
McHugh wasn’t bad, allowing only four hits and two runs, while striking out seven in seven innings. Farnsworth pitched the eighth, allowing no hits or walks, and striking out one. Jason Castro got the only other Astro hit of the night. Pooholes hit a home run, his thirteenth, and is still a dick.
Thursday the Astros travel to the moldy germ infested northwest to face the soggy scallywags and something called, Roenis Elias (hope it’s not contagious). The Astros will counter with Jared Cosart, who hopefully, along with the rest of the team, has his vaccinations up to date.
Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:26.
Att: 40,112 (20,000 no shows).