Astros (26-35) 8 Angels (31-28) 5
WP-Peacock (2-4) S-Qualls (6); LP Skaggs (4-4)
contributed by Mr. Happy
The Astros rode ten hits and an uncharacteristic 6-15 w/RISP to best the Halos and take the series 2-1 to finish with another winning homestand coming off of a winning roadtrip. That has to be the first time that has happened in some time. The Good Guys are 14-9 in their last 23 games, and they’re playing above .500 for their last 30 games, which is fantastic.
Peacock wasn’t particularly good last night, scattering eight hits and three earnies in five innings of work, but it was good enough to get the W. The bully, save the unpredictable Paul Clemens, pitched well to close out the win. In holding the Halos, striking out five in its four frames of work. FIELDS!!! continued his good work with 1.1 innings of one hit baseball with two Ks. Qualls pitched a one-two-three ninth for the save, which was his sixth of the season.
This was a really good Angels lineup that the Astros beat last night. They held Hamilton to his second straight o-fer, with two Ks, and shut out Dickjols. The bottom four of the Angels order proved pesky for the pitching staff, going 7-15. Thankfully, the first five were a collective dreadful 2-22, with the pesky Trout getting the only hits for that part of the order.
The Game Zone was popping last night as there was lots of activity on SnS generally due to the draft buzz in which the Astros selected high school portsider Brady Aiken with the 1/1 pick. Finally, I wanted to a shout out to board newcomer posters Nate Colbert and morningwood75 for some great work lately. It’s always great to see some new blood around here. Not that I don’t both love and respect our old timers, particularly our moderators and administrators.