Astros struggling to get it going.
WP: Hochevar (1-0)
LP: Giles (0-1)
SV: Soria (1)
In the top of the eighth inning Salvador Perez took Ken Giles deep for a two run bomb to make it a 4-2 ballgame in favor of the Royals. A pitching contest through 5 saw the Royals take a 2-0 lead with 2 runs in the sixth. The Astros fought back scoring one in the bottom of the sixth and another in the seventh to tie the game. But then came the Perez home run, followed by the Astros putting up goose eggs for the last two frames, and that was the game.
It was a nice start for Scott Feldman, not great, but what you hope for with Feldman. Tony Sipp and Pat Neshek each worked a third of an inning and each got a strikeout. Chris Devenski continues to impress after striking out the side in the ninth.
Early worries, Giles, Springer, Gomez. Still waiting for these guys to shake off the rust and become factors in the Astros favor.
Thursday the Astros try to salvage a series split with Doug Fister (1-0 5.40 ERA) goes against Ian Kennedy (1-0 O.OO ERA)