‘The Spoilers’ walk off in extra frames

Posted on September 12, 2007 by mihoba in Game Recaps

Astros 5, Cubs 4 in 11
W: Lidge (4-2) | L: Dempster (2-6)
HRs: DeRosa (9)

Luke Scott lined a walk-off triple to the right-center bullpen fence in the bottom of the 11th to knock the Cubs out of a first place tie and take game one of the three game set in front of the hometown crowd.Read More

Backe in the saddle again

Posted on September 5, 2007 by mihoba in Game Recaps

Brewers 5, Astros 3

W: Carlos Villanueva (7-3) | L: Brandon Backe (0-1) | S: Francisco Cordero (40)

AP recap via Yahoo!
Alyson’s game wrap

Man, it’s been over a year since I’ve been on a major league mound. I’ve worked hard to get back, and now with a new strong tendon replacing my frayed elbow ligament, I feel like the bionic man. Bring on the Brewers!

Okay, eight warmup pitches to my catcher Eric Munson, and I’m ready to go. Despite reading on the internet that I may be slightly hyped up for my first pitch, I think I’ll just try to throw a strike, so FB it is. That speedy secondbaseman Weeks is in the box ready to hit, so here we go.Read More

Enthusiasm! Can you feel it?

Posted on August 29, 2007 by mihoba in Game Recaps

Cardinals 7, Astros 0
W: Looper (11-10) | L: Woody (8-13)

Footer tells it like it is
AP recap

First inning, Woody makes a mistake to Duncan, Astros behind 3-0 before they grab a bat. The Cards only needed one tally as the Astros looked extremely flat and managed a mere 5 singles, a double, and a walk, never reaching third base.

Thanks, Drayton.

New interm manager Cecil Cooper laid down the law with this quote from today.Read More

Wandy, MMP, the return of Pence!!! vs. the gNats. What could go wrong?

Posted on August 22, 2007 by mihoba in Game Recaps

Nationals 11, Astros 6
W: Joel Hanrahan (3-1) L: Wandy Rodriguez (7-12)
HRs: Craig Biggio (10), Ryan Zimmerman (19)

Footer gives her game wrap
AP recap

Craig Biggio started the home half with his all-time NL leading 53rd leadoff home run, but that was basically the highlight of the game as Wandy Rodriguez lost his home mojo and fell to the Nationals at Minute Maid Park for the Astros second straight home loss to the lowly gNats. Read More

Two in a row at Chavez Ravine

Posted on August 15, 2007 by mihoba in Game Recaps

Astros 7, Dodgers 4
W: Albers (3-5) | L: Tomko (2-10) | S: Lidge (9)
HRs: Kemp (7)

Footer wrap
AP recap via Yahoo!

The Astros busted a 1-1 tie in the 6th inning by scoring six runs, and held on in a wild 9th to record another road victory against the Dodgers. Matt Albers allowed a solo homer in the first, but settled down and pitched 6 2/3 strong innings to earn the win. In their big inning, the Astros combined six singles, a walk, and a sac fly to bust the game open, and Brad Lidge escaped a jam in the 9th for the save, with an assist from this man. Read More

Astros prevail 5-2 behind Woody

Posted on August 8, 2007 by mihoba in Game Recaps

Astros 5, Cubs 2
W: Woody Williams (6-12) | L: Sean Marshall (5-6) | S: Brad Lidge (7)
HRs: Jason Lane (7), Matt Murton (2)

Astros.com DuBose wrap
AP recap

First inning, here we go again. Woody started with a walk, a single, and two more walks to force in a run with no outs. Houdini then appeared, and after a strikeout, a pop-up, and a liner to right, only one run had scored. Woody settled down a baffled the Cubbies for 5 more innings, including retiring 10 in a row before leaving for a pinch hitter with the score tied 1-1 in the 6th.Read More