Cooper said in his pregame interview on the radio that Valverde would not be available because he had done some extra work. Ortiz provides these details,
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When in doubt, send the rookie out. Not normal.
Although Valverde tells us that veterans such as Lee, Berkman, and Tejada are behind him, after a loss like that, the only position player to talk to the media was Michael Bourn,
“Jose is going to be fine,” center fielder Michael Bourn said.
Astros take the rubber game 5-1
For the second game, Astros pitching held down the hard hitting Marlins. Wandy had a biting curve and got 7 Ks, typically off the Marlins swinging at the curve in the dirt. His last K in the 7th was on 3 pitches. JR set up the sequence to the pinch hitter Andino, fastball outside corner, dropped the curve over and then the high fastball got him swinging. The only run the Marlins scored was in the 4th when the hard hitting Willingham knocked a fastball over the tracks.
Kids, will they never learn
“Wesley’s got a little finger problem,” Cooper said Saturday before the game. “He’s seeing a doctor later on today.”
Roy ?
“I felt pretty good today, that’s the bad part,” Oswalt said. “I wouldn’t say it was location. I looked at two of the home runs, and [the pitches were] exactly where I wanted to throw them.”
Asked if he is overanalyzing on the mound, Oswalt said: “I’m too dumb to overanalyze.”