Chris Sampson missed Monday’s home opener after catching the flu bug that’s been circling around the Astros’ clubhouse,…
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His Guy, The Guy, Flapjack wants to go small
Cooper surmised that Valverde might have been “pumped up” a little bit — maybe too much. Valverde, however, said he simply didn’t have good control of his fastball. … Asked what he learned from Valverde’s performance, Cooper answered, “I’m going to go to Valverde every time in the ninth inning, if he’s available. That’s why he’s here — he’s our closer. No ifs, ands or buts. I’ll run him out every time. If he’s available, he’s our closer in the ninth inning.” Link
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Yep, it’s broke.
Wigginton has a non-displaced fracture on the upper tip of his left thumb. The Astros will give Wigginton three more days before re-evaluating if he can avoid going on the 15-day disabled list.
Oswalt talks about his arm
How’s the arm Roy? “It’s fine,” Oswalt said.
If it wasn’t fine, would you tell us? “Nope,” he said with a smile.
But Roy, lookee here, your velocity is down, “I don’t look at velocity,” he said.
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Any further questions can be addressed to Sparky’s press secretary, this here solid brick wall.
Astros finish road trip 2-5, head for home opener.
3-2 Cubs
W. Zambrano 1-0
L. Villareal 0-2
Once again Michael Bourn singled to start the game. Pence followed up with a double on the next pitch and the Astros were set up 2nd and 3rd and no outs. Erstad struck out on a slow curve and Lee swung at a similar pitch around his eyes and lofted a pop to medium left. Bourn challenged Soriano and the one hop throw beat him by 3 steps.
Bad news at third
Ty Wigginton left the game today with a bruised left thumb. Digital X-rays taken later that day showed a small fracture in the thumb. Wigginton will be re-evaluated by team medical director David Lintner on Monday.
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