Cardinals 2, Astros 3
W: Doug Brocail, L: Russ Springer
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SnS Ladies Night at Minute Maid Park tonight. We were not alone, there were a lot of Jakes fans. As usual, some were behaved, most were not. Read More
Reds dispatched via longball
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Reds 2
Astros 3
W: Backe (9-12) | L: Harang (4-14) | S: Valverde (35)
A surprisingly efficient outing by Backe was bolstered by some offensive pop as all the Astros runs came via the solo dinger and the boys finished off this home Dicketies series with a 3-2 win, taking 2 out of 3.Read More
The Pictures Tell The Story
Reds 2, Astros 1
W: Arroyo (12-10) | L: Geary (2-3)
Oliphant wrap from astros.com
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Quest for 90 takes a hit
Astros at steM, 8/25/08
Mets 9, Astros 1
W: Pelfrey (13-8) L: Moehler (9-5)
HR: Pretty much every time Delgado came up
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Remember the days when the Astros’ offense would routinely shut down against mediocre pitching? Those were the days, my friends – I thought they’d never end.
Well, they were back in full force on Monday night, as the Mess forced a split with the “aw, how cute, they think they’re contending!” Astros by the score of 9-1.
It was all over but the shouting after the first inning, when Carlos Delgado, on a fine piece of hitting, took a Moehler offering the other way, just off the base of the foul pole, for a 3-run dinger that would give Mike Pelfrey all the cushion he needed.
(Also pictured: Delgado crushing a WW offering to make it a 7-0 game.)
The Astros never seriously threatened; Blum’s 2 attempts to start a rally were quickly erased by horrific AB’s from Hunter Pence, who continues his downward spiral. Newhan and Wigginton combined to plate the meaningless shutoffkiller in the ninth. (Moral victory! WHOOOP!)
Strosrays waxed eloquent in a sparse GZ.
Hurry, Star Blazers! There are only 31 games left to get the 24 wins you need for 90!
Astros, 6-4 in 10
The Astros took game 3 of the wraparound against a Mets team that was sweating as if this was a playoff game. The Astros, on the other hand, gave their only real offensive threat, Lance, the day off.
Oye Como Va
Mets 3, Astros 0
W: Santana (12-7) | L: Oswalt (11-9) | S: Ayala (1)
Astros.com wrap from Jon Blau?
Roy Oswalt made a couple of mistakes early to the tune of three Mets runs and it cost him and the Astros as he was outdueled by Johan Santana in a 3-0 whitewash in the first game of a four-game set at Shea Stadium. Read More