Cubs 11, Astros 7
W: Howry (4-4) | L: Sampson (5-4)
HRs: Wigginton (11), Blum (10), Lee (26), Soriano (20)
Footer gives her take.
Back at Wrigley for an early game after a long, rainy victory last night, the Astros fell behind early, rallied to take the lead, but the overtaxed bullpen cratered late as the Astros fell to the front-running Cubbies of Chicago, 11-7. Read More
Astros 2, Cubs 0 (7 1/2 innings)
W: Moehler L: Dempster
The Astros pushed across a run in the first on a strong baserunning play by Miggy, who took second on a deep fly by Berkman (no doubt understanding that Anaheim Jimmy’s arm is toast). That led to a Lee single to right, which drew the worst throw of all time by an outfielder – yes, Bonds in the 92 NLCS has been unseated – as Fukudome managed to bounce one over the dugout when trying to throw home.
Another run followed on three singles and a walk (explanation: Lee was the lead runner).
After that, it was all rain and lightning, and Wally Bell’s stubborn insistence on resuming play when an official game had already been recorded.
While this game didn’t have the thrill of a grand slam or the ludicrous athleticism of a Major Leaguesque play at the plate, a shut out has its’ own type of charm.
Mets 3, Astros 7
W: Doug Brocail, L: Aaron Heilman,
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Friday night the long balls won. Kazou Matsui, Brandon Backe, Carlos Lee and Mark Loretta took their swings and made the baseball go long way.Read More
The Good Guys dropped the final game with the Redlegs 9-5, but still won their third series in four tries since the All-Star break, playing .500 ball during the brief stretch. As I’m stuck taking care of a sick family, that’s going to be it for now, but I’ll get back later for a posterity post-cap, no doubt full of wit, whimsy, and tales of projectile vomiting. Something to look forward to.
Astros 6, Reds 2
W: Moehler (6-4) | L: Arroyo (9-8) | S: Wright (1)
HR: Lee (24), Tejada (11)
Alyson’s game wrap
On a night when the Astros namesake celebrated their 50th anniversary, Brain Moehler came withing an out of a complete game with a masterful pitching performance against the commie Reds, winning 6-2 as he was in command the entire game before fading in the ninth and needing help from rookie Wesley Wright to finish. He was supported in victory by a Carlos Lee grand orbit blast, a Hunter Pence run-scoring triple and a solo rocket shot from Miguel Tejada. Read More
