Astros 6, Nationals 5
W: Brocail (2-0) L: Ayala (1-2) S: Valverde (7)
With the tying and go-ahead runs on base with two outs in the 8th inning, Carlos Lee fell into an 0-2 hole but smashed a liner to right on the next pitch that the Nats rightfielder dived for and missed, allowing the Astros to pull out this see-saw battle 6-5 at open-roofed Minute Maid Park. Read More
“It’s a struggle for me,” Cooper said of dealing with the younger players.
Sampson vs Sheets was a mismatch from the start. The defense tried to keep it close, Lee got two assists in the first two innings. Berkman tried to keep it close, a homer and an RBI double provided 2 runs of support. But Sampson, even though he was getting the groundballs, couldn’t get them hit at anyone.
Wandy is still waiting, most likely the Astros will turn to Brian Moehler to take Rodriguez’s spot in the rotation.
Astros 6 – Brewers 2
W: Backe | L: Parra
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Astros.com Jim Molony
There is an old joke that kinda goes like this:
Q: How do you know God loves baseball? A: Because His first words in the bible were “In the big inning…”
The Houston Astros used the big inning to down the Milwaukee Brewers on this night by the score of 6-2.Read More
Astros 7, Brewers 4
W: Roy Oswalt, H: Geoff Geary, H: Doug Brocail, S: Jose Valverde, L: Carlos Villanueva
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Yahoo Recap
Astros Recap
A night where fireworks are promised and boy did the Astros deliver. Five homeruns (Hunter Pence, Miguel Tejada, Lance Berkman, and Carlos Lee) were delivered and aided Roy in getting his third win of the season.
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