Astros at Brewers, 8/18/08
Brewers 9, Astros 3
W: Sabathia (14-8) L: Wolf (8-11)
HR:Abercrombie (2), Wigginton (16)
The Good:
The Astros got 3 runs off previously untouchable CC Sabathia.
Abercrombie showed what happens when he actually makes contact.
Private Pyle moved to .458/.469/.932 in August, and his dong to CF made a satisfying “clang” off the batter’s eye.
The Bad:
Brocail, Wright, and Geary all surrendered insurance runs.
The Ugly:
Randy Wolf surrendered 6 runs in 4 innings, all coming with 2 outs. The major damage came from a 5-run 4th inning, when it looked like Wolf had wiled his way out of a 1st and 2nd, nobody out jam. Unfortunately, his intentional walk to Jason Kendall backfired when Sabathia, as Coach put it, “guess right on the first pitch”, resulting in a 2-run single to LF, where Private Pyle was ill-equipped to gun down the runner at the plate.
Can: open. Worms: everywhere.
Durham and Jardy followed with 2 more hits to bring the score to 6-0, effectively ending the game.