Dodgers at Astros, 6/30/08
Astros 4, Dodgers 1
W: Oswalt (7-8) L: Stults (2-1) S: Valverde (22)
HR: El Vendo (22)
OK, let’s hit the major points first:
Roy was pitching like the Roy of old
6 innings, 6 hits, no walks, 9 strikeouts, 79 pitches. Now before we all start sucking each other’s… well, before we get too excited, let’s keep in mind that this is an LA team that has had fewer hits than Milli Vanilli in recent days. However, it’s the approach that was important:
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Round Rock won a 3rd straight game with a 4-1 win over Albuqueque. Kyle Middleton got a spot start and was effective for 5 innings. J. R. Towles homered for the 3rd straight game. He is 8 of his last 15 plate appearances. Mark Saccomanno hit his 18th homer on the season, tying him for 3rd most in the league.Read More
Minor game recapsPowered by black market antibiotics to cure whatever version of the plague Mrs. MM passed on to me, away we go:
3 UP:
1. American League – 52-31 last week. I cannot even begin to tell you how much this pains me. And before you argue the payroll disparities, please note that the Twins owned the best interleague record at 14-4, with the Royals (really? the freakin’ Royals??) next at 13-5.
Speaking of which…
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Greeneville went 1-2 on the weekend. They are playing pretty decent ball for 8 innings of each game but they have one implosion inning and that does it. Case in point, Arcenio Leon’s lines from the weekend. Friday night, in the win over Danville, Leon pitched 2/3 of an inning in relief. He allowed 2 hits and 3 unearned runs. On Sunday, he came in and in the first inning of a 3 inning relief stint, he allowed 3 more unearned runs. Leon has allowed 10 runs on the year, only 1 has been earned. Greeneville has lost 9 of the first 13 games but 6 of those losses have been by two runs or less.Read More
The Astros won the last three interleague series, each by a two-games-to-one margin. They’re slowly creeping back up toward the .500 mark, but are still double-digits behind the delusional Cubs. They also decided to run Elvys out there, and they’ve shown Chacon the door, because he’s such a pain in the fucking neck. Turns out he really didn’t care for Ed Wade’s new cafeteria plan.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers just lost two of three to the Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels in the Outfield. They’ve really dropped off since Rafael Furcal hurt his back, and they’re also without Nomah and AndrUw. Chad Billingsley is leading the Dojers in wins, though his record is only 7-7. The NL West is sucking balls this year with the Snakes leading the division with a 41-41 record. If the Astros were in the West, they’d be two games out of first place right now. And if Pam Gardner had balls she’d be Andyzipp’s uncle. He’d have to take a new photo and everything.
By the way, enjoy the last four games of this homestand because the Astros won’t be home again until July 18.
Commenting on ex-Red Sox Mark Loretta’s 3 run homer on Saturday, manager Terry Francona admitted “I always hated him.” Loretta, the accidental Astro, increased the enmity Sunday with a game winning single in the 8th to beat the World Series incumbents 3-2.
