HOUSTON 7, San Francisco 5
August 20, 2011
MMPUS
WP: Lyles (2-7, 5.02)
LP: Bumgarner (7-12, 3.68)
HOUSTON 4, St. Louis 2
July 27, 2011
Busch 3
WP – F. Rodriguez (2-0, 2.45)
LP – Boggs (0-3, 3.10)
ST. LOUIS (SnS) – The slumping Houston Astros rode a fine starting performance by Bud Norris and some solid relief work to outlast the St. Louis Cardinals here Wednesday night, 4-2. The win broke a five–game losing streak for the Astros, and insures they’ll leave St. Louis taking at least one game in this series (the 4-game set wraps up tomorrow evening at 7:15 CDT.)Read More
Cardinals, rare winHOUSTON 6, Pittsburgh 4
July 16, 2011
MMPUS
WP: Escalona (2-1, 2.60)
LP: Veras (2-3, 3.02)
HOUSTON (SnS) – The slumping Houston Astros staged an unlikely comeback after blowing an early lead here Saturday night, and topped the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4, before a reported crowd of 35,000 (which is a fucking joke, by the way.) In a game where both starting pitchers, Paul Maholm for the Pirates and Bud Norris for the Astros, struggled from the get-go, it was a testament to the lack of prowess of both team’s offenses that it was a relatively low-scoring affair, anyway.Read More
Drayton's sorry legacy, pirates, rare win