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Title: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Lefty on September 18, 2019, 07:02:32 pm
Springer 8
Altuve 4
Brantley 7
Bregman 6
Yordan DH
Yuli 3
Tucker 9
Diaz 5
Maldonado 2

Cole
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: austro on September 18, 2019, 07:16:51 pm
Cole is really giving El Machete a workout in the 1st.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Lefty on September 18, 2019, 07:25:39 pm
Yeah, Cole spiked 2 sliders, great job on the 2nd one to keep the run from scoring

Top 1: F7, single, WP moves runner to 2nd, 4-3 moves him to 3rd, K swinging ends the threat

Bot 1: Springer out by a half step on a highlight reel play in the hole by Andrus, F9, Brantley works a BB, then Bregman out by a hair on a routine GB that 3B was in really no hurry to get to first
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 07:30:58 pm
Rangers set their franchise record for Ks in a season with Santana's strikeout in the 1st.

1494 and counting.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Lefty on September 18, 2019, 07:34:18 pm
Top 2:  6-3, K swinging, K looking

Gotta go get dinner ready.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: austro on September 18, 2019, 07:37:47 pm
The Astros have a *team* slugging percentage of .512 for the season? That seems somewhat ridiculous.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Lefty on September 18, 2019, 07:43:34 pm
I highly recommend the Astros hit more balls to whoever this guy is playing 3B
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: austro on September 18, 2019, 07:46:20 pm
I highly recommend the Astros hit more balls to whoever this guy is playing 3B

Can you imagine the fun if they still had Profar in the infield, too?
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: doyce7 on September 18, 2019, 07:46:42 pm
The Astros have a *team* slugging percentage of .512 for the season? That seems somewhat ridiculous.
There are only 49 qualified players in baseball that have a slugging percentage higher than the Astros as a team... yeah that's pretty ridiculous

49 qualified players have a higher OBP

55 have a higher OPS

This offense is just plain historic in every sense of the word

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Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 07:48:13 pm
Damn.

Thought Springer might've legged that one out.

Strike 2 was a super fat 92 mph FB.  He's gotta be upset.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 07:48:59 pm
Nice snag,  Tucker!
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 08:09:13 pm
And Tucker nabs Calhoun at 2nd!
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 08:15:46 pm
Allard has walked Machete twice.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: austro on September 18, 2019, 08:17:41 pm
Allard has walked Machete twice.

Wanted to get to Springer. Seems to know what he's doing.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: austro on September 18, 2019, 08:19:33 pm
8 LOBsters after 4 innings. Don't make us regret that.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Lefty on September 18, 2019, 08:21:19 pm
I believe that the last time someone in the GZ said that Springer looked lost at the plate he hit a game winning HR, so I'd just like to point out that Springer looks lost at the plate tonight.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 08:25:15 pm
Get this man some runs!
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Ty in Tampa on September 18, 2019, 08:25:59 pm
Is it absurd or fitting that this historic lineup is getting blanked through 4 by Kolby Allard?
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Texifornia on September 18, 2019, 08:26:42 pm
Is it absurd or fitting that this historic lineup is getting blanked through 4 by Kolby Allard?
It's absurdly fitting.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Lefty on September 18, 2019, 08:35:10 pm
Pina!!!

Nice job of 2 strike hitting by Alvarez to set that up. 

2-0 Stros after 5
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 08:35:30 pm
Piña Power!
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 08:42:40 pm
300 Ks for Cole!

Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Lefty on September 18, 2019, 08:43:16 pm
300th K for Cole ends the top of the 6th
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: hostros7 on September 18, 2019, 08:45:15 pm
300 Ks for Cole!

For those not watching the broadcast, he joins Pedro, Randy, Nolan, and sale as the only pitchers to accomplish that feat since 1980.


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Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 08:47:03 pm
And he's the first Astro to do it since Mike Scott in 1986.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Lefty on September 18, 2019, 08:48:13 pm
2/3 of an inning short of the Unit's record of fastest/fewest IP to 300
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 08:53:42 pm
1 guy on the right side of the infield.

And that's exactly where Springer's ball goes.  C'est la shift.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Knoxbanedoodle on September 18, 2019, 08:56:40 pm
For those not watching the broadcast, he joins Pedro, Randy, Nolan, and sale as the only pitchers to accomplish that feat since 1980.


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Only AL pitchers, right?

Plus, the .512 slugging percentage is their percentage at home, no?
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: homer on September 18, 2019, 08:56:51 pm
For those not watching the broadcast, he joins Pedro, Randy, Nolan, and sale as the only pitchers to accomplish that feat since 1980.


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Accomplish what?
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 08:58:15 pm
Accomplish what?

300 Ks in the AL.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Knoxbanedoodle on September 18, 2019, 08:59:56 pm
Angels just beat the Yanks.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Knoxbanedoodle on September 18, 2019, 09:01:02 pm
What was MM thinking? He had no chance.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 09:01:43 pm
Poor throw from Machete allows runner on 3rd to score.

2-1.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: austro on September 18, 2019, 09:02:58 pm
Plus, the .512 slugging percentage is their percentage at home, no?

Could be; I wasn't listening to the broadcast real carefully.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 09:09:39 pm
Altuve!

Over the pen in right!
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 09:10:48 pm
100 mph at the letters.

That's freaking impressive.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: doyce7 on September 18, 2019, 09:11:42 pm
300 Ks in the AL.
I'm glad you said this, I wasn't watching the game and was about to call bullshit because Max Scherzer struck out exactly 300 last season

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Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Texifornia on September 18, 2019, 09:12:28 pm
Why is Correa not in the lineup?
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: astrojo on September 18, 2019, 09:12:43 pm
I hope Hinch lets Cole back out to try to get one more k to make the short list of pitchers to have 19 double digit strikeouts.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: austro on September 18, 2019, 09:14:29 pm
Why is Correa not in the lineup?

They're easing him back.  Scheduled day off.

ETA: He didn't get as many games in RR as they had hoped he would.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Texifornia on September 18, 2019, 09:17:44 pm
They're easing him back.  Scheduled day off.

ETA: He didn't get as many games in RR as they had hoped he would.
That's what I had hoped.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: astrojo on September 18, 2019, 09:18:37 pm
How is the rangers lone run earned? He doesn’t score if Maldonado doesn’t throw the ball into center?
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: austro on September 18, 2019, 09:19:45 pm
Jesus, that ball got ou in negative time.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Knoxbanedoodle on September 18, 2019, 09:22:35 pm
Get him outta there. Too many times through the order.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: astrojo on September 18, 2019, 09:23:20 pm
I hope Hinch lets Cole back out to try to get one more k to make the short list of pitchers to have 19 double digit strikeouts.

Ok, now I just want outs. And to keep the lead.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 09:23:55 pm
It is odd that they got JV out after 6 and Cole is still out there.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: austro on September 18, 2019, 09:25:48 pm
It is odd that they got JV out after 6 and Cole is still out there.

I think Cole may have talked them into it.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 09:27:47 pm
Exhale.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: austro on September 18, 2019, 09:28:21 pm
Whew. At first I thought Calhoun had done some damage there.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: austro on September 18, 2019, 09:40:23 pm
Shit: Lead-off walk.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 09:40:39 pm
Osuna in.

Leadoff walk. 

Couldn't get the changeup close.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 09:41:28 pm
Single to left.

1st/2nd, no outs for Odor.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: austro on September 18, 2019, 09:44:30 pm
Osuna making me nervous.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Tom Servo on September 18, 2019, 09:46:07 pm
Whew!

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Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 09:46:18 pm
100 wins!!!
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Texifornia on September 18, 2019, 09:46:28 pm
That's how you do that!
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: hostros7 on September 18, 2019, 09:46:37 pm
Had it under control the entire time...


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Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 09:48:50 pm
Magic number for the division: 2

The W clinches a playoff appearance.

Yankees loss gives the Astros 1 game lead for AL's best record.

Astros also hold the tiebreaker with NY.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 09:50:16 pm
And this little nugget that should put a smile on Astros fans faces:

Odor leads AL batters in strikeouts.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: austro on September 18, 2019, 09:56:17 pm
Odor leads AL batters in strikeouts.

The *only* good number for Odor is home runs; something like 27. Every other number is putrid.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: JimR on September 18, 2019, 10:01:18 pm
Osuna making me nervous.

No, the Rangers are.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: MusicMan on September 18, 2019, 10:11:34 pm
What was MM thinking? He had no chance.

This sounds like my friends whenever I asked a girl out.


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Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 18, 2019, 10:32:26 pm
Cole is the 18th different pitcher to reach 300 Ks in a season since 1900.

3 of those 18 did it as Astros: Richard (twice), Scott, and Cole.

Ryan did it 6 times; 5 with the Angels and 1 in his first year in Arlington.

The Big Unit also did it 6 times, obviously none with Houston.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Snuffy on September 19, 2019, 07:47:25 am
What was MM thinking? He had no chance.
This sounds like my friends whenever I asked a girl out.
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That was what my inner Snuffy said (more than a few times) a while ago, but like many of you guys I ended up out-marrying myself.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: Bench on September 19, 2019, 09:43:49 am
I'm glad you said this, I wasn't watching the game and was about to call bullshit because Max Scherzer struck out exactly 300 last season


I was very confused by the fact that he was the first Astros since Scott in 1986 to strike out 300 but Scott wasn't on the list of players who had struck out 300 since 1980.
Title: Re: Rangers @ Astros - 9/18/19
Post by: JimR on September 19, 2019, 10:17:43 am
Get him outta there. Too many times through the order.

Seriously?