Astros @ Twins June 8, 2014

[Mr. Happy]

Your lineups for today's matinee (more lineup tinkering by Porter):

Astros

CFDexter Fowler (S)
2BJose Altuve (R)
RFGeorge Springer (R)
1BJ. Singleton (L)
3BMatt Dominguez (R)
LFRobbie Grossman (S)
DHChris Carter (R)
CCarlos Corporan (S)
SSJonathan Villar (S)
Collin McHugh (R)  (4-3, 2.52)

Twins

CF Danny Santana (S)
2B Brian Dozier (R)
3B Trevor Plouffe (R)
LF Josh Willingham (R)
DH Oswaldo Arcia (S)
RF Eduardo Nunez (S)
1B Chris Parmelee (L)
C Josmil Pinto (R)
SS Eduardo Escobar (S)
MIN: Samuel Deduno (R)  (2-3, 3.83)

[Knoxbanedoodle]

Man, I'm glad Altuve's on our team. He would drive me nuts on somebody else's.

[Mr. Happy]

Twins have something going in the bottom of the third. 5-3 now.

[juliogotay]

9-3 now on a Carter Grand Salami.

[juliogotay]

9-5 now going into the 8th. Downs got Farnsworth out of a mess by getting the last two outs of the inning. Pitching hasn't been so sharp lately.

Update: 10-5 as Springer leads off the 8th hitting the first pitch over the fence.

[Mr. Happy]

Yankmes were 1-17 w/RISP today with nine LOBsters in a 2-1 loss to the Royals. That's gotta hurt.

[austro]

Yankmes were 1-17 w/RISP today with nine LOBsters in a 2-1 loss to the Royals. That's gotta hurt.

Maybe for them, but not so much for the rest of us.

[subnuclear]

Jon Singleton hit a grand slam to make it 14-5. Bottom of the ninth.  

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Singleton's grand salami was a thing of beauty.

[subnuclear]

Final. 14-5. Win the series.

[austro]

Who was the last team to hit two GS in the same game?

[subnuclear]

Who was the last team to hit two GS in the same game?

McTaggart said the last time the Astros did it, it was Dennis Menke and Jimmy Wynn in 1969.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

McTaggart said the last time the Astros did it, it was Dennis Menke and Jimmy Wynn in 1969.

I remember that game.

[Reuben]

McTaggart said the last time the Astros did it, it was Dennis Menke and Jimmy Wynn in 1969.

Both of those came in the 9th inning, in the process of turning a 5-3 score into a 16-3 route.

[juliogotay]

I remember that game.

Me, too. I think they did it in the same inning in Wrigley.

[juliogotay]

Singleton's grand salami was a thing of beauty.

Just watched it on Astros.com. When he gets a hold of one they get out real quick.

[Mr. Happy]

I remember that game.

I do too.

[Aussie Astro]

This one I should have set the alarm for...

[Duman]

Was driving to pick up son this afternoon and had the Braves game on.  They were giving scores and came to the Hou game.  Here is the exchange that took place after they gave the score:

PBP Guy "I guess our trip to Houston later this month isn't a gimme after all"

Color Guy "No it won't be"

Glad to see the Astros have folks attention.

[Mr. Happy]

Was driving to pick up son this afternoon and had the Braves game on.  They were giving scores and came to the Hou game.  Here is the exchange that took place after they gave the score:

PBP Guy "I guess our trip to Houston later this month isn't a gimme after all"

Color Guy "No it won't be"

Glad to see the Astros have folks attention.

Since May 1, the Astros are 19-17. They have started to get some attention.

[Ron Brand]

Reuben puts it in no uncertain terms.

[Mr. Happy]

Reuben puts it in no uncertain terms.

Niuce work, Reuben!!! I was impressed by the power that all three of them displayed. There wasn't a cheap shot in any of those dingers.

[NeilT]

Now the rest of us are going to want two grand slams to write about.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Good job man! Singleton's got out of the park as fast as I've ever seen.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

1574 feet. That's how far the four homers traveled yesterday.

[Reuben]

Good job man! Singleton's got out of the park as fast as I've ever seen.

Thanks, guys.