Author Topic: May 24: Astros at Tigers (Read 5563 times)

HudsonHawk · « **on:** May 24, 2015, 12:45:51 pm »

Astros plate 3 in their half of the first, but Hernandez was a disaster in the bottom half.

Walked three, forgot to cover 1B on what should have been the third out, then gave up a 3-run double.

Astros trail 5-3 after one.

BudGirl · « **Reply #1 on:** May 24, 2015, 12:47:05 pm »

I was watching the Cougars in the AAC championship game, but they started giving up runs and I thought since I hadn't seen any of the other tournament games I should watch the Astros. Then the Astros started shitting the bed and now I don't know what to do.

JimR · « **Reply #2 on:** May 24, 2015, 01:14:10 pm »

Failure to cover first two days in a row. This one was a killer.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #3 on:** May 24, 2015, 01:15:45 pm »

Quote from: BudGirl on May 24, 2015, 12:47:05 pm

I was watching the Cougars in the AAC championship game, but they started giving up runs and I thought since I hadn't seen any of the other tournament games I should watch the Astros. Then the Astros started shitting the bed and now I don't know what to do.

I'm flipping back and forth too. Neither look promising.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #4 on:** May 24, 2015, 01:16:24 pm »

Quote from: JimR on May 24, 2015, 01:14:10 pm

Failure to cover first two days in a row. This one was a killer.

This is like the third time this season for Hernandez. I hope he likes the view.

BudGirl · « **Reply #5 on:** May 24, 2015, 01:18:41 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on May 24, 2015, 01:15:45 pm

I'm flipping back and forth too. Neither look promising.

they had runners in so many of the first inning and now nothing. just all went away. so much for hosting.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #6 on:** May 24, 2015, 01:27:21 pm »

Quote from: BudGirl on May 24, 2015, 01:18:41 pm

they had runners in so many of the first inning and now nothing. just all went away. so much for hosting.

Probably wouldn't have hosted anyway, but winning today was their only shot.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #7 on:** May 24, 2015, 01:37:04 pm »

Sanchez strikes out the side in the 5th, two of them called (lots of called third strikes this series)

Halfway...Astros down 6-3.

chuck · « **Reply #8 on:** May 24, 2015, 01:39:02 pm »

Through five innings the Astros have 17 strike outs, Carter with nine of them.

chuck · « **Reply #9 on:** May 24, 2015, 01:42:42 pm »

JD Martinez just struck out. I'm going to add that to the Astros' total.

BudGirl · « **Reply #10 on:** May 24, 2015, 01:43:55 pm »

Quote from: chuck on May 24, 2015, 01:39:02 pm

Through five innings the Astros have 17 strike outs, Carter with nine of them.

You would think if Karter had that many strikes outs in five innings the Astros would be leading.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #11 on:** May 24, 2015, 01:57:02 pm »

Gattis with a solo dinger to cut the lead to 7-4 in the 6th.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #12 on:** May 24, 2015, 01:57:57 pm »

Quote from: BudGirl on May 24, 2015, 01:43:55 pm

You would think if Karter had that many strikes outs in five innings the Astros would be leading.

Well, they have 11 through 5 and 2/3...

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #13 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:02:06 pm »

Astros have two on, two out in the 6th...Tucker pinch hitting...

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #14 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:03:55 pm »

TUCKER!!!!

3-Run shibby to tie this puppy up!

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #15 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:05:23 pm »

Prime Time baby!

chuck · « **Reply #16 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:06:38 pm »

Tucker didn't go wildly out of his way to step on home plate. I think he happened to catch it with his heel but wouldn't swear to it.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #17 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:09:11 pm »

Springer caught looking to end the inning. That's 12 Ks in six innings, yet they've scored 7 runs.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #18 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:12:24 pm »

Thatcher in for the Astros in the 6th

juliogotay · « **Reply #19 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:19:29 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on May 24, 2015, 02:09:11 pm

Springer caught looking to end the inning. That's 12 Ks in six innings, yet they've scored 7 runs.

Swing hard in case you hit it?

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #20 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:25:56 pm »

Astros with two on 1 out in the 7th...Rasumus down on strikes...two out

Reuben · « **Reply #21 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:27:31 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on May 24, 2015, 02:25:56 pm

Astros with two on 1 out in the 7th...Rasumus down on strikes...two out

I've seen plenty of one-handed swings from this team, but Rasmus swung at strike 2 there and somehow his bottom hand came off the bat. Not sure if I've seen that before.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #22 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:30:46 pm »

Carter up with two runners on...hitting .059 with RISP...draws a walk to juice the bases for Castro.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #23 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:35:28 pm »

Castro...3-2 count...lines one into RF...Marwin scores! Gattis scores!!

9-7 Astros!!

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #24 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:36:25 pm »

Fly ball ends the inning, but Castro with a HUGE 2-out hit to plate a pair of runs

Jacksonian · « **Reply #25 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:38:05 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on May 24, 2015, 02:35:28 pm

Castro...3-2 count...lines one into RF...Marwin scores! Gattis scores!!

9-7 Astros!!

Castro being better than last year has helped.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #26 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:39:47 pm »

Josh Fields, apparently none the worse for the line drive off his leg the other night...in to pitch the 7th

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #27 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:43:20 pm »

Man, Fields just carved up Cabrera.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #28 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:44:47 pm »

Double by JD brings up Cespedes with 2 out.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #29 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:46:15 pm »

High cheese sets down Cespedes. 9-7 Astros after 7

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #30 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:50:24 pm »

Tucker with another nice piece of hitting...leads off the 8th with a single.

Springer sacrifices him to 2B.

juliogotay · « **Reply #31 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:50:46 pm »

Fields seems more solid this year.

Reuben · « **Reply #32 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:51:22 pm »

Ok, they've got to figure out how to keep Tucker in the lineup. Do you sit Carter, and have Gattis or Tucker play 1B?

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #33 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:51:59 pm »

Preston Tucker will not stand down.

MRaup · « **Reply #34 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:53:22 pm »

Hope Marwin is okay. Almost saw a catcher tag a runner out at 2nd on that play. Never seen that before.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #35 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:53:59 pm »

Marwin singles to RF...Tucker stops around third, but then starts again....good base running by Marwin to draw the throw...he's in a pickle, but the Tigers fuck it up, and Marwin is safe at 2B.

10-7 Astros.

MRaup · « **Reply #36 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:54:22 pm »

Looked like Marwin jarred his shoulder sliding in.

Knoxbanedoodle · « **Reply #37 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:56:01 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on May 24, 2015, 02:53:22 pm

Hope Marwin is okay. Almost saw a catcher tag a runner out at 2nd on that play. Never seen that before.

For a second there I thought the future was about to arrive.

chuck · « **Reply #38 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:56:30 pm »

There are a number of things going on that you won't see every day. Springer with a sacrifice bunt, a catcher covering second...

I thought for sure Marwin was going to leave the game with a dislocated shoulder.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #39 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:57:42 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on May 24, 2015, 02:53:22 pm

Hope Marwin is okay. Almost saw a catcher tag a runner out at 2nd on that play. Never seen that before.

Nobody else was covering the bag at 2B. Not sure where the SS or 2B were on that.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #40 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:00:32 pm »

Rasmus lines out to the thirdbaseman in right field...but the Astros get their insurance run...Nice job by Marwin

10-7 Astros.

chuck · « **Reply #41 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:03:21 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on May 24, 2015, 02:57:42 pm

Nobody else was covering the bag at 2B. Not sure where the SS or 2B were on that.

One of them was chasing Marwin back towards first. The other one, well, you've got me there. Maybe the first baseman took the cutoff, the second baseman covered first, the shortstop ran Marwin back to first and the first baseman stayed where he was in the infield watching the play unfold with keen interest leaving second base open. You'd think the third baseman would be faster to second than the catcher but I guess not.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #42 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:03:23 pm »

Qualls in to pitch the 8th...

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #43 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:05:48 pm »

Quote from: chuck on May 24, 2015, 03:03:21 pm

One of them was chasing Marwin back towards first. The other one, well, you've got me there. Maybe the first baseman took the cutoff, the second baseman covered first, the shortstop ran Marwin back to first and the first baseman stayed where he was in the infield watching the play unfold with keen interest leaving second base open. You'd think the third baseman would be faster to second than the catcher but I guess not.

Went back and looked at the replay...the throw came all the way to the plate and the first baseman is the cutoff man for that, The catcher threw to the SS covering 2B, who then threw back to Cabrera who'd gone back to 1B. But Kinsler was no where to be found, I guess he was getting a hot dog. Thirdbaseman sat there with his thumb up his butt.

chuck · « **Reply #44 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:07:31 pm »

Now I'm going to have to go back and look at it to try to figure out where the hell Kinsler was.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #45 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:11:02 pm »

Quote from: chuck on May 24, 2015, 03:07:31 pm

Now I'm going to have to go back and look at it to try to figure out where the hell Kinsler was.

He was wandering around shallow right field on the hit, and I assume he went to cover 1B as Cabrera is the cutoff man. But he was out of the picture, so I don't know for sure. At any rate, the catcher should never have to cover 2B, especially on a play where there's a play at the plate.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #46 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:11:44 pm »

Qualls works around a couple of hits in the 8th...headed to the 9th...

Astros still up 10-7

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #47 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:13:53 pm »

Qualls bitching about Romine bunting on him.

Reuben · « **Reply #48 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:18:24 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on May 24, 2015, 03:13:53 pm

Qualls bitching about Romine bunting on him.

That's silly. Romine did his job, got on base to bring the tying run up, in the person of a hot hitter at that.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #49 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:20:44 pm »

On to the bottom of the 9th...Gregerson to try to close it out

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #50 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:22:50 pm »

Kinsler down on strikes to lead off the 9th. He's probably just happy to only make one out that at bat.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #51 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:23:17 pm »

Cabrera goes deep to make it 10-8, with one out in the 9th.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #52 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:25:03 pm »

Martinez singles to LF, the third time today someone has drilled one through the shift...brings the tying run to the plate.

Reuben · « **Reply #53 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:27:40 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on May 24, 2015, 03:25:03 pm

Martinez singles to LF, the third time today someone has drilled one through the shift...brings the tying run to the plate.

At least only the SS dove for it that time. Other two were perfectly in between 3B and SS.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #54 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:29:22 pm »

Cespedes...battling...but down on strikes.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #55 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:30:43 pm »

Castellanos, representing the tying run...grounds out 5-3 to end the game.

Astros capture a 10-8 win...splitting the series

juliogotay · « **Reply #56 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:31:53 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on May 24, 2015, 03:30:43 pm

Castellanos, representing the tying run...grounds out 5-3 to end the game.

Astros capture a 10-8 win...splitting the series

Great job splitting four in Detoit.

jbm · « **Reply #57 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:36:26 pm »

Great win, topped by Texas sweeping through the B12 tourney to eke into the postseason.

Bench · « **Reply #58 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:40:12 pm »

Two really great wins.

Reuben · « **Reply #59 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:55:49 pm »

Quote from: juliogotay on May 24, 2015, 03:31:53 pm

Great job splitting four in Detoit.

Damn straight. The comeback today really helps take the sting away from the two losses.

JimR · « **Reply #60 on:** May 24, 2015, 04:21:45 pm »

I love this team. Marwin got big hits two days in a row, Carter kept rallies going yesterday and today with singles, and Tucker(!).

Forgot Castro. Huge hits both days.

MusicMan · « **Reply #61 on:** May 24, 2015, 04:30:40 pm »

Quote from: JimR on May 24, 2015, 04:21:45 pm

I love this team. Marwin got big hits two days in a row, Carter kept rallies going yesterday and today with singles, and Tucker(!).

Ditto that. I just can't help feel that something special is happening.

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Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #62 on:** May 24, 2015, 07:13:18 pm »

Quote from: MusicMan on May 24, 2015, 04:30:40 pm

Ditto that. I just can't help feel that something special is happening.

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Something special is happening. I have never seen a team with such timely hitting. They went four years without the kind of good fortune they are getting now on a regular basis. The team average isn't any better than it was last year, may be a little worse. The pitching is better, the bullpen is much better. It defies logic the way this team is consistently winning. I don't know how they are doing it, but they are, and I love it.

remy · « **Reply #63 on:** May 24, 2015, 10:40:17 pm »

Not to mention, A.J. Hinch has been a goddamn magician for the most part.