Author Topic: Astros @ Athletics September 7, 2015 (Read 14740 times)

Mr. Happy · « **on:** September 07, 2015, 02:04:07 pm »

Your lineups for the Labor Day matinee:

Astros

RFGeorge Springer (R)
2BJose Altuve (R)
SSCarlos Correa (R)
CFCarlos Gomez (R)
DHEvan Gattis (R)
3BMarwin Gonzalez (S)
1BChris Carter (R)
CMax Stassi (R)
LFJake Marisnick (R)

HOU: Mike Fiers (R) (7-9, 3.54)

Athletics

CF Billy Burns (S)
1B Mark Canha (R)
RF Josh Reddick (L)
3B Danny Valencia (R)
2B Brett Lawrie (R)
DH Billy Butler (R)
LF Jake Smolinski (R)
C Josh Phegley (R)
SS Marcus Semien (R)

OAK: Felix Doubront (L) (2-1, 3.99)

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #1 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:23:12 pm »

T1:

Springer doubles down RF line
Altuve sac bunt, 1-3, Springer to 3B
Correa grounds out 4-3, Springer scores
Gomez doubles down LF line
Gattis strikes out looking

1-0 Astros

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #2 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:27:20 pm »

B1:

Burns flies out F7
Canha homers to LF
Reddick flies out F8
Valencia grounds to 2B, but with the shift, no one is there, single
with Lawrie at the plate, Valencia is picked off...score it 1-3-4

After one...we're tied 1-1

Bench · « **Reply #3 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:33:37 pm »

Interesting interview with stassi on the radio pregame. Comes from a long family tradition of pro ball players. His great uncle played with Yankees and became great friends with Ruth after decking him in the clubhouse after babe wouldn't stop chirping about an error great uncle stassi made.

pots · « **Reply #4 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:34:36 pm »

Amazing that no matter how badly he has struggled this year, pitchers continue to pitch carefully to Carter.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #5 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:34:38 pm »

double and walk for the Astros have two on, no outs

hostros7 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:34:48 pm »

Would be nice if KK could locate his mojo back in the Bay Area.

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pots · « **Reply #7 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:37:56 pm »

Playing a lot of small ball with a guy that seems to be struggling....working though

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #8 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:39:38 pm »

T2:

Marwin singles over the LFers head, LFer bobbles it, Marwin to 2B...guess it's ruled a double
Carter walks on four pitches
Stassi...showing bunt...sac bunt, out 5-3, Marwin to 3B, Carter to 2B
Marisnick sac fly to VERY shallow RF, Marwin scores...Reddick didn't think Marwin would go and got caught flat footed
Springer flies out F8

Astros regain lead 2-1

MRaup · « **Reply #9 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:39:50 pm »

Springer's emphatic safe call on the tag play at the plate was my highlight of the game so far.

austro · « **Reply #10 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:40:19 pm »

Really nice bunting technique by Stassi. So many guys jab at bunts nowadays and screw them up. And it pays off with a run by Marwin (who was pretty fortunate still to be alive after nearly getting picked off second earlier in Stassi's AB).

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #11 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:41:42 pm »

Quote from: pots on September 07, 2015, 03:37:56 pm

Playing a lot of small ball with a guy that seems to be struggling....working though

Trying to score runs when you get the chance. The Astros have really been struggling to get runs across when they get RISP. They've now scored two runs without a hit because they've played small ball.

pots · « **Reply #12 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:41:47 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on September 07, 2015, 03:39:38 pm

T2:
Marisnick sac fly to VERY shallow RF, Marwin scores...Reddick didn't think Marwin would go and got caught flat footed

Was he running straight in on the play?

austro · « **Reply #13 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:45:17 pm »

Quote from: pots on September 07, 2015, 03:41:47 pm

Was he running straight in on the play?

A little bit toward the line. The bigger problem was Lawrie (or whoever's playing 2nd) was there, too, and cut in front of him. In fact, it wasn't immediately clear to me who caught the ball, only that it hadn't fallen to the ground.

pots · « **Reply #14 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:46:24 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on September 07, 2015, 03:41:42 pm

Trying to score runs when you get the chance. The Astros have really been struggling to get runs across when they get RISP. They've now scored two runs without a hit because they've played small ball.

aye, just a total change from the all or nothing strategy.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #15 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:46:25 pm »

Quote from: pots on September 07, 2015, 03:41:47 pm

Was he running straight in on the play?

No...he was tagging, but the second baseman was going out and Reddick was coming in...couldn't tell who was going to catch it. Reddick ended up catching it basket style. Marwin started then stopped then started again. Reddick caught it and went to lob it back in, when he realized Marwin was running. Had to start and start again on the throw home. It was a perfect throw, he just got caught not anticipating the runner going.

MRaup · « **Reply #16 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:46:53 pm »

Quote from: austro on September 07, 2015, 03:45:17 pm

A little bit toward the line. The bigger problem was Lawrie (or whoever's playing 2nd) was there, too, and cut in front of him. In fact, it wasn't immediately clear to me who caught the ball, only that it hadn't fallen to the ground.

Lawrie snatched at it right as it came down in to his glove. Was a really ugly looking play.

subnuclear · « **Reply #17 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:46:59 pm »

As a side note, Buster Posey is a surprisingly natural commercial actor.

hostros7 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:47:14 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on September 07, 2015, 03:41:42 pm

Trying to score runs when you get the chance. The Astros have really been struggling to get runs across when they get RISP. They've now scored two runs without a hit because they've played small ball.

And, I'm sure this comment won't hold up under any intense analytical scrutiny, but this team seems to perform better offensively once they have pushed a couple across like it reduces the pressure.

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pots · « **Reply #19 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:49:41 pm »

Queue the Carter haters

MRaup · « **Reply #20 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:49:50 pm »

Quote from: subnuclear on September 07, 2015, 03:46:59 pm

As a side note, Buster Posey is a surprisingly natural commercial actor.

Well, his natural profession just going by his name is porn. So he's got a career after baseball.

Oh for fuck's sake, Carter. Just get injured so I don't have to watch you play anymore.

homer · « **Reply #21 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:49:50 pm »

Holy shit. Took his eye off the ball

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #22 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:52:02 pm »

B2:

Lawrie singles to LF
Butler flies out F8
Smolinski strikes out swinging
Phegley with an easy popup in foul ground, Carter drops it...E3...Phegley gets another chance and pops again to foul ground, but Carter's can't get to it...another chance...flies out F8

2-1 Astros

MRaup · « **Reply #23 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:53:44 pm »

Neither here nor there, but Ashby even can make Feirs' no hitter sound uninteresting.

Navin R Johnson · « **Reply #24 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:55:52 pm »

Quote from: homer on September 07, 2015, 03:49:50 pm

Holy shit. Took his eye off the ball

The showed a slow mo replay and he watched the ball all the way into...well off of the glove. Taking his eye off wasnt the issue.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #25 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:57:46 pm »

T3:

Altuve grounds out 6-3
Correa lines out F8
Gomez flies out F8

Quick thirds inning...Astros up 2-1

austro · « **Reply #26 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:59:35 pm »

Quote from: Navin R Johnson on September 07, 2015, 03:55:52 pm

The showed a slow mo replay and he watched the ball all the way into...well off of the glove. Taking his eye off wasnt the issue.

In his defense, the angle of the shadows makes me think that the sun might have been pretty tough there. Still...

NeilT · « **Reply #27 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:00:21 pm »

Quote from: Navin R Johnson on September 07, 2015, 03:55:52 pm

The showed a slow mo replay and he watched the ball all the way into...well off of the glove. Taking his eye off wasnt the issue.

The glove got in his way.

NeilT · « **Reply #28 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:01:27 pm »

You know what the Astros have been this year?

NeilT · « **Reply #29 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:09:26 pm »

This drum crap is really annoying.

NeilT · « **Reply #30 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:12:13 pm »

This is the best drummer video ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqeBt5ZO4mU

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #31 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:12:22 pm »

B3:

Semien grounds out 6-3
Burns singles to LF
Canha strikes out swinging as Burns steals 2B
Reddick flies out F8 at the track

2-1 Astros after three

pots · « **Reply #32 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:14:22 pm »

Quote from: Navin R Johnson on September 07, 2015, 03:55:52 pm

The showed a slow mo replay and he watched the ball all the way into...well off of the glove. Taking his eye off wasnt the issue.

To be fair, he is playing out of position. Moved to first to make room for Gattis

hostros7 · « **Reply #33 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:18:17 pm »

I want to know more about the decision of the guy behind home plate to put on a t-shirt with two mustachioed cartoon men on the front.

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austro · « **Reply #34 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:24:22 pm »

Quote from: NeilT on September 07, 2015, 04:12:13 pm

This is the best drummer video ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqeBt5ZO4mU

Ringo's drums in The End are one of my favorite things ever.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #35 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:25:59 pm »

T4:

Gattis grounds out 6-3
Marwin singles up the middle
Carter pops out F4
Stassi strikes out looking

2-1 Astros

juliogotay · « **Reply #36 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:29:39 pm »

Holy crap. 13-inning 193 pitch Complete Game by Don Wilson.

MRaup · « **Reply #37 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:31:02 pm »

Jim Wolf has laser robot eyes. That was damn impressive.

NeilT · « **Reply #38 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:32:48 pm »

Quote from: juliogotay on September 07, 2015, 04:29:39 pm

Holy crap. 13-inning 193 pitch Complete Game by Don Wilson.

I didn't know he was still playing.

MRaup · « **Reply #39 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:33:56 pm »

Good lord. fuck you Gomez. That was fucking trash.

NeilT · « **Reply #40 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:34:26 pm »

These must be the Astros who don't have direct tv.

austro · « **Reply #41 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:35:19 pm »

Well, shit, that looked a lot more like the A's out in the field than the Astros.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #42 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:37:20 pm »

Getting some good swings against Fiers

hostros7 · « **Reply #43 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:37:47 pm »

Fiers has hung a few today.

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hostros7 · « **Reply #44 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:39:35 pm »

The pace of this game is pretty slow, but it would be easier to tolerate if Asbhy didn't bitch about it every three minutes.

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juliogotay · « **Reply #45 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:40:05 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on September 07, 2015, 04:37:47 pm

Fiers has hung a few today.

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Are these guys getting too much rest? May be hard to keep sharp with the breaking stuff?

austro · « **Reply #46 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:40:41 pm »

Quote from: juliogotay on September 07, 2015, 04:40:05 pm

Are these guys getting too much rest? May be hard to keep sharp with the breaking stuff?

I think Feldman fixed that problem for them.

Texifornia · « **Reply #47 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:41:14 pm »

Quote from: juliogotay on September 07, 2015, 04:40:05 pm

Are these guys getting too much rest? May be hard to keep sharp with the breaking stuff?

Probably bad framing.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #48 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:41:24 pm »

B4:

Valencia with a leadoff walk
Lawrie singles to LCF...Gomez lets it go by him, rolls all the way to wall, E8...Valencia scores, Lawrie to 3B...holy shit, ruled a triple. Ridiculous
Butler strikes out swinging
Smolinski...infield in...strikes out swinging
Phegley flies out F9

But A's get what should be an unearned run to tie it at 2

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #49 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:45:30 pm »

This scorer is a moron.

hostros7 · « **Reply #50 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:46:13 pm »

I would be interested to hear the bunt strategy rationale, but I'm digging it.

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hostros7 · « **Reply #51 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:50:46 pm »

They must really not have any idea what type of wedding gift to get.

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hostros7 · « **Reply #52 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:52:14 pm »

Ashby jinxed the fuck out of that pickoff.

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MRaup · « **Reply #53 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:52:31 pm »

Holy fuck, how is that not a balk!?

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #54 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:52:48 pm »

Dammit Jake.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #55 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:53:07 pm »

T5:

Marisnick bunts, Phegley picks it up, throws it in the dirt...TE2...what the fuck..ruled a hit.
Marisnick steals 2B without a throw as Phegley drops the pitch
Springer lines out to RF
Marisnick picked off...1-5-6-1 on the very definition of a balk.
Altuve grounds out 5-3

2-2

hostros7 · « **Reply #56 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:53:08 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on September 07, 2015, 04:52:31 pm

Holy fuck, how is that not a balk!?

Atrocious no call.

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austro · « **Reply #57 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:53:45 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on September 07, 2015, 04:52:31 pm

Holy fuck, how is that not a balk!?

Just get rid of the balk rule. It's enforced so inconsistently that it's a net loss.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #58 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:54:08 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on September 07, 2015, 04:52:31 pm

Holy fuck, how is that not a balk!?

This guy balks on every throw to 1B and every throw to 2B. If that's not a balk, then there is no such thing.

austro · « **Reply #59 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:04:15 pm »

I wonder if Ashby gets a daily review of his performances?

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #60 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:04:30 pm »

B5:

Semien strikes out swinging
Burns flies out F8
Canha walks after taking strike three and strike four
Reddick flies out F7 in foul territory

2-2 still

juliogotay · « **Reply #61 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:05:53 pm »

Quote from: austro on September 07, 2015, 05:04:15 pm

I wonder if Ashby gets a daily review of his performances?

Not from anyone who actually listens.

juliogotay · « **Reply #62 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:07:19 pm »

I hope that Bregman turns out alot better at the ML level than Russ JOhnson did.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #63 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:14:52 pm »

T6:

Correa grounds out 4-3
Gomez singles to RF
Gattis strikes out swinging on a bouncing change up
Gomez steals 2B, even though it was a big time balk and the throw went to 1B
Marwin lines out to RF..

Still 0 for today with RISP

2-2

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #64 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:15:53 pm »

Jackie Bradley Jr seems to have figured it out this summer. Since August 9th he's hitting .446 with 24 EBH. Fuck HanRam, with Bradely, Castillo and Betts, the Red Sox have a really good young outfield.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #65 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:17:26 pm »

The Astros have hit a number of hard shots right at the fielders today.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #66 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:23:09 pm »

Fiers out after two straight walks to leadoff the 6th...Josh Fields in.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #67 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:26:40 pm »

A's with bases loaded, nobody out...

hostros7 · « **Reply #68 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:28:29 pm »

If only we had Fields.

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HudsonHawk · « **Reply #69 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:28:41 pm »

2-run double..4-2 A's...runners at 2B and 3B, still nobody out.

MRaup · « **Reply #70 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:29:09 pm »

Man, Fields has been horrible lately. That was straight up grooved.

juliogotay · « **Reply #71 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:29:50 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on September 07, 2015, 05:28:29 pm

If only we had Fields.

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Fields hasn't gotten guys out since he came back

hostros7 · « **Reply #72 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:32:55 pm »

I would have a quick hook on Fields today.

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MRaup · « **Reply #73 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:34:45 pm »

100 percent on Altuve. You've got to initiate the contact, you can't just assume it's interference because Altuve decided to stutter-step.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #74 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:35:36 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on September 07, 2015, 05:32:55 pm

I would have a quick hook on Fields today.

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Someone's gotta take a beating today. Might as well be Fields.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #75 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:36:08 pm »

This is terrible.

MRaup · « **Reply #76 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:37:03 pm »

I am straight up disgusted with the Astros this inning.

Some seriously shitty baseball.

MRaup · « **Reply #77 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:37:24 pm »

GET FIELDS OUT OF THE FUCKING GAME.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #78 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:37:50 pm »

That's it for Fields...Thatcher in...A's lead 7-2, have a couple runners on and still just one out.

hostros7 · « **Reply #79 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:39:19 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on September 07, 2015, 05:35:36 pm

Someone's gotta take a beating today. Might as well be Fields.

Maybe now. I would have pulled him for VV once he loaded the bases when the game was 4-2. He couldn't locate at all.

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austro · « **Reply #80 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:41:24 pm »

What a mess.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #81 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:43:24 pm »

Bases loaded again with one out, as Thatcher can't hit the side of a fucking barn.

austro · « **Reply #82 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:46:39 pm »

And now they can't turn a more-or-less routine double-play. Some days everything just goes wrong.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #83 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:48:42 pm »

B6:

Valencia with another leadoff walk
Lawrie walks on four pitches, none of them within 3 feet of the plate

That's it for Fiers...Josh Fields in

Butler singles to LF...Marwin gave up awfully early...Valencia to 3B, Lawrie to 2B
Crisp to pinch hit for Smolinski...doubles off the RF wall...Valencia scores, Lawrie scores, Butler to 3B
Phegley grounds out 5-3, runners have to hold
Semien...infield in...the number 9 hitter...walks to load the bases
Burns...infield still in...chops one just out of Altuve's reach, as he stops to let Semien by...Butler scores, Crisp scores, Semien to 3B

Hinch out to argue interference, but not going anywhere.

Canha singles to RF, Semien scores, Burns to 2B

Field out, Thatcher in

Reddick walks...the fourth of the inning

That's it for Thatcher...Velasquez in

Valencia grounds into FC, Reddick out 6-4, but Altuve's throw on the turn is wide and high, Burns scores
Lawrie strikes out swinging

Inning mercifully comes to an end. But A's now lead 8-2

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #84 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:49:48 pm »

When the bullpen implodes, which hasn't happened much this year, it takes me back to the shitty old days.

MRaup · « **Reply #85 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:51:57 pm »

So Villar is PHing for Carter?

Fun.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #86 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:52:24 pm »

Villar! Leadoff homer cuts the lead to 5

austro · « **Reply #87 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:52:35 pm »

The day just gets weirder.

hostros7 · « **Reply #88 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:52:39 pm »

Flashing more power than KK there, too.

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hostros7 · « **Reply #89 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:54:30 pm »

Doubront is meat. Too bad we hit em where they was today.

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hostros7 · « **Reply #90 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:04:36 pm »

El capitan!

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believin · « **Reply #91 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:04:55 pm »

Correa 3-run homer. 8-6

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #92 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:05:00 pm »

Correa with a 3-run homer...lead now 2

MRaup · « **Reply #93 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:05:06 pm »

Sweet Jesus. Correa hit the absolute SHIT out of that ball.

hostros7 · « **Reply #94 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:05:08 pm »

He just missed that 3-1 pitch and almost hit it out oppo and then straight smoked the next one

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hostros7 · « **Reply #95 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:05:34 pm »

400 feet? 25 feet off the ground? Out in 2.2 seconds?

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austro · « **Reply #96 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:05:36 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on September 07, 2015, 06:05:00 pm

Correa with a 3-run homer...lead now 2

That ball was destroyed. I'm surprised it didn't unravel before it got to the fence.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #97 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:05:48 pm »

T7:

Villar, pinching hitting for Carter, homers to LF
Stassi singles up the middle

That's it for Doubront...Rodriguez in

Marisnick strikes out swinging... had no chance
Springer walks on four pitches, Stassi to 2B
Altuve reaches four feet outside swinging with one hand and pops out to RF
Correa homers to LCF, Stassi scores, Springer scores
Gomez with a soft liner right at second baseman

3 hours later, we're finally at the stretch...A's up 8-6

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #98 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:06:05 pm »

He really is amazing. Twenty years old.

austro · « **Reply #99 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:07:43 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on September 07, 2015, 06:06:05 pm

He really is amazing. Twenty years old.

The scout that got him signed should be really proud.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #100 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:09:43 pm »

These walks are fucking killing me

NeilT · « **Reply #101 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:14:05 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on September 07, 2015, 06:09:43 pm

These walks are fucking killing me

So are the homers.

MRaup · « **Reply #102 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:14:09 pm »

Seriously?

Fuck you, bullpen.

Fucking brutal.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #103 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:14:19 pm »

Phegley with a 2-run homer...lead back to 10-6

hostros7 · « **Reply #104 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:16:01 pm »

Bullpen has been brutal.

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HudsonHawk · « **Reply #105 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:25:15 pm »

B7:

Butler walks on four pitches
Crisp flies out F7
Phegley homers to LF, Butler scores
Semien walks on four pitches

That's it for VV...Feliz in

Burns grounds out 4-3, Semien to 2B
Canha strikes out swinging

10-6 A's

austro · « **Reply #106 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:31:24 pm »

They'll need to burn the tapes of this game.

MusicMan · « **Reply #107 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:34:18 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on September 07, 2015, 05:51:57 pm

So Villar is PHing for Carter?

Fun.

I still can't understand Carter's purpose on this roster.

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HudsonHawk · « **Reply #108 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:39:10 pm »

Marisnick!!!

10-9 game now

hostros7 · « **Reply #109 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:39:46 pm »

Marisnick doing his best correa impression.

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pots · « **Reply #110 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:40:07 pm »

Wow. Lot of fight in these boys

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #111 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:40:26 pm »

Blummer called that.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #112 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:42:48 pm »

T8:

Pomeranz in for the A's

Gattis pops up to 2B, Lawrie drops it, E4...Gattis ends up at 2B because he ran it out all the way
Marwin flies out F7, Gattis tags and moves to 3B
Villar grounds out 4-3, Villar scores
Lowrie, pinch hitting for Stassi, singles to LF
Marisnick homers to LCF, Lowrie scores

That's it for Pomeranz, Mujica in

Springer pops out...Canha runs it down somewhere in Nevada

But...Astros cut it to a one run game

10-9

austro · « **Reply #113 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:43:03 pm »

It would be nice if the bullpen put up a zero here.

hostros7 · « **Reply #114 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:43:20 pm »

In case you were wondering, the A's first baseman can catch foul pop ups.

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Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #115 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:44:21 pm »

Dammit my electric range just shorted out.

austro · « **Reply #116 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:45:10 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on September 07, 2015, 06:44:21 pm

Dammit my electric range just shorted out.

How exciting was that?

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #117 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:52:28 pm »

Conger needs to settle the fuck down back there. He's all over the place.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #118 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:53:03 pm »

Quote from: austro on September 07, 2015, 06:45:10 pm

How exciting was that?

I noticed all the lights were flashing on and off the it popped and there was a flash of light, then it died.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #119 on:** September 07, 2015, 06:55:30 pm »

B8:

Feliz still on the mound, Conger now behind the dish

Reddick pops out F5
Valencia with ANOTHER walk
Lawrie lines out to RF
Butler grounds out 5-3

We head to the 9th...Astros chasing a run

pots · « **Reply #120 on:** September 07, 2015, 07:00:27 pm »

Bah.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #121 on:** September 07, 2015, 07:00:43 pm »

T9:

Doolittle on for the A's

Altuve pops up the first pitch, F4
Correa pops up the first pitch, F4
Gomez...takes two meatballs right down the pipe...strikes out swinging at a pitch over his head

Astros get 11 hits, including 3 HRs, score 9 runs....and lose.

MRaup · « **Reply #122 on:** September 07, 2015, 07:00:48 pm »

That was the single shittiest ending to a game I've seen in a REALLY long time. Altuve's lack of game/sitautional awareness just breaks my brain sometimes.

austro · « **Reply #123 on:** September 07, 2015, 07:00:52 pm »

Well, that one's on the bullpen. You shouldn't lose when you score 9 runs.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #124 on:** September 07, 2015, 07:03:20 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on September 07, 2015, 07:00:48 pm

That was the single shittiest ending to a game I've seen in a REALLY long time. Altuve's lack of game/sitautional awareness just breaks my brain sometimes.

I was almost disappointed that Altuve was leading off that inning. I knew he'd be hacking at whatever was thrown up there.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #125 on:** September 07, 2015, 07:14:55 pm »

Quote from: austro on September 07, 2015, 07:00:52 pm

Well, that one's on the bullpen. You shouldn't lose when you score 9 runs.

Nope, but you look back on a couple of plays...the RBI "triple" that Gomez let get past him cost a run. The "single" by Burns that snuck past a hesitant Altuve after you bring the infield in because you don't think you can double up Burns cost two runs. The double play you didn't get on a bad throw that scored a run...there was only one error, but they didn't exactly throw the leather around today.

juliogotay · « **Reply #126 on:** September 07, 2015, 09:29:41 pm »

That place is kind of a house of horrors for the Astros. When I was young it was Connie Mack Stadium in Philly were they could not win.

austro · « **Reply #127 on:** September 08, 2015, 07:12:36 pm »

Quote from: juliogotay on September 07, 2015, 09:29:41 pm

That place is kind of a house of horrors for the Astros. When I was young it was Connie Mack Stadium in Philly were they could not win.

And I seem to remember San Diego being a disaster in the 80s, but that may be selective memory.