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Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« on: May 09, 2014, 02:25:13 pm »
Your lineups for tonight's tilt (Fowler in the three???):

Astros

2BJose Altuve (R)
SSJonathan Villar (S)
CFDexter Fowler (S)
1BJesus Guzman (R)
DHChris Carter (R)
RFGeorge Springer (R)
3BMatt Dominguez (R)
CCarlos Corporan (S)
LFL.J. Hoes (R)
Scott Feldman (R)  (2-1, 1.69)

Orioles
F Nick Markakis (L)
3B Manny Machado (R)
LF Nelson Cruz (R)
CF Adam Jones (R)
DH Matt Wieters (S)
SS J.J. Hardy (R)
C Steve Clevenger (L)
1B Steve Pearce (R)
2B Jonathan Schoop (R)
BAL: Wei-Yin Chen (L)  (3-2, 4.24)
« Last Edit: May 09, 2014, 02:35:33 pm by Mr. Happy »
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Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2014, 02:49:27 pm »
Good to see Feldman back. Castro gets two consecutive days off.
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2014, 02:51:31 pm »
Good to see Feldman back. Castro gets two consecutive days off.

Tough lefty tonight.
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2014, 06:12:44 pm »
The Astros start the ballgame with two strikeouts and a ground out in the first inning. 0- Bottom 1
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2014, 06:22:04 pm »
Not the fucking taco thursday ad again. 0-0 Top 2
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2014, 06:27:40 pm »
Tough lefty tonight.

I saw most of the previous serious v the Rays, these birds are tough.
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2014, 06:29:35 pm »
Whaddaya know? Carter doesn't strike out. He's hitting .159 before that fly ball to RF.
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2014, 06:30:34 pm »
I saw most of the previous serious v the Rays, these birds are tough.

They've been playing better of late.
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2014, 06:31:35 pm »
Whaddaya know? Carter doesn't strike out. He's hitting .159 before that fly ball to RF.

Don't worry, he still has a few chances.
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2014, 06:47:35 pm »
Astros plate a run on a sacrifice fly by Hoes. 1-0 Bottom 3
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2014, 06:55:06 pm »
Damn, gave that run back real quick.
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2014, 06:56:39 pm »
Damn, gave that run back real quick.

And then another. 2-1 Orioles Top 4
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2014, 06:59:26 pm »
And then another. 2-1 Orioles Top 4

Maybe scoring wasn't such a good idea, we may have pissed them off.
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2014, 07:08:08 pm »
Feldman retires them in order in the fourth frame. 2-1 Top 5
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2014, 08:18:23 pm »
Once again we score a run in the top of the inning and they score 2 in the bottom.  Birds up 4 - 2 after 7.
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #15 on: May 09, 2014, 08:18:45 pm »
Ah, Jerome.
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #16 on: May 09, 2014, 08:48:37 pm »
Astros make it 3 - 4 in the ninth but we have run out of chances.
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #17 on: May 10, 2014, 06:09:56 am »
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #18 on: May 10, 2014, 06:29:50 am »
Ah, Jerome.

That guy is a waste of a roster spot.
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #19 on: May 10, 2014, 06:32:45 am »
NeilT checks in with the recap.

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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #20 on: May 10, 2014, 01:56:22 pm »
NeilT checks in with the recap.
Well done. I KNEW there was some reason for, maybe not optimism, but at least... a lesser amount of despair.
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Re: Astros @ Orioles May 9, 2014
« Reply #21 on: May 10, 2014, 06:51:36 pm »
Well done. I KNEW there was some reason for, maybe not optimism, but at least... a lesser amount of despair.

Does the game time of 2:29 represent a lesser amount of despair?
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