Author Topic: Astros @ Orioles August 21, 2016 (Read 10531 times)

Mr. Happy · « **on:** August 21, 2016, 11:27:11 am »

Your lineups for today's matinee:

Astros

RFGeorge Springer (R)
3BAlex Bregman (R)
2BJose Altuve (R)
SSCarlos Correa (R)
CEvan Gattis (R)
DHY. Gurriel (R)
1BA.J. Reed (L)
LFMarwin Gonzalez (S)
CFT. Hernandez (R)

HOU: Dallas Keuchel (L) (7-12, 4.76)

Orioles

CF Adam Jones (R)
1B Steve Pearce (R)
3B Manny Machado (R)
DH Mark Trumbo (R)
2B Jonathan Schoop (R)
RF Chris Davis (L)
SS J.J. Hardy (R)
C Francisco Pena (R)
LF Nolan Reimold (R)

BAL: Yovani Gallardo (R) (4-4, 5.18)

AstroNut · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2016, 12:25:02 pm »

Rain in Baltimore...tarp on.

MusicMan · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2016, 01:57:17 pm »

Tarp still on. Saying maybe 5-6 pm.

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das · « **Reply #3 on:** August 21, 2016, 02:05:18 pm »

Quote from: MusicMan on August 21, 2016, 01:57:17 pm

Tarp still on. Saying maybe 5-6 pm.

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That's when the front clears (probably closer to 6, btw). Next cell is going to be close. If it misses to the south, they could have a 1.5 hour break in the rain before the next batch. If it hits, only a 45-60 minute break. I wonder how long it takes them to ready the field after a cell goes through.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #4 on:** August 21, 2016, 04:07:22 pm »

4:35 first pitch.

MusicMan · « **Reply #5 on:** August 21, 2016, 04:55:00 pm »

End 1, 0-0, and the tarp is back out.

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das · « **Reply #6 on:** August 21, 2016, 05:02:02 pm »

Quote from: MusicMan on August 21, 2016, 04:55:00 pm

End 1, 0-0, and the tarp is back out.

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That's the actual cold front moving thru. Don't know why they started early. A 6pm cold front passage was well advertised. Once it stops in the next few, it'll be done for the next few hours.

MRaup · « **Reply #7 on:** August 21, 2016, 05:24:09 pm »

Dear Alan Ashby,

If you tell me one more time that the team is trying to win every day, I'm going to write a strongly worded letter to my congressman.

hostros7 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 21, 2016, 05:26:17 pm »

Rippin a liner up the middle isn't a bad start for Yuli

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MusicMan · « **Reply #9 on:** August 21, 2016, 05:26:48 pm »

Gurriel singles with two out in his first AB.

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MusicMan · « **Reply #10 on:** August 21, 2016, 05:27:57 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on August 21, 2016, 05:24:09 pm

Dear Alan Ashby,

If you tell me one more time that the team is trying to win every day, I'm going to write a strongly worded letter to my congressman.

That's a strange euphemism for "strangle you with your own headphone cable".

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HudsonHawk · « **Reply #11 on:** August 21, 2016, 05:29:35 pm »

T2:

Correa walks
Gattis...naturally after the leadoff walk comes out hacking at the first pitch out of the zone and weakly bounces into 6-4-3 double play
Gurriel...major league debut...drills a single up the middle
Reed singles off the first baseman's glove, Gurriel to 2B
Marwin...takes two cookies right down the center to make it 0-2, then strikes out swinging at a pitch over his head

Three base runners, but don't really threaten...0-0

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #12 on:** August 21, 2016, 05:35:30 pm »

B2:

Schoop bounces out 5-3 on the first pitch
Davis takes strike one, takes strike two, takes strike three...bitches about it
Hardy bounces back to the mound...1-3

0-0 after two

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #13 on:** August 21, 2016, 05:41:28 pm »

T3:

Hernandez hits a screaming line drive, but right at the left fielder
Springer grounds out 6-3
Bregman takes strike one, takes strike two, takes strike three...all in the exact same spot

No score.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #14 on:** August 21, 2016, 05:50:33 pm »

B3:

Pena singles to left field
Reimold grounds into FC, Pena out 6-4 on a nice diving stop by Correa
Jones flies out F8
Pearce strikes out looking

No score still

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #15 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:04:29 pm »

Yulieski is an interesting name.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #16 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:04:38 pm »

T4:

Altuve grounds out 5-3
Correa chops and infield single down the 3B line...Machado barehands it, but can't get Correa
Correa steals 2B
Gattis flies out F8 at the wall in CF, Correa moves to 3B
Gurriel walks
Reed singles up the middle, Correa scores, Gurriel to 3B
Marwin flies out F7

Astros grab a 1-0 lead

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #17 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:10:06 pm »

B4:

Machado strikes out looking
Trumbo grounds out 5-3 on the first pitch
Schoop homers to LCF
Davis flies out F7

Tied up at 1-1

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #18 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:16:42 pm »

Astros with runners on the corner and nobody out...

hostros7 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:19:07 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on August 21, 2016, 06:04:29 pm

Yulieski is an interesting name.

So is Lourdes. His parents most be interesting folks.

hostros7 · « **Reply #20 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:20:09 pm »

Altuve comes through!

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hostros7 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:21:42 pm »

Davis really came through for us

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hostros7 · « **Reply #22 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:22:14 pm »

My diction is extremely limited after a long weekend of beer consumption.

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HudsonHawk · « **Reply #23 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:24:46 pm »

T5:

Hernandez reaches on an E5
Springer singles to RF, Hernandez to 3B
Bregman strikes out swinging
Altuve singles to LF, Hernandez scores, Springer to 2B
Correa lines one to RF, off of Davis's glove and rolls to the wall...Springer scores, Altuve scores...scored a double, though it should have been an E9
Gattis flies out F7
Gurriel grounds out 4-3

But the Astros retake the lead 4-1

WVastro · « **Reply #24 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:26:30 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on August 21, 2016, 06:24:46 pm

T5:

Hernandez reaches on an E5
Springer singles to RF, Hernandez to 3B
Bregman strikes out swinging
Altuve singles to LF, Hernandez scores, Springer to 2B
Correa lines one to RF, off of Davis's glove and rolls to the wall...Springer scores, Altuve scores...scored a double, though it should have been an E9
Gattis flies out F7
Gurriel grounds out 4-3

But the Astros retake the lead 4-1

Ugly play by Davis in RF. He makes Tucker look like Marisnick.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #25 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:26:34 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on August 21, 2016, 06:19:07 pm

So is Lourdes. His parents most be interesting folks.

I've known a dozen or more girls named Lourdes. Never knew anyone named Yulieski.

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #26 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:28:53 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on August 21, 2016, 06:04:29 pm

Yulieski is an interesting name.

Most interesting name I have come across lately is Hemi, a guy in Kalgoorlie last week.

austro · « **Reply #27 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:29:37 pm »

Quote from: WVastro on August 21, 2016, 06:26:30 pm

Ugly play by Davis in RF. He makes Tucker look like Marisnick.

How could that possibly be scored a hit? The official scorers have turned into a bunch of pantywaists.

WVastro · « **Reply #28 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:33:14 pm »

Another bad play by Teoscar in CF... Amazing that we started the season with essentially 4 center fielders and now can't seem to put one on the field.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #29 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:34:11 pm »

B5:

Hardy grounds out 6-3
Pena pops out F6
Reimold doubles to LF, as Marwin takes a curious route allowing the ball to roll to the wall
Jones singles to CF, Hernandez shows off his wet noodle, looping a lazy throw to the plate, missing the cutoff man, allowing Jones to move to 2B, though the Astros will challenge that Jones came off the bag on the popup slide...this should be an easy one...reversed...score it a single and an 8-2-6 putout.

4-2 Astros

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #30 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:35:17 pm »

Quote from: WVastro on August 21, 2016, 06:33:14 pm

Another bad play by Teoscar in CF... Amazing that we started the season with essentially 4 center fielders and now can't seem to put one on the field.

Teoscar has no business in center field.

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #31 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:36:32 pm »

Ump must be blind if he couldn't see Jones came off the bag.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #32 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:41:02 pm »

T6:

Reed grounds out 3-1
Marwin pops out F4
Hernandez flies out F8

4-2 Astros

austro · « **Reply #33 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:48:37 pm »

What a play by Altuve! Even if the Orioles protest and it's overturned, it's still a tremendous job.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #34 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:50:16 pm »

B6:

Pearce flies out F7 on the first pitch
Machado grounds out 5-3
Trumbo walks
Schoop grounds to 3B, Bregman tries to go to 2B, but pulls Altuve off the bag, who immediately throws to 1B, for what's currently a 5-4-3 putout...O's going to challenge the call at 1B...call upheld...Ashby bitches about it

4-2 Astros

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #35 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:51:27 pm »

Wow! That could have been safe at first and second.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #36 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:56:59 pm »

T7:

Bregman leads off with one out apparently...and walks
Now it's explained that Springer grounded out 4-3 while they were showing highlights from last night
Altuve pops out F8 in shallow CF
Correa grounds out 4-3

At the stretch...4-2 Astros

pots · « **Reply #37 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:02:26 pm »

Marsnick in center now, Teo moves over to left. Fly balls will have a hard time finding grass now

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #38 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:04:16 pm »

B7:

Defensive changes...Marisnick comes in to play CF, Hernandez moves to LF and Marwin to 1B...Reed out

Davis strikes out swinging
Hardy grounds out 5-3 on a nice play by Bregman behind the bag at 3B
Pena strikes out swinging, Gattis to Marwin to complete the 2-3 putout

4-2 Astros

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #39 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:08:39 pm »

Kemp pinch hitting for Gurriel...why, no one seems to know.

austro · « **Reply #40 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:09:24 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on August 21, 2016, 07:08:39 pm

Kemp pinch hitting for Gurriel...why, no one seems to know.

Very curious.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #41 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:09:40 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on August 21, 2016, 07:08:39 pm

Kemp pinch hitting for Gurriel...why, no one seems to know.

That's a strange one.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #42 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:10:05 pm »

Quote from: austro on August 21, 2016, 07:09:24 pm

Very curious.

Intriguing, even.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #43 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:13:35 pm »

Marisnick!!!!

5-2 Astros

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #44 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:14:34 pm »

Nice swing Jake!

austro · « **Reply #45 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:14:49 pm »

Man, after all of the questionable out-of-the-path calls, that's a real screwjob for Marwin.

jbm · « **Reply #46 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:15:12 pm »

Bullshit call

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #47 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:15:29 pm »

T8:

Bridwell...making his big league debut...in for the O's

Gattis strikes out swinging
Kemp...pinch hitting for Gurriel...lines out to CF
Marisnick homers to LF
Marwin bunts...catcher fields it, throws to 1B, and Marwin is called out for interference as the throw hits him in the back, even though he was right on top of the bag. Terrible call.

5-2 Astros

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #48 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:17:10 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on August 21, 2016, 07:15:29 pm

T8:

Bridwell...making his big league debut...in for the O's

Gattis strikes out swinging
Kemp...pinch hitting for Gurriel...lines out to CF
Marisnick homers to LF
Marwin bunts...catcher fields it, throws to 1B, and Marwin is called out for interference as the throw hits him in the back, even though he was right on top of the bag. Terrible call.

5-2 Astros

Hinch has to be just about over these umps after Altuves double and now that.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #49 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:22:53 pm »

B8:

Reimold strikes out swinging
Jones with a soft liner to 3B
Pearce...0-2...1-2...2-2...3-2...strikes out swinging

To the 9th...Astros up 5-2

WVastro · « **Reply #50 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:24:21 pm »

So no word from either tv or radio on the Gurriel pinch hit?

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #51 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:24:58 pm »

Quote from: WVastro on August 21, 2016, 07:24:21 pm

So no word from either tv or radio on the Gurriel pinch hit?

Nothing yet.

austro · « **Reply #52 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:25:06 pm »

Quote from: WVastro on August 21, 2016, 07:24:21 pm

So no word from either tv or radio on the Gurriel pinch hit?

Not yet.

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #53 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:26:09 pm »

Quote from: WVastro on August 21, 2016, 07:24:21 pm

So no word from either tv or radio on the Gurriel pinch hit?

No, I have the radio feed.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #54 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:31:20 pm »

T9:

Hernandez singles to LF
Springer flies out F7
Hernandez thrown out trying to steal 2B...Hinch gonna challenge...should be upheld...yep...out
Bregman strikes out looking

Headed to the bottom of the 9th...Astros up 5-2

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #55 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:34:29 pm »

Keuchel out...Giles in...

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #56 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:38:29 pm »

Quote from: WVastro on August 21, 2016, 07:24:21 pm

So no word from either tv or radio on the Gurriel pinch hit?

McTag said on Twitter he will ask.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #57 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:43:21 pm »

B9:

Giles in to try to close it out...

Machado grounds out 5-3...another nice play by Bregman behind the bag
Trumbo...0-2...Giles throws a meatball right down the center of the plate...home run to CF
Schoop grounds out 5-3
Davis grounds to 1B...Marwin boots it...Altuve grabs it, tosses to Giles for what's now a 3-4-1 out...O's will challenge...call upheld...game over

Astros win 5-3

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #58 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:46:39 pm »

Nice work by Giles.

The game was supposed to be over before I woke up and we get a win, so double bonus.

First Astros series win in Baltimore.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #59 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:47:47 pm »

Quote from: Aussie Astro on August 21, 2016, 07:46:39 pm

Nice work by Giles.

The game was supposed to be over before I woke up and we get a win, so double bonus.

First Astros series win in Baltimore.

You're in Perth, right?

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #60 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:54:19 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on August 21, 2016, 07:47:47 pm

You're in Perth, right?

Yes sir, about 10 500 miles from Houston.

austro · « **Reply #61 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:55:32 pm »

Quote from: Aussie Astro on August 21, 2016, 07:54:19 pm

Yes sir, about 10 500 miles from Houston.

You obviously travel on the surface. Sad!

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #62 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:58:48 pm »

Hamstring tightness for Gurriel, oh no.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #63 on:** August 21, 2016, 07:59:14 pm »

Report: Gurriel left the game with a hamstring injury. I guess it was all that not playing defense.

NeilT · « **Reply #64 on:** August 21, 2016, 08:00:10 pm »

Quote from: Aussie Astro on August 21, 2016, 07:54:19 pm

Yes sir, about 10 500 miles from Houston.

I have colleagues from Perth. I never realized how far away from everything it is, except Perth. They say it's pretty.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #65 on:** August 21, 2016, 08:02:13 pm »

Quote from: NeilT on August 21, 2016, 08:00:10 pm

I have colleagues from Perth. I never realized how far away from everything it is, except Perth. They say it's pretty.

Perth is an oasis in the middle of fucking nowhere Western Australia. It's kind of like Midland that way.

NeilT · « **Reply #66 on:** August 21, 2016, 08:05:37 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on August 21, 2016, 08:02:13 pm

Perth is an oasis in the middle of fucking nowhere Western Australia. It's kind of like Midland that way.

Except for the Oasis part.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #67 on:** August 21, 2016, 08:16:44 pm »

Keuchel being interviewed postgame...bitching pretty hard about the O's withholding information on the weather, giving him only 30 minutes notice the game was going to start...the second rain delay...I think he kicked a puppy too.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #68 on:** August 21, 2016, 08:27:21 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on August 21, 2016, 08:02:13 pm

... It's kind of like Midland that way.

Except for that ocean and coastline thing.

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #69 on:** August 21, 2016, 08:32:47 pm »

Quote from: austro on August 21, 2016, 07:55:32 pm

You obviously travel on the surface. Sad!

Yep. it is sad, but when teleport becomes a travel option I will be at MMP for two or three games a week.

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #70 on:** August 21, 2016, 08:35:36 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on August 21, 2016, 08:27:21 pm

Except for that ocean and coastline thing.

Indian ocean on the left and a huge fuckin' desert on the right, we are lucky there is a nice little strip in between.

JimR · « **Reply #71 on:** August 22, 2016, 06:50:31 am »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on August 21, 2016, 08:16:44 pm

Keuchel being interviewed postgame...bitching pretty hard about the O's withholding information on the weather, giving him only 30 minutes notice the game was going to start...the second rain delay...I think he kicked a puppy too.

I saw the interview too. He was pissed.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #72 on:** August 22, 2016, 08:26:04 am »

Quote from: JimR on August 22, 2016, 06:50:31 am

I saw the interview too. He was pissed.

He said he used it all as motivation. If that's the case, we should piss him off before every start.

JimR · « **Reply #73 on:** August 22, 2016, 09:02:53 am »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on August 22, 2016, 08:26:04 am

He said he used it all as motivation. If that's the case, we should piss him off before every start.

good plan

das · « **Reply #74 on:** August 22, 2016, 10:25:54 am »

Quote from: JimR on August 22, 2016, 06:50:31 am

I saw the interview too. He was pissed.

Is it me or does he seem to bitch and moan a lot this year?

WVastro · « **Reply #75 on:** August 22, 2016, 10:44:40 am »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on August 22, 2016, 08:26:04 am

He said he used it all as motivation. If that's the case, we should piss him off before every start.

Anger is a fantastic distraction if you're overthinking something.

juliogotay · « **Reply #76 on:** August 22, 2016, 12:45:28 pm »

Quote from: WVastro on August 22, 2016, 10:44:40 am

Anger is a fantastic distraction if you're overthinking something.

I wouldn't think anger would be a great tool for a soft-tossing pitcher that relies on location and guile.
I do believe the late Don Wilson was riled up when he threw a no-hitter against the Reds one day after Jim Maloney no-hit the Astros. Wilson remarked that the Reds were mocking his team. But Wilson was a hard-thrower.

doyce7 · « **Reply #77 on:** August 22, 2016, 01:10:35 pm »

Quote from: juliogotay on August 22, 2016, 12:45:28 pm

I wouldn't think anger would be a great tool for a soft-tossing pitcher that relies on location and guile.
I do believe the late Don Wilson was riled up when he threw a no-hitter against the Reds one day after Jim Maloney no-hit the Astros. Wilson remarked that the Reds were mocking his team. But Wilson was a hard-thrower.

Anger can make you focus a little better at times

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