Astros @ Athletics June 20, 2017

[Mr. Happy]

Your lineups for tonight's late show:

Astros

RFGeorge Springer (R)
LFJosh Reddick (L)
2BJose Altuve (R)
SSCarlos Correa (R)
CBrian McCann (L)
DHCarlos Beltran (S)
1BY. Gurriel (R)
3BAlex Bregman (R)
CFJake Marisnick (R)

HOU: Francis Martes (R)  (1-0, 5.19)

Athletics

CF Jaycob Brugman (L)
RF Chad Pinder (R)
2B Jed Lowrie (S)
DH Khris Davis (R)
1B Yonder Alonso (L)
3B Ryon Healy (R)
C Stephen Vogt (L)
LF Rajai Davis (R)
SS Adam Rosales (R)

OAK: Sonny Gray (R)  (2-2, 4.44)

[juliogotay]

(Maris)nick in the lineup tonight against a RHP. Are they thinking this is there best OF now?

[Tonywatson]

He's hitting bombs off of RHP and has earned more time. Plus in Oakland you need your good OF to cover ground.


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[Waldo]

I'm down for doing PBP unless someone else wants it.

[juliogotay]

I'm down for doing PBP unless someone else wants it.

Thank you for your service, sir

[Waldo]

TOP 1st: Gray pitching.  Springer-Reddick-Altuve due up.

[Waldo]

On a 3-1 count, Springer dinger to deep left!  Astros lead 1-0

[HudsonHawk]

Springer Dinger!!!!

[hostros7]

The cameraman had no chance at capturing that Springer bomb.


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[HudsonHawk]

I'm down for doing PBP unless someone else wants it.

All yours.  I won't be able to make the whole game anyway.

[doyce7]

George isn't being very nice to his future teammate

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[HudsonHawk]

The cameraman had no chance at capturing that Springer bomb.


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Goofball in the booth thought it was a can of corn because the outfielders just stood there.

[Waldo]

Reddick walks on four pitches.  Gray has absolutely no command, two pitches have already gotten past the catcher.

Springer's HR was 431 feet, 109mph exit velocity

1 on, 0 out, Altuve up

[austro]

Sonny Gray isn't exactly making me want to give up a whole lot to pick him up.

[Waldo]

Altuve lays down a bunt between the mound and 3B, Healy's throw pulls Alonso off the bag at 1B.  Altuve would've beaten the throw anyway.

Runners on 1st and 2nd, 0 out, Correa up

[HudsonHawk]

A;s wearing their mustard yeller jerseys.  Puke.

[doyce7]

Goofball in the booth thought it was a can of corn because the outfielders just stood there.

That was gone as soon as it hit the bat. I imagine blummer was silent because he was staring in disbelief at eshenwhatever

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[Waldo]

Correa falls behind 0-2, then loads the count and grounds into a 4-6-3 DP.  Reddick advances to 3rd.  2 out, McCann up

[hostros7]

Sonny Gray isn't exactly making me want to give up a whole lot to pick him up.

Perhaps Sonny Gray set up a private server to communicate directly with Ground Control and is colluding with the Astros to drive down his value.


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[HudsonHawk]

Eschenfelder is awful.

[doyce7]

Man eshenwhatever is terrible at this

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[Waldo]

McCann drives a ball just over Brugman's glove in RF, then bounces over the fence for a ground rule double.  Reddick scores.

2-0 Astros.  Runner on 2nd, 2 out, Beltran up

[austro]

Eschenfelder is awful.

The camera guy isn't much better.

[Waldo]

Man eshenwhatever is terrible at this

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He's been better than this before, but he's not off to a good start tonight.

[Waldo]

Beltran walks on four pitches.  Gray at 25 pitches already.

Runners at 1st and 2nd, 2 out, Gurriel up.

[HudsonHawk]

Beltran had absolutely no intention of trying to score on that double.  Sad.

[Waldo]

Gurriel lines a gapper all the way to the wall in left center.  McCann scores, Beltran moves up to 3rd.

Runners at 2nd and 3rd, 2 out, Bregman up

[hostros7]

Gurriel is locked in.


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[Waldo]

Beltran had absolutely no intention of trying to score on that double.  Sad.

- Donald Trump

[doyce7]

Beltran had absolutely no intention of trying to score on that double.  Sad.

Saving bullets?

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[Waldo]

Bregman smokes a line drive up the middle, Beltran and Gurriel score.

5-0 Astros.  Runner at 1st, 2 out, Marisnick up

[MrKnuckleball]

A Bregman sighting!

[Waldo]

Bregman swipes 2nd.  1-1 count to Marisnick.

A's already have a reliever tuning up in the bullpen.

[HudsonHawk]

For you kids watching at home...Gray was the one who cut the throw to the plate on Bregman's single.  He should not be anywhere in front of the plate on that play.  Lollygagging.

[austro]

Man, Marisnick hit the shit out of that foul ball. He's really putting some good swings on balls right now.

[doyce7]

Wow

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[austro]

The A's don't really like to play defense, do they?

[Waldo]

Marisnick chops to 3rd, Healy makes a nice play but bounces the throw and Alonso can't dig it out.

Astros have batted around.  Runners at the corners, 2 out, Springer up

[HudsonHawk]

Saving bullets?

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He just doesn't have it anymore.  He's now the Jugador of the Two and Half Herramientas. 

[doyce7]

He just doesn't have it anymore.  He's now the Jugador of the Two and Half Herramientas.

Whole lotta miles on those legs

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[Waldo]

Springer taps an excuse-me grounder to 3rd to end the inning.

MID 1ST: 5-0 Astros

[HudsonHawk]

Springer hit two balls for a combined 490 feet...one went 440 and one went 50. 

[Waldo]

BOT 1ST: 5-0 Astros.  Brugman-Pinder-Lowrie due up

[HudsonHawk]

Whole lotta miles on those legs

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Yep.  That's what's sad.  Back in his day he was as complete a ballplayer as there was. 

[Waldo]

Brugman chops it up the middle, Correa makes a nice play to his left and makes the throw.  1 out, Pinder up

[Waldo]

On a full count Pinder grounds out 4-3.  2 out, Lowrie up

[doyce7]

Yep.  That's what's sad.  Back in his day he was as complete a ballplayer as there was.

I'll never forget 2004

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[Waldo]

Lowrie lines a single to right.  Runner at 1st, 2 out, Davis up

[WVastro]

Whole lotta miles on those legs

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I'm Carlos O'Mally and I like to hiiit, stretch, and HIT! I'm 40!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=trcXlTiy3Xw

[Waldo]

Davis skies one to deep right, Springer jumps at the wall but misses and the ball bounces off the wall.  Double for Davis, Lowrie scores.

5-1 Astros.  Runner at 2nd, 2 out, Alonso up

[Waldo]

Alonso grounds into the shift, Altuve throws him out 4-3.

END 1st: 5-1 Astros

[WVastro]

Davis skies one to deep right, Springer jumps at the wall but misses and the ball bounces off the wall.  Double for Davis, Lowrie scores.

5-1 Astros.  Runner at 2nd, 2 out, Alonso up

Looked to me like he lost that in the sun at the last second. It seemed catchable... but my feed is pretty shoddy.

[Waldo]

Looked to me like he lost that in the sun at the last second. It seemed catchable... but my feed is pretty shoddy.

It's possible.  He didn't miss it by much.  Looked to me like it hit the wall level with his glove, just a couple inches to the side.

[Waldo]

TOP 2nd: 5-1 Astros.  Reddick-Altuve-Correa due up

[austro]

Looked to me like he lost that in the sun at the last second. It seemed catchable... but my feed is pretty shoddy.

He didn't get to quite the right spot: the ball was a foot or so further to his left than he thought. I think he would have caught it up if he had been over a foot or so.

[Waldo]

Reddick fights off some pitches, then K's swinging.  1 out, Altuve up

[Waldo]

Altuve flies out to the warning track in right center.  2 out, Correa up

[WVastro]

He didn't get to quite the right spot: the ball was a foot or so further to his left than he thought. I think he would have caught it up if he had been over a foot or so.

Watched it again and the ball actually hits just beneath his glove. He had just run into the only section of right field that still had some direct sunlight hitting it.

[Waldo]

Correa walks on four pitches.  4th walk for Gray who is already at 50 pitches.

Runner at 1st, 2 out, McCann up

[HudsonHawk]

Two outs in the second inning, and every Astros has been on base already. 

[Waldo]

McCann grounds out 3U.

MID 2nd: 5-1 Astros

[Waldo]

BOT 2nd: 5-1 Astros.  Healy-Vogt-RDavis due up

[Waldo]

Healy walks on four pitches.  Runner at 1st, 0 out, Vogt up

[HudsonHawk]

I fucking hate leadoff walks almost as much as I hate 2-out hits.  Especially when spotted with a 5-run lead

[Waldo]

Vogt flies out to left about 20 feet in front of the track.  Runner at 1st, 1 out, RDavis up

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Eisenschneidier isn't that fucked up. You guys are rough. That's okay. High standards 'round here.

[Waldo]

RDavis grounds into a 6-4-3 DP on the first pitch.

END 2nd: 5-1 Astros

[Waldo]

TOP 3rd: 5-1 Astros.  Beltran-Gurriel-Bregman due up

[doyce7]

Eisenschneidier isn't that fucked up. You guys are rough. That's okay. High standards 'round here.

He's not assby so he's got that going for him

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[Waldo]

Beltran grounds out 3U.  1 out, Gurriel up

[Waldo]

Gurriel grounds out 5-3.  2 out, Bregman up

[Waldo]

He's not assby so he's got that going for him

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Eschenfelder sounded great on PBP last year, but he was filling in for Ashby, so...

[doyce7]

Eschenfelder sounded great on PBP last year, but he was filling in for Ashby, so...

It's all a matter of perspective and expectation.

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[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I don't think Eisenfelcher is so bad, he is a fill-in guy. He's not wheezing or coughing into the mic or burping or any kind of gross shit.

[HudsonHawk]

Hit by ball four.  That's a bummer, man.

[Waldo]

Bregman gets plunked on the arm on a full count.  1 on, 2 out, Marisnick up

[Waldo]

Marisnick flies out to right center a couple steps shy of the wall.

MID 3rd: 5-1 Astros

[Waldo]

BOT 3rd: 5-1 Astros.  Rosales-Brugman-Pinder due up

[Waldo]

Rosales grounds out 5-3.  1 out, Brugman up

[Waldo]

Brugman whiffs on three pitches.  2 out, Pinder up

[HudsonHawk]

Ugh.  More two out extra base hits.

[Waldo]

Pinder blasts a middle-middle fastball to left center for a 448ft crank.

5-2 Astros.  2 out, Lowrie up

[Waldo]

Lowrie lines out to 1st.

END 3rd: 5-2 Astros

[Waldo]

TOP 4th: 5-2 Astros.  Springer-Reddick-Altuve due up

[Waldo]

Springer grounds out to 1st.  1 out, Reddick up

[Waldo]

Reddick lines a single to center.  Runner on 1st, 1 out, Altuve up

[doyce7]

Altuve taking lessons from Springer there

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[Waldo]

Altuve with a Biggio-esque punchout on a down-and-away slider.  Runner at 1st, 2 out, Correa up

[Waldo]

Correa flies out to right center.

MID 4th: 5-2 Astros

[Waldo]

BOT 4th: 5-2 Astros.  KDavis-Alonso-Healy due up

[Waldo]

KDavis lines a single to left.  1 on, 0 out, Alonso up

[HudsonHawk]

This is not good.

[Waldo]

Alonso loops a line drive slicing away from Reddick and it clanks off his glove and toward the corner.  Rule it a double, KDavis advances to 3rd.

Runners at 2nd and 3rd, 0 out, Healy up

[Waldo]

Healy lines out to left, deep enough for KDavis to score.

5-3 Astros.  Runner at 2nd, 1 out, Vogt up

[HudsonHawk]

Tying run at the plate...one out..

[HudsonHawk]

Better get some action in the pen.

[Waldo]

Vogt walks on four pitches.  Runners at 1st and 2nd, 1 out, RDavis up

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

C'mon Francis.

[HudsonHawk]

Martes just has no command.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

That was a pretty double play.

[Waldo]

RDavis lines up the middle, Altuve stabs it and flips to Correa who relays to 1st for a fucking fancy double play.

END 4th: 5-3 Astros.  Bats should get back to work.

[HudsonHawk]

That was a pretty double play.

Needed that. 

[Waldo]

TOP 5th: 5-3 Astros.  McCann-Beltran-Gurriel due up

[chuck]

Overall Reddick has been a very good addition to the team, one of Luhnow's better moves, I would say. But that was an uncharacteristically terrible play. He didn't seem to be anywhere near full speed during the first half of his route. I wonder if the ball got lost in the lights. It didn't look like it was hit high enough for that.

[Waldo]

McCann whiffs.  1 out, Beltran up

[Waldo]

Beltran beats the shift and drives a single to left center through the normal shortstop spot.  1 on, 1 out, Gurriel up

[Waldo]

Gurriel whiffs.  Runner on 1st, 2 out, Bregman up

[HudsonHawk]

After that first inning...Gray has been dealing. 

[doyce7]

Overall Reddick has been a very good addition to the team, one of Luhnow's better moves, I would say. But that was an uncharacteristically terrible play. He didn't seem to be anywhere near full speed during the first half of his route. I wonder if the ball got lost in the lights. It didn't look like it was hit high enough for that.

Looked like it tailed on him more than he anticipated and he realized to late

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[HudsonHawk]

Overall Reddick has been a very good addition to the team, one of Luhnow's better moves, I would say. But that was an uncharacteristically terrible play. He didn't seem to be anywhere near full speed during the first half of his route. I wonder if the ball got lost in the lights. It didn't look like it was hit high enough for that.

Looked like he thought he had it easily, but the ball just kept moving away from him.

[austro]

After that first inning...Gray has been dealing. 

Yeah, I wouldn't have believed you if you told me then that he was going to make it through at least 5 innings.

[Waldo]

Bregman works a walk.  Runners at 1st and 2nd, 2 out, Marisnick up

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Overall Reddick has been a very good addition to the team, one of Luhnow's better moves, I would say. But that was an uncharacteristically terrible play. He didn't seem to be anywhere near full speed during the first half of his route. I wonder if the ball got lost in the lights. It didn't look like it was hit high enough for that.

I think the ball was tailing off a lot more than he anticipated.

[HudsonHawk]

OK...of to the sack.  Please hang on to this lead.

[Waldo]

Marisnick falls behind 0-2, battles back to a full count, then K's swinging.

MID 5th: 5-3 Astros.

[Waldo]

BOT 5th: 5-3 Astros.  Rosales-Brugman-Pinder due up

[Waldo]

Rosales flies out to center.  1 out, Brugman up

[Waldo]

Brugman walks on a full count.  1 on, 1 out, Pinder up

[MusicMan]

McCann gets crossed up more than any veteran catcher I've ever seen


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[Waldo]

0-2 count, Martes and McCann get crossed up and the ball goes to the backstop.  Brugman advances to 2nd

[Waldo]

Pinder whiffs.  Runner at 2nd, 2 out, Lowrie up

[Waldo]

On a full count, Lowrie strikes out looking on a down-and-away pitch that probably should've been ball four.  I'll take it.

END 5th: 5-3 Astros.

I'm out.

[chuck]

Lowrie sure is a whiner.

[austro]

Lowrie sure is a whiner.

He got hosed pretty badly there.

[MusicMan]

Esch on PBP reminds me of a line from Apollo 13:

"They said we made going to the moon about as exciting as a trip to Pittsburgh "


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[doyce7]

Martes has big time talent. That Healy at bat was filthy

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[austro]

Martes certainly does have his tantalizing moments.

[jbm]

A critical out from Sipp. It's like house money.

[WVastro]

Martes has big time talent. That Healy at bat was filthy

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And he's 21.

[doyce7]

And he's 21.

At some point he's gonna learn fastball command, and when he does....

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[austro]

Hey, I got the "Name That Astro" quiz tonight!

[austro]

The sight of Gregerson warming up for the 8th doesn't really calm my nerves.

[doyce7]

The sight of Gregerson warming up for the 8th doesn't really calm my nerves.

We've already made it through sipp this game... I don't want to chance gregerson

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[doyce7]

1st and 2nd no outs for Springer in the 8th

5-4 Astros

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[doyce7]

1st and 2nd no outs for Springer in the 8th

5-4 Astros

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Flies out to center.

1 out for reddick

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[austro]

If Marisnick had done his job, that would have been a run.

[doyce7]

Flies out to center.

1 out for reddick

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Strikes out

Up to altuve now

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[doyce7]

If Marisnick had done his job, that would have been a run.

His bunt attempts were very very poor

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[doyce7]

Strikes out

Up to altuve now

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Walks on 4 pitches.

Correa with the bases drunk and 2 outs

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[doyce7]

Strikes out

Up to altuve now

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Walks on 4 pitches.

Correa with the bases drunk and 2 outs

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[doyce7]

Walks on 4 pitches.

Correa with the bases drunk and 2 outs

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2 out single into right field scores 2!

7-4 Astros

Altuve goes to 3rd

On to McCann

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[doyce7]

2 out single into right field scores 2!

7-4 Astros

Altuve goes to 3rd

On to McCann

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Lines out to right

7-4 Astros going to the bot of the 8th.

Looks like gregerson. Butts will be clinched

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[MRaup]

Lines out to right

7-4 Astros going to the bot of the 8th.

Looks like gregerson. Butts will be clinched

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McCann hit the fuck out of that ball.

[MRaup]

McCann hit the fuck out of that ball.

Also, Hi! I'm finally here!

[doyce7]

Davis strikes out swinging
Alonso strikes out swinging
Healy strikes out looking

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[austro]

Man, what a nice inning by Gregerson. It would be a real boost if he could return to dependability.

[chuck]

Gregerson located his breaking ball with a precision I can't remember seeing from him. That was insane.

[MRaup]

Man, what a nice inning by Gregerson. It would be a real boost if he could return to dependability.

Mowing 'em down!

[doyce7]

Gregerson located his breaking ball with a precision I can't remember seeing from him. That was insane.

Really good to see

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[MRaup]

EL JUGADOR!

[austro]

Beltran kind of touched that one.

[MRaup]

Jesus Christ, Jake. With a lead like that, nobody should be throwing you out.

[doyce7]

Something Brady making his big league debut

Beltran gets one in the wheelhouse welcomes Brady with a towering homer to right
Yuli pops up to short
Bregman pops in foul territory to Alonso, pretty nice play
Marisnick hit by the pitch
Springer to the plate, Marisnick takes off and is out at 2nd

8-4 as we head to the bottom of the 9th

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[chuck]

Do these not know that Springer leads the team in home runs?

[doyce7]

Dayan Diaz in to pitch

Phegley doubles off the wall in right
Rajai Davis hits a missile toward 3rd and Bregman with a great grab 1 out
Rosales goes down swinging on a nice slider. 2 out
Brugman full count, strikes out swinging but reaches on a wild pitch.
1st and 3rd 2 out
Pinder full count, line drive to short but correa with a leaping grab!! Great play!
Ball game 8-4 win

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[JimR]

Yep.  That's what's sad.  Back in his day he was as complete a ballplayer as there was.

He is 40 fucking years old! There is nothing sad about his slowing down with age.

[HudsonHawk]

He is 40 fucking years old! There is nothing sad about his slowing down with age.

There is to me.  It's expected, but I can still be nostalgic about him.