Scurvy Pervies @ Astros, 7/19

[Nate Colbert]

Marwin with only hit in the game thus far, a double in the B2 with 2 out.

McCann grounds out to end inning.

Heading to T3, tied 0-0.

[Nate Colbert]

6 up, 6 down for Charlie Morton as the Pervs bat in the 3rd.

Dyson grounds out (4 straight GOs for Morton).

Zunino whiffs (1st K for Charlie).

Heredia breaks bat popping out to 2B.

9 up, 9 down heading to B3.

[Nate Colbert]

Astros come to plate in their half of the 3rd.

Bregman goes other way with leadoff single.

Marisnick bunts, moving Bregman to 2nd but Jake is thrown out at 1B.

Bregman swipes 3B (9th steal of year, been caught just twice).

George SF scores Bregman.

Altuve infield single to give him a 12-gamer.

With Gurriel up, Altuve tries to swipe 2B but gets thrown out.

Astros up 1-0 going to 4th.

[MRaup]

Astros come to plate in their half of the 3rd.

Bregman goes other way with leadoff single.

Marisnick bunts, moving Bregman to 2nd but Jake is thrown out at 1B.

Bregman swipes 3B.

Bregman was a stud in that sequence of events.

[astrojo]

And Altuve caught stealing again.

[MRaup]

And Altuve caught stealing again.

Glad that Jose is electing to waste baserunners against a guy they have struggled against all season.

[Nate Colbert]

Jean Segura begins T4 with a single.

Ben Gamel follows with HR, Astros now down 2-1. (10th homer given up by Morton this year, 8 of which have come at MMP)

Cano grounds out, 1 down.

Cruz whiffs, 2 down.

Seager pops out.

Astros on the short end of a 2-1 score, heading to B4.

[MRaup]

Way to protect that lead, Charlie!

Served that shit up with a side of gravy.

[Nate Colbert]

B4:

Gurriel draws just his 8th walk of the season.

Gattis goes down swinging, 1 out.

Beltran lines out to 2B, 2 gone.

Marwin whiffs with his bat on his shoulder.

Still down 2-1 heading to the middle inning.

[Nate Colbert]

T5:

(We're in split screen because apparently it's important to know what a Sam Houston QB has to say on July 19).

Valencia whiffs, uno down.

(Blum babbling, stating the obvious.)

Dyson grounds out, 2 outs.

Zunino whiffs to end frame (4th K in game for Mr. Morton).

Still on the bad end of a 2-1 score going the bottom of the 5th.

[Nate Colbert]

B5:

McCann flies out, 1 out.

(Just curious: with McCann/Gattis currently at a combined 21, what's the Astros record for a season for homers from a catching duo?)

Bregman grounds out, 2 down.

Jake whiffs to end it.

On to the 6th, still down 2-1.

[Nate Colbert]

T6:

Gap double for Heredia to start things off.

Yuli bobbles grounder, setting up what initially is ruled a safe call as Segura reaches and Heredia moves to 3rd. Yuli gets the E3 as call confirmed.

(And I'm gonna strangle Blum. I'll say it again--Ford/Sparks is much better than Kalas/Blum.)

More infield slapdickery as Gamel reaches on infield grounder. Bases loaded, no outs. Runners on 1st and 3rd.

Cano grounds into forceout at 2B as runner on 3rd scores. Mariners lead 3-1, just one out.

Cruz grounds into DP to end inning.

3-1 Mariners going to B6.

[WVastro]

Radio seems shocked that call wasn't overturned. What do you who are watching think?

[astrojo]

Looked like segura grabbed the back of the bag just after Mortons foot came down

[Nate Colbert]

Radio seems shocked that call wasn't overturned. What do you who are watching think?

Not sure the camera angles that I saw were definitive one way or another.

[astrojo]

But this defense 🙄

[MRaup]

Morton is trickle-dicking all over the place this inning. Yuli's bobble on the first was bad, but if Morton goes straight to the bag and doesn't tap dance around like an asshole, he's still out.

RUN TO THE FUCKING BAG, CHARLIE.

[MRaup]

Dear TV Crew, could we please stop running the Correa commericals for a few weeks?

[MRaup]

Altuve with a great at bat after a leadoff single. Swings at a ball that bounced in front of the plate then hit a high one straight up.

[astrojo]

That was def Morton's error fumbling a good feed from Yuli, they should change that ruling

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Okay guys, it's time to quit fucking around
.

[JimR]

Friday night's game still pisses me off. Today makes it worse.

[Nate Colbert]

B6:

Not sure I know what the hell is going on because ATT assholes are showing hot dogs but I believe Springer leads off with a single.

Altuve pops out for 1 down.

Gurriel flies out to CF for 2nd out.

Gattis GB single to left. 2 on with 2 out.

Beltran whiffs ending inning.

Still down 3-1 going to T7.

[BudGirl]

Friday night's game still pisses me off. Today makes it worse.

A win pissed you off?

[astrojo]

A win pissed you off?

He prob means the monday night 9-7 crapfest

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

There's a place across from Randolph Airforce Base on Pat Booker Rd called Youz Guyz run by a couple of Italian guys from Philly. The best Philly Cheesesteak in the state.

[JimR]

A win pissed you off?

My days are screwed up on this trip. Monday's game.

ETA: we usually go Fri-Sat so that is what it has been for me. This mistake on days is not the first one.

[BudGirl]

He prob means the monday night 9-7 crapfest

I know, I just like giving him crap.

[Nate Colbert]

T7:

Seager whiffs looking.

Infield single for Valencia, 1 out.

Groundout by Dyson with Valencia moving to 2nd, 2 outs.

Zunino doubles in Valencia, now 4-1 Mariners.

Morton pulled from game with his current line: 6.2 IP 5 H 3 ER 0 W 5 K. 102 pitches.

Martes in.

Heredia whiffs to end inning. 4-1 Mariners going to B7.

I'm out--someone else take over.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

My days are screwed up on this trip. Monday's game.

i was trying to remember what happened on Friday. Was about to look it up.

[MRaup]

The Astros look absolutely uninteresting in winning this game today.

[juliogotay]

Radio seems shocked that call wasn't overturned. What do you who are watching think?

One angle looked like clearly out. Another angle was hard to tell.

[The Spleen]

The Astros look absolutely uninteresting in winning this game today.

They've looked like junk since the break. They're lucky to end up splitting those six games...

[MRaup]

Kalas is shocked there is no bullpen action for the Mariners. Uh, Todd... their starter is murdering the Astros. Why would they pull him?

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I really hate these over-saturated hydrocephalic sops.

[MRaup]

This is fucking embarrassing. SWING THE FUCKING BAT.

[JimR]

They've looked like junk since the break. They're lucky to end up splitting those six games...

This. Not hitting with men on or pitching well. Then Correa. The Monday night rally to take the lead was the only glimpse of the first half Astros. Altuve is hitting .350 but not so much with runners on. No power from Springer.

We need to regroup.

[astrojo]

The Astros look absolutely uninteresting in winning this game today.

For maybe the first time all season, a 3 run deficit seems insurmountable

[WVastro]

We need to regroup.

Or get back on the road.

[BudGirl]

Or get back on the road.

I was thinking they may have been at home too long with the break and then the homestand.  Or I could just be looking for excuses.

[MRaup]

FUCK!

Fuck this series and fuck these lucky fucking cocksuckers.

[The Spleen]

I wouldn't be heartbroken if Morton is demoted to the bullpen if/when Keuchel and McHugh return.

In other news, if one or both of those two don't make it back and McCullers doesn't get back to 100%, this is going to get very unpleasant, very quickly.

[MusicMan]

How can a team that knows it gets hits by the bushel run into so many stupid fucking outs?


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[MusicMan]

FUCK!

Fuck this series and fuck these lucky fucking cocksuckers.

Making the first out at third by a mile isn't unlucky. It's fundamentally stupid baseball.


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[MRaup]

Making the first out at third by a mile isn't unlucky. It's fundamentally stupid baseball.


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The fact that took a perfect bounce right to him instead of a crazy off the wall caroom was bad luck. Springer being unable to read that bounce was fucking stupid.

[MusicMan]

The fact that took a perfect bounce right to him instead of a crazy off the wall caroom was bad luck. Springer being unable to read that bounce was fucking stupid.

He and Pettis both had a clear view and still brain locked.


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[AstroNut]

(Just curious: with McCann/Gattis currently at a combined 21, what's the Astros record for a season for homers from a catching duo?)

Homeruns...

Overall catcher position for season: 50 in 2015

Gattis 27
Castro 11
Conger 11
Stassi 1

Duo...   43 in 2015

Gattis 32
Castro 11

I think...

[MRaup]

Jesus Christ what a putrid at bat with the tying run at the plate.

[WVastro]

Jesus Christ what a putrid at bat with the tying run at the plate.

Which one?

[MRaup]

1st and 3rd and one out and they get dick.

Fucking pathetic.

[MRaup]

Which one?

Yes.

[homer]

Dear TV Crew, could we please stop running the Correa commericals for a few weeks?

P.S. we've all seen Beltran's glove by this point at least a dozen times, too.

[JimR]

How can a team that knows it gets hits by the bushel run into so many stupid fucking outs?


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Not his fault. Lucking fucking carom right to LF.

ETA on sober reflection: yes, it was his fault down 3.

[chuck]

It is amazing that the team we are watching is 30 games over .500.

[homer]

I wouldn't be heartbroken if Morton is demoted to the bullpen if/when Keuchel and McHugh return.

I'm usually tracking with you 95%, but this leaves me scratching my head.

[The Spleen]

This team is suddenly playing tight as fuck. Everyone tells me not to get too nervous, with that 16 game lead and all. I think I'll start taking that advice when this team does.

[The Spleen]

I'm usually tracking with you 95%, but this leaves me scratching my head.

He has a pattern of dominating for 3-5 innings and then flatlining.
He might do better in long relief. I also wonder just how hard he could throw as a reliever...

[JimR]

I wouldn't be heartbroken if Morton is demoted to the bullpen if/when Keuchel and McHugh return.

In other news, if one or both of those two don't make it back and McCullers doesn't get back to 100%, this is going to get very unpleasant, very quickly.

Oh hell no re Morton.

[Nate Colbert]

Homeruns...

Overall catcher position for season: 50 in 2015

Gattis 27
Castro 11
Conger 11
Stassi 1

Duo...   43 in 2015

Gattis 32
Castro 11

I think...

Thanks.

But Gattis did no catching that year so Conger/Castro combined for 22 home runs.

ETA:

Castro/Corporan combined for 23 home runs in 2013 (Castro had an additional 2 as a DH).

[homer]

He has a pattern of dominating for 3-5 innings and then flatlining.
He might do better in long relief. I also wonder just how hard he could throw as a reliever...

I'm only half watching the game but the story seems to be shitty defense (some by Morton).

[BizidyDizidy]

Martes looked good out of the pen.

[The Spleen]

Not his fault. Lucking fucking carom right to LF.

ETA on sober reflection: yes, it was his fault down 3.

Yeah, the difference between 2nd and 3rd is nearly meaningless in that situation.

[MRaup]

Kerwin Danley got his bell rung on that foul tip.

Also, he looks like a second rate horror movie villain without his mask on.

[MRaup]

Jesus Christ Kerwin... Strike 1 to Reddick was a fucking foot outside.

[MikeyBoy]

Martes looked good out of the pen.

It's going to be hard to send him down, when the time comes.

[JimR]

It's going to be hard to send him down, when the time comes.

My bet is he stays.

[MikeyBoy]

My bet is he stays.

Based on his last two outings out of the pen, I can't imagine the Astros can trade for a reliever with more electric stuff.

[Bench]

My bet is he stays.

I think so too.  Hoyt is the odd man out.

[juliogotay]

My bet is he stays.

I heard Luhnow say they figured Martes could help them down the stretch from the pen with his electric stuff.

[Bench]

I heard Luhnow say they figured Martes could help them down the stretch from the pen with his electric stuff.

It's also good experience for him.   

[geezerdonk]

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