Astros @ Angels...September 14, 2017

[HudsonHawk]

Rubber game!

[HudsonHawk]

Trailing with two out in the 9th...Indians come back to tie.  Extra innings in Cleveland

[HudsonHawk]

T1:

Springer...hasn't seen a strike yet, but it's 2-2...fouls off balls 8 and 9...pops out F3 in foul territory...pitiful at bat
Reddick lines out to CF at the wall
Altuve flies out F8

No score

[David in Jackson]

That was freakin pathetic. Does this team care at all?


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[astrojo]

Already with defensive lapses!?

[astrojo]

Trailing with two out in the 9th...Indians come back to tie.  Extra innings in Cleveland

KC fans saying they were 'Yosted'.  Herrera hasn't been too reliable.

[HudsonHawk]

Dickstepping and two walks loads the bases full of Angels with two out...

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

A double, two walks, bases loaded with two out.

[HudsonHawk]

B1:

Phillips pops to shallow RF...comedy of errors ensues and nobody wants to catch it.  Drops between Altuve, Gurriel and Reddick, Bad News Bears Style.  Phillips ends up at 2B with a "double"
Trout...full count...pops out F6
Phillips to 3B on a wild pitch
Upton...0-2...1-2...2-2...3-2...walks
Pujols lines out to 1B
Upston steals 2B
Calhoun...3-2...walks
Simmons lines out to CF

0-0

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

A lot of pitches thrown but no damage.

[astrojo]

Indians win in 10th

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Astros lead AL in wild pitches.

[HudsonHawk]

Indians come back and win....22 in a row...Major League record. 

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Bregman with a RBI double!

[Waldo]

Astros on the board.

[Waldo]

Gurriel drives in Bregman on a liner to left center.  2-0 Astros

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Nolasco looks very hittable.

[doyce7]

Wait, were allowed to score more than 1?

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[HudsonHawk]

T2:

Correa flies out F9
Marwin...0-2...1-2...singles to RF
Bregman doubles to LF, Marwin scores
Beltran lines out to CF
Gurriel singles to LF, Bregman scores
McCann lines out to RF

But the Astros grab a 2-0 lead

[homer]

Astros lead AL in wild pitches.

Tied for 6th with 15 passed balls. Yankees lead with 19.

[HudsonHawk]

B2:

Valbuena flies out F8
Cron lines out to CF
Maldonado doubles down the LF line
Phillips grounds out 5-3 on a nice backhand by Bregman

2-0 Astros

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

The Astros should be clobbering this guy.

[HudsonHawk]

T3:

Springer...0-2...1-2...2-2...grounds out 6-3 on a nice play in the hole by Simmons
Reddick lines out to CF
Altuve...3-0...3-1...3-2...walks
Correa flies out F9

2-0 Astros

[HudsonHawk]

The Astros should be clobbering this guy.

They've hit some balls hard.

[HudsonHawk]

I'm not surprised Trout hits .300.  His stike zone is non-existent.  If he doesn't swing, it's a ball. 

[HudsonHawk]

B3:

Trout pops out F4
Upton grounds out 6-3
Pujols...0-2...1-2...2-2...grounds out 6-3

2-0 Astros

[HudsonHawk]

T4:

Marwin...0-2...strikes out looking
Bregman pops out F3
Beltran flies out F7

2-0  Astros

[HudsonHawk]

B4:

Calhoun grounds out 3-1
Simmons...3-2...strikes out looking
Valbuena homers to CF...flips the bat...walks from 3B home...does a little dance
Cron grounds out 5-3

2-1 Astros

[HudsonHawk]

Texans win!

[HudsonHawk]

T5:

Gurriel grounds out 4-3
McCann...full count...flies out F9
Springer...0-2...flies out to medium RF...Kalas cries yard on the 290 ft fly

2-1 Astros

[HudsonHawk]

B5:

Maldonado with a check swing roller to 1B...Yuli dances around a bit, finally goes for it...bobbles it...recovers, and nips the slow footed catcher 3-1
Philips hits the exact same ball as Maldonado, only this time Yuly doesn't bobble it...3-1
Trout strikes out swinging

2-1 Astros

[HudsonHawk]

T6:

Reddick singles to CF
Altuve flies out F9 on the first pitch
Correa grounds out 5-3, Reddick to 2B
Marwin grounds out 3U

2-1 Astros

[jbm]

Nice play by Jose, knowing he had the slug on first.

[HudsonHawk]

B6:

Upton...0-2...1-2...strikes out swinging
Pujols...full up...walks
Calhoun grounds to 1B...Yuli can't get it, Altuve fields it behind him, throws all the way back to 2B to get Pujols 4-6, Calhoun reaches on the FC
Simmons pops out F5

2-1 Astros

[doyce7]

Nice play by Jose, knowing he had the slug on first.

Wonder who wins in a foot race, fat albert or jabba the hutt?

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[HudsonHawk]

T7:

Middleton in for the Halos...

Bregman...quickly down 0-2...1-2...lines out to CF

Middleton hurt...has to leave the game...Wood in

Beltran flies out F7
Gurriel singles to RF
McCann reaches on an E4, Gurriel to 2B...now inexplicably ruled a hit
Springer...battling...works the count full...grounds out 6-3

2-1 Astros at the stretch

[chuck]

I can see why Hinch would pull his best pitcher if his team has a comfortable one run lead.

[HudsonHawk]

B7:

Liriano in...

Valbuena chops back to the mound...1-3

Liriano out...Musgrove in

Cron grounds out 6-3
Maldonado...3-2...strikes out swinging

2-1 Astros

[Waldo]

Nice leadoff double for Reddick.  Would like an insurance run with apparently two innings of Giles coming up.

[astrojo]

Nice leadoff double for Reddick.  Would like an insurance run with apparently two innings of Giles coming up.

Musgrove only faced 2 batters. He may start the 8th. Then Giles if anyone reaches.

[HudsonHawk]

Apparently Frank Zappa is still alive and pitching for the Angles

[Waldo]

Musgrove only faced 2 batters. He may start the 8th. Then Giles if anyone reaches.

Probably right, but the TV guys were saying Giles is tuning it up and may get two innings.  We'll see.

[HudsonHawk]

Astros with two on...nobody out...

[Waldo]

Astros with two on...nobody out...

Opens up the GIDP.

[Waldo]

There's some insurance runs!

[HudsonHawk]

T8:

Alvarez in...

Reddick...full count...Doubles to RF

Alvarez out, Ramirez in...

Altuve...full count...walks
Correa strikes out swinging
Marwin doubles to RCF....Reddick scores, Altuve scores...Marwin gets in a rundown...is out 9-3-5-6
Bregman flies out F9

But the Astros plate another pair...lead 4-1

[HudsonHawk]

As much as I appreciate the effort....note to Ken Giles:  it doesn't take any courage to say "I hung a slider".  Not even a little.

[HudsonHawk]

Wow what a play by Altuve!

[Waldo]

Holy shit.  Amazing play by Altuve.

[jbm]

Didn't expect Giles once those two insurance runs were plated. He needs to get it done.

Jose with the glove, and arm!

[doyce7]

Damn altuve

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[HudsonHawk]

Didn't expect Giles once those two insurance runs were plated. He needs to get it done.

Jose with the glove, and arm!

Toughest part of their order.  I actually like Hinch's philosophy in these situations.

[HudsonHawk]

B8:

Giles in...

Phillips grounds out 4-3 on a spectacular play by Altuve, ranging far to his right to the SS side of the bag, backhands, jump throw and a pick by Yuli.  Put a blue star next to that one!
Trout strikes out swinging
Upton shatters his bat on a slow roller to SS

4-1 Astros

[jbm]

McCann doing his job. Mayben should be trying to swipe.

[JimR]

Beltran got a hit? I thought chuck released him.

[HudsonHawk]

T9:

Salas in for the Angels...

Beltran doubles off the CF wall
Fisher to pinch run for Beltran
Gurriel with a flair single to LF, Fisher to 3B
Maybin pinch running for Gurriel
McCann...infield in...sac fly to CF...Fisher scores
Springer...full count...grounds out 5-3...Maybin running on the pitch to 2B
Reddick lines up the middle, but the SS is right behind the bag on the shift, and it's an F6

But the Astros get one more...headed to the 9th...5-1 Astro

[HudsonHawk]

Beltran got a hit? I thought chuck released him.

He hit the shit out of it too. 

[Navin R Johnson]

So no 2 inning save for Giles?

[HudsonHawk]

Pujols greets Devo with a dinger to RCF...5-2

[Navin R Johnson]

DEVO.  smh.

[HudsonHawk]

So no 2 inning save for Giles?

No.

[Waldo]

Pujols getting in one last lick on the season.

[JimR]

Thought Giles was in for two innings. Devo wishes he were.

[Texifornia]

Fuckin' Pujols!


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[Navin R Johnson]

Thought Giles was in for two innings. Devo wishes he were.

Me too.  Feels like they are getting cute with a 4 run lead.

[HudsonHawk]

B9:

Devo in for a non-save attempt...Marwin moves to 1B, Maybin stays in to play LF

Pujols homers to RCF
Calhoun...0-2...1-2...grounds out 3U
Simmons shiftfuck single to RF
Valbuena strikes out swinging
Cron...0-2...strikes out swinging

Astros win!!!

[Navin R Johnson]

Nice

[jbm]

One brutal AB to finish it off. Nice win for the good guys.

[Waldo]

Ballgame.  Magic number down to 3.

[chuck]

Beltran got a hit? I thought chuck released him.

It was pretty sweet. He juiced it into the gap and then stretched a triple into a double.

Altuve's play was completely out of control.

[HudsonHawk]

One brutal AB to finish it off. Nice win for the good guys.

Cron mailed that AB in.

[das]

Nice win. Devo looked good except for the predictable meatball to Puljos. 3 straight 4-seamers?

Has Devo always fallen off to the first base side that much?  I don't remember it so much but it could be because it's 1:45am and I am dog tired.

[JimR]

It was pretty sweet. He juiced it into the gap and then stretched a triple into a double.

Altuve's play was completely out of control.

I started to reply, then thought what's the use.

You do some stuff just to piss me off. I wonder why. I like you.

[JimR]

Nice win. Devo looked good except for the predictable meatball to Puljos. 3 straight 4-seamers?

Has Devo always fallen off to the first base side that much?  I don't remember it so much but it could be because it's 1:45am and I am dog tired.

Yes, always.

[chuck]

I started to reply, then thought what's the use.

You do some stuff just to piss me off. I wonder why. I like you.

I like you, too, dude. Not everything is as personal as you sometimes take it.

I don't understand why you or anyone else would get pissed off at anything that happens around here. As you have pointed out several times recently we are nothing more than a collection of impotent fans discussing, well, I don't know what we're discussing since none of what we say matters in the great scheme of things.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Brad Peacock is 11-2 and awesome.

[JimR]

Brad Peacock is 11-2 and awesome.

The pen coughed up several more of his wins too

[HudsonHawk]

The pen coughed up several more of his wins too

He's also had seven starts where he didn't go long enough to qualify for a decision.  The Astros are 5-2 in those starts. 

[juliogotay]

Seems almost inconceivable to me that the club's most consistent starter this year probably won't be a part of any post-season rotation (if, of course, Houston is in the post-season).  Will certainly open up the floor to the second-guessers if anyone other than Keuchel and Verlander  pitch less than outstanding.

[BlownRanger]

Seems almost inconceivable to me that the club's most consistent starter this year probably won't be a part of any post-season roster (if, of course, Houston is in the post-season).  Will certainly open up the floor to the second-guessers if anyone other than Keuchel and Verlander  pitch less than outstanding.

I'm going to assume you meant "post season rotation".  He'll definitely be on the roster.  And I wouldn't be sure he won't start.

[juliogotay]

I'm going to assume you meant "post season rotation".  He'll definitely be on the roster.  And I wouldn't be sure he won't start.

I certainly meant "rotation".  Fixed it...thanks for catching.

[Navin R Johnson]

Peacock is the clear cut #3 right now.   I expect him in the rotation, unless 2 of McHugh/Morton/McCullers have 3 7+ IP, 3 runs or less starts to end the season.

[JimR]

I like you, too, dude. Not everything is as personal as you sometimes take it.

I don't understand why you or anyone else would get pissed off at anything that happens around here. As you have pointed out several times recently we are nothing more than a collection of impotent fans discussing, well, I don't know what we're discussing since none of what we say matters in the great scheme of things.

The point I am trying to make and am not doing it well is you are trolling us. Why? The regulars here love this team, and you show up to criticize and ridicule, not to celebrate. I do not understand you.

[Lefty]

Peacock is the clear cut #3 right now.   I expect him in the rotation, unless 2 of McHugh/Morton/McCullers have 3 7+ IP, 3 runs or less starts to end the season.

The whole "Peacock as the swingman" fell off the tracks about the time Musgrove decided to be Devenski's equal.