Author Topic: Astros vs Rangers 03-31-2018 (Read 6863 times)

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **on:** March 31, 2018, 03:36:40 pm »

0 - 0 after one.

Matt Moore on the hill

Gattis leads off with a double and advances to third on a pitch that went to the backstop.
J.D. Davis strikes out swinging.
McCann bloops a single between Odor and Mazara, Gattis scores.

hostros7 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 31, 2018, 03:39:34 pm »

A Jake day. . . He’s celebrating his birthday a day late with a two run jack

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Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #2 on:** March 31, 2018, 03:42:43 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on March 31, 2018, 03:36:40 pm

0 - 0 after one.

Matt Moore on the hill

Gattis leads off with a double and advances to third on a pitch that went to the backstop.
J.D. Davis strikes out swinging.
McCann bloops a single between Odor and Mazara, Gattis scores.

McCann advances to second on another pitch to the backstop.
Jake drives one over the LCF wall for a 2 run homer.
Springer flies out to CF
Bregman flies out to RF

After 1.5 Astros lead 3-0

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #3 on:** March 31, 2018, 03:54:47 pm »

Bottom of 2

McCullers pitching

Mazara goes down looking at strike three
Choo takes a base on balls
Odor goes down swinging
Centeno lined out to short

After 2 Astros lead 3-0

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #4 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:02:53 pm »

Marwin with a wall banger!

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #5 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:08:35 pm »

Top of 3

Moore still pitching

Altuve leads off, shows bunt and takes a ball, strike looking, ball, strike looking, ball. Full count, Grounds out to short.
Correa doubles to LF
Marwin doubles one off the wall in left Correa scores.
Gattis struck out looking
Davis grounded out to short

After 2.5 Astros lead 4-0

Knoxbanedoodle · « **Reply #6 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:09:43 pm »

McCann’s two hits so far this year have been an oopsy grounder and an oopsy pop fly and both have led to runs.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #7 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:17:59 pm »

Dammit Elvis.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #8 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:18:23 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on March 31, 2018, 04:17:59 pm

Dammit Elvis.

Yeah, that was a hanger.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #9 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:19:22 pm »

Bottom of 3

McCullers pitching

Robinson struck out swinging
Tocci struck out looking
Andrus homers to center
Gallo struck out swinging

After 3 it's 4 - 1 Astros

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #10 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:20:22 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on March 31, 2018, 04:18:23 pm

Yeah, that was a hanger.

They should make a video of that and use it as an example of what a hanger looks like

Knoxbanedoodle · « **Reply #11 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:24:59 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on March 31, 2018, 04:17:59 pm

Dammit Elvis.

My sense is that if Andrus only hit against the Astros he’d post numbers like peak Pujols, but am too lazy to look this up.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #12 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:25:35 pm »

This game is being broadcast on three channels.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #13 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:26:26 pm »

Top of the 4th

Moore pitching

McCann strikes out looking
Jake flies out to CF
Springer strikes out

Middle of 4 Astros lead 4 - 1

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #14 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:30:06 pm »

Verlander being interviewed on the FS1 broadcast

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #15 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:33:02 pm »

Shin burger!!

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #16 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:34:02 pm »

that's gonna hurt tomorrow.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #17 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:35:58 pm »

Bottom of 4

McCullers pitching

Beltre strikes out on a foul tip
Marzara singled to right
Choo bounces one off of McCullers right leg and it's fielded by Bregman who throws Choo out at first, Mazara to second
Odor grounds out to the pitcher

After 4 Astros lead 4 - 1

Knoxbanedoodle · « **Reply #18 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:36:58 pm »

I didn’t watch yesterday’s game, but I’d say our defensive positioning thus far has been godly.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #19 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:39:59 pm »

Altuve may have had a double had he not missed 1B

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #20 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:42:35 pm »

C'mon Marwin!!!

If you're gonna hit 5th in this lineup, you have to drive in runs...

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #21 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:43:25 pm »

Attaboy Marwin!!

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #22 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:47:09 pm »

Top of the 5th inning

Nick Gardewine (from Effingham Illinois also known by the politically incorrect residents as Fuckingham) pitching

Bregman flied out to CF
Altuve singled to left
Correa single to right, Altuve to third.
Marwin Sac fly to left, Altuve scored.
Gattis fielders choice to third, Correa out at second

Middle of 5 Astros 5 - 1

Knoxbanedoodle · « **Reply #23 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:48:46 pm »

I literally love the way this team runs the bases and plays defense.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #24 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:51:47 pm »

Lance is working like a Briggs and Stratton

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #25 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:53:02 pm »

Bottom of 5

McCullers pitching

Centeno struck out looking
Robinson struck out swinging
Tocci goes down hacking

After 5 the Astros lead 5 - 1

Knoxbanedoodle · « **Reply #26 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:53:44 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on March 31, 2018, 04:51:47 pm

Lance is working like a Briggs and Stratton

I’ve never seen him appear so grown-up. That playoff run may have been just the thing to mature the boy!

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #27 on:** March 31, 2018, 04:58:52 pm »

Would like to see Jake take a bag here...

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #28 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:03:21 pm »

Top of 6

Jesse Chavez pitching

Davis flies out to RF
McCann singles to right
Jake hit a fielders choice to third, McCann out at second, Marisnick to first.
Springer doubles down the LF line, Jake scores.
Bregman ground out to third

Middle of 6 Astros 6 - 1

Knoxbanedoodle · « **Reply #29 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:03:38 pm »

That was awesome. Springer smashes a double down the line and Marisnick runs for days.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #30 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:11:51 pm »

Bottom of the 6th

McCullers pitching (79 pitches)

Andrus bounces one off of McCullers for a single.
Gallo goes down swinging (10 Ks for McCullers) Harris up in the pen
Beltre doubles under Bregman's glove, Andrus scores.

Pitching change, Harris in with 1 out and a man on 2nd

Knoxbanedoodle · « **Reply #31 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:13:24 pm »

Did they call that a double and not an E5?

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #32 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:15:02 pm »

Quote from: Knoxbanedoodle on March 31, 2018, 05:13:24 pm

Did they call that a double and not an E5?

That's gotta be an E5

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #33 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:17:02 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on March 31, 2018, 05:11:51 pm

Bottom of the 6th

McCullers pitching (79 pitches)

Andrus bounces one off of McCullers for a single.
Gallo goes down swinging (10 Ks for McCullers) Harris up in the pen
Beltre doubles under Bregman's glove, Andrus scores.

Pitching change, Harris in with 1 out and a man on 2nd

Mazara lines out to CF
Choo goes down flailing

End of 6 Astros lead 6 - 2

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #34 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:22:04 pm »

That was a no doubter

Knoxbanedoodle · « **Reply #35 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:23:29 pm »

Jesus, he smoked that ball.

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #36 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:24:22 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on March 31, 2018, 05:22:04 pm

That was a no doubter

Kallis had doubts.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #37 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:24:33 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on March 31, 2018, 05:22:04 pm

That was a no doubter

I dont' know, it barely cleared the wall...of course it was still traveling 900 mph and rising...

Knoxbanedoodle · « **Reply #38 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:24:44 pm »

I think you could safely classify that as an 0-2 mistake.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #39 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:25:30 pm »

Top of 7

Chavez pitching

Altuve single to right center
Correa knocks one out of the park in LCF
Marwin flies out to LF
Gattis struck out swinging
Davis groounded out to short

Middle of 7 Astros 8 Rangers 2

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #40 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:31:34 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on March 31, 2018, 05:24:33 pm

I dont' know, it barely cleared the wall...of course it was still traveling 900 mph and rising...

Your right. I was going by Correa's reaction and the speed with which the ball seemed to take flight.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #41 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:33:00 pm »

Nice inning from Sipp!

NeilT · « **Reply #42 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:33:49 pm »

This is an entirely more satisfying game, but this iPad ad is already getting old.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #43 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:34:04 pm »

Bottom of 7th

Sipp Pitching

Odor ground out to second
Centeno ground out to first
Robinson goes down looking

End of 7 Astros 8 Rangers 2

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #44 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:34:05 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on March 31, 2018, 05:31:34 pm

Your right. I was going by Correa's reaction and the speed with which the ball seemed to take flight.

He certainly hit the snot out of it. I was just wondering if it was gonna be high enough.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #45 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:36:21 pm »

Just when you think you have him figured out. Sipp fools you.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #46 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:39:17 pm »

Jake?!?!? That was a foot outside.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #47 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:41:37 pm »

Top of 8

Diekman pitching

McCann takes a base on balls
Jake goes down swinging
Springer walks on 4 straight balls

Pitching change

NeilT · « **Reply #48 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:48:18 pm »

Didn’t Altuve drive in a run with a sac fly in game 1? Why did the announcer just say that’s Altuve’s first RBI of the season?

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #49 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:49:15 pm »

Quote from: NeilT on March 31, 2018, 05:48:18 pm

Didn’t Altuve drive in a run with a sac fly in game 1? Why did the announcer just say that’s Altuve’s first RBI of the season?

Because Kalas is a dumbass. Seriously, I don't know if he pays attention to anything.

That CFer for the Rangers has a serious wet noodle arm.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #50 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:50:24 pm »

Altuve is magical

NeilT · « **Reply #51 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:52:12 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on March 31, 2018, 05:50:24 pm

Altuve is magical

He should be hitting .600.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #52 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:52:35 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on March 31, 2018, 05:41:37 pm

Top of 8

Diekman pitching

McCann takes a base on balls
Jake goes down swinging
Springer walks on 4 straight balls

Pitching change

Jose Leclerc pitching

Bregman flies out at the wall in RCF
Altuve slaps one in to shallow RF, McCann scores from 2nd runners on the corners
Correa flies out to RCF

Middle of 8 Astros lead 9 to 2

doyce7 · « **Reply #53 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:56:48 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on March 31, 2018, 05:49:15 pm

Because Kalas is a dumbass. Seriously, I don't know if he pays attention to anything.

That CFer for the Rangers has a serious wet noodle arm.

I think Jake could have made a better throw, underhanded, from the grass beyond the center field wall.

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Aussie Astro · « **Reply #54 on:** March 31, 2018, 05:59:40 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on March 31, 2018, 05:52:35 pm

Jose Leclerc pitching

Bregman flies out at the wall in RCF
Altuve slaps one in to shallow RF, McCann scores from 2nd runners on the corners
Correa flies out to RCF

Middle of 8 Astros lead 9 to 2

hope they have a AED in the dugout

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #55 on:** March 31, 2018, 06:02:00 pm »

I have been listening to the FS1 for a few innings, Smoltz is so good I can kind of deal with Buck.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #56 on:** March 31, 2018, 06:05:06 pm »

Bottom of the 8th

Sipp pitching

Tocci popped out to 2nd
Andrew is walked
Gallo strikes out
Profar walked
Mazara singled to left, Andrus scored.

That's it for Sipp. McHugh coming in.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #57 on:** March 31, 2018, 06:06:42 pm »

Sipp got tired there in his second inning, and he still nibbles too much against the righties, but he looked pretty good for the first outing.

NeilT · « **Reply #58 on:** March 31, 2018, 06:09:32 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on March 31, 2018, 06:06:42 pm

Sipp got tired there in his second inning, and he still nibbles too much against the righties, but he looked pretty good for the first outing.

After last season it’s easy to forget that Sipp was a perfectly competent reliever for his first years as an Astro.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #59 on:** March 31, 2018, 06:09:37 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on March 31, 2018, 06:05:06 pm

Bottom of the 8th

Sipp pitching

Tocci popped out to 2nd
Andrew is walked
Gallo strikes out
Profar walked
Mazara singled to left, Andrus scored.

That's it for Sipp. McHugh coming in.

Choo flies out to Fisher in left.

After 8 innings Astros 9 Rangers 3

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #60 on:** March 31, 2018, 06:17:46 pm »

Davis needs to start taking advantage of theses opportunities

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #61 on:** March 31, 2018, 06:20:27 pm »

Top of the 9th

Matt Bush pitching

Marwin works the count full, whines about strike two, the takes ball four.
Gattis looks at a wild pitch to the backstop, Marwin takes second, Gattis take a base on balls
Davis strikes out looking
McCann flies out to LF
Jake popped out to second

middle of 9

Astros 9 - 3 over the Rangers

austro · « **Reply #62 on:** March 31, 2018, 06:23:04 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on March 31, 2018, 04:47:09 pm

Nick Gardewine (from Effingham Illinois also known by the politically incorrect residents as Fuckingham) pitching

I work with a guy who grew up on a farm outside Effingham. And I've driven by a million times on drives between Houston and Chicago. How are you familiar with it?

JimR · « **Reply #63 on:** March 31, 2018, 06:24:24 pm »

Quote from: Knoxbanedoodle on March 31, 2018, 04:53:44 pm

I’ve never seen him appear so grown-up. That playoff run may have been just the thing to mature the boy!

Coming close to not making the ALDS roster appeared to be a Come to Jesus experience. He was great today.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #64 on:** March 31, 2018, 06:28:42 pm »

Bottom of 9

McHugh pitching

Odor grounded out to second
Centeno flies out to Marisnick in RCF
Robinson works the count full and takes a two out walk
Tocci ground out to short

Astros Win 9 - 3

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #65 on:** March 31, 2018, 06:29:06 pm »

Correa cannon!

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #66 on:** March 31, 2018, 06:30:15 pm »

Well that is a pretty nice start to Egg Day.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #67 on:** March 31, 2018, 06:31:28 pm »

Quote from: austro on March 31, 2018, 06:23:04 pm

I work with a guy who grew up on a farm outside Effingham. And I've driven by a million times on drives between Houston and Chicago. How are you familiar with it?

Driven by it several times too, usually from St Louis to Pittsburgh or St louis to Cleveland. We always called it that when we drove though.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #68 on:** March 31, 2018, 06:38:51 pm »

FS1 going to air Verducci/ Verlander interview soon.

LonghornCDR · « **Reply #69 on:** March 31, 2018, 10:27:09 pm »

Did anyone ever say what the exit velo was on that Correa bomb?

NeilT · « **Reply #70 on:** March 31, 2018, 10:53:57 pm »

Quote from: LonghornCDR on March 31, 2018, 10:27:09 pm

Did anyone ever say what the exit velo was on that Correa bomb?

I think it was a Trek.

JimR · « **Reply #71 on:** April 01, 2018, 07:13:36 am »

Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on March 31, 2018, 06:38:51 pm

FS1 going to air Verducci/ Verlander interview soon.

Saw this too late. Maybe it will find its way to You Tube.

subnuclear · « **Reply #72 on:** April 01, 2018, 12:49:50 pm »

For those who haven't found it yet, here it is.. Was it longer on the broadcast?

JimR · « **Reply #73 on:** April 01, 2018, 04:37:03 pm »

Quote from: subnuclear on April 01, 2018, 12:49:50 pm

For those who haven't found it yet, here it is.. Was it longer on the broadcast?

Great interview. I love to hear veterans like McCann and JV talk about how special the Astros are.

Nate in IA · « **Reply #74 on:** April 02, 2018, 09:41:55 am »

Quote from: austro on March 31, 2018, 06:23:04 pm

I work with a guy who grew up on a farm outside Effingham. And I've driven by a million times on drives between Houston and Chicago. How are you familiar with it?

My cousin's daughter is dating Nick Gardewine. The family was understandably pretty excited when he got called up.