Author Topic: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19 (Read 5104 times)

austro · « **on:** September 20, 2019, 07:22:23 pm »

I got here a bit late. For some reason, Altuve is leading off, but he did his best George impression and stroked a lead-off homer. Anybody know where Springer is? Seems odd that he'd be getting the night off after an off day.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #1 on:** September 20, 2019, 07:23:59 pm »

Broadcast just said day off for George.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #2 on:** September 20, 2019, 07:24:57 pm »

Bregxit!!

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #3 on:** September 20, 2019, 07:28:12 pm »

Wow, fast start, lucky we tuned in early.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #4 on:** September 20, 2019, 07:28:17 pm »

Correa!!

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #5 on:** September 20, 2019, 07:31:06 pm »

A double?

Come on, Diaz. Get with the program.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #6 on:** September 20, 2019, 07:32:10 pm »

RBI knock for Josh.

Lefty · « **Reply #7 on:** September 20, 2019, 07:39:23 pm »

Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 07:31:06 pm

A double?

Come on, Diaz. Get with the program.

An enterprising sort in the clubhouse would have a box of wheaties waiting for him in his locker.

austro · « **Reply #8 on:** September 20, 2019, 07:53:45 pm »

Oops, 89mph thigh-high center-cut is not a recipe for success.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #9 on:** September 20, 2019, 08:07:22 pm »

Correa Correa!

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #10 on:** September 20, 2019, 08:23:29 pm »

McTaggart with this note:

https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/1175210906399080449?s=19

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Wow, the 1979 Astros hit 49 home runs all season, and four of those were by pitchers. They had a .659 OPS as a team.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #11 on:** September 20, 2019, 08:24:15 pm »

Grienke scuffling.

2 runs in, runner on 2nd with no outs in the 4th.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #12 on:** September 20, 2019, 08:27:20 pm »

4th straight hit puts runners on the corners.

Strom out to discuss things.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #13 on:** September 20, 2019, 08:29:01 pm »

Another hit, another run.

6-4.

austro · « **Reply #14 on:** September 20, 2019, 08:29:04 pm »

Those hits wouldn't have counted when I was a kid. We often only had six or so, so anything to the right of 2nd base was an out.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #15 on:** September 20, 2019, 08:30:08 pm »

4-6-3 gets 2 outs; runner to 3rd.

The Third Man · « **Reply #16 on:** September 20, 2019, 08:31:13 pm »

Timely double play. Let's hope Greinke's grunting ass can right the ship.

austro · « **Reply #17 on:** September 20, 2019, 08:33:55 pm »

Ugly inning finally over. Time to score some more runs.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #18 on:** September 20, 2019, 08:34:57 pm »

Broadcast said Grienke's ERA in the 4th is 5.87.

Or it was.

austro · « **Reply #19 on:** September 20, 2019, 08:40:02 pm »

Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 08:34:57 pm

Broadcast said Grienke's ERA in the 4th is 5.87.

Hmmmm. I'm a notorious worrywart, but I have a hard time imagining the Yankees or Dodgers being worried about facing the Greinke we've seen thus far.

Lefty · « **Reply #20 on:** September 20, 2019, 08:43:06 pm »

Quote from: austro on September 20, 2019, 08:40:02 pm

Hmmmm. I'm a notorious worrywart, but I have a hard time imagining the Yankees or Dodgers being worried about facing the Greinke we've seen thus far.

For what it's worth, he's pitched well vs the Yanks twice and been beat up by LA twice this year.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #21 on:** September 20, 2019, 08:49:54 pm »

Quote from: Lefty on September 20, 2019, 08:43:06 pm

For what it's worth, he's pitched well vs the Yanks twice and been beat up by LA twice this year.

The Angels were super patient and Grienke made a few mistakes. The biggest was the 1-2 pitch that Calhoun clobbered into the corner.

austro · « **Reply #22 on:** September 20, 2019, 08:56:10 pm »

Freaking Simmons. That guy can really play.

The Third Man · « **Reply #23 on:** September 20, 2019, 08:57:22 pm »

Quote from: austro on September 20, 2019, 08:56:10 pm

Freaking Simmons. That guy can really play.

He's a wizard.

austro · « **Reply #24 on:** September 20, 2019, 08:58:50 pm »

Quote from: The Third Man on September 20, 2019, 08:57:22 pm

He's a wizard.

Burn him!

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #25 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:07:09 pm »

Josh James pitches the 6th.

Flyball and 2 Ks.

austro · « **Reply #26 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:11:59 pm »

You know, if they could program Chirinos to lay off of anything above the waist, he could be quite dangerous.

austro · « **Reply #27 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:15:45 pm »

Need Brantley to pick up Altuve here. Need to get this run in.

austro · « **Reply #28 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:16:34 pm »

Rats, not to be. Lead-off double wasted.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #29 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:16:58 pm »

Quote from: austro on September 20, 2019, 09:16:34 pm

Rats, not to be. Lead-off double wasted.

Frustrating.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #30 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:19:14 pm »

Pressly back to pitch the 7th.

austro · « **Reply #31 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:19:21 pm »

There's a sight for sore eyes! Pressly in for the 7th.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #32 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:20:22 pm »

Final
Tor 4
NYY 3

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #33 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:20:41 pm »

3 pitch K!

austro · « **Reply #34 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:21:32 pm »

Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 09:16:58 pm

Frustrating.

With Altuve's bat-to-ball skills, you'd think he'd be at 90% on those runner-on-3rd-and-less-than-2-outs situations. Instead he's at half of that. It's a real head-scratcher.

geezerdonk · « **Reply #35 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:21:45 pm »

Giles with the save.

austro · « **Reply #36 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:24:05 pm »

Man, that was a comforting sight. It'll be great to have Pressly back in the mix.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #37 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:24:08 pm »

Pressly gets another K!

K, F8, K

austro · « **Reply #38 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:26:10 pm »

Holy shit, that's a pretty good ERA: 0.00.

Lefty · « **Reply #39 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:27:22 pm »

Quote from: geezerdonk on September 20, 2019, 09:21:45 pm

Giles with the save.

With a little help from Joe West.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #40 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:44:00 pm »

Harris pitches a clean 8th.

Third out was exciting as Altuve made an over the shoulder catch that was punctuated by a nice hurdle over the sliding Josh Reddick.

Lefty · « **Reply #41 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:50:23 pm »

Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 09:44:00 pm

Harris pitches a clean 8th.

Third out was exciting as Altuve made an over the shoulder catch that was punctuated by a nice hurdle over the sliding Josh Reddick.

Was I the only one who thought "oh shit" as that was unfolding?

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #42 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:53:11 pm »

Quote from: Lefty on September 20, 2019, 09:50:23 pm

Was I the only one who thought "oh shit" as that was unfolding?

No you were not.

JimR · « **Reply #43 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:54:57 pm »

I still have faith in Greinke as a big game pitcher.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #44 on:** September 20, 2019, 10:01:48 pm »

Osuna gives up a 2 out dink then puts it away with a swinging K.

Astros win 6-4

#101
1.5 up on the Yankees

doyce7 · « **Reply #45 on:** September 20, 2019, 10:03:22 pm »

Quote from: JimR on September 20, 2019, 09:54:57 pm

I still have faith in Greinke as a big game pitcher.

I'm not worried either. He'll get locked in

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JimR · « **Reply #46 on:** September 20, 2019, 10:09:23 pm »

Do who did what? I am in a plane heading to Munich. Yep

Lefty · « **Reply #47 on:** September 20, 2019, 10:28:49 pm »

Quote from: JimR on September 20, 2019, 10:09:23 pm

Do who did what? I am in a plane heading to Munich. Yep

Altuve, Bregman and Correa homered in the first, none were cheap, Diaz missed his by about 2 inches in LCF, Reddick followed his 2B with an RBI single to LCF. James/Pressly!!!/Harris/Osuna went 4 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 7 K

Have a great trip!

Magic number is 1, Oak is stomping the Rangers early, so maybe they get to clinch it at home tomorrow. 1.5 up on the Yanks for AL home field.

JimR · « **Reply #48 on:** September 20, 2019, 10:42:42 pm »

Thanks! Y’all don’t give up on Greinke. I like that it is not coming easy for him. I hope JV and Cole are talking his ear off.

Prosit!

WVastro · « **Reply #49 on:** September 21, 2019, 04:38:50 am »

Quote from: JimR on September 20, 2019, 10:42:42 pm

Thanks! Y’all don’t give up on Greinke. I like that it is not coming easy for him. I hope JV and Cole are talking his ear off.

Prosit!

Two years ago I fell off of a table that I was attempting to dance on at the Munich Octoberfest. I was “relaxed” enough that there were no physical consequences.

The only thing that makes this story somewhat interesting is that the “Mayor” of Munich was sharing the table with us. Evidently he had a good laugh.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #50 on:** September 21, 2019, 07:13:33 am »

Quote from: JimR on September 20, 2019, 10:42:42 pm

Thanks! Y’all don’t give up on Greinke. I like that it is not coming easy for him. I hope JV and Cole are talking his ear off.

Prosit!

How long are you going to be gone Coach?

JimR · « **Reply #51 on:** September 21, 2019, 07:27:23 am »

Quote from: Col. Sphinx Drummond on September 21, 2019, 07:13:33 am

How long are you going to be gone Coach?

9/20-10/6