Astros 4, Rangers 3
W: Moehler (4-3) | L: Hurley (0-1) | S: Valverde (19)
HR’s: Berkman (21), Vazquez (5)
Astros.com wrap from Molony
The Good Guys returned to home cooking in a victorious way, defeating the Rangers 4-3 behind a strong pitching performance from veteran Brian Moehler, and despite the presence of Astros legend Nolan Ryan in enemy garb. Notice all the adoring fans around him disguised as empty seats. Read More
2-4 on the week may not be much, but it’s a step in the right direction. I’m not here to say that anyone actually did sacrifice a Lackey Rag writer, but at least things are starting to trend positive…
3 UP:
1. Brewers – don’t look now, but they’re 5-1 over the last week, and 14-6 in June. They’ve climbed within 6.5 games of the baby bears, and are only 2 games behind the Redbirds for the WC.Read More
Now that the Rays have exorcised the demons from their name, suddenly they are the envy of every team and the model for a successful franchise. Only took them 10 years of losing baseball and they still have an abbreviation for a fatal disease as the emblem on their cap.
OUT OF THE CELLAR
Coahuila-Tejas Rangers (39-38) at Houston Astros (35-41)
Minute Maid Park
501 Crawford St.
Houston, TX 77002
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Round and round
What comes around goes around
Steve Campbell writes an incoherent, almost illegible comment in today’s paper. One of his bigger bone head statements laments the signing of Carlos Lee and “the folly of spending $100 million for a one-dimensional slugger”. Granted, Lee is challenged in the field, but he is anything but a one-dimensional hitter. The “good part” of the comment amounts to about half a sentence,
(The Rays are a ) “team that never has won more than 70 games in a season” Link
