Round Rock
J.R. House hit a solo homer. Chad Reineke gave up two three run homers. You do the math. That leads to a loss. The final had the Express on the short end of a 10-1 score.
Roster note: Stephen Randolph was traded to Philly for a player to be named later. Kyle Middleton was called up to RR to take his place. Middleton has been on the DL since early April. He appeared in only one game for the Hooks prior to going ton the DL. In that outing, he gave up 3 runs in 1 inning.Read More
Minor game recapsPaul Lo Duca re-injured his hand on a swing in the 7th. As he walked down the dugout steps, Lo Duca began jawing and pointing at some fans in the front row, at one point pausing to make another point.
Lexington
The Legends couldn’t keep the ball in the park last night in their 5-2 loss. Bryan Brown joined the team out of extended spring training and started in center. He played infield for Greeneville last year.Read More
Astros 6, Nationals 5
W: Brocail (2-0) L: Ayala (1-2) S: Valverde (7)
With the tying and go-ahead runs on base with two outs in the 8th inning, Carlos Lee fell into an 0-2 hole but smashed a liner to right on the next pitch that the Nats rightfielder dived for and missed, allowing the Astros to pull out this see-saw battle 6-5 at open-roofed Minute Maid Park. Read More
Minute Maid Park
Well well well, back to .500 again. A 3 game sweep of the Hothouse Brew Crew with a glimpse of what could be with the high-octane offense WadeSmith assembled has the Astro Nation State County Metro-Area couple of blocks around Minute Maid Park buzzing. Lets hope this isn’t just another fleeting glimpe of above-parism before we fall back in to Pirate-esque suckiness again.
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