Cardinals 7, Astros 0
W: Looper (11-10) | L: Woody (8-13)
Footer tells it like it is
AP recap
First inning, Woody makes a mistake to Duncan, Astros behind 3-0 before they grab a bat. The Cards only needed one tally as the Astros looked extremely flat and managed a mere 5 singles, a double, and a walk, never reaching third base.
Thanks, Drayton.
New interm manager Cecil Cooper laid down the law with this quote from today. Read the rest of this entry »
Round Rock:
Chad Reineke went 8 shut out innings giving up 4 hits and striking out 5. His offense didn’t produce for him until the 10th when Tim Raines Jr. hit a walk off home run for the 1-0 victory.
Quote
“It was a fastball that just ran into my bat.”
Tied up with an all day training today so here is the Monday afternoon report on the weekend:
Greeneville: 0-3 for the weekend
Friday: Eduin Ciriaco made his 3rd start for Greeneville. I think he wishes he could go back to the pin. He gave up 6 runs in 3 innings bringing his Starter ERA to 11.70. His relief ERA is 2.30 in 13 appearances.
Colton Pitkin pitched 3 innings of shut out relief. His ERA for 3 appearances in August is 0.00. There are words to show the improvement since July when his ERA in 3 appearances was 81.00. He had two appearances in July where he failed to retire a single batter.
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By ’strosrays
Birdland Über Alles
Cardinals (63-64) at Astros (58-73)
Minute Maid Park, 501 Crawford St., Houston, TX 77002
a/k/a “The Juice Box”
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Tuesday, August 28 (7:05 p.m. CDT) – FSN
Wednesday, August 29 (7:05 p.m. CDT) – FSN
Thursday, August 30 (1:05 p.m. CDT) – FSN
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”Don’t crush that dwarf, hand me the pliers.” – Noe
Well, save for the appropriate and somewhat moving ceremony on Sunday to retire the number of franchise hero Jeff Bagwell, this homestand has been something of a king-hell bummer, has it not? It is hard to remember now, but the Astros came into it after that rarest of things in Astros history, a successful West Coast swing; and they still had not entirely insane hopes of somehow throwing everything together right at the end to pass up the stumbling Cubbies, the bumbling Brewers, and the staggering 3rdinals and take the Central Division crown this season, after all.
Of course, losing 6 of 8 to the Naxpos and Pirates in the last week-plus killed that crazy idea dead. And now here come Tony LaRussa and his fighting Co-ardinals, on a bit of a roll themselves, having gone 8-4 since mid-month. And a little roll here at the end is about all it will take in the Third World-like NL Central this season. It is easy to say now, but I have been convinced for about a month, since whenever the Hothouse Brewers began to seriously wilt, that the Redbirds would take this thing, in the end. I am no less convinced of it now. The Cubs appear to be blowing their chance, as we suspected they would; and the Brewers (7-16 so far in August) have been godawful. Meanwhile, the Tank Commander’s patched together team is hitting its stride. There is slightly more than a month left, of course, and with the top three teams in the division seperated by two games at this writing, literally anything can still happen. But my knowledge of recent history and my grudging respect for LaRussa the manager, irritating quirks and all, has me thinking the Co-ards are gearing up for a postseason run; and the Astros laying down for them this series is an integral part of their plans.
Meantime, the Astros are occupied by reverently burying their recent past, and appear to be mailing it in, otherwise. I am a bit sad to see that past go, but of course it must. The problem is, I am not convinced anyone, in the Astros’ organization or out of it, has any clear idea of what comes next. The future’s so bright, I gotta wear Q-beams. Read the rest of this entry »
By MRaup
Minute Maid Park
Friday, August 24, 7:05 p.m. CDT – FSN
Saturday, August 25, 6:05 p.m. CDT – FSN
Sunday, August 26, 1:05 p.m. CDT – FSN
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Nationals 7
Astros 6
W: Lannan | L: Gutierrez | S: Cordero
Curse the kids in the Game Zone
Praise the wiener in the Talk Zone
Other coverage:
Alyson soothes
AP tells it like it is.
It had the makings of a classic. Promising young Astros pitcher making his first start vs. young Nationals left-hander the Astros had never seen before. It was all that as Juan Gutierrez and the boys dug a 1st inning hole a bit too deep to climb out of as the gNats took the game 7-6 and the series 3 games to 1.
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