» 2008 » July

Astros roll over Reds

Posted by mihoba On July - 30 - 2008

Astros 6, Reds 2

W: Moehler (6-4) | L: Arroyo (9-8) | S: Wright (1)

HR: Lee (24), Tejada (11)

On a night when the Astros namesake celebrated their 50th anniversary, Brain Moehler came withing an out of a complete game with a masterful pitching performance against the commie Reds, winning 6-2 as he was in command the entire game before fading in the ninth and needing help from rookie Wesley Wright to finish. He was supported in victory by a Carlos Lee grand orbit blast, a Hunter Pence run-scoring triple and a solo rocket shot from Miguel Tejada. Read the rest of this entry »

Game Recaps

Bus Stop Update

Posted by Duman On July - 29 - 2008

Round Rock got a solid start from Ron Chiavacci on Friday night in route to a 5-3 win.

“I’ve been sitting in the stands the last three games seeing what these guys like, so it was easy to have a game plan,” Chiavacci said. “(Catcher J.R. House) and I were on the same page, especially the last five innings. I don’t remember waiving him off very often.”

Saturday, the Express went down 6-3. Sunday, Jack Cassell continued his dominance of the PCL leading the Express to a 6-2 win. Monday, the Express broke out the bats and beat Sacrameno 9-3.
Read the rest of this entry »

From the Bus Stop

BS and Gotcha! Games

Posted by pravata On July - 29 - 2008

Ortiz “I placed calls to several scouts, and the rumor is that the Red Sox have talked to the Astros, perhaps about Miguel Tejada.” therefore, “According to a person familiar with the talks, the Red Sox would like Tejada…” and Justice “The Red Sox have slight interest in Tejada. They’ve got a scout tracking the Astros this week,…”

Read the rest of this entry »

News You Can Use