Pittsburgh 1, Houston 0

W: Locke (4-1)
L: Harrell (3-5)

Harrell was tough today, and the Pirate batters were willing to chase his darting stuff and miss his changeups enough so that solid contact was at a premium. The play in the field was good too, giving us hope that the recent bumblings might be forgotten, or at least intermittent. Victimized finally in the fifth by Alvarez’s breakup of the no-hitter this still was an excellent start for Harrell. He held Pittsburgh to four hits over seven, and they clung to that single run like a flashlight in a storm.

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I had a different recap mostly written, but revisiting this just felt right.

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contributed by Mr. Happy

Astros @ Pirates
PNC Park May 17-19

May 17 6:05 p.m. CDT (Jordan Lyles (R) v. Jeanmar Gomez (R))
May 18 6:05 p.m. CDT (Erik Bedard (L) v. A.J. Burnett (R))
May 19 12:35 p.m. CDT (Bud Norris (R) v. Jeff Locke (L))

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Tigers 6, Astros 2

Contributed by Reuben

So…JD Martinez hit two doubles in this game. Wesley Wright didn’t give up any runs, lowering his ERA to 2.60… OK, look, we all know this is not a bright spot in Astros history right now. When they do win, it’s great, but when they lose several in a row, it’s neither surprising nor fun. Very few players on the current roster are going to be a part of the next Astros team that posts a winning record. That’s all the more noticeable with Altuve out.

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Rangers 12, Astros 7

W: Tepesch (3-3)
L: Lyles (1-1

Another Sunday, another recap of an embarrassing Astro asswhipping. Astro fans should get in free to these public executions but I’m happy that Dynamic Pricing™ is there to lighten the wallets of those fucksticks who identify with Dallas and the Metroplex.

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Texas 8 Houston 7

contributed by Mr. Happy

The sixth inning. The fateful sixth inning. Erik Bedard pitched a whale of a game tonight and deserved far better. As did Matt Dominguez, who went deep twice. The Astros went into the sixth frame with a 3-1 lead on Fuck Yu Darvish. Because Bo Porter made a horrific pitching change to one Philip Humber, we came out of the sixth inning down 7-3. Humber’s putrid line: .2 5 5 5 1 1 1. He couldn’t even finish the frame before Porter brought the long overdue hook out in favor of Cisnero.

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