ASTROS @ TIGERS - 4 Game Series Thread (May 21-24)
Probable StartersGame 1 - Scott Feldman (3-4, 5.06) vs. David Price (3-1, 3.40)Game 2 - Collin McHugh (5-1, 4.09) vs. Alfredo Simon (4-2, 3.04)Game 3 - Lance McCullers (0-0, 1.93) vs. Kyle Lobstein...
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Joe Thatcher with a 1-2-3 bottom of the 6th.Preston Tucker made the catch in left field on the final out.Just what we needed. A good pitcher on the mound to settle things down.First time today that...
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Jason Castro with a clutch two-out, two-run single with the bases loaded.What an at-bat for Castro. Worked a full count. He battled for a long time and fouled off some tough pitches.Astros lead 9-7...
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Bring the heat, Josh Fields! Hitting 95, 96 and 97 MPH on his fastball.We need to blank the Tigers here in the bottom of the 7th.Just what the doctor ordered. Some amazing bullpen action.I love to...
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Good work for Josh Fields. Didn't allow a run. Just a quiet double to Martinez.He struck out Miguel Cabrera and Yoenis Cespedes with some high gas. No chance!9-7 Astros going to the top of the 8th.I'd...
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10-7 Astros in the top of the 8th. Adda boy Preston Tucker. Lead-off single, ended up scoring on Marwin Gonzalez' single. George Springer had a good bunt which added that small ball run. Marwin beat...
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5-1 Red Sox in the bottom of the 8th over the Angels.They just scored two runs and still batting with runners on the corners, one out.Blue Jays beat the Mariners 8-2. Final.Astros just need to win....
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Don't blow this, Chad Qualls. Lead-off single given up. He's blown a few of our late-inning leads this year. The way Joe Thatcher and Josh Fields were pitching those past two innings you hate to have...
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Chad Qualls pitched a scoreless bottom of the 8th.That was nerve-racking though. Two runners were left on base.Qualls had to come from behind, 3-1 count to Anthony Gose, to force a ground out.10-7...
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The Red Sox just defeated the Angels, 6-1. Final.Two losses in a row for the Angels. That's great news...The Astros are three outs away from increasing their first place lead to 6.5 games.I still hope...
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Miguel Cabrera just crushed a solo shot to left field on a liner off Luke Gregerson.10-8 Astros in the bottom of the 9th.Oh well, there's one out. Still a two-run lead. Gregerson always does this...
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Luke Gregerson. Ugh. Single to J.D. Martinez.Tying run at the plate now. Why can't Gregerson ever have a quick 1-2-3?We just had Thatcher and Fields dominating. Qualls was shaky but had a scoreless...
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Gregerson struck out Yoenes Cespedes. On a 1-2 count, after he fouled off like five pitches in a row!!!One more out to go!!!!!!
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Yes!!!! Got the final out on a ground ball to Luis Valbuena at third base.Adda boy Luke Gregerson. You always make it interesting.Astros won 10-8. Two wins in a row. Time to run away with this...
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Splitting the series against the Tigers is a big deal. We are going toe to toe with one of the toughest teams out there. The astros are for real this year.
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Grydian wrote:Splitting the series against the Tigers is a big deal. We are going toe to toe with one of the toughest teams out there. The astros are for real this year.Agreed. The only tougher series...
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Wasn't looking good after the first two but I have got to hand it to this team. They fought back and split the series against one of the best teams in baseball. Nice work Good Guys and a triple play....
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Baggyland, I could see the Astros reaching the 2015 World Series if we added another front-line starter at the top of our rotation. Keuchel, McHugh and McCullers is a pretty good three for now.We need...
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Baggyland wrote:Wasn't looking good after the first two but I have got to hand it to this team. They fought back and split the series against one of the best teams in baseball. Nice work Good Guys and...
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I meant to post these two "Around the Horn" triple plays together.Which one did you like best? They were both sensational fielding plays.Beautiful 5-4-3 triple plays to watch. You can't do it any...
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Great game! I actually got to attend this one and had a blast. Started off real well as you all saw, but as so often happens the home team comes right back and scores a bunch first too. At 5-3 after...
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