Chatter, Astros (8-7) at Birds (9-5), 4-22-05
« An Ode to Engineering | Main | Game Chatter -- 4/23/05 Clemens v. Mulder »Marquis (2-0, 1.33 era, 1.03 WHIP in 20.1 ip) vs. Duckworth (0-0, 9.00 era, 1.33 WHIP in 6 ip)
This might be the one game in this series where the Birds have a perceived edge; Duckworth has a career 5.15 era in 86 games (65 starts) and is fairly tater-prone (1 per 7 ip) while Marquis is on a great roll right now. In Duck's sole start this year, he allowed 5 runs, all on homers (2-run shot and 3-run shot) while Marquis enters the game having retired the last 18 hitters he's seen.
Tomorrow it's Clemens and his 0.43 era vs. Mulder, and Sunday it's Brandon Backe (remember how he completely shut us down in last year's NLCS?) against the resurrected Matt Morris, with his Jesus-like facial here and all.
Posted by salvo at April 22, 2005 06:47 PMIf Edmonds is bunting for hits, Taguchi is going to want to hit opposite field homeruns.
Posted by: Iron_Throne at April 22, 2005 07:33 PMTaguchi is just trying to make me look like a fool. That double was totally dead pull.
Posted by: Iron_Throne at April 22, 2005 07:41 PMEckstein so far is responsible for 3 of the team's 6 outs...
Getting thrown out at 3rd with the 5 hitter up is dumb...
Posted by: salvo at April 22, 2005 07:53 PM'Stros in aposition here to get right back in it...
Marquis needs to throw that DP ball and get out of this allowing no more than 1...
Posted by: salvo at April 22, 2005 07:55 PMFantastic turn by Rolen!! Marquis gets out of it allowing just 1 run, facing the middle of the order with the sacks jammed.
vefense wins championships.
Uh, OK, Marquis needs to give me a million dollars....
Ah well, can't get everything you want.
Posted by: Iron_Throne at April 22, 2005 08:00 PMOK, with Grudz's hit this might now officially qualify as a rout...
Posted by: salvo at April 22, 2005 08:23 PM7 K's for Marquis through 5... I wonder what his career high is?
Posted by: salvo at April 22, 2005 08:39 PMReyes has that bases-clearing double (all runners inherited) thing down pat.
One of these days LaRussa's going to figure out that wasting the 0-2 and 1-2 pitches is a bad idea.
Posted by: Rob at April 22, 2005 09:08 PMThat's five straight baserunners with 2 outs for the Astros...
8-6 ballgame now...
That's twice this year already that Reyes has come into an inning wiht 2 outs and yielded a 3-run double....
I knew that 8-1 lead early was too good to be true...
Posted by: salvo at April 22, 2005 09:09 PMWasting 1-2 and 0-2 pitches is really only a bad idea when you have the bases loaded...
Posted by: salvo at April 22, 2005 09:10 PMI take it back, Reyes wasn't wasting those pitches. He just has no command tonight.
Posted by: Rob at April 22, 2005 09:13 PMNever ever call a route before the 6th inning.
Posted by: josh at April 22, 2005 09:13 PMSeven straight 2-out baserunners....
Thta's 3 walks and 2 HBP on one inning here...the Astros aren't even hitting the damn ball----we just can't throw a strike...
Posted by: salvo at April 22, 2005 09:13 PM