The Astros played their fifth game of the season tonight. Despite a couple good innings where our bats game alive, the Astros couldn't overcome the adversity against them: One of our star players was suspended for the game; and Connor "The Comet," our pitching ace, left the game after one inning with a sore arm, and then was later hit in his hand by a wild pitch while batting. We all hope Connor is okay - he definitely had a rough game.There were some positives for the game: Almost every player had one hit tonight; "Joltin" Joe made another solid pitching appearance (on his day off); and Andrew "Freddie Ballgame" came in to pitch two solid innings as well with four strikeouts. Unfortunately, we had some late mental error and our bats went back to sleep in the last two innings leading to a 6-11 loss. The Astros Stars of the Game were:
- Joe (Pitching: 3 IP, 3 ER, 3 SO; Hitting: 2 Hits, 1 RBI)
- Andrew (Pitching: 2 IP, 3 ER, 4 SO)
- Dillon (Hitting: 3 Hits, 1 Run, 1 RBI, 5 SB)
We've now played every team in the league once, so I think we are ready to break-out (assuming we can find a couple more pitching arms on our team). Next game is this Saturday against the Orioles who are also 1-4.
