Coming off a big win against the Orioles two nights earlier, I had high hopes for the Astros last night against the Indians (we beat the them the last time we played). The team had been playing really well, but the wheels fell off last night. Andrew "Freddie Ballgame" pitched the first inning and was steady, giving up 2 runs (1 earned). However, he got clobbered advancing home on a passed ball in the top of the 2nd inning, so I needed to bring Connor "The Comet" in to pitch an inning earlier than expected. Connor gave up 3 runs, but couldn't go beyond the 2nd inning due to a sore arm. After that, it was one pitcher after another. All told, we gave up only 4 hits to the Indians, but we walked 18 batters and hit two more! So, the final score was 2-18. My Astros stars of the game were:
- Nathan (2 hits and our only 2 runs)
- Dillon (1 hit, 2/3 inning pitched, hard play)
- Andrew (1 IP, 1 ER; 1 BB, 1 SB)
No time to ponder the past, next game is tomorrow night against the Athletics. If we can make it through that game, we get stead "Joltin'" Joe back next week; plus Cody "Hustle" brings his big bat to the team from South Carolina.
Coming off a big win against the Orioles two nights earlier, I had high hopes for the Astros last night against the Indians (we beat the them the last time we played). The team had been playing really well, but the wheels fell off last night. Andrew "Freddie Ballgame" pitched the first inning and was steady, giving up 2 runs (1 earned). However, he got clobbered advancing home on a passed ball in the top of the 2nd inning, so I needed to bring Connor "The Comet" in to pitch an inning earlier than expected. Connor gave up 3 runs, but couldn't go beyond the 2nd inning due to a sore arm. After that, it was one pitcher after another. All told, we gave up only 4 hits to the Indians, but we walked 18 batters and hit two more! So, the final score was 2-18. My Astros stars of the game were:
