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[Official] Astros @ Athletics

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Castor27, May 18, 2021.

  1. Buck Turgidson

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    Soon and we don't know.

    To expound: just called up Tyler Ivey to take Urquidy's spot in the rotation for a bit. He'll be sent back down when either Framber or Urquidy are ready to come back. When the other one of those 2 comes back is when the real (and good to have) problem arises. Then there's also Odorizzi, who's on a rehab assignment in AAA along with Framber.
     
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  2. Buck Turgidson

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    3 oppo field hits for Straw. More of this please.
     
  3. Buck Turgidson

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    "Consummate professional Jason Castro"

    Somewhere, Clyde is smiling.
     
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  4. Houstunna

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    Stros should always employ strategies that exploit Straw's speed
     
  5. raining threes

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    I'm putting Javier and Garcia in the bullpen when Framber,Odorizzi,Urquidy make it back and keep Ivey if he's successful in his start stretched out in the minors.
     
  6. dream_team

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    Odorizzi gave up 4 earned in 3 innings in his first rehab start. He may need a few more weeks.
     
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  7. dream_team

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    Same here. I really like the idea of having a guy like Javier in the pen. A guy who can come in and shut down a team for 2-3 innings.
     
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  8. Buck Turgidson

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    Through 8 innings, Greinke threw 89 pitches, the A's threw 180
     
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  9. Buck Turgidson

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    Meaningless.
     
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  10. dream_team

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    No "cheater" chants for Kemp?
     
  11. jim1961

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    This win feels good. Need to take the series though.
     
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    Shocked when I saw he's was hitting .230 during the game at some point.. Figured he was half that at .115 or something
     
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    To top that, Zack needed ONLY seven total pitches in that eighth inning.
     
  14. dream_team

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    Needed this win... don't like the pitching matchup tomorrow.
     
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    That's insane.

    Ended up retiring 17 of 18 (?) to finish the 8th. What a pitching gem tonight. Seemed so effortless....minus his yelling with his pitches lol.
     
  16. Buck Turgidson

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    There's been a couple of others (SEA in '19, COL last year), but that's pretty much his best start with the Stros.
     
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    RISP

    A'ss - 0/3
    Astros - 5/12

    No clutch luck bullsh!t by the A'ss tonight :)

    Despite this, we left 11 on base.
     
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    I wonder if a certain someone in here is going to be upset that the Astros "wasted" another inning of Emanuel with a 7 run lead
     
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  19. Buck Turgidson

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    If you get 19 guys on base and score 8 of them you're gonna have a good time.

    Hadn't pitched in 5 days.

    Also, Mancini had 5 RBI for Balmer tonight so Yuli is only 2nd in MLB, 2 behind
     
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    Shockingly, the A's were 0-6 last night.

    Bad calls and Straw screwed us.

    Astros haven't trailed during game-play this series.
     

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