[Official] Astros @ Dodgers

Hah... haven't seen that in a while.

 

Thank God we didn't squander that opportunity there. Whew.

 

Anybody seen John Lackey's numbers this season? He's been Happ-like yet has an 11-8 record. Ws and Ls for pitchers are silly, and not just for starters. Throw a few pitches, blow a save, your team scores and takes the lead, and you can get a win.

 

Yikes... Altuve has to work on that if he's gonna be a 2-hole hitter. His first attempt this season was awful, did better the next time, then that...

 

Small sample size though... he may already be fine at it or it could just be an adjustment thing.

 

Lackey's wife has breast cancer...pretty obvious the guy isn't all there right now. Sucks for the Sox, although they are winnings, but hopefully Lackey can regroup next season.

 

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Ouch...rumor has it the DBacks going after Wandy even before this.

 

Had no idea... sorry to hear that. Not sure how much his poor performance is related to that but it has to be weighing him down, on and off the field. He didn't pitch well last season either though. Not sure how long he's been dealing with this.

 

And the wheels.......

 

Justin Upton may just carry the DBacks to the division...insanely good.

 

We still had wheels?

 

Re-treads

 

Dan Wheeler plays for the Boston Red Sox now.

 

Excellent effort by Yimmy.

 

Very good Yimmy.

 

So does Matt Albers.

And Drew Sutton is in the system. Got time with the big club while Lowrie was out.

 

Bourn had a great game today in a losing effort: 3-4, BB, 2 RBI, 2 SB

 

Jordan Lyles might be out of gas for the season. Last two starts have been brutal.

 

That could be the case. The gun had him hitting 93 and 94 but he may have just been overthrowing. My guess is that it's a combination of fatigue and simply getting hit hard. He threw 144.2 innings in 2009, 158.2 last season and I have him at 143.2 so far this season.

 

Deep Throat... I mean Jordan Lyles declined to be interviewed after the game.