…you never know what you’re going to get! Last night we got an absolute treat. It was a raspberry filled dark chocolate dream kind of night. Henry Sosa threw his first major league win. The bullpen did it’s job. Jordan Schafer proved he was a good acquisition in a trade everyone thinks was bad. You can’t stop watching the Astros this season because just when you think they’ll never win again, they give us a gem of a game.
In a game where going 1-12 with runners in scoring position was a enough to win the Astros proved to be the victor, 3-1 over the reigning World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. Henry Sosa showed us the stuff that made him a rockstar at AA and he did it against his former club. That had to feel good. He held the Giants to only 1 run and did it on only 3 days worth of rest.
Sosa was quick and managed to keep the Giants bats swinging without much in the way of results. Meanwhile, the Astros found that the new guy, Jordan Schafer, finally hit his groove. After coming to Houston while still on the DL, Schafer just came into the lineup in recent days. Last night he proved he can hang with the best of them as he went 2-4 with a walk and 3 runs including his first home run as an Astro. Well done, Jordan.
Also of note last night, 4, yes FOUR stolen bases. Bogusevic stole two and Altuve and Schafer each notched one. It’s not three grand slams in one game, but it’s a lot of base steals for Houston. And on a night when pitching on both sides was simiply outstanding, it took every little offensive advantage you could get to win this ballgame.
So, hats off to Henry Sosa this morning and to Jordan Schafer as well. Excellent pitching and some well timed and well hit balls landed Houston on top. It will be interesting to see what happens tonight when JA Happ gets back on the mound for Houston. I have my doubts that it’s where he should be, but I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and see what he does. You won’t catch me waiting for a miracle.
Terri Schlather (AGirlintheSouth) is the Senior Houston Astros Writer for Aerys Sports. You can read her Astros blog at www.talesfromthejuicebox.com, email her at agirlinthesouth@gmail.com, or follow her on twitter @agirlinthesouth.
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Terri,
Love to read your stuff. Very insightful and exciting to read about your takes on the games and players. I’m one of the fans who was upset at the Pence trade. I mean the man stopped just about every day to sign autographs and to chat with the fans. But I’m way over him now. Having the opportunity to see JD Martinez, Altuve, JB Shuck, Shafer, Parades, Sosa play is exciting. Everyday there’s a different hero, please don’t take me wrong, we still need some consistent starting pitching and little bull pen work to shore up the team, but the team is proving right now they can play with the big boys, if it’s a low scoring game they can hang with it, if it’s a slug fest they can hang with it as well. There are the occassional blow outs, but they are also blowing some teams out as well. The players are fan friendly, which makes me as a fan want to go see them, and cheer them on. I’ve had the opportunity to shake Boggy, JD, JB, Altuve, Parades, Sosa hand and tell them how much I as a fan appreciate their hard work. They’ve responded with sincerity how much that means to them. This team is proving they can play with the big dogs and not get their tails bit off.
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Last night was a great game. If we could just play like that EVERY night…*sigh*
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