Jaymo, I'm going to play the first game against the Blue Jays right now. Hit me up on PSN of you'd like to have a look. I'm not sure how many I'll play tonight so let me know what your availability is the next couple days.
Sorry for the short notice, this series kind of snuck up on me.
Steeler, if you want to stream a game or two today, I can check it out on my phone. Let me know if you are on twitch and I will check it out.
I'm on now. If you have the Playstation app on your phone, message me there and I will get on Twitch.
Too bad that things didn't work out today with twitch. Hope you had a great series buddy. Looking forward to your reports.Originally Posted by steelerfan
The Astros struggled in a 4-game series at Minute Maid Park against one of the American League's best teams. The defending AL Pennant winners, the Toronto Blue Jays, came to Texas and battered the Houston pitching staff.
The Jays hit .316 and totaled 23 extra base hits including 12 home runs in taking three of four from the Astros. Meanwhile, Houston hit just .233 with 8 extra base hits and only 2 long balls.
The Astros took game one despite being out hit 15 to 8 behind a first start of 2015 by Brad Peacock. Peacock lasted 6 innings and allowed just 1 run on 8 hits with 10 strikeouts and no walks. Jesse Crain notched his 11th save in the win.
In game two Chris Carter went 3 for 4 at the dish but Jarred Cosart had a tough time on the hill. Cosart took his second loss of the season as he allowed 7 runs on 7 hits in just 4.2 innings.
Brett Oberholtzer took the loss in the third game as he went 7.0 innings and allowed just 2 runs on 4 hits. However, he excited with a 2-1 deficit and Mike Foltynewicz promptly surrendered 5 runs (4 earned) on the 8th innings as Toronto pulled away.
The finale was a laugher. Toronto bombed starter Jeff Locke for 9 runs (8 earned) in his 5 innings of work. The bullpen shut down the Blue Jays, allowing just a single hit in 4 innings, but the damage was done.
TOR 4-15-0
HOU 7-8-0
TOR 12-15-0
HOU 3-12-0
TOR 7-9-0
HOU 3-7-1
TOR 9-9-2
HOU 1-4-1
The Astros will look to regroup as they host the Oakland A's in a three game set, before hitting the road again.
AL West Standings through Sunday, May 17, 2015
Rangers 23-15
Athletics 21-18
Astros 19-19
Mariners 18-19
Angels 17-20
Oakland Athletics (21-18) at Houston Astros (19-19)
May 18-20, 2015
Minute Maid Park - Houston, Texas
Probable Starters:
Game One - Monday 7:10 PM
Sonny Gray (2-3, 5.49) vs Alex White (3-2, 5.50)
Game Two - Tuesday 7:10 PM
AJ Griffin (3-2, 3.72) vs Brad Peacock (1-0, 3.68)
Game Three - Wednesday 1:10 PM
Jarrod Parker (2-4, 4.47) vs Jarred Cosart (3-2, 4.21)
After a series to forget, against Toronto, for Houston pitching, the Astros staff rebounded with brilliance against the Oakland Athletics and helped take 2 of 3 from the A's.
In game one Alex White improved to 4-2 as he allowed just one run on 5 hits in 7 innings of work. Jesse Crain got save number 12 to close out a 2-1 victory for the home 9.
Game two went to the A's, 4-2, despite a solid performance from Brad Peacock. Peacock pitched 6.1 innings and allowed just 2 runs on 5 hits.
In the rubber match the Astros got multi-hit performances from Dexter Fowler, Jason Castro, Stanley Knott and Matt Dominguez but the real story was the outing turned in by starter Jarred Cosart. Cosart went 8 innings and just one run on 5 hits. JP Howell notched his 6th hold and Jesse Crain earned his AL-best 13th save for the Astros.
OAK 1-6-0
HOU 2-6-0
OAK 4-9-2
HOU 2-8-0
OAK 1-6-0
HOU 2-9-0
The Astros will hit the road for the next 7 days, beginning with the first of 4 games in Detroit on Thursday.
AL West Standings through Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Rangers 24-16
Athletics 22-20
Astros 21-20
Mariners 19-20
Angels 19-21
Houston Astros (21-20) at Detroit Tigers (19-22)
May 21-24, 2015
Comerica Park - Detroit, Michigan
Probable Starters:
Game One - Thursday 7:08 PM
Brett Oberholtzer (1-4, 5.65) vs Max Scherzer (0-1, 3.18)
Game Two - Friday 7:08 PM
Jeff Locke (3-3, 4.00) vs Anibal Sanchez (4-2, 2.36)
Game Three - Saturday 1:08 PM
Alex White (4-2, 4.84) vs Drew Smyly (3-3, 4.15)
Game Four - Sunday 1:08 PM
Brad Peacock (1-1, 3.29) vs Luke Jackson (2-3, 4.82)
I forgot to mention that Dexter Fowler sprained a knee in warmups before, I believe, game 2 of the Toronto series. He missed the rest of that series and the beginning of the next.
Over the weekend, the Astros got more outstanding pitching in Detroit as Houston took 3 of 4 from the Tigers at Comerica Park.
Houston suffered a heartbreaking loss in game one. Trailing 5-2 in the 9th, the Astros were down to their last strike when Charlie Barbour hit a game-tying 3-run homer to right.
The Astros took a 6-5 lead in the top of the 10th but Jesse Crain failed to close the door and Detroit won, 7-6.
Houston took game two behind 6 strong innings from Jeff Locke. Locke earned his 4th win, allowing just 1 run on 6 hits. Scott Atchison recorded his 2nd save, in the win.
The Astros blew the Tigers out in the third game of the series, on Saturday on the strength of 15 hits.
Chris Carter led the charge, going 2 for 4 with his 8th long ball, 3 RBI and 2 runs scored.
Alex White improved to 5-2 as he went 7 innings and allowed just 3 runs on 5 hits in the 10-4 decision.
On Sunday, 5 Houston pitchers combined for a 5-hit shutout. Brad Peacock struck out 8, walked 2 and allowed 3 hits in 6+ scoreless innings and Mike Foltynewicz bailed closer Jesse Crain out of a 2-out bases loaded jam to notch his first save of 2015.
HOU 6-11-0 F/10
DET 7-13-0
HOU 3-7-0
DET 1-6-1
HOU 10-15-1
DET 4-7-0
HOU 2-8-1
DET 0-5-0
The Astros will play 3 in Baltimore beginning Monday, before taking Thursday off and facing the White Sox at Minute Maid Park over the weekend.
AL West Standings through Sunday, May 24, 2015
Rangers 25-19
Astros 24-21
Athletics 24-22
Mariners 21-22
Angels 20-24
Houston Astros (24-21) at Baltimore Orioles (21-22)
May 25-27, 2015
Oriole Park at Camden Yards - Baltimore, Maryland
Probable Starters:
Game One - Monday 7:05 PM
Jarred Cosart (4-2, 3.79) vs Miguel Gonzalez (2-3, 4.24)
Game Two - Tuesday 7:05 PM
Brett Oberholtzer (1-4, 5.44) vs Chris Young (0-3, 4.46)
Game Three - Wednesday 1:35 PM
Jeff Locke (4-3, 3.71) vs Chris Tillman (4-3, 3.84)
The Astros extended their winning streak to four games with Monday night's 7-2 win in Baltimore.
Stanley Knott and Robbie Grossman each homered for Houston who put up 6 of their 7 runs in the first inning.
Jarred Cosart pitched his first complete game of 2015, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits with 6 Ks and 3 walks to improve to 5-2 this year.
Jose Altuve had a double, an RBI and scored twice in going 3 for 4 at the plate but Houston suffered a 6-4 setback to the Orioles on Tuesday night.
Brett Oberholtzer saw his record drop to 1-5 as he was charged with 6 earned runs on 8 hits in 5 innings of work.
Jason Castro and Alex Presley each hit solo homers for Houston in Wednesday's series finale in Baltimore and starting pitcher Jeff Locke surrendered just 2 runs on 5 hits in 6 innings on the mound. However, Darin Downs allowed another 2 runs in 1+ innings, including a walk off home run to Adam Jones to lead off the bottom of the 9th inning, as the Astros fell 4-3 and the O's took the series.
HOU 7-9-0
BAL 2-7-1
HOU 4-7-0
BAL 6-12-0
HOU 3-5-0
BAL 4-9-1
The Astros are off on Thursday and will begin a 7 game home stand on Friday night when the Chicago White Sox visit for a 3 game weekend series that will close out the month of May.
AL West Standings through Thursday, May 28, 2015
Rangers 26-22
Athletics 26-24
Astros 25-23
Angels 23-25
Mariners 21-26
Chicago White Sox (21-26) at Houston Astros (25-23)
May 29-31, 2015
Minute Maid Park - Houston, Texas
Probable Starters:
Game One - Friday 7:10 PM
Jose Quintana (4-4, 3.54) vs Alex White (5-2, 4.70)
Game Two - Saturday 7:10 PM
Paul Maholm (3-4, 3.39) vs Brad Peacock (2-1, 2.29)
Game Three - Sunday 1:10 PM
Edinson Volquez (1-1, 2.14) vs Jarred Cosart (5-2, 3.56)
Ouch! This is a season to forget for him. You considering anything drastic like some bullpen duty to get his game back?Brett Oberholtzer saw his record drop to 1-5 as he was charged with 6 earned runs on 8 hits in 5 innings of work.
The issue is that I'm limited on lefties. There isn't one in the minors that is MLB ready and my only choice in the bullpen is Luis Cruz who hasn't pitched well as a long reliever.
Because I want 2 lefties in my rotation, I'm giving Oberholtzer a long leash. However, it can't go on forever and I have been thinking about my options.
The Astros bounced back from a series loss in Baltimore with a 3-game sweep of the White Sox in Houston.
Houston got a pair of two-run homers in game one - one apiece from both Dexter Fowler and George Springer. Fowler got a 3rd RBI when his walk off single drove in Jose Altuve, who had 3 runs on the day, in the bottom of the 10th.
Starting pitcher Alex White did not factor in the decision despite a very strong outing. White lasted 7 innings and allowed just 2 runs on 5 hits. Mike Foltynewicz, who pitched the final 2 innings, was ultimately credited with the victory - his first.
George Springer homered again on Saturday as the Astros were 3-2 winners.
Brad Peacock went 7.1 innings and allowed 2 runs on 3 hits with 5 strikeouts and 5 walks for his 3rd win. Jesse Crain closed the game, earning save number 14.
Sunday brought another 3-2 Houston win. The Astros only offense came on solo home runs from Chris Carter, Carlos Correa and Jose Altuve.
Houston ace Jarred Cosart pitched a complete game, surrendering 2 runs on just 3 hits while punching out 9 and walking one. Cosart is now 6-2 in 2015.
CWS 4-10-2 F/10
HOU 5-7-1
CWS 2-5-1
HOU 3-10-0
CWS 2-3-0
HOU 3-6-0
Houston will begin the month of June with 4 games against the Baltimore Orioles at Minute Maid Park before hitting the road to play Toronto and the White Sox.
Standings through Sunday, May 31, 2015
American League
East
Blue Jays 31-21
Rays 29-22
Red Sox 25-26
Orioles 24-25
Yankees 21-30
Central
Indians 30-20
Twins 23-26
Royals 23-27
Tigers 23-29
White Sox 21-29
West
Athletics 29-24
Rangers 28-23
Astros 28-23
Angels 25-26
Mariners 22-28
National League
East
Nationals 33-17
Marlins 29-22
Braves 26-24
Mets 24-27
Phillies 22-30
Central
Pirates 24-26
Brewers 24-27
Reds 22-28
Cardinals 22-29
Cubs 20-31
West
Diamondbacks 31-19
Dodgers 30-20
Rockies 26-24
Padres 24-28
Giants 22-30
Houston Astros Team Statistics through May 31, 2015 (MLB Rank in Parenthesis)
Offense
Average .262 (7)
Runs 237 (3)
Doubles 95 (T-7)
Triples 10 (T-12)
Home Runs 57 (T-7)
RBI 228 (T-5)
Stolen Bases 28 (11)
SB % .596 (29)
Walks 154 (18)
Strikeouts 428 (24)
Slugging % .427 (6)
On-base % .324 (12)
GIDP 49 (30)
Defense
Assists 501 (1)
Errors 25 (T-13)
Fielding % .987 (13)
Pitching
ERA 4.58 (30)
Saves 18 (T-5)
Blown Saves 9 (T-25)
HR Allowed 60 (T-27)
BB Allowed 128 (2)
Strikeouts 384 (17)
Houston Astros Player Statistics through May 31, 2015
Chris Carter .260, 9 HR, 26 RBI
George Springer .290, 8, 34
Matt Dominguez .248, 3, 19
Alex Presley .206, 5, 19
Carlos Correa .270, 6, 15
Jason Castro .275, 5, 19
Dexter Fowler .306, 7, 25
Stanley Knott .270, 3, 18
Robbie Grossman .233, 1, 11
Charlie Barbour .301, 3, 10
Jose Altuve .246, 2, 10
Adeiny Hechavarria .289, 2, 5
Marwin Gonzalez .237, 2, 14
Jarred Cosart 6-2, 3.38, 22 BB, 68 K
Brett Oberholtzer 1-5, 5.93, 15, 51
Alex White 5-2, 4.45, 16, 47
Jeff Locke 4-3, 3.63, 15, 46
Brad Peacock 3-1, 2.33, 9, 29
Mike Foltynewicz 1-1, 4.83, 11, 32, 1 SV, 2 HLD
Jesse Crain 1-2, 4.08, 6, 14, 14 SV, 2 BSV, 1 HLD
JP Howell 1-0, 2.41, 3, 13, 3 BSV, 7 HLD
Scott Atchison 3-0, 2.61, 6, 14, 2 SV, 2 BSV, 7 HLD
Jason Motte 1-1, 10.53, 5, 13, 4 HLD
Darin Downs 1-1, 2.37, 4, 18, 2 BSV, 5 HLD
Luis Cruz 0-3, 6.65, 3, 15, 1 SV, 1 BSV, 4 HLD
Key Performers in the Minor League System
AAA Fresno
LJ Hoes .310, 1, 18
Ronald Torreyes .309, 1, 13
Tyler Heineman .305, 1, 9
Austin Wates .300, 3, 16
Jon Singleton .299, 8, 38
Paul Clemens 4-2, 3.62, 22, 65
Luis Batson 5-3, 3.67, 29, 55
Nick Tropeano 4-3, 3.65, 19, 57
Chad Qualls 1-0, 2.30, 5, 9, 16 SV, 1 BSV
Jason Stoffel 0-0, 1.17, 6, 16, 1 SV, 7 HLD
Josh Fields 0-0, 2.08, 8, 20, 1 BSV, 8 HLD
Matt Albers 4-1, 1.63, 8, 19, 2 BSV, 3 HLD
Anthony Bass 2-2, 2.01, 11, 31, 1 BSV, 4 HLD
AA Corpus Christi
Rene Garcia .294, 0, 14
Marc Krauss. 287, 6, 23
MP Cokinos. 287, 5, 25
Rudy Owens 4-3, 2.63, 14, 38
Omar Espinoza 3-3, 3.20, 7, 42
Bruce Rondon 0-0, 1.86, 3, 14, 2 SV, 7 HLD
Vladimir Bradley 0-0, 3.71, 4, 21, 15 SV, 3 BSV, 3 HLD
Kevin Chapman 3-0. 0.00, 10, 15, 2 HLD
PCL Pacific North
Rainers 30-21
Grizzlies 28-23
Aces 24-27
River Cats 21-30
Texas League South
Hooks 31-19
Missions 28-22
RockHounds 22-28
RoughRiders 17-33
Baltimore Orioles (24-25) vs Houston Astros (28-23)
June 1-4, 2015
Minute Maid Park - Houston, Texas
Probable Starters:
Game One - Monday 7:10 PM
Chris Young (1-3, 4.53) vs Brett Oberholtzer (1-5, 5.93)
Game Two - Tuesday 7:10 PM
Chris Tillman (4-3, 3.90) vs Jeff Locke (4-3, 3.63)
Game Three - Wednesday 7:10 PM
Kevin Gausman (3-2, 3.22) vs Alex White (5-2, 4.45)
Game Four - Thursday 1:10 PM
Ubaldo Jimenez (4-3, 2.85) vs Brad Peacock (3-1, 2.33)
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