Recap for G43 - Astros @ Reds

Eight unearned runs. Eight unearned runs? In an 8-5 loss? After Berkman's homer gets the Astros a 2-0 lead? Two errors from Miggs (in the first inning on a grounder and a poor attempt at a catch!) and one from Quintero (throw)? How does that happen?

Let's just do the thing:

Wandy: 4IP, 10H/0ER (6 runs), 3K:2BB
Arias: 1IP, 1H/0ER (2 runs), 3BB
Fulchino: 2IP, 1H, 5K
Byrdak: 1IP, 1H

Wandy lowered his ERA to 1.71, thanks to the 0 earned runs. Notice Fulchino's 5Ks in 2IP, and notice Coop giving Sampson an extra day off.

Pitcher	Pit/Str	Strike%	BF/Outs	Efficiency%	GB/FB/K
Wandy	78/48	61.5%	24/12	50%	3/5/3
Arias	27/12	44.4%	8/3	37.5%	2/1/0
Fulchino	40/28	70%	7/6	85.7%	1/0/5
Byrdak	12/7	58.3%	4/3	75%	0/3/0
Total	157/95	60.5%	43/24	55.8%	6/9/8

A 2:03 rain delay held the game off, hence Wandy's departure after four innings, but this was just a sloppy, sloppy game. I'm encouraged by a couple of things: Fulchino's 5Ks. And 3-4-5 going 7x14. Berkman was 2x5, Lee 2x5, and Pence 3x4. Pudge left in the 1st with a sprained knee (this patchwork experiment is unraveling...), and Quintero came in and made an error leading to three unearned runs.

Man of the Match:
Lance Berkman. 2-run homer gave the Astros the spark to start it off...

Goat of the Game:
...And Miguel Tejada killed it. Two errors in the first inning put the Astros in a 5-2 hole by the end of the first. And he left 5LOBs.