Improbably, the Astros took two of three from the Dodgers at home back in April. And expect Dodger Stadium to be alive tonight as Manny makes his triumphant return from suspension in his first game in front of his adoring, morally ambiguous soul-suckers of baseball.
Wandy Rodriguez
The Astros send Wandy to the mound to start it off, and it's a good choice. Wandy pitched against LA on 4/23 and went 6IP, 5H/1ER, 4K:2BB. 29 of his 67 strikes were of the non-contact variety. This, of course, was a game Wandy lost, because the Astros were shut-out, 2-0, at the hands of Chad Billingsley.
Last three starts:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 6/26 vDET | 6 | 7/4 | 3:4 | 10/11 | 106/59 |
| 7/2 @SD | 7 | 7/1 | 5:2 | 11/10 | 108/70 |
| 7/8 vPIT | 9 | 5/0 | 11:1 | 10/9 | 125/85 |
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 85x327, .260/.326/.407, 81K:31BB
vs Lefties: 19x89, .213/.286/.326, 25K:9BB
When swinging at the first pitch (42): .381/.381/.524, 4XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (235): .207/.250/.281, 70K:11BB
After First-Pitch Balls (187): .274/.387/.503, 36K:29BB
RISP: 26x94, .277/.333/.394, 25K:8BB
Runners on: 47x164, .287/.353/.378, 37K:16BB
2OwRISP: 13x48, .271/.352/.396, 15K:5BB
Randy Wolf
And the Dodgers will send Randy Like the Wolf (I swear that's the last Berman-esque thing I ever do) to the hill to face his old team. Wolf is who the Dodgers thought he was: an inning-eating, durable machine. Only twice in his last 13 starts has Wolf failed to get 18 outs, and he doesn't throw a lot of pitches, either - under 100 pitches in four of his last six starts.
Last three starts:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 6/29 vCOL | 6 | 4/2 | 4:1 | 9/9 | 96/65 |
| 7/4 @SD | 6 | 4/1 | 8:0 | 4/11 | 100/62 |
| 7/9 @NYM | 6.1 | 7/2 | 3:2 | 10/13 | 118/79 |
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 92x339, .271/.324/.472, 47K:25BB
vs Lefties: 9x87, .103/.177/.149, 38K:8BB
When swinging at the first pitch (55): .340/.352/.528, 6XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (245): .189/.236/.307, 56K:14BB
After First-Pitch Balls (168): .276/.359/.517, 29K:19BB
RISP: 19x84, .226/.302/.452, 15K:8BB
Runners on: 36x157, .229/.293/.439, 29K:13BB
2OwRISP: 6x36, .167/.250/.472, 8K:3BB
3 comments:
"first game in front of his adoring, morally ambiguous soul-suckers of baseball." Wow, maybe that was meant tongue in cheek, but you just made this Dodger fan not want to return here for the Astros perspective again...
But I'll just assume that such a stereotypical, sweeping and even cruel statement was meant in a lighter vein and will take it as such. Good luck!
Morally bankrupt Dodger fan
Underdog,
You're my favorite, and that's not sarcasm. It was sweeping, over-the-top stereotyping, and I appreciate your giving it a chance. I don't think Dodger fans are morally bankrupt. Just Scott Boras. Please come back.
Love,
Heartless Astros Fan.
Hah hah. Okay, if you insist. Well no one knows more about moral bankruptcy than Scott Boras! ;-)
cheers.
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