The Troof has set us free. Bud Norris threw six strong innings and the Astros got some clutch hits from Jason, The Line Drive of Love, Michaels in a 6-3 win over the Brewers. Bud threw strikes three times to seven Brewers in the lineup, at least one every inning.
Norris: 6IP, 3H/2ER, 7K:5BB, 15/25 first-pitch strikes, 36 non-contact strikes (22 called:14 swinging)
Sampson: 0.2IP, 3H/1ER, 2K, 3/5 FPS, 5/12 NCS (3c:2s)
Byrdak: 0IP, 1BB, 1/1 FPS, 0 NCS
Fulchino: 1.1IP, 1H, 2K, 4/5 FPS, 8/13 NCS (5c:3s)
Valverde: 1IP, 1H, 1K, 1/3 FPS, 6/8 NCS (5c:1s)
It could have been ugly in the first. Norris walked Craig Counsell and gave up a Ryan Braun double to left. Counsell ended the play by foolishly running on Carlos Lee and getting nailed at home. Norris then settled in and got the next seven batters in a row. Things got a little hairy in the 4th/5th, when Counsell and Cameron walked, but got Frank Catalanotto to end the 4th. And then in the 5th when J.J. Hardy walked to leadoff the inning and then Jason Kendall gave the Brewers a 2-1 lead wih a homer to left. Anyhow, three of Norris' strikeouts ended the inning.
Reliever of the night is Jeff Fulchino, who came in and got four outs, and had to pick up Byrdak's walked batter.
Offensively, the Astros were aggressive, didn't take many pitches - 104 pitches in 33 plate appearances - but had it going on. Nine hits, two hits from four players - Tejada, Lee, Blum, and Michaels. Five of the Astros' six runs came on homers: Four RBI on two homers from Michaels (who raised his season RBI total from 9 to 13) and a Tejada solo shot, and a slightly different set of five runs came with two outs. Even Erstad came through with an RBI single after being activated from the DL.
But it wouldn't be a game without an Astros baserunning mistake. Carlos Lee was thrown out stretching a single into a double.
Pitch Count Hero: Erstad - 14 pitches in 3 PAs. Although, to be fair, Bud Norris can get a nod as he took 11 pitches in 2 PAs.
Pitch Count Punk: Matsui and Blum - 10 pitches in 4 PAs.
Man of the Match: Jason Michaels. Playing in place of Michael Bourn, comes up with 4RBIs.
Goat of the Game: Kaz Matsui. Leadoff man goes 0x4 and only sees 10 pitches.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
Showing posts with label Carlos Villanueva. Show all posts
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Saturday, August 8, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
Matchup for G109 - Brewers @ Astros
The Brewers come into this weekend series 54-54, four games back of the Cubs and one game up on the Astros. They're coming off a series in Los Angeles in which they took two of three from the Dodgers, yet were outscored 23-14 (a 17-4 loss will do that, though). The Brewers are 9-11 since the All-Star Break.
The Astros are 53-55, and have lost 9 of 12 since getting our hopes up by sweeping the Cardinals. In those 12 games, the Astros have been outscored 43-85.
The Brewers and Astros have met up six times already this season, with a 4-2 advantage going to the visiting team as all six of those games were in Houston. Three of them were one-run affairs (Astros going 1-2), and five of the six have been decided by two runs or fewer (Astros 2-3).
Bud Norris
The Troof! Bud Norris makes his home debut this evening (Deputy Jason will be in attendance, and will provide some commentary this weekend) as Astros fans grasp at anything tangible to get excited about. It'll be interesting to see the attendance for tonight.
Last two appearances:
Second career start for the Troof, so we have a very limited sample to deal with. Nevertheless, let's do the splits:
vs Righties: .143/.240/.190, 4K:3BB
vs Lefties: .154/.267/.154, 5K:2BB
When swinging at the first pitch (5): .000/.000/.000, 0XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (20): .111/.150/.111, 7K:1BB
After First-Pitch Balls (15): .273/.467/.364, 2K:4BB
RISP: 1x7, .143/.125/.143, 4K:0BB
Runners on: 2x14, .143/.188/.143, 5K:1BB
2OwRISP: 0x3, .000/.000/.000, 3K:0BB
Carlos Villanueva
Villanueva will be making his third start, and 46th appearance, for the Brewers tonight. He's 2-8 with a 5.98 ERA coming in.
Last three appearances:
Villanueva, as you can see from his aforementioned stats, has had a little bit of a rough go of it. He's had five blown saves, and hasn't factored on the pleasant end of a decision since May 25. But bless those Brewers' hearts, they keep running him out there. And last game it paid off, though he didn't get the win. That was the first game Villanueva has pitched in that the Brewers have won since July 4 (seven games)
vs. HOU (2009): 1-1, 3.00 ERA/1.20 WHIP, 15IP, 12H/5ER, 14K:6BB
vs. HOU (career): 1-2 (14 games), 3.56 ERA/1.12 WHIP, 30.1IP, 26H/12ER, 32K:8BB
@ Minute Maid (car): 0-2 (7 games), 6.91 ERA/1.61 WHIP, 17H/11ER, 15K:6BB
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: .286/.369/.462, 16K:12BB
vs Lefties: .263/.320/.458, 28K:9BB
When swinging at the first pitch (23): .368/.368/.579, 2XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (110): .240/.282/.346, 29K:6BB
After First-Pitch Balls (102): .291/.402/.570, 15K:15BB
RISP: 15x50, .300/.435/.560, 7K:12BB
Runners on: 28x83, .337/.427/.590, 14K:13BB
2OwRISP: 6x23, .261/.452/.348, 3K:8BB
The Astros are 53-55, and have lost 9 of 12 since getting our hopes up by sweeping the Cardinals. In those 12 games, the Astros have been outscored 43-85.
The Brewers and Astros have met up six times already this season, with a 4-2 advantage going to the visiting team as all six of those games were in Houston. Three of them were one-run affairs (Astros going 1-2), and five of the six have been decided by two runs or fewer (Astros 2-3).
Bud Norris
The Troof! Bud Norris makes his home debut this evening (Deputy Jason will be in attendance, and will provide some commentary this weekend) as Astros fans grasp at anything tangible to get excited about. It'll be interesting to see the attendance for tonight.
Last two appearances:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 7/29 @CHI | 3 | 3/1 | 4:1 | 1/7 | 52/33 |
| 8/2 @StL | 7 | 2/0 | 5:4 | 9/9 | 91/55 |
Second career start for the Troof, so we have a very limited sample to deal with. Nevertheless, let's do the splits:
vs Righties: .143/.240/.190, 4K:3BB
vs Lefties: .154/.267/.154, 5K:2BB
When swinging at the first pitch (5): .000/.000/.000, 0XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (20): .111/.150/.111, 7K:1BB
After First-Pitch Balls (15): .273/.467/.364, 2K:4BB
RISP: 1x7, .143/.125/.143, 4K:0BB
Runners on: 2x14, .143/.188/.143, 5K:1BB
2OwRISP: 0x3, .000/.000/.000, 3K:0BB
Carlos Villanueva
Villanueva will be making his third start, and 46th appearance, for the Brewers tonight. He's 2-8 with a 5.98 ERA coming in.
Last three appearances:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 7/24 vATL | 1 | 1/1 | 0:0 | 25/15 | 2/2 |
| 7/28 vWAS | 4 | 8/5 | 2:1 | 10/7 | 67/47 |
| 8/2 @SD | 5 | 2/0 | 3:4 | 5/7 | 79/47 |
Villanueva, as you can see from his aforementioned stats, has had a little bit of a rough go of it. He's had five blown saves, and hasn't factored on the pleasant end of a decision since May 25. But bless those Brewers' hearts, they keep running him out there. And last game it paid off, though he didn't get the win. That was the first game Villanueva has pitched in that the Brewers have won since July 4 (seven games)
vs. HOU (2009): 1-1, 3.00 ERA/1.20 WHIP, 15IP, 12H/5ER, 14K:6BB
vs. HOU (career): 1-2 (14 games), 3.56 ERA/1.12 WHIP, 30.1IP, 26H/12ER, 32K:8BB
@ Minute Maid (car): 0-2 (7 games), 6.91 ERA/1.61 WHIP, 17H/11ER, 15K:6BB
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: .286/.369/.462, 16K:12BB
vs Lefties: .263/.320/.458, 28K:9BB
When swinging at the first pitch (23): .368/.368/.579, 2XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (110): .240/.282/.346, 29K:6BB
After First-Pitch Balls (102): .291/.402/.570, 15K:15BB
RISP: 15x50, .300/.435/.560, 7K:12BB
Runners on: 28x83, .337/.427/.590, 14K:13BB
2OwRISP: 6x23, .261/.452/.348, 3K:8BB
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