Grapefruit League record (though essentially meaningless): 4-5
Starters: RHP Brett Myers vs. RHP Kenshin Kawakami
1) Michael Bourn, CF
2) Kaz Matsui, 2B
3) Hunter Pence, RF
4) Carlos Lee, LF
5) Geoff Blum, 1B
6) Pedro Feliz, 3B
7) Tommy Manzella, SS
8) Humberto Quintero, C
9) Brett Myers, P
You can listen to the game here. If you are in the Houston area, you can also catch the game on 740 KTRH.
If you missed it, here's yesterday's line score:
0 recs | 53 comments
Myers
gives up a solo homer to McCann, but otherwise has a decent first two innings….3 K/1 BB, best ratio all spring so far I believe
Evan Hochschild - March 14, 2010
sort of all over the place
6 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks through four…but also six strikeouts. First time he’s pitched four innings so far. The six K’s are promising
Evan Hochschild - March 14, 2010
I missed his innings
but did I hear the radio guys right: Did Braves load the bases in two different innings off Myers?
Joe in Birmingham - March 14, 2010
Bases loaded. Feliz single, Manzella beats out a bunt, and Quintero with a ground single up the middle.
clack - March 14, 2010
Keppinger Ks, and Bourn hits a flare to LF which fall in, and Manzella and Feliz both score.
clack - March 14, 2010
finally Bourn gets a hit, and a clutch one at that.
linkxmalon - March 14, 2010
I know its early, but
I’m really liking Manzella at shortstop.
linkxmalon - March 14, 2010
why? it seems like he is having a pretty good spring.
clack - March 14, 2010
sorry...
I mis-read your comment…I thought you said you didn’t like Manzella at shortstop. I’m having some difficulty with the format of the TCB web site this morning and can’t read very clearly.
clack - March 14, 2010
Its alright
I think Tommy’s gonna surprise a lot of people in the NL.
linkxmalon - March 14, 2010
Had the same thing happen last night, so it’s not just you
David Coleman - March 14, 2010 via mobile
He is gonna stink
Sorry guys, just have to be the negative Nancy here.
baggs - March 15, 2010
Matsui with RBI groundout.
clack - March 14, 2010
A Comment from the Braves' blog:
I’ll be at Osceola stadium today too. Awesome stadium, great food. Way better than Disney.
Evan Hochschild - March 14, 2010
Quintero has scored 3 runs combined today and yesterday
Both of yesterday’s resulted directly or indirectly from aggressive baserunning on Q’s part. I missed how he got to third today.
Joe in Birmingham - March 14, 2010
Astros lead 7-2 over the Braves
after Hunter Pence hits a 2-run homerun.
Joe in Birmingham - March 14, 2010
8-2 after Carlos Lee's homerun
Sunday at the park.
Joe in Birmingham - March 14, 2010
Pence picks it up.
2 run HR for Hunter Pence! Then Carlos Lee rips the cover off the ball for a no doubter HR.
Radio guys say that news is very good this morning on Berkman. He was working out already. They said Berkman said he felt good and he scoffed at the idea that he would be out for more than two weeks.
clack - March 14, 2010
Is Kawakami still in?
linkxmalon - March 14, 2010
No. He was taken out after the Matsui RBI, I think. I didn’t pick up who replaced him.
clack - March 14, 2010
Thanks. I’m cooped inside right now…folding clothes facepalm I’m gonna try to catch the last few innings on my truck’s radio later on.
linkxmalon - March 14, 2010
Berkman thinks he will be in the opening day lineup
That’s positive news
Joe in Birmingham - March 14, 2010
8-4 Astros now, after McCann with 2 run HR. Byrdak pitching, but not very well. He gives up a single that Bourn can’t get to….first three batter reach.
clack - March 14, 2010
Infante doubles now…Byrdak can’t get an out.
clack - March 14, 2010
Byrdak’s been really bad so far this spring…maybe Wesley will have to become the “leftie specialist” (or maybe we should do away with that pitching spot and go with—relatively—the best reliever available)
linkxmalon - March 14, 2010
McCann homerun #2 in the game
Byrdak having a bad outing – first three batters reached – make that four straight batters reached
As I recall he had a bad outing last week too.
Joe in Birmingham - March 14, 2010
Byrdak walks the bases loaded with 1 out.
clack - March 14, 2010
Get Byrdak out of there please...
I’d even put Borkowski or Villareal in for heaven’s-sake
linkxmalon - March 14, 2010
8-5 now.
Bourn catches flyball, and runner scores from 3d base. Apparently a fairly good catch.
clack - March 14, 2010
Bourn stalled a big Braves scoring chance
with a supposedely great running catch in center
Braves scored one
Then Byrdak hit a batter to load the bases again
Joe in Birmingham - March 14, 2010
Michael Bourn makes a big diving catch to save the inning. Crowd giving standing ovation.
clack - March 14, 2010
Bourn does it again!
Great diving catch ends the inning with the bases loaded
Joe in Birmingham - March 14, 2010
Manzella with a looping base hit over 2d. He is 8 for 21 so far this spring.
clack - March 14, 2010
Corcoran in the game now, and with 1 out he gave up a hit to Duncan. Now struggling with control.
clack - March 14, 2010
Bases loaded after three consecutive hits.
clack - March 14, 2010
Navarro-Maysonet-Shelton DP gets Corcoran out of trouble.
clack - March 14, 2010
Milo getting into twitter. Age isn’t an obstacle to adopting new stuff, I guess.
clack - March 14, 2010
How many innings have the Braves loaded the bases?
Four?
Joe in Birmingham - March 14, 2010
Michael Bourn is the only Astros starter
still in the game.
Joe in Birmingham - March 14, 2010
Tomorrow is an off day
Joe in Birmingham - March 14, 2010
Astros load the bases this time. Johnson, Maysonet, and Santangelo with hits.
Drew Mier to hit.
clack - March 14, 2010
This time Astros load the bases
Seventh inning
Drew Meyer (?) batting
Joe in Birmingham - March 14, 2010
Attendance 4704
Joe in Birmingham - March 14, 2010
Astros don't score
leave bases loaded
Joe in Birmingham - March 14, 2010
Astros got nothing for the bases loaded situation.
clack - March 14, 2010
gah
it’s like Game four from the 2005 NLDS all over again with these teams leaving ducks on the pond
Evan Hochschild - March 14, 2010
Abad pitching for Astros. Gives up lead off hit.
clack - March 14, 2010
after giving up 2 hits, Abad gets out of the inning with a flyball.
clack - March 14, 2010
Astros WIN 8-5
A lot of Spring training elements in this game – at least Astros came out on top.
Joe in Birmingham - March 14, 2010
Carlos Lee defensive about his weight
Carlos Lee interviewed after the game. All going along swimingly until the announcer asked how Carlos’ weigh-in went this morning.
Carlos changed tone. He said he doesn’t care about weight – nobody cares about his weight as long as he’s getting his hits.
That was the last question of the interview.
Joe in Birmingham - March 14, 2010
I was about to comment on that interview. Carlos was asked whether he had a weight target when he weighed in, and he didn’t answer the question, going into his, “I don’t care about my weight. Nobody cares how much I weight as long as I drive in runs.”
Even giving him the benefit of the doubt that he was perhaps trying to express a little humor in the answer (hard to tell when you just hear it on the radio), I doubt that the Astros wanted him to give an answer like that.
clack - March 14, 2010
Astros Win, and Lopez pitches the 9th inning….Milo and radio guy liked Lopez’s stuff today.
clack - March 14, 2010
watching the Cubs' spring game on WGN...
They talked about Berkman undergoing surgery, and the possibility of Geoff Blum replacing him. Brenley said the Cubs are more afraid of Blum than Berkman. LOL.
clack - March 14, 2010
You must Login with your SB Nation account and be a member of The Crawfish Boxes to post a comment.