Big first inning by Phills dooms Astros
LP: Brad Peacock (3-8)
WP: David Buchanan (6-5)
contributed by Sphinx Drummond
Jose Altuve led off the game with a single, used a bit of thievery to advance to second, moved to third on Chris Carter’s single, and scored on a fielder’s choice grounder by Jon Singleton. The Astros had a one run lead after a half inning, then Brad Peacock took the mound and promptly surrendered 5 runs in the bottom half of the inning.
After giving up 5 runs on four hits, three walks (one intentional), and one wild pitch, Peacock settled in for the next couple of innings and kept the Phillies from scoring again until the 4th inning when Chase Utley took a half swing and knocked a three run homer. The Astros did manage to scratch out one run in the top of the fourth, so the inning ended with the score 8 to 2 in favor of the Phillies.
Peacock was left in for the fifth inning and was able to get out of it unscathed, the damaged had already been done. Darin Downs came in to pitch in the sixth but by then I had started watching HBO’s True Crime. I’ve heard it is an excellent program and am a fan of both lead actors. The first episode sucked me in. I didn’t watch the rest of the game, sorry.
Thursday the Astros face the Phillies again in a 6:05 pm CST start time. Colin McHugh (4-9) takes the hill against Roberto Hernandez (6-8) as the Astros try to avoid a series sweep.
Game Time: 2:45
Weather: 80 degrees, Mildly Cloudy
Wind: 6 mph, Left to Right
Attendance: 26,691