Sunday, April 25, 2004
Astros-Rockies 4/25
Wade Miller will try to pitch Houston to its first-ever series sweep in Colorado today. According to Astros.com columnist Alyson Footer, Miller might have an advantage, based on the venue.
Including a 6-0 record at Miller Park, a 3-1 record at Busch Stadium and a 1-1 mark at Coors Field, the right-hander has an impressive 10-2 lifetime record when pitching in ballparks named after beer.
Miller (2-1, 3.32) faces Joe Kenedy (2-0, 2.84).
ADDED: Close the books on Wade (7 IP, 2 ER, 6H). He pitched well, but as Astros color man Jim Deshaies noted, Colorado's Joe Kennedy (6 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 5H) "just pitched a little better."
Houston's lone run came in the 5th (driven in by Wade) but a potential big inning ended when home plate Ump Eric Cooper rung up Adam Everett on a generous strike call. Unlike C.B. Bucknor yesterday, Cooper's liberal strike zone has helped make runs a premium... at least until Brad Lidge allowed three runs in the bottom of the 8th.
It looks like no Rocky Mountain sweep for Houston, but winning two out of three feels much better than last week's sweep at the hands of St. Louis.
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Including a 6-0 record at Miller Park, a 3-1 record at Busch Stadium and a 1-1 mark at Coors Field, the right-hander has an impressive 10-2 lifetime record when pitching in ballparks named after beer.
Miller (2-1, 3.32) faces Joe Kenedy (2-0, 2.84).
ADDED: Close the books on Wade (7 IP, 2 ER, 6H). He pitched well, but as Astros color man Jim Deshaies noted, Colorado's Joe Kennedy (6 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 5H) "just pitched a little better."
Houston's lone run came in the 5th (driven in by Wade) but a potential big inning ended when home plate Ump Eric Cooper rung up Adam Everett on a generous strike call. Unlike C.B. Bucknor yesterday, Cooper's liberal strike zone has helped make runs a premium... at least until Brad Lidge allowed three runs in the bottom of the 8th.
It looks like no Rocky Mountain sweep for Houston, but winning two out of three feels much better than last week's sweep at the hands of St. Louis.
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