Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Astros-Marlins 5/18
I'm not going to do a running play-by-play, but in the top of the first, Houston continued their disturbing, season-long trend of stranding runners, leaving the bases loaded.
Fortunately, they did at least get one run. Now they've added two in the second.
ADDED:
6-1 Houston through five innings. The Astros' bats have chased Dontrelle Willis, while Wade Miller is going strong.
Compare the performances of Whitey and the D-Train tonight versus last Wednesday:
I'll update that once Miller exits. Even though flip-flops of that sort are as common in baseball as in a John Kerry strategy meeting, the fickle nature of the Baseball Gods never ceases to amaze me.
UPDATE: Houston takes it, 9-2. While Whitey's numbers didn't end up much different than last week's, Florida tacked on two of those runs in his final two-thirds of an inning. He failed to make it out of the sixth inning for only the second time this year, but at least early on, he didn't seem hampered by the tender neck that expedited his exit last time out. With a seven-run lead, I'm sure that Jimy Williams didn't want to take any chances.
As far as D-Train is concerned, his sophomore season bears a resemblance to the inconsistency that marked Wade's 2003 campaign. Willis started out with three strong outings, then saw his ERA climb almost four points in his next three starts, heading into the back-to-back appearances against Houston. That feast-or-famine production should worry Fish fans. Excluding the first Houston outing, Willis' best performances came against Philly and Montreal twice. He didn't fare as well against San Francisco, LA and Houston.
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Fortunately, they did at least get one run. Now they've added two in the second.
ADDED:
6-1 Houston through five innings. The Astros' bats have chased Dontrelle Willis, while Wade Miller is going strong.
Compare the performances of Whitey and the D-Train tonight versus last Wednesday:
May 12
Miller (L) 5.2IP 4H 3ER 5K 3BB
Willis (W) 9 IP 6H 2ER 1K 2BB
May 18
Miller (W) 5.2IP 7H 2ER 5K 3BB
Willis (L) 4IP 11H 5ER 4K 4BB
I'll update that once Miller exits. Even though flip-flops of that sort are as common in baseball as in a John Kerry strategy meeting, the fickle nature of the Baseball Gods never ceases to amaze me.
UPDATE: Houston takes it, 9-2. While Whitey's numbers didn't end up much different than last week's, Florida tacked on two of those runs in his final two-thirds of an inning. He failed to make it out of the sixth inning for only the second time this year, but at least early on, he didn't seem hampered by the tender neck that expedited his exit last time out. With a seven-run lead, I'm sure that Jimy Williams didn't want to take any chances.
As far as D-Train is concerned, his sophomore season bears a resemblance to the inconsistency that marked Wade's 2003 campaign. Willis started out with three strong outings, then saw his ERA climb almost four points in his next three starts, heading into the back-to-back appearances against Houston. That feast-or-famine production should worry Fish fans. Excluding the first Houston outing, Willis' best performances came against Philly and Montreal twice. He didn't fare as well against San Francisco, LA and Houston.
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