Monday, June 21, 2004
Astros-Pirates
The time is now, Astros fans. I'm making the bold prediction that Houston's four-game set with Pittsburgh will make or break the rest of the season. Anything less than three wins will signal the death knell of Astros baseball in 2004.
After a weekend series win against Anaheim, hopefully the guys have put their losing ways behind them. And with the All Star game fast approaching, now would be a great point to run off some wins. Houston's favorable pitching match-ups have me confident that they can grab momentum heading into this weekend's non-rivalry with Texas.
Monday Josh Fogg (4-5, 6.57) v. Tim Redding (3-6, 5.00)
Tuesday Kris Benson (5-6, 5.00) v. Roy Oswalt (4-6, 3.95)
Wednesday Ryan Vogelsong (1-7, 7.62) v. Pete Munro (1-0, 1.69)
Thursday Sean Burnett (0-1, 4.35) v. Roger Clemens (9-2, 2.84)
On paper the Astros look as if they could sweep all four games. But I don't want to get carried away (like last week). So I predict the Stros take three of four against the Bucs, who I think have already been mathematically eliminated from NL Central contention.
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After a weekend series win against Anaheim, hopefully the guys have put their losing ways behind them. And with the All Star game fast approaching, now would be a great point to run off some wins. Houston's favorable pitching match-ups have me confident that they can grab momentum heading into this weekend's non-rivalry with Texas.
Monday Josh Fogg (4-5, 6.57) v. Tim Redding (3-6, 5.00)
Tuesday Kris Benson (5-6, 5.00) v. Roy Oswalt (4-6, 3.95)
Wednesday Ryan Vogelsong (1-7, 7.62) v. Pete Munro (1-0, 1.69)
Thursday Sean Burnett (0-1, 4.35) v. Roger Clemens (9-2, 2.84)
On paper the Astros look as if they could sweep all four games. But I don't want to get carried away (like last week). So I predict the Stros take three of four against the Bucs, who I think have already been mathematically eliminated from NL Central contention.
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