October 22, 2006: Astros 7 Twins 3 (series tied, 1-1)
Thursday, November 29, 2007
| Despite getting outhit, the Astros get the 7-3 win in game 2 to even the World Series at a game apiece. The Astros did it all with the long ball. Craig Biggio started the scoring in the 2nd on a 2 run homer which was immediately followed by a Brad Ausmus solo shot, Biggio got another 2 run shot in the 6th, and Mike Lamb hit a solo homer in the 7th and again in the 9th. Astros starter Roy Oswalt allowed 10 hits over 7 innings, but only allowed 2 runs and earned the win. Brad Lidge pitched a perfect 8th but struggled in the 9th, which enabled Dan Wheeler to earn the save by inducing a double play to end the game. Originally I was going to use Andy Pettitte in game 3 for the Astros, but instead I decided to push Clemens up to game 3 on normal rest which would set him up for a potential game 7 start. Clemens has been much better thus far in the playoffs. The Twins will counter with Brad Radke. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2006 Houston Astros At 2006 Minnesota Twins 10/22/2006
Astros AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG
W.Taveras CF 4 0 0 0 .155 L.Castillo 2B 5 1 2 1 .314
M.Lamb 3B 5 2 3 2 .395 N.Punto 3B 5 1 3 0 .362
L.Berkman 1B 4 0 1 0 .288 J.Mauer C 4 0 1 0 .318
L.Scott LF 5 0 1 0 .321 M.Cuddyer RF 4 0 1 1 .313
C.Burke RF 4 0 1 0 .289 J.Morneau 1B 3 0 2 0 .273
A.Huff DH 3 2 1 0 .234 T.Hunter CF 4 1 1 1 .205
C.Biggio 2B 4 2 2 4 .208 L.Ford LF 4 0 0 0 .267
B.Ausmus C 4 1 1 1 .196 A-J.Tyner PH 1 0 0 0 .240
A.Everett SS 4 0 0 0 .212 R.White DH 4 0 1 0 .179
J.Bartlett SS 4 0 1 0 .205
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 37 7 10 7 Totals 38 3 12 3
A-Pinch Hit For Ford In 9th Inning
Astros.......... 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 - 7 10 1
Twins........... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 12 1
Astros (8-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
R.Oswalt WIN(3-1) 7 10 2 2 2 4 0 131 2.70
B.Lidge 1 1/3 2 1 1 2 2 0 33 8.44
D.Wheeler SAVE(1st) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.86
Totals 9 12 3 3 4 6 0
Twins (8-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Bonser LOSS(1-1) 1 2/3 3 3 3 0 2 2 43 5.60
J.Crain 2 2/3 2 0 0 2 3 0 55 2.16
G.Perkins 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 13 10.80
P.Neshek 3 1/3 4 3 3 0 6 3 58 7.11
M.Guerrier 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.52
Totals 9 10 7 7 3 13 5
ATTENDANCE- 45,347 DATE- Sunday, October 22nd 2006 TIME- Night
UMPIRES- Sam Holbrook, Randy Marsh, Angel Hernandez, Hunter Wendelstedt
T- 3:11
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 6 Twins:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 1 Twins: 0
ERRORS- A.Everett, L.Castillo
DOUBLES- N.Punto(3rd)
HOME RUNS- M.Lamb-2(2nd), C.Biggio-2(6th), B.Ausmus(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- W.Taveras(4th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Cuddyer
WALKS- W.Taveras, L.Berkman, A.Huff, J.Mauer, J.Morneau-2, T.Hunter
STRIKE OUTS- W.Taveras-2, M.Lamb-2, L.Berkman, L.Scott, C.Burke, C.Biggio-2,
B.Ausmus-2, A.Everett-2, L.Castillo, N.Punto, L.Ford, R.White-2,
J.Bartlett
GIDP- J.Tyner
WILD PITCHES- R.Oswalt
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Luke Scott robbed Mike Cuddyer of an extra base hit.
Craig Biggio smashed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Houston Astros defeated
the Minnesota Twins 7 to 3 at Metrodome.
Biggio provided the offensive punch. He popped a two-run clout over the fence
in the 2nd inning and smashed a two-run homer (his 6th of the season) in the
6th inning. Houston banged out 10 on the night.
The win went to Roy Oswalt(3-1) who allowed 2 runs in 7 innings. Oswalt got
relief help from Dan Wheeler who gained credit for his 1st save. Boof
Bonser(1-1) took the loss.
posted by spooky @ 9:16 PM,
