GDT: A's vs. Astros, 7/9/2018

[astrosdoug]

Bregman and Altuve tend to be the biggest culprits for baserunning mistakes.

Then again, they are also offensive leaders for the team, so they have a long leash.

[koolade2]

Do you see this team getting a lot of hits last couple games? LOL, I think he should have taken second and tried to steal Third. Not a lot of action trying to make something out of nothing

[Saint]

They also get on base more than anybody else which presents more chances for a mistake.

I'm okay with good players taking chances now and then.

[bannedfan]

Jul 9, 2018 19:20:31 GMT -6 koolade2 said:

Do you see this team getting a lot of hits last couple games? LOL, I think he should have taken second and tried to steal Third. Not a lot of action trying to make something out of nothing

4 hits in their last 12 innings.

[fanastro]

park bench joke. PARK BENCH JOKE.

[bearbryant]

Scooter Gennett, Joey Votto and Genio Suárez are all all-stars

[unionstation82]

Jul 9, 2018 19:21:03 GMT -6 Saint said:

They also get on base more than anybody else which presents more chances for a mistake.

I'm okay with good players taking chances now and then.

I get what you’re saying, but they’re a reckless baserunning team.

[bannedfan]

Big DP there😁

[Deleted]

nice double play to end the inning. Time to score.

[bearbryant]

D

[Saint]

Jul 9, 2018 19:24:29 GMT -6 unionstation82 said:

Jul 9, 2018 19:21:03 GMT -6 Saint said:

They also get on base more than anybody else which presents more chances for a mistake.

I'm okay with good players taking chances now and then.

I get what you’re saying, but they’re a reckless baserunning team.

And one of the top offensive teams. Let them play their game, imo.

[m240]

well this top offensive team needs to get 30 pitches on this guy this inning to even things up.  

[m240]

7 pitches is a good at bat even with making an out when you are going against a guy on his game.  

[m240]

this guy's fastball is down some and his slider is not breaking as much.  We should start doing something pretty soon.  

[Deleted]

I'm not sure what Houston is expected to do this game with White, Fed, Tucker and NO Yuli

You also have the two worst slumping hitters in Springer and Marwin

[m240]

19 pitch inning for the guy, I think we start to do something next inning.  

[astrosdoug]

Astros in-game BABIP is .083 this game... yesterday it was in the .130s. Incredibly bad luck on getting balls to fall for hits.

[Deleted]

I'm happy for Cole and his 168 Ks so far.... but do we really need to keep a stat on k's before the all-star break when the Astros are playing their most games ever before it?

[astrosdoug]

When the Astros finally get revenge on the baseball deities, it will be brutal. I'm thinking another 7-run inning.

[Deleted]

I don't like this AB by Olson

edit* but we got him *whew!

[astrosdoug]

That be some good pine tar

[bearbryant]

great job Cole

[bannedfan]

Great outing by Cole man.

[m240]

Well Cole did everything you could expect of a guy, time to reward him with a run or two.  

[Deleted]

Ugh! I hate that guy

Him and Simmons

[astrosdoug]

Fedo's LD exemplifies the bad luck the Astros are having on batted balls in play. Odds say 30% of them should fall for hits, and over the past two games the reality has been more like 11% are falling in.

[koolade2]

Boston and NY are winning. Need to find a way to score to stay even with these guys.

[Deleted]

See what happens when Springer actually gets a hit

[bannedfan]

Time to dent the scoreboard. Let’s go Altuve. No DP.

[Deleted]

K coming