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Friday, May 2, 2008
Long ball gives Astros exciting win
The Associated Press
For four innings, it looked like the Astros didn’t have a clue how to hit. They didn’t have a baserunner until the fourth inning and were down 4-0. But they made their big comeback in the sixth inning, scoring four runs after scoring two in the fifth. One more run in the eighth made the final score 7-4 for the Astros’ win.
Three random thoughts
- The fourth inning saw back-to-back-to-back home runs by Miguel Tejada, Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee that tied, gave them the lead and extended the lead for the Astros. This trio is going to one of the most feared in baseball, especially with …
- … Hunter Pence behind them. Pence, who before today had been struggling, hit two home runs. His big game raised his batting average to a respectable .260.
- Roy Oswalt struggled off and on and gave up four runs (three earned) but hung in the game and ate up some innings before handing the game over to the bullpen. Oswalt’s ability to hang around gave him his fourth win of the season.
