What is the deal with opposing pitchers this year? They are more dangerous than some of the clean-up hitters we are facing.
We gave up another homerun to a pitcher last night: Matt Cain. Who? He’s the guy who not only scored a run, but also pitched 8 solid innings against the Astros and gave them their second loss in eleven games.
And Hunter Pence continues to have problems communicating with his teammates on the field. Last night, he collided with Kaz Matsui and both players were on the ground for a little while.
I don’t know if he just isn’t loud enough or if he isn’t willing to let anybody else have the ball. Being an aggressive player is all fine and dandy, but being a good teammate is required as well. Jose Cruz needs to take Hunter aside and have a long talk with him about cooperation.
Brandon Backe had a decent game, but when you start the night off giving up a triple, it’s going to be tough. And we had some sloppy play on the field as well.
All in all, it wasn’t an impressive game for the Astros. I am hopeful that they will look better tonight as Brian Moehler has his second start against Patrick Misch who has a 0-0 record with a 5.63 ERA.
I’m looking forward to getting out of Pacific time and back to a time when I can actually stay up long enough to watch the game.
