The Houston Astros had the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning but were not able to push across any runs and they lost to the Texas Rangers by the score of 3-2. Miguel Tejada grounded out to end the game when the Astros had the bases loaded. That was a tough way to lose a game, especially to the instate rivals.
Roy Oswalt took the loss for the Royals after pitching seven inning. Oswalt gave up seven hits and all three runs. The one hit that really hurt him was a two run home run by Max Ramirez in the fourth inning. Chris Sampson did a good job as he pitched the final two innings and only gave up one hit while not allowing a run to score.
The Astros offense had ten hits in the game but they only scored two runs. Both of those runs came in the second inning when Michael Bourn hit a two run home run. You can look at one state in the box score and see why the Astros lost this game. They left 20 runners on base. When you leave 20 runners on base you don’t deserve to win in my opinion.
Wandy Rodriguez will battle Kevin Millwood and the Rangers on Thursday for the series win. How do you think Wandy will throw? Leave us a comment and let us know!
