One of those games where you would have taken some of these runs last night but a great win for Houston.

 

Wandy Rodriguez pitched another great game getting his first win of the season.

 

Geoff Blum led the squad today with 3 RBI.

 

Bourn 1-5, 1 H, 1 R, 3 SO, 4 LOB, SB

Tejada 1-4, 2 R, SB

Berkman 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 LOB (Berkman has as many strike outs this season as he does walks. 11)

Lee 3-3, 3 Hits, 1 RBI, 2 R, BB

Pence 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 4 LOB, SB

Blum 3-4, 3 RBI, 1 R,

Rodriguez, 2-4, 2 RBI,

Smith 0-4, 2 K (not looking good for Jason)

Erstad 1-1 (first hit of the season and remains as the only bench player not to have a start)

Michaels 0-1

 

Great game out of the offense today, now if they could only put up some runs with some consistency.

 

Pitching Lines

Wan-Rod!!

7 IP, 2 H (that’s right, 2 hits), 2 BB, 10 K (ties a career high for Wandy, who got 10 K’s during a previous contest against the Reds)

Sampson 1IP, 1 BB

Fulchino 1IP

 

0 earned for Houston pitchers tonight.

 

Good news: Wandy freaking Rodriguez is pitching like the ace of the staff right now.  That’s 3 solid starts for the little lefty who got his first win tonight. 

 

Houston scored 7 runs tonight also a good sign.  Carlos Lee had a great game tonight but the offensive mvp goes to Blummer who got his first RBI of the season tonight and added 2 more to give him 3 on the day.

 

Bad News: Houston stranded 9 runners on base.

 

Something has to be wrong with Lance Berkman.  He hasn’t done anything from the left side this year and he already has 11 K’s.

 

Wandy Rodriguez W (1-1)

 

Tomorrow will have Felipe Paulino facing Edinson Volquez at 1:05 Central.

 

Houston (4-7)

Cincinnati (5-5)