by shawn medeiros | Jun 29, 2008 | Carlos Lee, Craig Hansen, Houston Astros, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Lance Berkman, Mike Lowell
Lance Berkman’s two-RBI double in the bottom of the eighth was the difference as Houston beat Boston 11-10. Mike Lowell’s solo-homer in the top of the ninth made it 11-10. Goat of the Game: Pitching staff? Maybe? Well a combined 11 runs with Lester giving...
by zach hayes | Jun 29, 2008 | Brian Moehler, Game Threads, Houston Astros, Josh Beckett
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (50-33) @ Houston Astros (38-43) Josh Beckett (7-5, 3.73) @ Brian Moehler (4-3, 4.03) 2:05 PM EDT | Minute Maid Park (Houston, TX) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Last night appeared to be in the bag before Aardsma and Delcarmen...
by josh lacey | Jun 29, 2008 | Ryan Khoury
If nothing else, Ryan Khoury’s life in baseball has been about overcoming odds and proving his critics wrong. Khoury, a versatile infielder for the Portland Sea Dogs, was a first-team All-State selection as a senior at Copper Hills High in West Jordan, Utah. But...
by zach hayes | Jun 28, 2008 | Brandon Backe, Game Threads, Houston Astros, Jon Lester
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (50-32) @ Houston Astros (37-43) Jon Lester (6-3, 3.13) @ Brandon Backe (5-8, 4.82) 7:05 PM EDT | Minute Maid Park (Houston, TX) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Lester's last 4 starts: 27.2 IP, 30 H, 3 BB, 16 K, 1.63 ERA...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 28, 2008 | Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, Houston Astros, J.D. Drew, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Delcarmen
Daisuke Matsuzaka went five innings only allowing two hits while striking out for to improve to 9-1 on the season with a little help from a J.D. Drew three run homer in the third inning. Dustin Pedroia added to the score in the seventh with an RBI single giving Boston...