The Astors opened up the first game of the scheduled 3 game series against the Boston Red Sox with a 6-1 loss. Houston now sits with a 36-41 record, just 1.5 games away from the last place Cincinnati Reds.
The offense only collected 4 hits for the game, only 2 of which were allowed by Daisuke Matsuzaka. The only run for the Astros came off the bat of pinch hitter Reggie Abercrombie getting his 1st home run of the season. Other then the effort from Abercrombie there isn’t much more offense to speak of. Miguel Tejada and Lance Berkman both went 1-for-4 but neither were able to capitalize once they got on base.
Runelvys Hernandez took the mound for the Astros and had a tough time getting Red Sox batters out. He worked just 5 innings allowing 5 hits, 3 runs, all earned, 3 walks and a homer to J.D. Drew in the 3rd. He was given the loss for the game bringing his record to 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA. The next 5 reliever that came in to work really had a hard time staying consistent with balls and strikes. As a total they allowed 6 hits, 3 runs, and 3 walks. This type of effort from the bullpen will never carry a team to victory especially when you are facing the defending champs.
An ugly game for Houston as they continue to play inconsistent ball. They will play game 2 on Saturday looking to even the series at a game a piece.
