Houston lost game 1 of a scheduled 4 game series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday with a final score of 7-5. The loss brings the Astros record to 27-22 and keeps them in 3rd place in the NL Central leaving them just 2 games back from 1st place.
Both offenses had solid games as they collected a combined 26 hits. The ‘Stros hit 11 of them, 4 of which were for extra bases. Lance Berkman had the best game for Houston as he went 3-for-5 with1 RBI. The hits bring his average up to .388 and the RBI has his total at 45. Ty Wigginton also had a good game going 3-for-4 with 2 RBI and a run scored. The hits have his average up to .247 and the RBI have him up to 6 this season.
Roy Oswalt took the mound for the ‘Stros going 6 inning deep allowing 11 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks and 4 Ks. He wasn’t given the loss for the game but the showing wasn’t very good. Wesley Wright did receive the loss bring his record to 3-2 this season. He pitched 1 inning giving up 1 hit, 1 run and 1 homer.
A solid game for the Astros as they did attempt a comeback in the later innings. They did fall short but they have been playing a lot better as of late. They will now finish up the series over the weekend as there are still 3 more games left in the set.
