Houston lost the final game of the 3 game series against the New York Yankees in a huge way, 13-0. The loss is the Astros 5th in a row and they now sit in 5th place in the NL Central with a record of 33-37 after fighting to get above .500.
Not much to speak of offensively at all as far as the Astros go. A-Rod had a great game however going 3-for-4 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored. He hit his 12th homer of the year off Wesley Wright in the 6th inning. Jorge Posada also had a good game for the Yankees going 2-for-2 with 3 RBI a run scored and 3 walks. He also went deep getting his 3rd jack of the year with a total of 17 RBI. Michael Bourn of the Astros contributed to the blowout loss by going 2-for-4 bringing his batting average to .229. Lance Berkman was given the day off but I don’t think his presence could have stopped the 13 runs and 15 hits the Yankees put up.
Houston ace Roy Oswalt got the start and really had a difficult time getting anyone out. He worked 5.2 innings allowing 8 hits, 7 runs, 3 earned, and 4 walks. He was given the loss for the game bringing his record to 5-7 this season with a 5.04 ERA. The next 3 relievers had a hard time as well working a combined 3.1 innings giving up 7 hits, 6 runs, all earned and 3 walks. They couldn’t stop the bleeding as the Yankees piled on.
A terrible game for the Astros and they have really lost their way through this past week. They will need to get things together after there day off on Monday. They open up a 3 game series with the Orioles on Tuesday and hopefully they come out looking better.
