Why They Won
I just about had this post written. But Carlos Lee took Juan Gutierrez deep, scoring Kaz Matsui for the win. Brett Myers was the hard-luck no decision earner, throwing 124 pitches to get through 7IP.
Astros Pitching
| Name | IP | H/ER | K:BB | Pit-Str | CS/SS |
| Myers | 7 | 6/2 | 6:3 | 124-75 (60.5%) | 23/16 |
| Lyon | 1 | 0/0 | 0:0 | 5-5 (100%) | 0/1 |
| Lindstrom | 1 | 2/0 | 0:0 | 15-10 (66.7%) | 1/0 |
I'll admit it. I questioned - internally, of course - the decision to pull Lyon with a tie game, having thrown just five pitches, and the Astros showing no real signs of life. But I guess it worked out.
Astros hitting
There was no record of ABs w/RISP, because the Astros didn't have a single at-bat with runners in scoring position tonight. Zero. Tommy Manzella homered to left to give the Astros a 4-2 lead, and Carlos Lee - obviously - homered to left to score Kaz Matsui, who drew one of the two walks (Berkman drew the other).
The Astros were again impatient at the plate, seeing 121 pitches - three fewer than what Myers' threw in 7IP - on the night. Rodrigo Lopez lowered his ERA to 4.14 against the Astros.
Tommy Manzella still hit his first HR of the season before Carlos Lee.
Pitch Count Hero: Pence (1x3) - 17 pitches in three PAs
Pitch Count Punk: Feliz (0x3) - 9 pitches in three PAs
Man of the Match: This ought to go to Brett Myers for battling through 7IP, but come on, it's Carlos Lee's first homer of the season. And it was a walk-off.
Goat of the Game: Amazing. One swing of the bat and I went from giving the entire offense a Goat to being completely ecstatic. The goat goes to Pedro Feliz. Three groundouts, got to first because of a fielder's choice and an error by Mark Reynolds.
