That is an obvious result in a season where the club has either under performed, is under talented or a combination of both. A record of 30-47 doesn't come by accident. Still, in baseball, every club has the chance to string a few wins together and start feeling better about itself.
One win does not make a string, but it was still fun.
After trailing earl 4-0 it looked like another of those, "Here we go again" games. But the Astro hitters, bullpen and Brewer pitchers didn't allow that to happen. The Astros were able to get two of the runs back rather quickly which may have been the key. Michael Bourn's first home run of the year--off a lefthanded pitcher (Parra) no less--got things going. Then Parra's wild pitch let Pence score in the same inning.
Milwaukee got one of the runs back right away on a homer by Ryan Braun and it was 5-2. In the 6th inning two things happened that got the Astros rolling. First the offense chased Parra and his reliever Villanueva was no secret. A two run single by Pence after a key hit by Bourn led to a three run inning to tie the game at five.
Then the Astro bullpen went into shutdown mode. Gustavo Chacin pulled off the first true 1-2-3 inning for the team in the sixth. Wilton Lopez gave up a couple of hits in the 7th after the Astros had taken a 7-5 lead on an RBI double by Pedro Feliz who was playing first base to give Lance Berkman a night off. Feliz finished with three hits, two runs scored and the RBI that gave the Astros a lead they would not lose.
After Lopez gave up his second hit Tim Byrdak came in to retire Prince Fielder and Brandon Lyon entered to fan Braun and stick around to strike out the next three he faced in the 8th.
The latter occurred after Carlos Lee had plated two more runs with a double in the top of the inning.
The Astros won 9-5. The pounded out 14 hits. The bullpen bailed out a shaky Bud Norris with shutdown pitching It was a fun night in Milwaukee.
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