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Astros lineup for Thursday’s game
Here is manager Brad Mills’ lineup for Thursday game against Pirates:
CF Michael Bourn
2B Jeff Keppinger
RF Hunter Pence
LF Carlos Lee
1B Brett Wallace
3B Matt Downs
SS Angel Sanchez
C Carlos Corporan
RHP Jordan Lyles
Astros’ lineup for Saturday
Astros’ lineup for Saturday:
CF Michael Bourn
SS Clint Barmes
RF Hunter Pence
LF Carlos Lee
3B Chris Johnson
1B Brett Wallace
2B Bill Hall
C J.R. Towles
RHP Bud Norris
Astros’ lineup for Wednesday
The Astros finish up their series with the Dodgers this afternoonat Minute Maid Park. Aneury Rodriguez (0-2, 5.72 ERA) starts for the Astros against Dodgers left-hander Ted Lilly (3-4, 4.71 ERA).
Here is the Astros’ lineup:
CF Michael Bourn
SS Angel Sanchez
RF Hunter Pence
LF Carlos Lee
3B Chris Johnson
1B Brett Wallace
2B Bill Hall
C J.R. Towles
P Aneury Rodriguez
Astros-Dodgers preview
The Astros, coming off a nice series win in Toronto, return home for six games, beginning tonight against the Dodgers at Minute Maid Park. Left-hander Clayton Kershaw starts for the Dodgers against Bud Norris.
- Bud Norris is 7-1 in 13 starts at Minute Maid Park since last year’s All-Star break. Over that time he’s surrendered the major’s lowest opponent batting average at home (.178).
- Brett Wallace is one of only three Astros to ever have at least a .400 batting average through the first 22 home games o the season. He’s hitting .406 at home this year.
- Hunter Pence’s 23 hits with RISP are ht emost by Astros player at this point of the season since 1974.
- Chris Johnson is hitting .400 (12-for-30) since May 11, averaging one RBI per every 3.3 at-bats. Prior to May 11, he was hitting .181.
- Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw’s 10 wins in May since 2009 are the most in the NL in that month.
- Dodgers IF Jamey Carroll can afford to take as many pitches as he does (64.1 percent of pitches taken), considering his success with two strikes. His leads the Majors with 27 two-strike hits.
- The Dodgers have left 359 men on base, which is the third-most in the Majors. And they have a .214 batting average with men in scoring position, the lowest in the Majors.
Here is the Astros’ lineup:
CF Michael Bourn
SS Clint Barmes
RF Hunter Pence
1B Carlos Lee
LF Jason Michaels
3B Chris Johnson
2B Bill Hall
C Humberto Quintero
RHP Bud Norris
Astros face Reds, try for third win a row
The Astros will try to do something tonight they haven’t all season: win three games in a row. That’s if the weather holds up.
Left-hander J.A. Happ (1-4, 6.35 ERA) will start tonight for the Astros against Reds pitcher Mike Leake (3-0, 4.40 ERA).
Carlos Lee, who spent last night in Houston hospital after colliding with teammate Angel Sanchez on Sunday, is out of the lineup, as expected. And Brett Wallace is in the clean-up spot.
Here are the lineups:
ASTROS
CF Michael Bourn
LF Jason Bourgeois
RF Hunter Pence
1B Brett Wallace
3B Chris Johnson
2B Bill Hall
SS Clint Barmes
C Humberto Quintero
LHP J.A. Happ
REDS
CF Drew Stubbs
SS Edgar Renteria
1B Joey Votto
2B Brandon Phillips
LF Jonny Gomes
RF Chris Heisey
C Ramon Hernandez
3B Paul Janish
RHP Mike Leake
Astros-Brewers lineups for Sunday
Here are the lineups for Sunday’s series finale between the Astros and Brewers:
ASTROS
CF Jason Bourgeois
SS Angel Sanchez
RF Hunter Pence
LF Carlos Lee
1B Brett Wallace
2B Bill Hall
3B Matt Down
C Humberto Quintero
RHP Bud Norris
BREWERS
2B Rickie Weeks
CF Carlos Gomez
LF Ryan Braun
1B Prince Fielder
3B Casey McGehee
RF Mark Kotsay
SS Yuniesky Betancourt
C Jonthan Lucroy
LHP Chris Narveson
Mills explains lineup shuffle
With first baseman Brett Wallace still nursing a sore hip from his Friday collision with Brewers slugger Prince Fielder, Astros manager Brad Mills stirred up his lineup for Saturday’s game against the Brewers. Carlos Lee, who has hit fourth for much of the season and has struggled his year, was moved down to fifth and played first base.
Jason Bourgeois batted second and played left field, and Angel Sanchez was back in the lineup, making his first start at second base and batting third. Hunter Pence was moved into the fourth spot in the lineup. Clint Barmes, who batted second in his season debut on Friday, hit eighth.
“The whole thought is Bill Hall’s got the day [off] and we’re trying to get Sanchez back in there. He’s swinging the bat really well for us, and this way we get some speed and some guys that are getting on base in front of Hunter and Carlos,” Mills said. “It is new, but I don’t know how we’re going to use this going forward.”
Mills stressed this lineup was just for Saturday.
Here’s the lineup:
CF Michael Bourn
LF Jason Bourgeois
2B Angel Sanchez
RF Hunter Pence
1B Carlos Lee
3B Chris Johnson
C J.R. Towles
SS Clint Barmes
LHP Wandy Rodriguez
Hall returns to lineup against Brewers
The Astros (7-12) open a stretch of 18 consecutive games against National League Central opponents when they face the Brewers tonight at Miller Park. It’s raining and 39 degrees in Milwaukee today, but the roof will be closed so thankfully there will be no delays.
The Astros went 45-33 against the NL Central last year, winning the season series from every team in the division except the Reds (5-10). They were 8-7 against the Brewers, including 3-6 at Miller Park.
Nelson Figueroa (0-2) will be trying to win his first game, facing right-hander Yovani Gallardo (1-1), who’s 7-2 with a 3.05 ERA in nine career starts against Houston. He has won each of his last four starts against the Astros, posting a 3.91 ERA.
Bill Hall, who was drafted by the Brewers and played for them from 2002-09, returns to Miller Park and will be in the starting lineup. Hall was out of lineup Thursday after spraining his ankle in New York.
Here are the lineups:
ASTROS
CF Michael Bourn — Hitting .345 with seven walks in his last 15 games.
SS Angel Sanchez — Has started every game at shortstop this year.
RF Hunter Pence — Leads the club in homers and RBIs.
LF Carlos Lee — Has gone 0-for-9 since snapping a season-long six-game hit streak.
1B Brett Wallace — Hit .417 in the three-game series against Mets.
3B Chris Johnson — Hitting .300 with three RBIs in last five games.
2B Bill Hall — Makes his first start since Wednesday, when he injured ankle.
C Humberto Quintero — Is in an 0-for-10 slump.
RHP Nelson Figueroa — Is 3-2 with a 4.19 ERA in 12 career games against Brewers (four starts).
BREWERS
2B Rickie Weeks
CF Carlos Gomez
LF Ryan Braun
1B Prince Fielder
3B Casey McGehee
RF Mark Kotsay
SS Yuniesky Betancourt
C Jonathan Lucroy
RHP Yovani Gallardo
Astros’ lineup for Thursday’s game vs. Padres
The Astros open a four-game series on Thursday night against the San Diego Padres at Minute Maid Park. Bud Norris starts for the Astros, who are trying to win their first series of the season. Chris Johnson remains out of the lineup after being hit by a pitch on Monday, and Matt Downs, who hit a two-run homer on Wednesday, gets his second consecutive start at third base.
Here is the Astros’ lineup:
CF Michael Bourn
SS Angel Sanchez
RF Hunter Pence
LF Carlos Lee
1B Brett Wallace
2B Bill Hall
3B Matt Downs
C Humberto Quintero
RHP Bud Norris
Brian McTaggart
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