Talk about two teams in two very different places. The Philadelphia Phillies visit Minute Maid Park this Monday-Wednesday, and it might just be too much to stomach for most Astros fans to go to any of the three matchups. Not only is this the best team in baseball versus the worst, but Houston supporters will also have to deal with watching former Astros Roy Oswalt and Hunter Pence perform. But hey, at least we got some cool former Phillies, right? Yeah! Astros fanatics will get to watch the illustrious Jason Michaels and J.A. Happ...do what they do. Sarcasm, a terrible baseball team, and the football season starting does not a good baseball blogging combination make. It's not going to be pretty, folks. But let's roll up our sleeves and get to work.
Houston Astros (49-97) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (94-49), September 12-14, Minute Maid Park
Game 1:
7:05 pm- Brett Myers (4-13, 4.66) vs. Roy Oswalt (7-8, 3.72)
Game 2:
7:05 pm- TBA vs. Cole Hamels (14-7, 2.60)
Game 3:
1:05 pm- J.A. Happ (5-15, 5.77) vs. Roy Halladay (17-5, 2.44)
For what it's worth, the Astros are 12-12 at Minute Maid since the All-Star break, which is a stark improvement over their home record before the break (you don't wanna know it, trust me). Myers, a former Phil himself, has only pitched 14 innings against his old club, but he's 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in those starts. The starter opposite Hamels will be announced sometime today.
PREDICTION: If the Astros win any of these games, I will break out a bottle of ketchup and eat my shoes.
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