They say timing is everything, and it was so in St. Louis Tuesday. The Cardinals led the Rockies 1-0 after 5 innings when Colorado brought in original BlueClaw Taylor Buchholz (not relation to the kid who threw the no hitter for Boston last year). Taylor pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh, and then the Rockies scored twice in the top of the eighth to make him a winner, making him the first ex-Claw to record a win in 2008. Cole Hamels will try to equal that, when he takes the hill in Philadelphia tonight.
Later in San Diego, the Astros continued to struggle offensively, falling to the Padres 2-1. Houston has scored a total of 1 run in the first 2 games. Michael Bourn picked up 2 walks in 5 at bats, including one with the bases loaded in the top of the sixth for the lone Astros run of the season. He also stole his 3rd base and picked up his first outfield assist, nailing Tad Iguchi at second base.
My apologies for misspelling Carlos Carrasco's name in yesterday's post, sometimes I get to typing faster than I am thinking. Lo siento, mi amigo.
The BlueClaws open workout was postponed last night due to a storm that passed through the area just as it was to begin, so they will open the gates again tonight for the Lakewood faithful to get a look a the team before Thursday's opener against Lake County.
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