Well, this weekend didn't go as well as most Astros fans would have liked. Wandy got shelled, Roy had a bad night, the bats still are slow to awake, and Brad Lidge just can't get fixed. So, what is our more pressing problem right now? Pitching!! Lance will get his bat going, Morgan is having a solid start, Luke his performing well, Jason Lane has been a suprise off the bench, AE has been serviceable at the plate and Carlos has been..well, Carlos.
What's scaring me right this moment is Chris Burke. He's not looking comfortable at the plate, he's not hitting the ball hard or playing to contact. Is the pressure of a new postition waying too heavily on his mind and affecting his swing? He's batting a low .268, with 5 BB's, 15 hits, 7 of those for doubles and no HRs.
Compare that to Hunter Pence's line at RR - Hitting .324, 22 hits, 6 doubles, 3 HR's, 16 RBI, and 7 BBs. Hunter has an OPS of .931 and is slugging .544. Chris has an OPS of .740 and he's slugging .386. I'm thinking that Phil and Tim need to be sitting down with Chris and and letting him know that while he "earned" the starting job, it's not his to keep no matter what.
As far as the pitching situation, how's Troy Patton doing?
1W-1L, 2.37 ERA in 3 games. 11K's and 3 walks.
Sounds like he's doing pretty darn good to me!
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