Astros

The Astros beat the Pirates 13 -5 on Wednesday night. Collective good outing by all. Excellent play in the 1st inning with a fly ball catch in center by Brooks Kelm, relay to Mark Robichau at SS and a throw to Joe Silver at home who blocked the plate and got the runner tagging up from 3rd. Karl Pringle hit his 1st HR as an Astro and pitched 2 strong innings. The Astros gave the Pirates a continual different look by using 5 pitchers in the game; Karl, Nnamdi, Harrison, Mark and Dylan to close. Mike Whitmeyer got his 1st hit with 2 outs which opened the door for an additional 4 runs in the 3rd inning.