Ok, this is about the third game I have seen this season where the Astros had something cooking in the 9th, only to have Carlos Lee come up and ground into a double play. How this guy is one of the league leaders in RBI, I will never know. The number say he is delivering on the promise thus far, but from what I have seen, a bunch of those RBI are of the sacrifice and fielder's choice variety. When he does get extra-base hits, usually no one is on base.
Now, as far as tonight's game, the Texaco bullpen is officially back. Wheeler gave up five runs in the 9th -- all after getting the first two batters via strikeout. To be fair, the next two batters got on via infield hits and calls at first base that could have gone either way. While he was a bit unlucky, he still had an opportunity to get out of the inning and he did not do his job. Apparently, Chris Sampson tried to console him but he wanted no part of that as he did his best Carlos Zambrano impersonation and shoved his well-meaning gestures away.
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