Pete Munro and Chad Harville pitched batting practice to the Cubs on Friday night at the Juice Box. Unfortunately, the umps kept score and the Cubs used seven (actually six, I lost count when I posted that they had hit seven) yaks to pound the Stros, 9-2.
Frankly, given that the Stros were using pitchers who are really AAA quality, the outcome of the game was not surprising. On Saturday night, Brandon Backe, who could not remain with the club as a reliever earlier this year, starts against the Cubs’ Mark Prior. It will take a minor miracle for the Stros to win that game.
The Sunday matinee has a great matchup between Roy O and Kerry Wood, which should at least generate some interest until Roger Clemens‘ next start. That’s about all Stros fans have to look forward to these days.