41 year old Roger Clemens threw 7 one hit innings in his first start as a Houston Astro in leading the ‘Stros to a 10-1 mangling of the San Francisco Giants. Here is the NY Times article on the game and Clemens’ pre-game telephone conference with Yankees’ owner George Steinbrenner.
Clemens — who is the best pitcher of his generation and one of the best of all-time — turned in a dominating performance as he struck out nine and even chipped in with a hit (I think it was like the fifth hit of his career; he’s been an American League pitcher for a long time). Bags, Hidalgo, and Kent hammered homers, and Biggio doubled twice and scored twice. The 10 runs felt good after the Stros struggled to score in the first two games of the series.
The Stros now hit the road for a week as they play in Milwaukee and St. Louis. They return to Minute Maid on Friday, April 16th against the Brew Crew.