The Phil Garner era began as the Jimy Williams era ended as the Stros lost meekly to the Padres on Friday night at the Juice Box, 5-1.
Andy Pettitte gave up 4 runs on 7 hits in five innings, which is a death sentence for this punchless Stros team. The Stros had their usual six hits against five Padre pitchers, and only one of those was an extra base hit, a triple by Beltran. With the loss, the Stros fell below .500 at 44-45 and the GM’s office is fielding more trade proposals by the minute.
Roy O gives the Stros a decent chance in the Saturday night game amid rumors that management is dangling Beltran to the Dodgers for a bunch of prospects.