The Brew Crew lit up the Rocket for five runs in 5 2/3 innings and a big Stros comeback was thwarted as the Brew Crew held on for a 7-6 win on Friday night at the Juice Box.
Clemens uncharacteristically gave up three gopher balls, including a killer 3 run shot by Ben Grieve that landed in the first row of the Crawford Boxes. The Stros battled back gamely after being down 5-0, but Lidge lived dangerously in two innings of work and the Brewers were eventually able to push a run on a sac fly across in the top of the ninth for the game winner.
Tim Redding gets a rare start in the Saturday night game, and Pete Munro has been announced as the Stros’ starter in the Sunday matinee game.