****Official Royals At Astros Gamethread 4/16****
 

Guthrie on the mound.


Lets do this shit!

First in, last to leave.

The Astros have called up their future predicted superstar and he's starting in RF tonight.

Springer is a 24-year-old outfielder and a name you probably know already, no matter your level of prospect interest and sophistication. The Astros took him with the 11th overall pick in the 2011 draft and he's rocketed through the minors. Check what Springer posted last year in 135 games, covering Double-A and Triple-A: .303/.411/.600 slash, 37 homers, 45 steals (in just 53 attempts). Absurd. Those are video game numbers.

Springer probably would have started the year in Houston if not for the current rules of baseball; the Astros gained an extra year of team control by making him wait a couple of weeks. Springer was crushing in the Pacific Coast League, off to a .353 start with three homers and four steals through two weeks. It's a good time to bring him up and let him play, see if he's ready to swim.

****Predictions for Tonight****

I will be drinking.
Butler will have a 2-4 game with a double.
Guthrie - 6IP 3 runs, 3 strikeouts, 2 walks.
Hosmer hits a :homer: and goes 3-4 on the night.
Holland get's the save with a fairly clean 9th.

Royals 7
Astros 4

Royals 7?

I think you're already drinking.

Heh. No sir. In class until 6:30. I wish I was drinking in class.:BLVD::hump:

In for a Mouse day off.

Aoki and Moose with the day off

Infante 2B
Hosmer 1B
Perez C
Butler DH
Gordon LF
Valencia 3B
Maxwell RF
Cain CF
Escobar SS
Guthrie P

I hope Maxwell can get a couple hits tonight. Easy to root for that guy.

Former Astro does well. The story writes itself.

Over/Under in Vegas is 8.5 runs

Guts for the win

The battle for still-sub-.500-but-a-little-less-so!

Sweeping the Stros would be sweet. Let's continue on tonight.

Okay, let's get our Butler Over-Under set....

GB's to middle IF:2.5
Total balls to not leave the IF: 2.5
Total balls in the air: 1.5
K's: .5
GIDP: .5