Wednesday, 9 September 2015

Houston Astros @ Oakland Athletics (game 2)

Another packed stadium for the final game of this series between the Houston Astros and the Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum in Oakland.

The second game was a reversal of the first - this time Houston couldn't stop hitting and Oakland got pretty much nowhere against Colin McHugh - perhaps some Scottish heritage there?  You can see what Houston is capable of, but on the evidence of yesterday, I can't see them prospering in the play-offs - if they get there.

Many teams offer one or two lucky fans the chance to win prizes by answering questions in an innings break.  Some of the time, these questions are tough and require real knowledge, sometimes the answers will have been prominently given earlier in the game, and sometimes, they are utterly weird.  The "contestant" today had a tray with empty plastic cups and had to blow them all off the tray, just by blowing at them through a straw - and won 4 game tickets as his prize.

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