Saturday, September 10, 2011

Happy Birthday - 9/10

It must be the day for left-handed pitchers!

LHP Luis Cruz (21)
Drafted in the 9th round in 2008 out of high school in Puerto Rico, Cruz split his time this season between Lancaster and Lexington. In 22 starts, he was 5-5 with a 5.71 ERA, a 1.46 WHIP and a SO/BB ratio of 3.51.

LHP Shane Wolf (25)
Shane was born in New York and was drafted in the 26th Round of 2008 out of Ithaca College. Pitching out of the bullpen in Corpus Christi and in Lancaster, he compiled a 2-5 record, with a 6.10 ERA, 1.659 WHIP and 1.86 SO/BB ratio in 41 appearances.

Former Astros birthdays today:
LHP Randy "Big Unit" Johnson (48)
Randy is well-remembered by Houston fans for his dominance during the 1998 playoff run. Obtained at the trade deadline, he went 10-1 in 11 starts with a 1.28 ERA and a 0.984 WHIP. He helped to get the Astros to the post season, but even with an impressive 1.93 ERA and a 1.000 WHIP, he went 0-2 and Houston lost the NLDS to San Diego 3-1.

1B Craig Cacek (57)
Craig's sole major league experience consisted of 7 games played for Houston during the 1977 season. He did manage to get his one hit in the bigs, but that's about it.

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