Costly Win

Brian Moehler pitched well again tonight for the Houston Astros in their game against the Cincinnati Reds. The 'Stros got only three runs, but won 3-1, moving to within 2 games of .500 for the season. But the win was costly with Carlos Lee getting hit by a pitch and having his finger broken. He had been on base 12 of 14 trips to the plate in the series and has driven in over 100 runs for Houston. He will be hard to replace in the batting order, though the defense should improve.