So we invited a couple of his teammates instead. Brandon Laird and Luis Mendoza are two of the team's gaijin, or foreign players. Laird saw action as a Yankee. Mendoza once pitched for the Rangers and the Royals.
Carlos Santana led off the second inning with a single. One out later, Asdrubal Cabrera slapped a bouncer off the glove of third baseman Brandon Laird, the ball then rebounding off shortstop Jonathan Villar and into the outfield to put runners on first and second.
Cody Clark, Barnes and Altuve all singled around Villar's pop bunt out before Crowe plated a pair with a single to center. Vargas then hit Brandon Laird with a pitch before giving way to Cory Rasmus, who served up a grand slam to Dominguez.
Vargas surrendered a two-run single to Crowe before hitting Brandon Laird with a pitch and handing the ball to right-hander Cory Rasmus, who inherited a bases-loaded, one-out jam. Dominguez greeted Rasmus with a first-pitch grand slam to boost the Astros' lead to 9-4.
Barnes singled and Altuve loaded the bases with his single with one out. The single by Crowe put Houston on top 5-4 before Vargas plunked Brandon Laird to load the bases again and end the pitcher's night.
Pinch hitter Brandon Laird tied the game with a single, and Ramiro Pena gave the Braves the lead with a sacrifice fly. Chris Johnson followed with a RBI single, and Jordan Schafer brought in the final run with a squeeze bunt.
Date: May 19, 2013
Category: Sports
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Pena singles in 7th as Astros avoid being no-hit - Corvallis Gazette-Times
Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera kept the Astros hitless to begin the fifth, making a diving stop to his left on Brandon Laird's grounder, then rolling over and throwing to first from his back for the out.
Pettitte recorded the first two outs of the game on just six pitches, but Brandon Laird, Chris Carter and Carlos Pena all singled, with Laird coming home on Pena's hit, before Ronny Cedeno walked to load the bases. Corporan followed with a two-run double to right to extend the lead to 3-0.