Carlos Zambrano batted for himself in the eighth inning. That's always a good sign. Only 99 pitches through seven innings. The fans in Houston are quiet.
Morgan Ensberg, who drew the walk, leads off the bottom of the eighth. Ensberg draws three balls and motions to first on the fourth pitch, which turns out to be a called strike. Then after a second called strike and a foul tip, Zambrano slips a slider past him to finish him off. Five outs to go.
We remember those words.
He goes 3-1 on Mike Lamb and loses him off the outside corner for his second walk of the game. A double play ball would be great right about now.
Preston Wilson takes a monster swing on the first pitch and comes up empty. But with a 2-2 count, Wilson pokes a single between first and second to break up the no-hitter. Zambrano then uncorks a wild pitch and the runners advance.
He gets Brad Ausmus and Eric Bruntlett swinging to end the inning, but the damage is done.
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