Astros lose to Arizona in DeFrancesco's debut

"We charge admirers in the architecture and we wish to win added ballgames," Crane said afterward Houston's fourth after loss. "We anticipate this is a action that will advice us win added ballgames. The aggregation was absolutely disturbing and the address in the adviser wasn't what you wish it to be. If there's a bulletin to the fans, it's that we're traveling to accomplish acceptable decisions and we wish to win."

Houston accepted administrator Jeff Luhnow said he fabricated the move to "bring in a new environment" to the National League's youngest team. But it was added of the aforementioned Sunday as the Astros fell to 7-33 in their endure 40 games.

DeFrancesco, who has managed in the amateur for 17 seasons, said he "almost fell to the floor" if Luhnow offered him the position and that it's something he's been cat-and-mouse for his absolute career.

"We'd like to be closer, we're not appropriate now, but we're traveling to advance it appropriate until the end," Arizona administrator Kirk Gibson said. "I anticipate we've got a acceptable feel for ourselves."

Hill, who hit a three-run attempt in Saturday's 12-4 victory, aching the Astros again. He led off the five-run fourth with a drive adjoin Armando Galarraga (0-4) and added addition abandoned adjudicator in the eighth. He aswell doubled.

Chris Young hit an RBI single, Ryan Wheeler drew a bases-loaded walk, abode Ian Kennedy hit a cede fly and Gerardo Parra angled home a run in the fourth to hunt Galarraga.

"Once you're down early, you feel the accordance from the players," DeFrancesco said. "It's an acclivous action that they've been accomplishing all season. I'm aggravating to accumulate these guys motivated for nine innings, every individual out."

"What do you mean?" Cabrera said if asked what happened on the play. "I best the brawl up and threw it to aboriginal so he could bolt it."

The bandy short-hopped Casey Kotchman, who was clumsy to adhere on, acceptance Cliff Pennington to ability cautiously arch off the inning. The Indians concluded up accident 8-5 to the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night, Cleveland's fourth beeline loss.

Carlos Santana's two-out home run in the seventh inning concluded Bartolo Colon's annihilation bid, and Shin-soo Choo and Brent Lillibridge both hit two-run homers in the ninth adjoin the Oakland abode to accomplish things absorbing afore Grant Balfour recorded the final out.

"We're traveling to action no amount what," Cabrera said. "It was appealing boxy aggravating to appear aback from so far down."

Corey Kluber (0-2) gave up four runs - all unearned due to Cabrera's absurdity - and four hits in 5 innings. He absolved three and addled out three.

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