Houston's here

OK, I'll admit - I forgot to spring my clocks forward and was pretty darn late to the ballpark on this gorgeous Sunday afternoon in Bradenton.
But here I am, John Lembo, with The Bradenton Herald, and I will be blogging in this game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros.
The Astros don't come over from Kissimmee all that often, so let's see who made the trip.
Astros:
Michael Bourn, cf
Yordany Ramirez, lf
Hunter Pence, rf
Aaron Boone, dh
David Newhan, 2b
Chris Johnson, 3b
John Gall, 1b
Drew Sutton, ss
Lou Palmisano, c
Brandon Backe, p

Not a bad pull. And it's not every day you get to see a guy who hit a walk-off home run to win a pennant - today's DH, Aaron Boone, did just that for the 2003 New York Yankees.

Pirates:
Nyjer Morgan, lf
Freddy Sanchez, 2b
Nate McLouth, cf
Ryan Doumit, c
Garrett Jones, 1b
Andy LaRoche, dh
Craig Monroe, rf
Neil Walker, 3b
Jack Wilson, ss
Ross Ohlendorf, p

Get used to seeing Monroe in right field - Brandon Moss, expected to be the Buccos guy in right, hurt his thumb Saturday in Fort Myers.

First pitch in about 20 minutes...