Bzzzz!

Chris Burke has two home runs, a triple, a double, four runs scored and four RBI thus far in the playoffs, on 5-for-8 hitting. Not bad at all for a rookie who hit a mediocre .248 during the regular season.

The Astros have a new Killer B.

Last night's game was a beauty. Roy Oswalt pitched the kind of game I expected from him, shutting down the Cardinals' high-octane batters for a 4-1 victory, evening the NLCS at 1-1. Now the game shifts back to Houston, with Roger Clemens taking the mound on Saturday.

This is Astros baseball. Good pitching beating good hitting. Wonderful. Brad Lidge was his usual unhittable self against the St. Louis lineup. Beauty. The Astros get the Cards for three games in Minute Maid Park, with Clemens, Brandon Backe and Andy Pettite scheduled to take the mound in order. With the best home record in the National League, you gotta like the Astros' chances. Let's put it in perspective: Clemens led the NL in ERA. Matt Morris, who'll start game three for St. Louis against the Rocket, was only 4-9 after the All-Star break.

The only real regative about the game was the injury sustained by the Cards' Reggie Sanders after landing hard when diving for a fly ball. He suffered a sprained back and is banged up pretty badly. As an Astros fan, Sanders scares me because he's been so unbelievably hot at the plate this post season, but I never, ever want to see a player hurt because of hustle on the field.

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