Russ started off lousy, gave up 3 runs in the first because he couldn't locate much of anything or keep the ball down. He had a good 2nd, a passable 3rd, a barely tolerable 4th in which he gave up a walk, a single, a GIDP run and then Kd the pitcher. Fulchino had been warming up and at that time, the Astros were only losing 4-1, and in spite of Niese pitching the way I had expected Santana to, it was still a winnable game. But Coop sent Ortiz back out there and he got an out, gave up an ...