BRANDON BARNES RUMORS
Astros News: Brandon Barnes May Force Justin Maxwell Out of Centerfield
Brandon Barnes has been performing well in centerfield during Justin Maxwell‘s DL stint with a hand injury. The 27-year-old is hitting .271/.326/.729 with three home runs and 15 RBI this season and Houston Astros Manager Bo Porter may want to keep Barnes there even after Maxwell’s return.Porter told reporters, “I’m going to say that he will start. I’m not going to say it...
Astros 3, Rockies 2(12)
Brandon Barnes hit a last at-bat, two-out RBI ground-rule double in the 12th inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies in interleague play on Monday.
Matt Dominguez singled off former Astro Wilton Lopez (1-2) to start the inning. He was replaced by pinch-runner Ronny Cedeno and he advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt.
The Rockies intentionally walked...
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Astros 7, Tigers 5
Brandon Barnes stood in center field and felt the wind blowing out a bit - an ominous sign when Miguel Cabrera is at the plate with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning.
Sure enough, Cabrera lifted a deep flyball to right-center, forcing Barnes to race over with the game on the line.
''I just knew if he hit it out there, I'd have to get a good bead on it...
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May 15, 2013
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Astros rookie has big night
Monday night, Astros rookie Brandon Barnes had himself quite an evening against the Yankees. In a 9-1 laugher, Barnes was 3-5 with three RBI. As if that wasn’t enough, Barnes’ night put him in some interesting company. Per Elias via ESPN: Brandon Barnes was 3-for-5 with three RBI in the Astros’ 9-1 romp over the Yankees. Barnes is the first rookie in 26 years with at least...
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Brandon Barnes lays out for superb diving catch
Houston Astros center fielder Brandon Barnes sprints full speed and dives to rob the Cardinals Jon Jay with a superb catch in the first inning last night. Your browser does not support... Full story at Bob's Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.com
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Astros OF makes tremendous catch
Houston Astros center fielder Brandon Barnes made the catch of the night on Saturday, with a diving catch that saved a run in a close 1-1 game against the Diamondbacks.
Barnes, a first year player from Cypress College, is batting just .167 on the season for the Astros, but has made some excellent plays in the field.
The Diamondbacks went on to win the game in decisive fashion with...
Longtime minor-leaguer's' perseverance finally pays off with call-up to Astros
Brandon Barnes had 2,976 plate appearances in the Houston Astros organization before Tuesday. After some of them, he thought about giving up. After some of them, he was free to sign anywhere else. When he did neither of those, he just went out and had a tremendous 2012 season at Double-A and Triple-A and Tuesday night spent his first game in a big-league uniform. "There...
AA's Austin Wates & Brandon Barnes both go over the outfield fence, HR is prevented
Austin Wates of the Astros Double A Corpus Christi's Hooks robs a home run by diving over the wall, falling into the bullpen in left-center field, avoiding teammate Brandon Barnes all at the same...
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Minor leaguers collide midair, both go over fence, one still makes catch (video)
In one of the more amazing catches you’ll likely ever see, Austin Wates and Brandon Barnes, teammates on the Corpus Christi (Texas) Hooks of the Double-A Texas League, a minor league affiliate of the Houston Astros, both make bids to prevent a deep shot by Nathan Frieman from clearing the fence. As the two converge [...]
Minor League Baseball Game Features Catch Of The Week
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