Colorado 7, Houston 6
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 3:10 PM
Location -
Coors Field
Temperature -
88°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Jeff Kellogg,
First Base -
Eric Cooper,
Second Base -
Mark Carlson,
Third Base -
Tim Timmons,
Attendance -
30333
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Houston
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6
|
14 |
1 |
|
Colorado
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7
|
13 |
1 |
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Houston
|
42-88 |
23-42 |
19-46 |
L4 |
| Colorado
|
63-68 |
35-33 |
28-35 |
W5 |
Recap
Troy Tulowitzki scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th as the Colorado Rockies completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 7-6 victory on Wednesday afternoon.
Tulowitzki added his 26th blast in the first and Carlos Gonzalez chipped in a homer and three RBIs for the Rockies, who have won five straight and remained 8 1/2 games behind Arizona in the National League West.
With Aneury Rodriguez (1-5) pitching for the Astros, Tulowitzki drew a one-out walk to begin the 10th. He moved up on Jonathan Hererra’s single and a walk to Kevin Kouzmanoff loaded the bases. Rodriguez then unleashed his second wild pitch of the inning, allowing Tulowitzki to score.
Matt Belisle (9-4) picked up the win.
The Rockies beat up on Houston starter Wandy Rodriguez, who was reportedly claimed off waivers by Colorado on Tuesday. A trade bringing the lefthander to Denver seems unlikely, and Rodriguez did not make a great impression by allowing six runs - four earned - and 10 hits in six innings.
Gonzalez’s 23rd home run - a two-run shot - gave the Rockies a 6-5 edge in the fourth but the Astros came right back to tie it in the next half inning on Brian Bogusevic’s sacrifice fly.
Gonzalez has an 12-game hitting streak with seven homers and 23 RBIs during that span. He also has driven in a run in nine straight games.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Houston |
|
Colorado |
|
Wandy Rodriguez
|
Player |
Aaron Cook |
|
No Decision
|
W/L |
No Decision
|
|
6.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
2 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
10 |
Hits |
11 |
|
6.00 |
ERA |
9.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Houston
|
14 |
1 |
22 |
.350 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Colorado
|
13 |
2 |
23 |
.325 |
27 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
-
Colorado will play their next game on the road against
LA Dodgers.
The
Rockies
have a W/L % of
.452
after a win and
.507
after a loss.
-
Houston will play their next game on the road against San Francisco.
The
Astros
have a W/L % of
.310
after a win and
.330
after a loss.