NL: COLORADO at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MIKE LAMB SCORED HUNTER PENCE AND ORLANDO PALMEIRO. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M LAMB ON FIRST, E BRUNTLETT ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0 HOUSTON 12 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L SCOTT (.240, 1-FOR-4, HR, 3 RBI)</div>
NL: COLORADO at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 HOUSTON 0 0 2 4 2 2 0 2 12 13 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - BRIAN FUENTES HOU - TREVER MILLER (OUT) DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B FUENTES (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) J BAKER (.234, 2 HR, 7 RBI) G ATKINS (.248, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>
NL: COLORADO at HOUSTON <div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS HOUSTON (12) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Spilborghs cf-lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 K Matsui 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 M Holliday lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .349 B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T Helton 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 J Baker 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 G Atkins 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .248 B Hawpe rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Y Torrealba c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 J Carroll ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .203 R Lopez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .067 a-W Taveras ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 T Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-C Sullivan ph-cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .455 Totals 27 0 4 0 2 4 7 a-flied out to right for R Lopez in the 5th; b-singled to right for T Martin in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - M Holliday (29, W Rodriguez). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Helton 1, K Matsui 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: Picked Off - R Spilborghs (1st base, B Ausmus). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Burke 2b 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 .220 H Pence cf 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 .340 L Berkman 1b 3 1 2 4 1 0 0 .267 O Palmeiro lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .266 C Lee lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .293 E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 M Loretta ss-1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .326 T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-E Munson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217 M Lamb 3b-1b 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .307 L Scott rf 5 1 1 3 0 0 3 .239 B Ausmus c 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .265 W Rodriguez p 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .154 a-M Ensberg ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Totals 35 12 13 12 5 2 13 a-grounded to third for W Rodriguez in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for T Miller in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - H Pence (21, R Lopez); L Berkman (7, R Lopez). 3B - M Lamb (1, R Lopez). HR - L Scott (10, 5th inning off T Martin 1 on, 0 Out), L Berkman (14, 6th inning off T Martin 1 on, 0 Out). S - W Rodriguez. SF - C Lee. RBI - H Pence (36), C Lee (68), L Scott 3 (38), C Burke (8), L Berkman 4 (53), M Lamb 2 (25). 2-out RBI - C Burke, L Berkman 2, M Lamb 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Loretta 2, L Scott 1. Team LOB - 7. ---------------------------------------------------- COLORADO - 000 000 00 -- 0 HOUSTON - 002 422 02 -- 12 ---------------------------------------------------- COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era R Lopez 4 8 6 6 3 0 0 4.77 T Martin 3 3 4 4 0 1 2 4.91 B Fuentes 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 4.17 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era W Rodriguez 7 3 0 0 2 4 0 4.23 T Miller 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.52 IBB - L Berkman (by R Lopez). HBP - M Lamb (by T Martin). Pitches-strikes: R Lopez 91-54; T Martin 58-37; B Fuentes 35-22; W Rodriguez 117-82; T Miller 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: R Lopez 9-3; T Martin 2-6; B Fuentes 0-2; W Rodriguez 8-8; T Miller 1-2. Batters faced: R Lopez 23; T Martin 13; B Fuentes 7; W Rodriguez 25; T Miller 4. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Gary Darling. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: COLORADO at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: E Munson catching. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0 HOUSTON 12 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B Fuentes (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: COLORADO at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE HOU: BRIAN MOEHLER (1-2, 5.79) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 12 DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B FUENTES (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: COLORADO at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Moehler relieved T Miller. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0 HOUSTON 12 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B Fuentes (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: COLORADO at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Ausmus at first base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0 HOUSTON 12 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B Fuentes (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: COLORADO at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Iannetta hit for B Fuentes. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0 HOUSTON 12 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C Iannetta (.211, 2 HR, 15 RBI)</div>
NL: COLORADO at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 HOUSTON 0 0 2 4 2 2 0 2 x 12 13 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ, TOM MARTIN (5TH), BRIAN FUENTES (8TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ, TREVER MILLER (8TH), BRIAN MOEHLER (9TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS, ERIC MUNSON (9TH) HOME RUNS: COL - NONE HOU - LUKE SCOTT (10) OFF TOM MARTIN IN THE 5TH, 1 ON LANCE BERKMAN (14) OFF TOM MARTIN IN THE 6TH, 1 ON</div>
NL: COLORADO at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 HOUSTON 0 0 2 4 2 2 0 2 x 12 13 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ, TOM MARTIN (5TH), BRIAN FUENTES (8TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ, TREVER MILLER (8TH), BRIAN MOEHLER (9TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS, ERIC MUNSON (9TH) WP - WANDY RODRIGUEZ (5-7) LP - RODRIGO LOPEZ (4-2) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: COL - NONE HOU - LUKE SCOTT (10) OFF TOM MARTIN IN THE 5TH, 1 ON LANCE BERKMAN (14) OFF TOM MARTIN IN THE 6TH, 1 ON TIME: 2:57 ATT: 35,260 PROBABLES: PHI - JAMIE MOYER (7-5, 4.15) HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS (3-10, 5.58) PROBABLES: NYM - TOM GLAVINE (7-5, 4.12) COL - JASON HIRSH (3-7, 5.21)</div>
NL: COLORADO at HOUSTON <div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS HOUSTON (12) - FINAL COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Spilborghs cf-lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 K Matsui 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 M Holliday lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .349 B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-C Iannetta ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 T Helton 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 J Baker 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 G Atkins 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .247 B Hawpe rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Y Torrealba c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 J Carroll ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .203 R Lopez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .067 a-W Taveras ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 T Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-C Sullivan ph-cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .455 Totals 30 0 4 0 2 4 7 a-flied out to right for R Lopez in the 5th; b-singled to right for T Martin in the 8th; c-flied out to right for B Fuentes in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - M Holliday (29, W Rodriguez). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Helton 1, K Matsui 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: Picked Off - R Spilborghs (1st base, B Ausmus). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Burke 2b 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 .220 H Pence cf 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 .340 L Berkman 1b 3 1 2 4 1 0 0 .267 O Palmeiro lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .266 C Lee lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .293 E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 M Loretta ss-1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .326 T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-E Munson ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217 M Lamb 3b-1b 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .307 B Moehler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 L Scott rf 5 1 1 3 0 0 3 .239 B Ausmus c-1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .265 W Rodriguez p 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .154 a-M Ensberg ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Totals 35 12 13 12 5 2 13 a-grounded to third for W Rodriguez in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for T Miller in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - H Pence (21, R Lopez); L Berkman (7, R Lopez). 3B - M Lamb (1, R Lopez). HR - L Scott (10, 5th inning off T Martin 1 on, 0 Out), L Berkman (14, 6th inning off T Martin 1 on, 0 Out). S - W Rodriguez. SF - C Lee. RBI - H Pence (36), C Lee (68), L Scott 3 (38), C Burke (8), L Berkman 4 (53), M Lamb 2 (25). 2-out RBI - C Burke, L Berkman 2, M Lamb 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Loretta 2, L Scott 1. Team LOB - 7. ---------------------------------------------------- COLORADO - 000 000 000 -- 0 HOUSTON - 002 422 02x -- 12 ---------------------------------------------------- COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era R Lopez (L, 4-2) 4 8 6 6 3 0 0 4.77 T Martin 3 3 4 4 0 1 2 4.91 B Fuentes 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 4.17 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era W Rodriguez (W, 5-7) 7 3 0 0 2 4 0 4.23 T Miller 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.52 B Moehler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.59 IBB - L Berkman (by R Lopez). HBP - M Lamb (by T Martin). Pitches-strikes: R Lopez 91-54; T Martin 58-37; B Fuentes 35-22; W Rodriguez 117-82; T Miller 15-9; B Moehler 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: R Lopez 9-3; T Martin 2-6; B Fuentes 0-2; W Rodriguez 8-8; T Miller 1-2; B Moehler 2-1. Batters faced: R Lopez 23; T Martin 13; B Fuentes 7; W Rodriguez 25; T Miller 4; B Moehler 3. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Gary Darling. T--2:57. Att--35,260. Weather: INDOORS</div>
NL: COLORADO at HOUSTON <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLORADO (0) AT HOUSTON (12) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOUSTON 3RD: B Ausmus walked. W Rodriguez walked, B Ausmus to second. C Burke grounded into fielder's choice to catcher, B Ausmus out at third, W Rodriguez to second. H Pence hit a ground rule double to deep right, W Rodriguez scored, C Burke to third. L Berkman intentionally walked. C Lee hit sacrifice fly to center, C Burke scored, H Pence to third. M Loretta popped out to second. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 2. HOUSTON 4TH: M Lamb tripled to deep center. L Scott grounded out to shortstop, M Lamb scored. B Ausmus singled to center. W Rodriguez sacrificed to pitcher, B Ausmus to second. C Burke singled to center, B Ausmus scored. H Pence reached on infield single to second, C Burke to second. L Berkman doubled to deep right, C Burke and H Pence scored. C Lee singled to right, L Berkman to third. M Loretta grounded out to second. (4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 6. HOUSTON 5TH: T Martin relieved R Lopez. M Lamb hit by pitch. L Scott homered to right, M Lamb scored. B Ausmus lined out to shortstop. W Rodriguez struck out swinging. C Burke fouled out to catcher. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 8. HOUSTON 6TH: J Baker at first base. H Pence singled to left. L Berkman homered to center, H Pence scored. C Lee grounded out to shortstop. M Loretta popped out to shortstop. M Lamb flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 10. HOUSTON 8TH: R Spilborghs in left field. B Fuentes relieved T Martin. C Sullivan in center field. C Burke fouled out to first. H Pence singled to right. O Palmeiro walked, H Pence to second. E Bruntlett walked, H Pence to third, O Palmeiro to second. E Munson hit for T Miller. E Munson struck out swinging. M Lamb singled to center, H Pence and O Palmeiro scored, E Bruntlett to third. L Scott popped out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 12.</div>
Rodriguez, Berkman help Astros pound Rockies <h3>HOUSTON 12, COLORADO 0</h3>HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Wandy Rodriguez continues to impress athome and the Houston Astros won a series for the first time intwo weeks. Rodriguez pitched seven strong innings and Lance Berkman drovein four runs as the Astros posted a 12-0 victory over theColorado Rockies in Sunday's finale of a four-game series. The latest win gave Houston its first series win since sweepingthe Seattle Mariners here from June 15-17. Rodriguez (5-7) improved to 4-2 at home this season and loweredhis earned run average at Minute Maid Park to 2.13. Thelefthander allowed just three hits and walked two while strikingout four. Berkman continued his recent tear with a two-run double offRodrigo Lopez (4-2) in the fourth and a two-run homer - his 14thof the season and third of the series - in the sixth.Berkman's 408-foot shot to center was his first while battingrighthanded this season. Luke Scott hit his 10th homer and drove in three runs for theAstros, who will continue a season-long 11-game homestand thisweek against the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets. Rookie outfielder Hunter Pence went 4-for-5 with a double andthree singles, raising his average 10 points to .340 in 238at-bats. He scored three runs and tied his career high with hisfourth four-hit game of the season. The Rockies, meanwhile, finished a disastrous road trip that sawthem go 1-9 against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Chicago Cubs andHouston. In their previous 17 games, the Rockies had gone 13-4to get over .500 after starting the season 25-30. Lopez gave up six runs in four innings, falling apart aftergetting through the first two innings on 26 pitches. Hesurrendered eight hits and walked three without recording astrikeout. Colorado has now lost its last two starts with Lopez on themound after winning the previous six. The Astros opened the scoring in the third inning, getting tworuns behind just one hit. Lopez walked Brad Ausmus and Rodriguez to start the inning andRodriguez scored after Pence hit a double down the line inright. After an intentional walk to Berkman to load the bases,Carlos Lee hit a sacrifice fly to center to plate Chris Burke. Lee tied the Astros' franchise record for most sacrifice fliesin a season with 13. He now shares the record with Jeff Bagwell(1992) and Ray Knight (1982) and has the rest of the season toshatter the mark. Houston scored four times in the fourth capped by the two-rundouble by Berkman down the right field line. Burke, who startedat second base to give Craig Biggio the day off, also singledand scored in the inning.
NL: COLORADO at HOUSTON <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLORADO (0) AT HOUSTON (12) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Colorado Starting Lineups -- R Spilborghs CF, K Matsui 2B, M Holliday LF, T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, Y Torrealba C, J Carroll SS, R Lopez RHP. Houston Starting Lineups -- C Burke 2B, H Pence CF, L Berkman 1B, C Lee LF, M Loretta SS, M Lamb 3B, L Scott RF, B Ausmus C, W Rodriguez LHP. Umpires -- Jerry Meals (HP), Larry Poncino (1B), Bruce Dreckman (2B), Gary Darling (3B). Gametime Weather: INDOORS. COLORADO 1ST: R Spilborghs grounded out to second. K Matsui struck out swinging. M Holliday walked. T Helton grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 0. HOUSTON 1ST: C Burke grounded out to shortstop. H Pence grounded out to shortstop. L Berkman grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 0. COLORADO 2ND: G Atkins walked. B Hawpe grounded into fielder's choice to second, G Atkins out at second. Y Torrealba flied out to center. J Carroll flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 0. HOUSTON 2ND: C Lee flied out to center. M Loretta grounded out to pitcher. M Lamb singled to left. L Scott grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Lamb out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 0. COLORADO 3RD: R Lopez struck out looking. R Spilborghs reached on infield single to third. R Spilborghs picked off first. K Matsui grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 0. HOUSTON 3RD: B Ausmus walked. W Rodriguez walked, B Ausmus to second. C Burke grounded into fielder's choice to catcher, B Ausmus out at third, W Rodriguez to second. H Pence hit a ground rule double to deep right, W Rodriguez scored, C Burke to third. L Berkman intentionally walked. C Lee hit sacrifice fly to center, C Burke scored, H Pence to third. M Loretta popped out to second. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 2. COLORADO 4TH: M Holliday lined out to right. T Helton grounded out to second. G Atkins flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 2. HOUSTON 4TH: M Lamb tripled to deep center. L Scott grounded out to shortstop, M Lamb scored. B Ausmus singled to center. W Rodriguez sacrificed to pitcher, B Ausmus to second. C Burke singled to center, B Ausmus scored. H Pence reached on infield single to second, C Burke to second. L Berkman doubled to deep right, C Burke and H Pence scored. C Lee singled to right, L Berkman to third. M Loretta grounded out to second. (4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 6. COLORADO 5TH: B Hawpe grounded out to shortstop. Y Torrealba struck out swinging. J Carroll singled to right. W Taveras hit for R Lopez. W Taveras flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 6. HOUSTON 5TH: T Martin relieved R Lopez. M Lamb hit by pitch. L Scott homered to right, M Lamb scored. B Ausmus lined out to shortstop. W Rodriguez struck out swinging. C Burke fouled out to catcher. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 8. COLORADO 6TH: R Spilborghs grounded out to shortstop. K Matsui flied out to left. M Holliday doubled to deep right center. T Helton lined out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 8. HOUSTON 6TH: J Baker at first base. H Pence singled to left. L Berkman homered to center, H Pence scored. C Lee grounded out to shortstop. M Loretta popped out to shortstop. M Lamb flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 10. COLORADO 7TH: O Palmeiro in left field. E Bruntlett at shortstop. M Loretta at first base. G Atkins struck out looking. B Hawpe fouled out to catcher. Y Torrealba grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 10. HOUSTON 7TH: L Scott flied out to center. B Ausmus flied out to center. M Ensberg hit for W Rodriguez. M Ensberg grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 10. COLORADO 8TH: T Miller relieved W Rodriguez. M Lamb at first base. M Ensberg at third base. J Carroll flied out to center. C Sullivan hit for T Martin. C Sullivan singled to right. C Sullivan to second on fielder's indifference. R Spilborghs grounded out to shortstop, C Sullivan to third. K Matsui flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 10. HOUSTON 8TH: R Spilborghs in left field. B Fuentes relieved T Martin. C Sullivan in center field. C Burke fouled out to first. H Pence singled to right. O Palmeiro walked, H Pence to second. E Bruntlett walked, H Pence to third, O Palmeiro to second. E Munson hit for T Miller. E Munson struck out swinging. M Lamb singled to center, H Pence and O Palmeiro scored, E Bruntlett to third. L Scott popped out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 12. COLORADO 9TH: E Munson catching. B Moehler relieved T Miller. B Ausmus at first base. C Iannetta hit for B Fuentes. C Iannetta flied out to right. J Baker grounded out to second. G Atkins grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, HOUSTON 12.</div>
Rodriguez, Berkman help Astros pound Rockies <h3>HOUSTON 12, COLORADO 0</h3>HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Wandy Rodriguez continues to impress athome and the Houston Astros won a series for the first time intwo weeks. Rodriguez pitched seven strong innings and Lance Berkman drovein four runs as the Astros posted a 12-0 victory over theColorado Rockies in Sunday's finale of a four-game series. The latest win gave Houston its first series win since sweepingthe Seattle Mariners here from June 15-17. Rodriguez (5-7) improved to 4-2 at home this season and loweredhis earned run average at Minute Maid Park to 2.13. Thelefthander allowed just three hits and walked two while strikingout four. "I just feel really comfortable at home for some reason,"Rodriguez said through a translator. "I thought I had reallygood control of my pitches today and it was nice to get a nicelift like that from the offense. "I didn't feel like I was very comfortable at first, but when Igot there I settled in. I don't think I was that good in thebeginning, but I think I got better and better as the game woreon." Berkman continued his recent tear with a two-run double offRodrigo Lopez (4-2) in the fourth and a two-run homer - his 14thof the season and third of the series - in the sixth. Berkman's408-foot shot to center was his first while batting righthandedthis season. "This was a good series for us," Berkman said. "We hit wellfrom the beginning and we gave ourselves a chance to score a lotof runs with the pressure we put on their pitching. "As for me, I know I have to keep this up and just keep itgoing. I know my timing is better, so we'll see where it goes." Luke Scott hit his 10th homer and drove in three runs for theAstros, who will continue a season-long 11-game homestand thisweek against the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets. Rookie outfielder Hunter Pence went 4-for-5 with a double andthree singles, raising his average 10 points to .340 in 238at-bats. He scored three runs and tied his career high with hisfourth four-hit game of the season. The Rockies, meanwhile, finished a disastrous road trip that sawthem go 1-9 against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Chicago Cubs andHouston. In their previous 17 games, the Rockies had gone 13-4to get over .500 after starting the season 25-30. Colorado fell to 0-8 in all-time series at Minute Maid Park andhas not won a set at Houston since taking two of three at theAstrodome from April 28-30, 1995. They fell to 22-44 all-timeat Houston. "I think their guys (the Astros) just hit our guys and our guysjust didn't hit theirs," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said."When you don't score runs and you don't get hits, there is notmuch else you can do." Lopez gave up six runs in four innings, falling apart aftergetting through the first two innings on 26 pitches. Hesurrendered eight hits and walked three without recording astrikeout. "I think throwing from the stretch, I had a hard time keepingthe ball down today," Lopez said. "In the early innings, I feltlike I had good stuff. But when they got guys on base, it washard to get the ball down. I got behind in counts and startedgetting all those hits. "They made me throw a lot of pitches in the third and fourthinnings and I was out of the game." Colorado has now lost its last two starts with Lopez on themound after winning the previous six. The Astros opened the scoring in the third inning, getting tworuns behind just one hit. Lopez walked Brad Ausmus and Rodriguez to start the inning andRodriguez scored after Pence hit a double down the line inright. After an intentional walk to Berkman to load the bases,Carlos Lee hit a sacrifice fly to center to plate Chris Burke. Lee tied the Astros' franchise record for most sacrifice fliesin a season with 13. He now shares the record with Jeff Bagwell(1992) and Ray Knight (1982) and has the rest of the season toshatter the mark. Houston scored four times in the fourth capped by the two-rundouble by Berkman down the right field line. Burke, who startedat second base to give Craig Biggio the day off, also singledand scored in the inning. "We just have to win all of our series from this point on," saidMark Loretta, who was the only starting position player who didnot record a hit. "We took three of four from these guys andthat is hard to do against anybody. "It's still too early to scrap the season. We just have to keepwinning."