NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Lidge relieved C Qualls. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6 COLORADO 8 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M Holliday (.349, 2-FOR-2, RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Burke in right field. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6 COLORADO 8 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M Holliday (.349, 2-FOR-2, RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 6 8 0 COLORADO 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 8 15 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - BRAD LIDGE COL - LATROY HAWKINS DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: A EVERETT (.220, 1-FOR-3, RBI) B AUSMUS (.228, 0-FOR-3) C BURKE (.238, 1 HR, 6 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">HOUSTON (6) VS COLORADO (8) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Biggio 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .230 H Pence cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .368 L Berkman 1b 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .244 C Lee lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .306 M Loretta 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .317 L Scott rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .240 B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Everett ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .220 B Ausmus c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228 W Williams p 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Burke rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Totals 31 6 8 5 2 3 7 BATTING: 2B - H Pence (12, A Cook). HR - L Berkman (7, 8th inning off L Hawkins 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - L Berkman 2 (34), M Loretta (14), A Everett (13), H Pence (24). 2-out RBI - A Everett. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Ausmus 1. GIDP - L Berkman. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Lee (Y Torrealba at Home). DP: 1 (C Lee-B Ausmus). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .321 K Matsui 2b 4 2 2 2 1 1 3 .330 M Holliday lf 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .351 T Helton 1b 5 1 0 0 0 0 6 .330 G Atkins 3b 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .242 B Hawpe rf 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .298 T Tulowitzki ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .267 Y Torrealba c 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .227 A Cook p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 T Buchholz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 a-S Barker ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 8 15 8 3 2 17 a-hit by pitch for T Buchholz in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - T Tulowitzki (9, W Williams); M Holliday 2 (20, B Lidge, W Williams). 3B - B Hawpe (1, T Miller). HR - K Matsui (1, 7th inning off W Williams 0 on, 0 Out). S - A Cook. RBI - M Holliday (45), Y Torrealba (18), W Taveras (11), K Matsui 2 (13), B Hawpe 2 (37), T Tulowitzki (23). 2-out RBI - M Holliday, Y Torrealba, W Taveras, K Matsui. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Torrealba 1, T Helton 3, K Matsui 2, T Tulowitzki 1. Team LOB - 11. BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (10, 2nd base off W Williams/B Ausmus), G Atkins (3, 2nd base off W Williams/B Ausmus). FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton). ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 000 320 01 -- 6 COLORADO - 001 300 40 -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era W Williams 6 10 6 6 2 0 1 5.79 T Miller 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 7.80 C Qualls 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.30 B Lidge 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.51 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era A Cook 6 7 5 5 2 1 0 4.54 T Buchholz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.44 L Hawkins 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 5.27 W Williams pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. IBB - B Hawpe (by B Lidge). BALK - W Williams. HBP - M Holliday (by W Williams); S Barker (by C Qualls). Pitches-strikes: W Williams 118-74; T Miller 8-7; C Qualls 14-8; B Lidge 17-8; A Cook 102-64; T Buchholz 9-8; L Hawkins 8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: W Williams 3-14; T Miller 1-0; C Qualls 1-0; B Lidge 2-0; A Cook 13-4; T Buchholz 1-1; L Hawkins 1-1. Batters faced: W Williams 30; T Miller 3; C Qualls 5; B Lidge 5; A Cook 26; T Buchholz 3; L Hawkins 4. UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox. EJECTIONS: HOUSTON's Williams by Bucknor (7th). Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE COL: BRIAN FUENTES (0-0, 1.98) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 8 DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: A EVERETT (.220, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Fuentes relieved L Hawkins. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6 COLORADO 8 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: A Everett (.220, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Ensberg hit for B Ausmus. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6 COLORADO 8 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M Ensberg (.234, 5 HR, 15 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY MORGAN ENSBERG (6) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE 9TH OFF BRIAN FUENTES. CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7, COLORADO 8 DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BURKE (.238, 1 HR, 6 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 7 9 0 COLORADO 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 x 8 15 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS, TREVER MILLER (7TH), CHAD QUALLS (7TH), BRAD LIDGE (8TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS COL - AARON COOK, TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (7TH), LATROY HAWKINS (8TH), BRIAN FUENTES (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA HOME RUNS: HOU - LANCE BERKMAN (7) OFF LATROY HAWKINS IN THE 8TH, 0 ON MORGAN ENSBERG (6) OFF BRIAN FUENTES IN THE 9TH, 0 ON COL - KAZ MATSUI (1) OFF WOODY WILLIAMS IN THE 7TH, 0 ON</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 7 9 0 COLORADO 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 x 8 15 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS, TREVER MILLER (7TH), CHAD QUALLS (7TH), BRAD LIDGE (8TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS COL - AARON COOK, TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (7TH), LATROY HAWKINS (8TH), BRIAN FUENTES (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA WP - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (3-3) LP - WOODY WILLIAMS (2-8) SAVE - BRIAN FUENTES (17) HOME RUNS: HOU - LANCE BERKMAN (7) OFF LATROY HAWKINS IN THE 8TH, 0 ON MORGAN ENSBERG (6) OFF BRIAN FUENTES IN THE 9TH, 0 ON COL - KAZ MATSUI (1) OFF WOODY WILLIAMS IN THE 7TH, 0 ON TIME: 3:01 ATT: 22,471 PROBABLES: HOU - ROY OSWALT (6-4, 3.20) COL - JOSH FOGG (1-5, 4.53)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">HOUSTON (7) VS COLORADO (8) - FINAL HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Biggio 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .229 H Pence cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .368 L Berkman 1b 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .244 C Lee lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .306 M Loretta 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .317 L Scott rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .240 B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Everett ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .219 B Ausmus c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228 a-M Ensberg ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .239 W Williams p 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Burke rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Totals 35 7 9 6 2 3 7 a-homered to center for B Ausmus in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - H Pence (12, A Cook). HR - L Berkman (7, 8th inning off L Hawkins 0 on, 0 Out), M Ensberg (6, 9th inning off B Fuentes 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - L Berkman 2 (34), M Loretta (14), A Everett (13), H Pence (24), M Ensberg (16). 2-out RBI - A Everett. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Ausmus 1. GIDP - L Berkman. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Lee (Y Torrealba at Home). DP: 1 (C Lee-B Ausmus). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .321 K Matsui 2b 4 2 2 2 1 1 3 .330 M Holliday lf 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .351 T Helton 1b 5 1 0 0 0 0 6 .330 G Atkins 3b 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .242 B Hawpe rf 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .298 T Tulowitzki ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .267 Y Torrealba c 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .227 A Cook p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 T Buchholz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 a-S Barker ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 8 15 8 3 2 17 a-hit by pitch for T Buchholz in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - T Tulowitzki (9, W Williams); M Holliday 2 (20, B Lidge, W Williams). 3B - B Hawpe (1, T Miller). HR - K Matsui (1, 7th inning off W Williams 0 on, 0 Out). S - A Cook. RBI - M Holliday (45), Y Torrealba (18), W Taveras (11), K Matsui 2 (13), B Hawpe 2 (37), T Tulowitzki (23). 2-out RBI - M Holliday, Y Torrealba, W Taveras, K Matsui. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Torrealba 1, T Helton 3, K Matsui 2, T Tulowitzki 1. Team LOB - 11. BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (10, 2nd base off W Williams/B Ausmus), G Atkins (3, 2nd base off W Williams/B Ausmus). FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton). ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 000 320 011 -- 7 COLORADO - 001 300 40x -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era W Williams (L, 2-8) 6 10 6 6 2 0 1 5.79 T Miller 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 7.80 C Qualls 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.30 B Lidge 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.51 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era A Cook 6 7 5 5 2 1 0 4.54 T Buchholz (W, 3-3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.44 L Hawkins (H, 4) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 5.27 B Fuentes (S, 17) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.22 W Williams pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. IBB - B Hawpe (by B Lidge). BALK - W Williams. HBP - M Holliday (by W Williams); S Barker (by C Qualls). Pitches-strikes: W Williams 118-74; T Miller 8-7; C Qualls 14-8; B Lidge 17-8; A Cook 102-64; T Buchholz 9-8; L Hawkins 8-7; B Fuentes 16-9. Ground balls-fly balls: W Williams 3-14; T Miller 1-0; C Qualls 1-0; B Lidge 2-0; A Cook 13-4; T Buchholz 1-1; L Hawkins 1-1; B Fuentes 3-0. Batters faced: W Williams 30; T Miller 3; C Qualls 5; B Lidge 5; A Cook 26; T Buchholz 3; L Hawkins 4; B Fuentes 4. UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox. EJECTIONS: HOUSTON's Williams by Bucknor (7th). T--3:01. Att--22,471. Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOUSTON (7) AT COLORADO (8) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLORADO 3RD: A Cook lined out to second. W Taveras grounded out to pitcher. K Matsui walked. K Matsui stole second. M Holliday doubled to deep left center, K Matsui scored. T Helton lined out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, COLORADO 1. HOUSTON 4TH: C Biggio fouled out to catcher. H Pence doubled to deep center. L Berkman singled to center, H Pence scored, L Berkman to second advancing on throw. C Lee walked. M Loretta singled to right center, L Berkman scored, C Lee to third. L Scott grounded out to first, M Loretta to second. A Everett reached on infield single to shortstop, C Lee scored, M Loretta to third. B Ausmus grounded out to pitcher. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 3, COLORADO 1. COLORADO 4TH: G Atkins singled to right center. B Hawpe flied out to right. T Tulowitzki flied out to right. G Atkins stole second. Y Torrealba singled to right, G Atkins scored. A Cook reached on bunt single to pitcher, Y Torrealba to second. W Taveras singled to center, Y Torrealba scored, A Cook to second. K Matsui singled to right, A Cook scored, W Taveras to third. M Holliday walked, K Matsui to second. T Helton flied out to left. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 3, COLORADO 4. HOUSTON 5TH: W Williams singled to right. C Biggio singled to left, W Williams to second. H Pence singled to right center, W Williams scored, C Biggio to third. L Berkman grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Biggio scored, H Pence out at second. C Lee flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5, COLORADO 4. COLORADO 7TH: K Matsui homered to right. M Holliday hit by pitch. Houston's W Williams ejected by C Bucknor. T Miller relieved W Williams. T Helton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Holliday out at second. G Atkins singled to left, T Helton to second. B Hawpe tripled to deep right center, T Helton and G Atkins scored. C Qualls relieved T Miller. T Tulowitzki singled to right center, B Hawpe scored. Y Torrealba singled to center, T Tulowitzki to second. S Barker hit for T Buchholz. S Barker hit by pitch, T Tulowitzki to third, Y Torrealba to second. W Taveras grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Tulowitzki out at home, Y Torrealba to third, S Barker to second. K Matsui struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5, COLORADO 8. HOUSTON 8TH: L Hawkins relieved T Buchholz. L Berkman homered to left center. C Lee fouled out to right. M Loretta grounded out to shortstop. L Scott struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 8. HOUSTON 9TH: B Fuentes relieved L Hawkins. A Everett grounded out to shortstop. M Ensberg hit for B Ausmus. M Ensberg homered to center. C Burke grounded out to shortstop. C Biggio grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 7, COLORADO 8.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOUSTON (7) AT COLORADO (8) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Houston Starting Lineups -- C Biggio 2B, H Pence CF, L Berkman 1B, C Lee LF, M Loretta 3B, L Scott RF, A Everett SS, B Ausmus C, W Williams RHP. Colorado Starting Lineups -- W Taveras CF, K Matsui 2B, M Holliday LF, T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, T Tulowitzki SS, Y Torrealba C, A Cook RHP. Umpires -- C.B. Bucknor (HP), Rob Drake (1B), Ed Rapuano (2B), Ed Hickox (3B). Gametime Weather: 68 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 14 mph. HOUSTON 1ST: C Biggio grounded out to pitcher. H Pence grounded out to pitcher. L Berkman grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 1ST: W Taveras flied out to right. K Matsui flied out to center. M Holliday singled to left. T Helton flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, COLORADO 0. HOUSTON 2ND: C Lee flied out to right. M Loretta lined out to first. L Scott struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 2ND: G Atkins lined out to center. B Hawpe lined out to first. T Tulowitzki doubled to deep left. Y Torrealba grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, COLORADO 0. HOUSTON 3RD: A Everett grounded out to third. B Ausmus grounded out to pitcher. W Williams grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 3RD: A Cook lined out to second. W Taveras grounded out to pitcher. K Matsui walked. K Matsui stole second. M Holliday doubled to deep left center, K Matsui scored. T Helton lined out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, COLORADO 1. HOUSTON 4TH: C Biggio fouled out to catcher. H Pence doubled to deep center. L Berkman singled to center, H Pence scored, L Berkman to second advancing on throw. C Lee walked. M Loretta singled to right center, L Berkman scored, C Lee to third. L Scott grounded out to first, M Loretta to second. A Everett reached on infield single to shortstop, C Lee scored, M Loretta to third. B Ausmus grounded out to pitcher. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 3, COLORADO 1. COLORADO 4TH: G Atkins singled to right center. B Hawpe flied out to right. T Tulowitzki flied out to right. G Atkins stole second. Y Torrealba singled to right, G Atkins scored. A Cook reached on bunt single to pitcher, Y Torrealba to second. W Taveras singled to center, Y Torrealba scored, A Cook to second. K Matsui singled to right, A Cook scored, W Taveras to third. M Holliday walked, K Matsui to second. T Helton flied out to left. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 3, COLORADO 4. HOUSTON 5TH: W Williams singled to right. C Biggio singled to left, W Williams to second. H Pence singled to right center, W Williams scored, C Biggio to third. L Berkman grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Biggio scored, H Pence out at second. C Lee flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5, COLORADO 4. COLORADO 5TH: G Atkins flied out to right. B Hawpe flied out to left. T Tulowitzki flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5, COLORADO 4. HOUSTON 6TH: M Loretta walked. L Scott grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Loretta out at second. A Everett grounded into fielder's choice to second, L Scott out at second. B Ausmus grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5, COLORADO 4. COLORADO 6TH: Y Torrealba singled to left. Y Torrealba to second on balk by W Williams. A Cook sacrificed to pitcher, Y Torrealba to third. W Taveras flied out to left, Y Torrealba thrown out at home. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5, COLORADO 4. HOUSTON 7TH: T Buchholz relieved A Cook. W Williams flied out to right. C Biggio grounded out to shortstop. H Pence struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5, COLORADO 4. COLORADO 7TH: K Matsui homered to right. M Holliday hit by pitch. Houston's W Williams ejected by C Bucknor. T Miller relieved W Williams. T Helton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Holliday out at second. G Atkins singled to left, T Helton to second. B Hawpe tripled to deep right center, T Helton and G Atkins scored. C Qualls relieved T Miller. T Tulowitzki singled to right center, B Hawpe scored. Y Torrealba singled to center, T Tulowitzki to second. S Barker hit for T Buchholz. S Barker hit by pitch, T Tulowitzki to third, Y Torrealba to second. W Taveras grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Tulowitzki out at home, Y Torrealba to third, S Barker to second. K Matsui struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5, COLORADO 8. HOUSTON 8TH: L Hawkins relieved T Buchholz. L Berkman homered to left center. C Lee fouled out to right. M Loretta grounded out to shortstop. L Scott struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 8. COLORADO 8TH: B Lidge relieved C Qualls. C Burke in right field. M Holliday doubled to deep center. T Helton grounded out to second, M Holliday to third. G Atkins grounded out to pitcher. B Hawpe intentionally walked. T Tulowitzki struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 8. HOUSTON 9TH: B Fuentes relieved L Hawkins. A Everett grounded out to shortstop. M Ensberg hit for B Ausmus. M Ensberg homered to center. C Burke grounded out to shortstop. C Biggio grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 7, COLORADO 8.</div>
Matsui, Hawpe help rally Rockies past Astros <h3>COLORADO 8, HOUSTON 7</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- Kaz Matsui and Brad Hawpe delivered bigblows in the seventh inning to lift the Colorado Rockies to an8-7 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Matsui went 2-for-4 with two RBI, including a solo home run inthe seventh to tie the game at 5-5. Houston starter Woody Williams, who entered the game 1-2 with a14.90 ERA in seven career starts at Coors Field, hit MattHolliday with the first pitch following the home run by Matsuiand was ejected by plate umpire C.B. Bucknor. Garrett Atkins added a single and Hawpe then tripled to the gapin right-center to score two runs. Yorvit Torrealba capped theinning with an RBI single to make it 8-5. Lance Berkman pulled the Astros within 8-6 with a solo home runoff LaTroy Hawkins in the eighth. Taylor Buchholz (3-3) pitched a perfect seventh inning to pickup the win. Brian Fuentes allowed a homer to pinch hitterMorgan Ensberg but still earned his 17th save in 19 chances. Williams (2-8) allowed six runs and 10 hits in six-plus innings. Houston took an early lead with a three-run fourth. Coloradostarter Aaron Cook retired the first 10 Astros he faced beforeHunter Pence doubled to center field. Pence scored on a single by Lance Berkman, and Mark Loretta andAdam Everett added RBI singles in the frame to give the Astros a3-1 lead.
Matsui, Hawpe help rally Rockies past Astros <h3>COLORADO 8, HOUSTON 7</h3><div class="pre">DENVER (Ticker) -- Kaz Matsui and Brad Hawpe delivered big</div>blows in the seventh inning to lift the Colorado Rockies to an8-7 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Matsui went 2-for-4 with two RBI, including a solo home run inthe seventh to tie the game at 5-5. Houston starter Woody Williams, who entered the game 1-2 with a14.90 ERA in seven career starts at Coors Field, hit MattHolliday with the first pitch following the home run by Matsuiand was ejected by plate umpire C.B. Bucknor. "I guess after a home run that's what happens," Williams said."At that point it had gotten to the point where I was tired ofgiving up runs and making sure I got the ball inside and it wasbehind him." "Am I surprised, no because after what happened last night itseemed a little fishy coming after a home run. I'm notsurprised," Holliday said. Garrett Atkins added a single and Hawpe then tripled to the gapin right-center to score two runs. Yorvit Torrealba capped theinning with an RBI single to make it 8-5. "He threw a slider that was a nice pitch and I wasn't on it verygood," Hawpe said. "After seeing it I thought he might throw itup there again and it happened to be in a nice spot." "Big hit tonight, as big as any hits we had tonight," Rockiesmanager Clint Hurdle said. "He's getting more confidence, seeingmore lefthanded pitching, and he's responded with some bighits against some lefthanders in the past couple three weeks." Lance Berkman pulled the Astros within 8-6 with a solo home runoff LaTroy Hawkins in the eighth. Taylor Buchholz (3-3) pitched a perfect seventh inning to pickup the win. Brian Fuentes allowed a homer to pinch hitterMorgan Ensberg but still earned his 17th save in 19 chances. Williams (2-8) allowed six runs and 10 hits in six-plus innings.He is winless in his last nine starts against the Rockies. "It's just for whatever reason the numbers aren't good. There'sno rhyme or reason why the numbers are so bad, it's just one ofthose things I guess," Williams said. Houston took an early lead with a three-run fourth. Coloradostarter Aaron Cook retired the first 10 Astros he faced beforeHunter Pence doubled to center field. Pence scored on a single by Lance Berkman, and Mark Loretta andAdam Everett added RBI singles in the frame to give the Astros a3-1 lead.
