NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">HOUSTON (6) VS COLORADO (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Loretta 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .315 H Pence cf 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .369 L Berkman 1b 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .244 C Lee lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .309 L Scott rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .247 M Ensberg 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .234 A Everett ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .225 B Ausmus c 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .235 R Oswalt p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .107 T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-C Biggio ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 6 12 6 3 7 18 a-struck out swinging for C Qualls in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - H Pence (13, J Fogg); C Lee (18, J Fogg); B Ausmus (10, J Fogg). 3B - L Scott (2, J Fogg). HR - L Berkman (8, 3rd inning off J Fogg 1 on, 1 Out). S - R Oswalt. RBI - A Everett (14), L Berkman 2 (36), L Scott (30), B Ausmus 2 (8). 2-out RBI - B Ausmus 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Oswalt 2, A Everett 1, C Lee 1, L Berkman 1. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - C Lee (4, 2nd base off J Fogg/C Iannetta). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .324 K Matsui 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315 M Holliday lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .358 T Helton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .325 G Atkins 3b 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .239 B Hawpe rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .297 T Tulowitzki ss 4 2 2 2 0 0 5 .271 C Iannetta c 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .198 J Fogg p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-R Spilborghs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 T Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-J Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 Totals 34 4 10 4 3 6 17 a-struck out looking for J Julio in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for M Corpas in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - M Holliday 2 (22, R Oswalt 2); T Tulowitzki (10, R Oswalt). HR - W Taveras (1, 1st inning off R Oswalt 0 on, 0 Out), T Tulowitzki (3, 6th inning off R Oswalt 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - W Taveras (12), C Iannetta (11), T Tulowitzki 2 (25). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1, K Matsui 1, W Taveras 1, T Tulowitzki 3. Team LOB - 9. ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 013 020 00 -- 6 COLORADO - 100 102 00 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era R Oswalt 6 9 4 4 3 4 2 3.37 T Miller 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.63 C Qualls 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.20 B Lidge 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.43 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Fogg 5 11 6 6 1 4 1 5.06 J Julio 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7.71 T Martin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.55 M Corpas 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.00 R Oswalt pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP - J Fogg. Pitches-strikes: R Oswalt 107-70; T Miller 3-1; C Qualls 14-8; B Lidge 11-8; J Fogg 102-66; J Julio 19-8; T Martin 9-7; M Corpas 17-10. Ground balls-fly balls: R Oswalt 7-7; T Miller 0-1; C Qualls 1-0; B Lidge 0-2; J Fogg 6-5; J Julio 1-1; T Martin 1-2; M Corpas 0-1. Batters faced: R Oswalt 30; T Miller 1; C Qualls 3; B Lidge 3; J Fogg 27; J Julio 4; T Martin 4; M Corpas 4. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Ed Rapuano. 2B--Ed Hickox. 3B--C.B. Bucknor. Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE COL: JEREMY AFFELDT (2-1, 3.18) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 4 DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.309, 2-FOR-4)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Affeldt relieved M Corpas. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6 COLORADO 4 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C Lee (.309, 2-FOR-4)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 12 0 COLORADO 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 10 0 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - BRAD LIDGE COL - JEREMY AFFELDT DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.315, 0-FOR-4) M HOLLIDAY (.358, 3-FOR-4) T HELTON (.325, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">HOUSTON (6) VS COLORADO (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Loretta 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .315 H Pence cf 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .369 L Berkman 1b 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .244 C Lee lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .309 L Scott rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .245 M Ensberg 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .232 A Everett ss 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .225 B Ausmus c 5 0 2 2 0 1 4 .233 R Oswalt p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .107 T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-C Biggio ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 6 12 6 4 9 22 a-struck out swinging for C Qualls in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - H Pence (13, J Fogg); C Lee (18, J Fogg); B Ausmus (10, J Fogg). 3B - L Scott (2, J Fogg). HR - L Berkman (8, 3rd inning off J Fogg 1 on, 1 Out). S - R Oswalt. RBI - A Everett (14), L Berkman 2 (36), L Scott (30), B Ausmus 2 (8). 2-out RBI - B Ausmus 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Oswalt 2, A Everett 1, B Ausmus 1, C Lee 1, L Berkman 1. Team LOB - 11. BASERUNNING: SB - C Lee (4, 2nd base off J Fogg/C Iannetta). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .324 K Matsui 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315 M Holliday lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .358 T Helton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .325 G Atkins 3b 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .239 B Hawpe rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .297 T Tulowitzki ss 4 2 2 2 0 0 5 .271 C Iannetta c 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .198 J Fogg p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-R Spilborghs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 T Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-J Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 10 4 3 6 17 a-struck out looking for J Julio in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for M Corpas in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - M Holliday 2 (22, R Oswalt 2); T Tulowitzki (10, R Oswalt). HR - W Taveras (1, 1st inning off R Oswalt 0 on, 0 Out), T Tulowitzki (3, 6th inning off R Oswalt 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - W Taveras (12), C Iannetta (11), T Tulowitzki 2 (25). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1, K Matsui 1, W Taveras 1, T Tulowitzki 3. Team LOB - 9. ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 013 020 000 -- 6 COLORADO - 100 102 00 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era R Oswalt 6 9 4 4 3 4 2 3.37 T Miller 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.63 C Qualls 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.20 B Lidge 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.43 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Fogg 5 11 6 6 1 4 1 5.06 J Julio 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7.71 T Martin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.55 M Corpas 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.00 J Affeldt 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.04 R Oswalt pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP - J Fogg. HBP - C Lee (by J Affeldt). Pitches-strikes: R Oswalt 107-70; T Miller 3-1; C Qualls 14-8; B Lidge 11-8; J Fogg 102-66; J Julio 19-8; T Martin 9-7; M Corpas 17-10; J Affeldt 20-11. Ground balls-fly balls: R Oswalt 7-7; T Miller 0-1; C Qualls 1-0; B Lidge 0-2; J Fogg 6-5; J Julio 1-1; T Martin 1-2; M Corpas 0-1; J Affeldt 1-0. Batters faced: R Oswalt 30; T Miller 1; C Qualls 3; B Lidge 3; J Fogg 27; J Julio 4; T Martin 4; M Corpas 4; J Affeldt 5. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Ed Rapuano. 2B--Ed Hickox. 3B--C.B. Bucknor. Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE HOU: DAN WHEELER (0-2, 4.67) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 4 DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.315, 0-FOR-4)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: D Wheeler relieved B Lidge. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6 COLORADO 4 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K Matsui (.315, 0-FOR-4)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MATT HOLLIDAY SCORED KAZ MATSUI. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M HOLLIDAY ON FIRST, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6 COLORADO 5 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.325, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Carroll ran for T Helton. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G ATKINS ON FIRST, J CARROLL ON SECOND, M HOLLIDAY ON THIRD, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6 COLORADO 5 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B Hawpe (.297, 1-FOR-4)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY BRAD HAWPE SCORED MATT HOLLIDAY. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G ATKINS ON FIRST, J CARROLL ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6 COLORADO 6 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.271, 2-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY TROY TULOWITZKI SCORED JAMEY CARROLL. FINAL SCORE: COLORADO 7, HOUSTON 6</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 12 0 COLORADO 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 7 14 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: HOU - ROY OSWALT, TREVER MILLER (7TH), CHAD QUALLS (7TH), BRAD LIDGE (8TH), DAN WHEELER (9TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS COL - JOSH FOGG, JORGE JULIO (6TH), TOM MARTIN (7TH), MANNY CORPAS (8TH), JEREMY AFFELDT (9TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA HOME RUNS: HOU - LANCE BERKMAN (8) OFF JOSH FOGG IN THE 3RD, 1 ON COL - WILLY TAVERAS (1) OFF ROY OSWALT IN THE 1ST, 0 ON TROY TULOWITZKI (3) OFF ROY OSWALT IN THE 6TH, 1 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 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 12 0 COLORADO 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 7 14 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: HOU - ROY OSWALT, TREVER MILLER (7TH), CHAD QUALLS (7TH), BRAD LIDGE (8TH), DAN WHEELER (9TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS COL - JOSH FOGG, JORGE JULIO (6TH), TOM MARTIN (7TH), MANNY CORPAS (8TH), JEREMY AFFELDT (9TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA WP - JEREMY AFFELDT (3-1) LP - DAN WHEELER (0-3) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: HOU - LANCE BERKMAN (8) OFF JOSH FOGG IN THE 3RD, 1 ON COL - WILLY TAVERAS (1) OFF ROY OSWALT IN THE 1ST, 0 ON TROY TULOWITZKI (3) OFF ROY OSWALT IN THE 6TH, 1 ON TIME: 3:05 ATT: 22,103 PROBABLES: COL - JEFF FRANCIS (5-4, 3.70) BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL (4-4, 3.89) PROBABLES: HOU - CHRIS SAMPSON (5-5, 3.43) CHA - JOHN DANKS (3-5, 4.34)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">HOUSTON (6) VS COLORADO (7) - FINAL HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Loretta 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .315 H Pence cf 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .369 L Berkman 1b 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .244 C Lee lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .309 L Scott rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .245 M Ensberg 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .232 A Everett ss 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .225 B Ausmus c 5 0 2 2 0 1 4 .233 R Oswalt p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .107 T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-C Biggio ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 6 12 6 4 9 22 a-struck out swinging for C Qualls in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - H Pence (13, J Fogg); C Lee (18, J Fogg); B Ausmus (10, J Fogg). 3B - L Scott (2, J Fogg). HR - L Berkman (8, 3rd inning off J Fogg 1 on, 1 Out). S - R Oswalt. RBI - A Everett (14), L Berkman 2 (36), L Scott (30), B Ausmus 2 (8). 2-out RBI - B Ausmus 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Oswalt 2, A Everett 1, B Ausmus 1, C Lee 1, L Berkman 1. Team LOB - 11. BASERUNNING: SB - C Lee (4, 2nd base off J Fogg/C Iannetta). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .324 K Matsui 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .323 M Holliday lf 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .361 T Helton 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .328 J Carroll pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .181 G Atkins 3b 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .239 B Hawpe rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .297 T Tulowitzki ss 5 2 3 3 0 0 5 .275 C Iannetta c 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .198 J Fogg p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-R Spilborghs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 T Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-J Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 7 14 7 4 6 18 a-struck out looking for J Julio in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for M Corpas in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - M Holliday 2 (22, R Oswalt 2); T Tulowitzki (10, R Oswalt); K Matsui (5, D Wheeler). HR - W Taveras (1, 1st inning off R Oswalt 0 on, 0 Out), T Tulowitzki (3, 6th inning off R Oswalt 1 on, 1 Out). SF - B Hawpe. RBI - W Taveras (12), C Iannetta (11), T Tulowitzki 3 (26), M Holliday (46), B Hawpe (38). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1, K Matsui 1, W Taveras 1, T Tulowitzki 3. Team LOB - 11. ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 013 020 000 -- 6 COLORADO - 100 102 003 -- 7 One out when winning run scored. ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era R Oswalt 6 9 4 4 3 4 2 3.37 T Miller (H, 8) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.63 C Qualls (H, 7) 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.20 B Lidge (H, 5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.43 D Wheeler (L, 0-3; B, 2) 1/3 4 3 3 1 0 0 5.60 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Fogg 5 11 6 6 1 4 1 5.06 J Julio 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7.71 T Martin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.55 M Corpas 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.00 J Affeldt (W, 3-1) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.04 R Oswalt pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP - J Fogg. HBP - C Lee (by J Affeldt). Pitches-strikes: R Oswalt 107-70; T Miller 3-1; C Qualls 14-8; B Lidge 11-8; D Wheeler 26-16; J Fogg 102-66; J Julio 19-8; T Martin 9-7; M Corpas 17-10; J Affeldt 20-11. Ground balls-fly balls: R Oswalt 7-7; T Miller 0-1; C Qualls 1-0; B Lidge 0-2; D Wheeler 0-1; J Fogg 6-5; J Julio 1-1; T Martin 1-2; M Corpas 0-1; J Affeldt 1-0. Batters faced: R Oswalt 30; T Miller 1; C Qualls 3; B Lidge 3; D Wheeler 6; J Fogg 27; J Julio 4; T Martin 4; M Corpas 4; J Affeldt 5. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Ed Rapuano. 2B--Ed Hickox. 3B--C.B. Bucknor. T--3:05. Att--22,103. Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOUSTON (6) AT COLORADO (7) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLORADO 1ST: W Taveras homered to left. K Matsui bunt grounded out to pitcher. M Holliday doubled to left. T Helton walked. G Atkins walked, M Holliday to third, T Helton to second. B Hawpe popped out to second. T Tulowitzki grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, COLORADO 1. HOUSTON 2ND: L Scott singled to right. M Ensberg walked, L Scott to second. L Scott to third, M Ensberg to second on wild pitch by J Fogg. A Everett grounded out to third, L Scott scored, M Ensberg to third. B Ausmus grounded out to second. R Oswalt flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, COLORADO 1. HOUSTON 3RD: M Loretta grounded out to shortstop. H Pence reached on infield single to shortstop. L Berkman homered to right, H Pence scored. C Lee doubled to deep center. L Scott tripled to deep right center, C Lee scored. M Ensberg grounded out to shortstop. A Everett flied out to center. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, COLORADO 1. COLORADO 4TH: B Hawpe struck out looking. T Tulowitzki doubled to left. C Iannetta singled to center, T Tulowitzki scored. J Fogg grounded out to shortstop, C Iannetta to second. W Taveras grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, COLORADO 2. HOUSTON 5TH: C Lee singled to center. L Scott flied out to center. M Ensberg struck out swinging. C Lee stole second. A Everett reached on infield single to third, C Lee to third. B Ausmus doubled to deep center, C Lee and A Everett scored. R Oswalt struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 2. COLORADO 6TH: G Atkins walked. B Hawpe flied out to center. T Tulowitzki homered to right center, G Atkins scored. C Iannetta singled to right. R Spilborghs hit for J Julio. R Spilborghs struck out looking. W Taveras reached on bunt single to third, C Iannetta to second. K Matsui lined out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 4. COLORADO 9TH: D Wheeler relieved B Lidge. K Matsui doubled to left. M Holliday singled to right, K Matsui scored. T Helton singled to left, M Holliday to third. G Atkins walked, T Helton to second. J Carroll ran for T Helton. B Hawpe hit sacrifice fly to right, M Holliday scored, J Carroll to third. T Tulowitzki singled to left, J Carroll scored. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 7.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at COLORADO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOUSTON (6) AT COLORADO (7) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Houston Starting Lineups -- M Loretta 2B, H Pence CF, L Berkman 1B, C Lee LF, L Scott RF, M Ensberg 3B, A Everett SS, B Ausmus C, R Oswalt 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, C Iannetta C, J Fogg RHP. Umpires -- Rob Drake (HP), Ed Rapuano (1B), Ed Hickox (2B), C.B. Bucknor (3B). Gametime Weather: 66 degrees, Cloudy, wind in from center at 7 mph. HOUSTON 1ST: M Loretta struck out swinging. H Pence hit a ground rule double to deep center. L Berkman grounded out to first, H Pence to third. C Lee struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 1ST: W Taveras homered to left. K Matsui bunt grounded out to pitcher. M Holliday doubled to left. T Helton walked. G Atkins walked, M Holliday to third, T Helton to second. B Hawpe popped out to second. T Tulowitzki grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, COLORADO 1. HOUSTON 2ND: L Scott singled to right. M Ensberg walked, L Scott to second. L Scott to third, M Ensberg to second on wild pitch by J Fogg. A Everett grounded out to third, L Scott scored, M Ensberg to third. B Ausmus grounded out to second. R Oswalt flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, COLORADO 1. COLORADO 2ND: C Iannetta struck out swinging. J Fogg fouled out to first. W Taveras grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, COLORADO 1. HOUSTON 3RD: M Loretta grounded out to shortstop. H Pence reached on infield single to shortstop. L Berkman homered to right, H Pence scored. C Lee doubled to deep center. L Scott tripled to deep right center, C Lee scored. M Ensberg grounded out to shortstop. A Everett flied out to center. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, COLORADO 1. COLORADO 3RD: K Matsui flied out to left. M Holliday doubled to center. T Helton struck out looking. G Atkins grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, COLORADO 1. HOUSTON 4TH: B Ausmus singled to center. R Oswalt sacrificed to first, B Ausmus to second. M Loretta singled to left, B Ausmus to third. H Pence fouled out to first. L Berkman flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, COLORADO 1. COLORADO 4TH: B Hawpe struck out looking. T Tulowitzki doubled to left. C Iannetta singled to center, T Tulowitzki scored. J Fogg grounded out to shortstop, C Iannetta to second. W Taveras grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, COLORADO 2. HOUSTON 5TH: C Lee singled to center. L Scott flied out to center. M Ensberg struck out swinging. C Lee stole second. A Everett reached on infield single to third, C Lee to third. B Ausmus doubled to deep center, C Lee and A Everett scored. R Oswalt struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 2. COLORADO 5TH: K Matsui flied out to right. M Holliday popped out to first. T Helton grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 2. HOUSTON 6TH: J Julio relieved J Fogg. M Loretta grounded out to second. H Pence struck out swinging. L Berkman walked. C Lee popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 2. COLORADO 6TH: G Atkins walked. B Hawpe flied out to center. T Tulowitzki homered to right center, G Atkins scored. C Iannetta singled to right. R Spilborghs hit for J Julio. R Spilborghs struck out looking. W Taveras reached on bunt single to third, C Iannetta to second. K Matsui lined out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 4. HOUSTON 7TH: T Martin relieved J Julio. L Scott flied out to right. M Ensberg grounded out to shortstop. A Everett singled to left. B Ausmus flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 4. COLORADO 7TH: M Holliday singled to center. T Miller relieved R Oswalt. T Helton flied out to right. C Qualls relieved T Miller. G Atkins struck out swinging. B Hawpe singled to center, M Holliday to second. T Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 4. HOUSTON 8TH: C Biggio hit for C Qualls. M Corpas relieved T Martin. C Biggio struck out swinging. M Loretta walked. H Pence struck out swinging. L Berkman lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 4. COLORADO 8TH: B Lidge relieved C Qualls. C Iannetta flied out to center. J Baker hit for M Corpas. J Baker struck out swinging. W Taveras fouled out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 4. HOUSTON 9TH: J Affeldt relieved M Corpas. C Lee hit by pitch. L Scott struck out swinging. M Ensberg grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Lee out at second. A Everett walked, M Ensberg to second. B Ausmus struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 4. COLORADO 9TH: D Wheeler relieved B Lidge. K Matsui doubled to left. M Holliday singled to right, K Matsui scored. T Helton singled to left, M Holliday to third. G Atkins walked, T Helton to second. J Carroll ran for T Helton. B Hawpe hit sacrifice fly to right, M Holliday scored, J Carroll to third. T Tulowitzki singled to left, J Carroll scored. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 7.</div>
Tulowitzki fuels Rockies past Astros <h3>COLORADO 7, HOUSTON 6</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- Rookie Troy Tulowitzki singled to left fieldto cap a three-run ninth inning as the Colorado Rockies defeatedthe Houston Astros, 7-6, on Thursday. Tulowitzki, who had two-run home run in the sixth, plated pinchrunner Jamey Carroll for the decisive run as the Rockies won therubber game of the three-game series. Houston righthander DanWheeler (0-3) took the loss, allowing three runs on four hitsand a walk in 1/3 inning. With the Astros nursing a 6-4 lead to start the inning,Colorado's Matt Holliday slapped an RBI single to right field toplate Kaz Matsui. Holliday, who had two doubles and twosingles, extended his hitting streak to 15 games. Todd Helton followed with a sinking liner, but Houston leftfielder Carlos Lee could not come up with cleanly, puttingrunners on the corners with no outs in the ninth. After a walk to load the bases, Brad Hawpe's sacrifice fly toright field tied the game at 6-6. Jeremy Affeldt (3-1) pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up thewin. Before the ninth-inning theatrics, Houston's Roy Oswalt lookedpoised to run his record in the Rocky Mountains to 3-0. The29-year-old righthander settled down after Willy Taveras'leadoff homer to effectively work his way out of jams, allowingfour runs on nine hits through six innings. Brad Ausmus' two-run double in the fifth inning gave Oswalt andHouston a 6-2 cushion, but Tulowitzki's blast in the sixth cutthe deficit in half. With the game tied at 1-1, Lance Berkman's two-run homerhighlighted a three-run third inning for Houston. Lee followedwith a double and Luke Scott's triple brought him home forHouston..
Tulowitzki fuels Rockies past Astros <h3>COLORADO 7, HOUSTON 6</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- With a tough at-bat, rookie Troy Tulowitzkicompleted an improbable comeback for the Colorado Rockies. Tulowitzki singled to left field to cap a three-run ninth inningas the Colorado Rockies defeated the Houston Astros, 7-6, onThursday. Tulowitzki, who had two-run home run in the sixth, plated pinchrunner Jamey Carroll with the decisive run as the Rockies wonthe rubber game of the three-game series. Houston righthanderDan Wheeler (0-3) took the loss, allowing three runs on fourhits and a walk in one-third innings "It was huge, big win for us," Tulowitzki said. "I was hoping towin the game. I've been in that situation before, I've beensuccessful and I've also failed sometimes. I was just trying tobe a tough out or put together a tough at-bat." With the Astros nursing a 6-4 lead to start the inning,Colorado's Matt Holliday slapped an RBI single to right field toplate Kaz Matsui. Holliday, who had two doubles and twosingles, extended his hitting streak to 15 games. "It's probably timing, and my posture is better," Holliday said."I'm allowing myself to recognize pitches a little bit betterright now than I have. Right now, we have a lot of confidencethat we are going to score some runs late in games." Todd Helton followed with a sinking liner, but Houston leftfielder Carlos Lee could not come up with cleanly, puttingrunners on the corners with no outs in the ninth. After a walk to load the bases, Brad Hawpe's sacrifice fly toright field tied the game at 6-6. "It's huge, we haven't won a series in how long," Wheeler said."We put ourselves in a position to win the series, it's justterrible to go out there and give up a two-run lead." Rockies manager Clint Hurdle saw it from a differentperspective. "They were good at-bats. Guys were focused, they were battling,they were aggressive and laid off pitches when they needed to,"he said. "It was good from start to finish in the ninth." Jeremy Affeldt (3-1) pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up thewin. Before the ninth-inning theatrics, Houston's Roy Oswalt lookedpoised to run his record in the Rocky Mountains to 3-0. The29-year-old righthander settled down after Willy Taveras'leadoff homer to effectively work his way out of jams, allowingfour runs on nine hits through six innings. "He did a good job of holding them down, he certainly did nothave his best stuff today," Astros manager Phil Garner said. Brad Ausmus' two-run double in the fifth inning gave Oswalt andHouston a 6-2 cushion, but Tulowitzki's blast in the sixth cutthe deficit in half. With the game tied at 1-1, Lance Berkman's two-run homerhighlighted a three-run third inning for Houston. Lee followedwith a double and Luke Scott's triple brought him home forHouston.
