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Standings
CHW
@BOS		8
9
OAK
@CLE		10
9		 
(10)
BAL
@DET		16
6
SEA
@MIN		7
0
MIL
@TEX		2
6
NYY
@TOR		1
3
PHI
@CHC		6
1
HOU
@COL		4
11
STL
@LAD		5
6
FLA
@MON		4
3
ATL
@NYM		3
2
CIN
@SDP		0
8
PIT
@SFG		4
1
PIT
@SFG		11
9		 
(10)
Sunday, September 15, 1996 1:07
, Coors Field
Attendance: 48,038, Time of Game: 2:56
Astros
4
78-73
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
 at Rockies
11
79-71
⇐ Won 8 ⇒
3rd, 5½ GB
W: Mark Thompson (8-10)
L: Doug Drabek (6-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  2  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    4  6  1
Rockies         0  2  1   5  0  3   0  0  X   11 14  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Hunter CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .682 14 11 -0.062 0.72 0.017 -0.079 -0.8 2 0
   John Hudek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Andujar Cedeno SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 .584 6 2 0.002 0.06 0.002 0.000 0.4 1 0
Craig Biggio 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 .291 .812 7 4 -0.013 1.14 0.024 -0.037 -0.8 0 1 HBP,GDP
   Dave Hajek 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1.238 12 8 -0.002 0.09 0.001 -0.004 -0.5 2 1 GDP
Jeff Bagwell 1B 1 0 0 0 2 0 .317 1.033 12 4 -0.005 0.90 0.038 -0.042 -0.0 7 0
   Mike Simms PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .161 .498 9 7 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.5 0 0
Sean Berry 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .819 11 6 -0.015 1.02 0.038 -0.053 -0.4 0 3 HBP
   Todd Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   James Mouton CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265 .703 3 2 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.7 1 0
Derek Bell RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .271 .752 13 7 -0.138 1.13 0.000 -0.138 -1.7 0 0 GDP
   Ray Montgomery RF 1 0 1 2 0 0 .300 1.000 3 2 0.004 0.05 0.004 0.000 1.5 0 0 2B
Derrick May LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .255 .729 13 9 0.037 0.55 0.056 -0.020 0.3 1 0 2B
   Bobby Abreu LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .100 6 2 0.004 0.12 0.004 0.000 0.3 0 0
Tony Eusebio C 2 1 0 0 2 0 .259 .685 12 3 0.006 0.66 0.040 -0.034 0.6 9 0
   Randy Knorr C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 .550 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Orlando Miller SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .707 12 7 0.030 0.78 0.064 -0.034 -0.5 1 1 HBP
   Chris Holt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Doug Drabek P 2 0 1 1 0 0 .192 .404 5 4 0.059 1.18 0.074 -0.015 0.9 0 1
   Xavier Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bill Spiers 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .729 5 4 -0.008 0.14 0.000 -0.008 -1.1 0 2
Team Totals 30 4 6 4 6 5 .200 .651 143 82 -0.101 0.67 0.363 -0.465 -1.8 24 9
2B: R Montgomery (1, off M Thompson); D May (11, off M Thompson).
HBP: O Miller (9, by M Thompson); S Berry (9, by M Thompson); C Biggio (26, by M Thompson).
TB: R Montgomery 2; D May 2; D Hajek; J Mouton; D Drabek; B Hunter.
GIDP: D Bell (17); D Hajek (1); C Biggio (9).
RBI: R Montgomery 2 (4); D Drabek (3); C Biggio (70).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
E: B Hunter (11).

Colorado Rockies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Young 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .328 .825 12 8 0.045 0.68 0.096 -0.051 1.6 4 2 2B,SB
   Jason Bates PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 .598 3 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.4 0 0
Quinton McCracken CF-LF 5 2 2 2 0 2 .289 .761 21 13 0.085 0.44 0.103 -0.019 1.2 2 0 2B
Ellis Burks LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 .345 1.047 22 13 0.014 0.45 0.048 -0.033 -0.5 3 0
   Angel Echevarria RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .594 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dante Bichette RF 3 1 1 2 0 0 .323 .919 11 6 0.005 0.63 0.032 -0.027 0.3 1 0 HBP,SF
   David Nied P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Andres Galarraga 1B 5 2 2 4 0 2 .301 .953 14 10 0.078 0.36 0.107 -0.029 2.6 6 1 2·HR
Vinny Castilla 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .305 .908 14 9 0.068 0.35 0.092 -0.023 0.4 1 3 HR
Jayhawk Owens C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .247 .721 18 9 -0.002 0.31 0.017 -0.019 -0.1 6 0
Walt Weiss SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 .285 .764 16 8 0.120 0.39 0.124 -0.004 1.4 0 4 2B
   Neifi Perez PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .308 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Mark Thompson P 4 1 1 0 0 2 .113 .299 13 11 -0.014 0.55 0.024 -0.039 -0.7 1 0
   John Burke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Terry Jones CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 37 11 14 11 3 9 .378 1.131 144 90 0.399 0.46 0.643 -0.244 5.9 27 11
2B: Q McCracken (11, off D Drabek); W Weiss (19, off D Drabek); E Young (22, off D Drabek).
HR: A Galarraga 2 (45, 1 off T Jones, 1 off D Drabek; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs); V Castilla (39, off D Drabek; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: D Bichette (9, off D Drabek).
HBP: D Bichette (6, by T Jones).
TB: A Galarraga 8; V Castilla 4; E Young 3; W Weiss 3; Q McCracken 3; J Owens 2; D Bichette; M Thompson; E Burks.
RBI: A Galarraga 4 (140); Q McCracken 2 (36); D Bichette 2 (136); W Weiss (48); E Young (70); V Castilla (110).
2-out RBI: A Galarraga 3; D Bichette; W Weiss.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 3. N Perez-A Galarraga; W Weiss-E Young-A Galarraga; V Castilla-E Young-A Galarraga.
E: D Bichette (5).
Baserunning
SB: E Young (51, 2nd base off T Jones/T Eusebio).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doug Drabek, L (6-9) 3.1 9 8 7 1 4 2 4.85 20 66 40 20 8 12 9 6 5 0 15 -0.387 0.88 -5.5
Xavier Hernandez 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.56 3 11 7 4 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 -0.004 0.30 0.0
Todd Jones 2 3 3 3 1 2 1 4.10 11 39 25 14 5 6 2 5 0 0 0 0 -0.008 0.09 -1.7
John Hudek 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.66 4 18 12 7 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.6
Chris Holt 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.79 4 10 6 5 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 8 14 11 10 3 9 3 11.25 42 144 90 50 19 21 15 14 7 0 15 1 1 -0.399 0.67 -5.9

Colorado Rockies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mark Thompson, W (8-10) 7.1 6 4 4 4 5 0 5.23 33 117 69 38 10 21 9 12 3 0 51 0.090 0.75 0.1
John Burke 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.59 3 10 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0.009 0.32 1.1
David Nied 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 3 16 9 6 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.07 0.6
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 6 5 0 4.00 39 143 82 46 11 25 10 15 4 0 51 2 0 0.101 0.46 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Jones (3; D Bichette); M Thompson 3 (12; C Biggio, O Miller, S Berry).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Bonin, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 48,038.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 66° F, Wind 9mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Colorado Rockies
1 Brian Hunter CF 1 Eric Young 2B
2 Craig Biggio 2B 2 Quinton McCracken CF
3 Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 Ellis Burks LF
4 Sean Berry 3B 4 Dante Bichette RF
5 Derek Bell RF 5 Andres Galarraga 1B
6 Derrick May LF 6 Vinny Castilla 3B
7 Tony Eusebio C 7 Jayhawk Owens C
8 Orlando Miller SS 8 Walt Weiss SS
9 Doug Drabek P 9 Mark Thompson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R COL W. Weiss D. Drabek 11% 53% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Owens Scores
b4 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R COL V. Castilla D. Drabek 9% 77% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b4 4-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R COL E. Young D. Drabek 9% 88% Double to P (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Weiss Scores; Thompson to 3B
b2 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R COL A. Galarraga D. Drabek 9% 44% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t3 2-2 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO HOU D. Bell M. Thompson 9% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O HOU B. Hunter M. Thompson 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU C. Biggio M. Thompson -2% 50% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Bagwell M. Thompson -3% 47% Walk; Biggio to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU S. Berry M. Thompson 4% 51% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU D. Bell M. Thompson 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Rockies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O COL E. Young D. Drabek -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O COL Q. McCracken D. Drabek -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O COL E. Burks D. Drabek -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Rockies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU D. May M. Thompson -6% 44% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
t2 0-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU T. Eusebio M. Thompson -3% 41% Walk
t2 0-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  HOU O. Miller M. Thompson -6% 35% Hit By Pitch; May to 3B; Eusebio to 2B
t2 0-0 0 123 3,(1-1)  R HOU D. Drabek M. Thompson -7% 27% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); May Scores; Eusebio to 3B; Miller to 2B
t2 1-0 0 123 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Hunter M. Thompson 5% 33% Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
t2 1-0 1 123 3,(1-1)  RO HOU C. Biggio M. Thompson 0% 33% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS-2B); Eusebio Scores; Miller to 3B
t2 2-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell M. Thompson 4% 37% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O COL D. Bichette D. Drabek -3% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R COL A. Galarraga D. Drabek 9% 44% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b2 1-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O COL V. Castilla D. Drabek -2% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  COL J. Owens D. Drabek 1% 43% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 1-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R COL W. Weiss D. Drabek 11% 53% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Owens Scores
b2 2-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O COL M. Thompson D. Drabek -3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 2.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 4-5-6
t3 2-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU S. Berry M. Thompson -4% 46% Hit By Pitch
t3 2-2 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO HOU D. Bell M. Thompson 9% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t3 2-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU D. May M. Thompson 1% 56% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
b3 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O COL E. Young D. Drabek -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 2-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  COL Q. McCracken D. Drabek 4% 58% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b3 2-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  COL E. Burks D. Drabek 5% 62% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McCracken to 3B
b3 2-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO COL D. Bichette D. Drabek 1% 63% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McCracken Scores
b3 3-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O COL A. Galarraga D. Drabek -2% 61% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 3.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 7-8-9
t4 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Eusebio M. Thompson 3% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU O. Miller M. Thompson 2% 66% Flyball: LF
t4 2-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU D. Drabek M. Thompson 1% 67% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
b4 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R COL V. Castilla D. Drabek 9% 77% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b4 4-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O COL J. Owens D. Drabek -2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b4 4-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  COL W. Weiss D. Drabek 2% 77% Walk
b4 4-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  COL M. Thompson D. Drabek 2% 79% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Weiss to 2B
b4 4-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R COL E. Young D. Drabek 9% 88% Double to P (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Weiss Scores; Thompson to 3B
b4 5-2 1 -23 3,(2-0)  RR COL Q. McCracken D. Drabek 6% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Thompson Scores; Young Scores; McCracken to 3B/Adv on E8
Xavier Hernandez replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
b4 7-2 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O COL E. Burks X. Hernandez -2% 93% Lineout: SS
b4 7-2 2 --3 5,(2-2)  R COL D. Bichette X. Hernandez 2% 95% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McCracken Scores/unER
b4 8-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O COL A. Galarraga X. Hernandez -0% 95% Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 8.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-8, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 1-2-3
t5 2-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Hunter M. Thompson -2% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t5 2-8 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO HOU C. Biggio M. Thompson 4% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 2-8 2 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Bagwell M. Thompson -0% 96% Walk
t5 2-8 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU S. Berry M. Thompson 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 8-2, Astros' Todd Jones facing 6-7-8
Todd Jones replaces Sean Berry (3B) pitching and batting 4th
Bill Spiers replaces Xavier Hernandez (P) playing 3B batting 9th
b5 8-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O COL V. Castilla T. Jones -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b5 8-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  COL J. Owens T. Jones 0% 97% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b5 8-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O COL W. Weiss T. Jones -0% 96% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b5 8-2 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O COL M. Thompson T. Jones -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 8.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-8, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 5-6-7
t6 2-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU D. Bell M. Thompson 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-8 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O HOU D. May M. Thompson 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU T. Eusebio M. Thompson 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 8-2, Astros' Todd Jones facing 1-2-3
b6 8-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  COL E. Young T. Jones 0% 98% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
b6 8-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  COL Q. McCracken T. Jones 0% 99% Young Steals 2B
b6 8-2 0 -2- 5,(1-2)  O COL Q. McCracken T. Jones -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B; Young to 3B
b6 8-2 1 --3 5,(2-2)  O COL E. Burks T. Jones -1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b6 8-2 2 --3 2,(1-0)  COL D. Bichette T. Jones 0% 98% Hit By Pitch
b6 8-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR COL A. Galarraga T. Jones 2% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Young Scores; Bichette Scores
b6 11-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  COL V. Castilla T. Jones 0% 100% Walk
b6 11-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O COL J. Owens T. Jones -0% 100% Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 11.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-11, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 8-9-1
t7 2-11 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU O. Miller M. Thompson 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t7 2-11 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Spiers M. Thompson 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t7 2-11 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Hunter M. Thompson 0% 100% Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 11.
Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 11-2, Astros' John Hudek facing 8-9-1
John Hudek replaces Brian Hunter (CF) pitching and batting 1st
Dave Hajek replaces Craig Biggio playing 2B batting 2nd
Bobby Abreu replaces Derrick May playing LF batting 6th
James Mouton replaces Todd Jones (P) playing CF batting 4th
Ray Montgomery replaces Derek Bell playing RF batting 5th
b7 11-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  COL W. Weiss J. Hudek 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
Neifi Perez pinch runs for Walt Weiss (SS) batting 8th
b7 11-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O COL M. Thompson J. Hudek -0% 100% Flyball: CF
Jason Bates pinch hits for Eric Young (2B) batting 1st
b7 11-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O COL J. Bates J. Hudek -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b7 11-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O COL Q. McCracken J. Hudek -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 11.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-11, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 2-3-4
Jason Bates moves from PH to 2B
Neifi Perez moves from PR to SS
t8 2-11 0 --- 7,(2-2)  HOU D. Hajek M. Thompson -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Mike Simms pinch hits for Jeff Bagwell (1B) batting 3rd
t8 2-11 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Simms M. Thompson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-11 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Mouton M. Thompson -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Hajek to 3B/Adv on E9
t8 2-11 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  RR HOU R. Montgomery M. Thompson -0% 99% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hajek Scores; Mouton Scores
t8 4-11 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  HOU B. Abreu M. Thompson -0% 99% Walk
John Burke replaces Mark Thompson pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-11 1 12- 4,(3-0)  HOU T. Eusebio J. Burke -1% 98% Walk; Montgomery to 3B; Abreu to 2B
t8 4-11 1 123 4,(2-1)  O HOU O. Miller J. Burke 1% 99% Lineout: P (P's Left)
t8 4-11 2 123 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Spiers J. Burke 1% 100% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Rockies 11.
Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 11-4, Astros' Chris Holt facing 3-4-5
Chris Holt replaces Orlando Miller (SS) pitching and batting 8th
Randy Knorr replaces Tony Eusebio playing C batting 7th
Mike Simms moves from PH to 1B
Andujar Cedeno replaces John Hudek (P) playing SS batting 1st
b8 11-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  COL E. Burks C. Holt 0% 100% Walk
b8 11-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O COL D. Bichette C. Holt -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
b8 11-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O COL A. Galarraga C. Holt -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 11-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O COL V. Castilla C. Holt -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Rockies 11.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-11, Rockies' David Nied facing 1-2-3
David Nied replaces Dante Bichette (RF) pitching and batting 4th
Quinton McCracken moves from CF to LF
Terry Jones replaces John Burke (P) playing CF batting 9th
Angel Echevarria replaces Ellis Burks (LF) playing RF batting 3rd
t9 4-11 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU A. Cedeno D. Nied -0% 100% Walk
t9 4-11 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO HOU D. Hajek D. Nied 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t9 4-11 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU M. Simms D. Nied 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Rockies 11.

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