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BOS  9
CHW  8
 OAK 10
@CLE  9
(10)		 BAL 16
@DET  6
 SEA  7
@MIN  0
 TEX  6
MIL  2
 TOR  3
NYY  1
 PHI  6
@CHC  1
 COL 11
HOU  4
 LAD  6
STL  5
 FLA  4
@MON  3
 ATL  3
@NYM  2
 SDP  8
CIN  0
 PIT  4
@SFG  1
 PIT 11
@SFG  9
(10)
Standings at end of play this day

Coors Field, Attendance: 48,038

 Sunday, September 15, 1996, 1:07
Time of Game: 2:56
Astros
4
78-73
Lost 3
2nd, 2½ GB
 
                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
W: Mark Thompson (8-10), L: Doug Drabek (6-9)
 Rockies
11
79-71
Won 8
3rd, 5½ GB

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .682   14   11    2   0   
  J Hudek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  A Cedeno SS                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .212  .584    6    2    1   0   
C Biggio 2B                   2   0   0   1    0   0  .291  .812    7    4    0   1   HBP,GDP
  D Hajek 2B                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.238   12    8    2   1   GDP
J Bagwell 1B                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .317 1.033   12    4    7   0   
  M Simms PH-1B               2   0   0   0    0   1  .161  .498    9    7    0   0   
S Berry 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .819   11    6    0   3   HBP
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Mouton CF                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .265  .703    3    2    1   0   
D Bell RF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .271  .752   13    7    0   0   GDP
  R Montgomery RF             1   0   1   2    0   0  .300 1.000    3    2    0   0   2B
D May LF                      3   1   1   0    0   1  .255  .729   13    9    1   0   2B
  B Abreu LF                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .100    6    2    0   0   
T Eusebio C                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .259  .685   12    3    9   0   
  R Knorr C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .550              0   0   
O Miller SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .707   12    7    1   1   HBP
  C Holt P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
D Drabek P                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .192  .404    5    4    0   1   
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  B Spiers 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .729    5    4    0   2   
Totals                       30   4   6   0    6   5              143   82   24   9
Batting Events
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 Events
E: B Hunter (11).
Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .328  .825   12    8    4   2   2B,SB
  J Bates PH-2B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .598    3    3    0   0   
Q McCracken CF-LF             5   2   2   2    0   2  .289  .761   23   15    2   0   2B
E Burks LF                    4   0   1   0    1   2  .345 1.047   22   13    3   0   
  A Echevarria RF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .594              0   0   
D Bichette RF                 3   1   1   2    0   0  .323  .919   11    6    1   0   HBP,SF
  D Nied P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
A Galarraga 1B                5   2   2   4    0   2  .301  .953   14   10    6   1   2·HR
V Castilla 3B                 4   1   1   1    1   0  .305  .908   14    9    1   3   HR
J Owens C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .247  .721   18    9    6   0   
W Weiss SS                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .285  .764   16    8    0   4   2B
  N Perez PR-SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308              1   1   
M Thompson P                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .113  .299   13   11    1   0   
  J Burke P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000              1   0   
  T Jones CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          1   0   
Totals                       37  11  14   0    3   9              146   92   27  11
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 3. N Perez-A Galarraga; W Weiss-E Young-A Galarraga; V Castilla-E Young-A Galarraga.
E: D Bichette (5).
Baserunning Events
SB: E Young (51, 2nd base off T Jones/T Eusebio).

Pitching Stats

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D 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    -     0.87  -0.39
X Hernandez                    0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.56    3   11-7     4· 3· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.25  -0.00
T Jones                        2     3   3   3    1   2   1   4.10   11   39-25   14· 5· 6    2· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.01
J Hudek                        1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.66    4   18-12    7· 3· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
C Holt                         1     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.79    4   10-6     5· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    14  11  10    3   9   3          42  144-90   50·19·21   15·14· 7· 0          1-1 
Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M 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    -     0.76   0.09
J Burke                        0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   7.59    3   10-4     2· 1· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.28   0.01
D Nied                         1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   16-9     6· 0· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     6   4   4    6   5   0          39  143-82   46·11·25   10·15· 4· 0          2-0
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b2 2 1-- R 2,(1-0)  11% 54% 1-2 COL W. Weiss D. Drabek Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Owens Scores
b2 1 --- R 3,(1-1)  9% 44% 0-2 COL A. Galarraga D. Drabek Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b4 0 --- R 1,(0-0)  9% 77% 3-2 COL V. Castilla D. Drabek Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b4 1 12- R 1,(0-0)  9% 88% 4-2 COL E. Young D. Drabek Double to P (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Weiss Scores; Thompson to 3B
t3 0 1-- OO 3,(2-0)  8% 55% 2-2 HOU D. Bell M. Thompson Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 7,(2-2)  2% 52% 0-0 HOU B. Hunter M. Thompson Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  -2% 50% 0-0 HOU C. Biggio M. Thompson Hit By Pitch
t1 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  -3% 47% 0-0 HOU J. Bagwell M. Thompson Walk; Biggio to 2B
t1 1 12- O 5,(2-2)  4% 51% 0-0 HOU S. Berry M. Thompson Strikeout Looking
t1 2 12- O 5,(2-2)  4% 55% 0-0 HOU D. Bell M. Thompson 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 --- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 53% 0-0 COL E. Young D. Drabek Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b1 1 --- O 6,(2-2)  -2% 51% 0-0 COL Q. McCracken D. Drabek Strikeout Swinging
b1 2 --- O 4,(0-2)  -1% 50% 0-0 COL E. Burks D. Drabek 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 --- 1,(0-0)  -6% 44% 0-0 HOU D. May M. Thompson Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
t2 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  -3% 41% 0-0 HOU T. Eusebio M. Thompson Walk
t2 0 12- 3,(1-1)  -6% 35% 0-0 HOU O. Miller M. Thompson Hit By Pitch; May to 3B; Eusebio to 2B
t2 0 123 R 3,(1-1)  -7% 27% 0-0 HOU D. Drabek M. Thompson Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); May Scores; Eusebio to 3B; Miller to 2B
t2 0 123 O 2,(0-1)  6% 33% 1-0 HOU B. Hunter M. Thompson Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
t2 1 123 RO 3,(1-1)  0% 33% 1-0 HOU C. Biggio M. Thompson Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS-2B); Eusebio Scores; Miller to 3B
t2 2 1-3 O 2,(0-1)  4% 37% 2-0 HOU J. Bagwell M. Thompson 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 --- O 2,(1-0)  -3% 34% 0-2 COL D. Bichette D. Drabek Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- R 3,(1-1)  9% 44% 0-2 COL A. Galarraga D. Drabek Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b2 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 42% 1-2 COL V. Castilla D. Drabek Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  1% 43% 1-2 COL J. Owens D. Drabek Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 2 1-- R 2,(1-0)  11% 54% 1-2 COL W. Weiss D. Drabek Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Owens Scores
b2 2 -2- O 4,(1-2)  -4% 50% 2-2 COL M. Thompson D. Drabek 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 0 --- 5,(2-2)  -4% 46% 2-2 HOU S. Berry M. Thompson Hit By Pitch
t3 0 1-- OO 3,(2-0)  8% 55% 2-2 HOU D. Bell M. Thompson Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t3 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 56% 2-2 HOU D. May M. Thompson 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 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -3% 53% 2-2 COL E. Young D. Drabek Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  4% 58% 2-2 COL Q. McCracken D. Drabek Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b3 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  5% 62% 2-2 COL E. Burks D. Drabek Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McCracken to 3B
b3 1 1-3 RO 1,(0-0)  1% 63% 2-2 COL D. Bichette D. Drabek Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McCracken Scores
b3 2 1-- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 61% 3-2 COL A. Galarraga D. Drabek 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 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  3% 64% 2-3 HOU T. Eusebio M. Thompson Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 66% 2-3 HOU O. Miller M. Thompson Flyball: LF
t4 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 68% 2-3 HOU D. Drabek M. Thompson 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 0 --- R 1,(0-0)  9% 77% 3-2 COL V. Castilla D. Drabek Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b4 0 --- O 5,(3-1)  -2% 75% 4-2 COL J. Owens D. Drabek Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  2% 76% 4-2 COL W. Weiss D. Drabek Walk
b4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  3% 79% 4-2 COL M. Thompson D. Drabek Single to LF (Ground Ball); Weiss to 2B
b4 1 12- R 1,(0-0)  9% 88% 4-2 COL E. Young D. Drabek Double to P (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Weiss Scores; Thompson to 3B
b4 1 -23 RR 3,(2-0)  6% 94% 5-2 COL Q. McCracken D. Drabek 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 1 --3 O 2,(1-0)  -2% 93% 7-2 COL E. Burks X. Hernandez Lineout: SS
b4 2 --3 R 5,(2-2)  2% 95% 7-2 COL D. Bichette X. Hernandez Single to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McCracken Scores/unER
b4 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 95% 8-2 COL A. Galarraga X. Hernandez 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 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -2% 93% 2-8 HOU B. Hunter M. Thompson Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t5 0 1-- OO 2,(0-1)  4% 96% 2-8 HOU C. Biggio M. Thompson Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  -0% 96% 2-8 HOU J. Bagwell M. Thompson Walk
t5 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  1% 97% 2-8 HOU S. Berry M. Thompson 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 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -0% 96% 8-2 COL V. Castilla T. Jones Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  0% 97% 8-2 COL J. Owens T. Jones Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b5 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  -0% 96% 8-2 COL W. Weiss T. Jones Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b5 2 1-- O 4,(0-2)  -0% 96% 8-2 COL M. Thompson T. Jones 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 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 97% 2-8 HOU D. Bell M. Thompson Strikeout Swinging
t6 1 --- O 9,(3-2)  1% 98% 2-8 HOU D. May M. Thompson Strikeout Swinging
t6 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  0% 98% 2-8 HOU T. Eusebio M. Thompson 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 0 --- 3,(1-1)  0% 98% 8-2 COL E. Young T. Jones Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
b6 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  0% 99% 8-2 COL Q. McCracken T. Jones Young Steals 2B
b6 0 -2- O 5,(1-2)  0% 99% 8-2 COL Q. McCracken T. Jones Groundout: 2B-1B; Young to 3B
b6 1 --3 O 5,(2-2)  -1% 98% 8-2 COL E. Burks T. Jones Strikeout Swinging
b6 2 --3 2,(1-0)  0% 98% 8-2 COL D. Bichette T. Jones Hit By Pitch
b6 2 1-3 RRR 1,(0-0)  2% 100% 8-2 COL A. Galarraga T. Jones Home Run (Fly Ball); Young Scores; Bichette Scores
b6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  0% 100% 11-2 COL V. Castilla T. Jones Walk
b6 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 11-2 COL J. Owens T. Jones 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 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 2-11 HOU O. Miller M. Thompson Flyball: CF
t7 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 2-11 HOU B. Spiers M. Thompson Flyball: LF
t7 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 2-11 HOU B. Hunter M. Thompson 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 0 --- 5,(2-2)  0% 100% 11-2 COL W. Weiss J. Hudek Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
Neifi Perez pinch runs for Walt Weiss (SS) batting 8th
b7 0 1-- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 11-2 COL M. Thompson J. Hudek Flyball: CF
Jason Bates pinch hits for Eric Young (2B) batting 1st
b7 1 1-- O 3,(0-2)  0% 100% 11-2 COL J. Bates J. Hudek Strikeout Swinging
b7 2 1-- O 6,(3-2)  -0% 100% 11-2 COL Q. McCracken J. Hudek 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 0 --- 7,(2-2)  -0% 100% 2-11 HOU D. Hajek M. Thompson Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Mike Simms pinch hits for Jeff Bagwell (1B) batting 3rd
t8 0 1-- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 2-11 HOU M. Simms M. Thompson Strikeout Looking
t8 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  -0% 100% 2-11 HOU J. Mouton M. Thompson Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Hajek to 3B/Adv on E9
t8 1 1-3 RR 3,(1-1)  -0% 99% 2-11 HOU R. Montgomery M. Thompson Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hajek Scores; Mouton Scores
t8 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  -0% 99% 4-11 HOU B. Abreu M. Thompson Walk
John Burke replaces Mark Thompson pitching and batting 9th
t8 1 12- 4,(3-0)  -1% 98% 4-11 HOU T. Eusebio J. Burke Walk; Montgomery to 3B; Abreu to 2B
t8 1 123 O 4,(2-1)  1% 99% 4-11 HOU O. Miller J. Burke Lineout: P (P's Left)
t8 2 123 O 2,(0-1)  1% 100% 4-11 HOU B. Spiers J. Burke 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 0 --- 6,(3-2)  0% 100% 11-4 COL E. Burks C. Holt Walk
b8 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 11-4 COL D. Bichette C. Holt Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
b8 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 100% 11-4 COL A. Galarraga C. Holt Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 2 1-- O 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 11-4 COL V. Castilla C. Holt 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 0 --- 6,(3-2)  -0% 100% 4-11 HOU A. Cedeno D. Nied Walk
t9 0 1-- OO 5,(2-2)  0% 100% 4-11 HOU D. Hajek D. Nied Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t9 2 --- O 5,(1-2)  0% 100% 4-11 HOU M. Simms D. Nied Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Rockies 11.

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