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LAA  9
@BAL  7

BOS  2
TEX  1

CLE  2
TBD  1

MIN 11
@DET  1

KCR  8
CHW  1

NYY  2
OAK  1

SEA  5
TOR  3

CHC  6
MIL  5

STL  4
@CIN  2

ATL 12
@FLA  3

HOU  9
COL  8

SDP  7
@LAD  6

NYM  6
@PHI  5

NYM  5
@PHI  2

PIT  3
WSN  2

ARI  4
@SFG  3

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Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 42,861

Friday, June 29, 2007, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 3:17
Rockies
8
38-42
Lost 8
4th, 8 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rockies         0  2  0   3  1  1   1  0  0    8 13  0
Astros          0  2  1   0  4  0   0  0  2    9  9  3
W: D Borkowski (2-3), L: B Fuentes (0-4)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
Astros
9
34-46
Won 2
5th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  4   1   1   2    1   0  .311  .735   17    3   0   2·SB,HBP
K Matsui 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .294  .785   28    1   7   CS
M Holliday LF                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .348  .969   22    0   0   
T Helton 1B                   4   2   2   1    1   0  .315  .909   19   13   2   HR
G Atkins 3B                   5   2   2   3    0   0  .249  .754   13    0   0   2·HR
B Hawpe RF                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .300  .918   21    1   0   
T Tulowitzki SS               4   1   2   0    1   1  .280  .778   18    2   2   
C Iannetta C                  3   1   1   0    2   0  .218  .693   17    4   1   
J Fogg P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    4    1   1   SH
  T Buchholz P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .347    5    0   1   
  R Spilborghs PH             1   0   1   1    0   0  .304  .854    1    0   0   
  J Julio P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Corpas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  C Sullivan PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800    4    0   0   
  B Fuentes P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   8  13   8    6   5              169   26  14
BATTING
HR: G Atkins 2 (11, 2 off C Sampson; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); T Helton (7, off C Sampson; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
SH: J Fogg (4, off C Sampson).
HBP: W Taveras (4, by C Sampson).
TB: G Atkins 8; T Helton 5; B Hawpe 3; T Tulowitzki 2; R Spilborghs; W Taveras; C Iannetta; M Holliday.
RBI: G Atkins 3 (43); W Taveras 2 (19); M Holliday (61); T Helton (40); R Spilborghs (18).
2-out RBI: W Taveras 2; M Holliday.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
BASERUNNING
SB: W Taveras 2 (20, 2nd base off C Sampson/E Munson 2).
CS: K Matsui (2, 2nd base by C Sampson/E Munson).
PO: W Taveras (1st base by C Sampson).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .247  .682   14    2   0   HBP
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
H Pence CF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .336  .936   12    3   0   
L Berkman 1B-RF-1B            5   2   2   3    0   2  .262  .820   20    3   1   HR,3B
C Lee LF                      2   1   1   1    2   0  .295  .867   20    1   0   CS,SF
  C Burke PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .229  .673         0   0   
M Loretta SS-1B-2B            3   3   2   2    1   0  .333  .853   24    4   1   HR,HBP
M Lamb 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .296  .840   15    1   1   2B
L Scott RF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .800   16    2   1   IW
  M McLemore P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  O Palmeiro PH-RF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .678    5    0   0   
E Munson C                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .244  .730   13    6   1   2B
  B Ausmus PR-C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .701         0   0   
C Sampson P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .380    9    2   1   
  E Bruntlett SS              2   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .561    8    2   0   
Totals                       33   9   9   9    5   4              156   27   8
BATTING
2B: M Lamb (8, off J Fogg); E Munson (3, off J Fogg).
3B: L Berkman (1, off J Fogg).
HR: L Berkman (13, off J Fogg; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); M Loretta (2, off B Fuentes; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: C Lee (12, off J Fogg).
IBB: L Scott (2, by J Fogg).
HBP: M Loretta (2, by J Fogg); C Biggio (2, by J Fogg).
TB: L Berkman 7; M Loretta 5; E Munson 3; M Lamb 2; C Lee; H Pence.
RBI: L Berkman 3 (49); E Munson 2 (5); M Loretta 2 (27); C Lee (67); M Lamb (23).
2-out RBI: M Loretta 2; M Lamb.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. L Scott-M Loretta.
E: C Biggio (7); M Loretta (4); E Munson (1).
BASERUNNING
CS: C Lee (5, 2nd base by J Fogg/C Iannetta).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Fogg                         4.2   7   7   7    2   3   1   5.31   24   80-47   25· 7·15    6· 6· 5· 0     23    -     1.20  -0.61
T Buchholz                     1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.66    5   21-11    7· 2· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.10   0.11
J Julio, H (4)                 1     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.84    4   22-11    7· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.53   0.11
M Corpas, H (16)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    4   15-10    5· 0· 5    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.81   0.14
B Fuentes, BS (6), L (0-4)     0.2   1   2   2    1   1   1   3.79    4   17-9     5· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.00  -0.79
Totals                         8.2   9   9   9    5   4   2          41  155-88   49·13·26   14·10· 6· 0          1-0 
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Sampson                      5.2   8   7   7    4   4   3   4.15   29  104-59   33· 5·21    7·11· 2· 0     25    -     1.08  -0.42
M McLemore, BS (1)             2.1   4   1   1    1   1   0   2.08   12   41-27   17· 5· 5    4· 4· 2· 0          2-1    2.12  -0.16
D Borkowski, W (2-3)           1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.86    5   14-9     6· 1· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.11   0.04
Totals                         9    13   8   8    6   5   3          46  159-95   56·11·28   13·16· 5· 0          2-1 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: J Fogg (4; L Scott).
PO: C Sampson (1; W Taveras, 1st base).
HBP: C Sampson (5; W Taveras); J Fogg 2 (6; M Loretta, C Biggio).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Larry Poncino.
Time of Game: 3:17.
Attendance: 42,861.
Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Houston Astros                       
1. W Taveras            CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. K Matsui             2B    2. H Pence              CF 
3. M Holliday           LF    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. T Helton             1B    4. C Lee                LF 
5. G Atkins             3B    5. M Loretta            SS 
6. B Hawpe              RF    6. M Lamb               3B 
7. T Tulowitzki         SS    7. L Scott              RF 
8. C Iannetta           C     8. E Munson             C  
9. J Fogg               P     9. C Sampson            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  8-7  1--  3   90% 100% M Loretta       B Fuentes       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Burke Scores
   b 5   1  6-3  12-  5   24%  49% L Berkman       J Fogg          Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Biggio Scores; Pence Scores
   t 4   2  3-3  -23  3  -20%  29% W Taveras       C Sampson       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Tulowitzki Scores; Iannetta Scores
   b 2   1  2-0  123  3   19%  64% E Munson        J Fogg          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lee Scores; Loretta Scores; Scott to 3B
   t 7   1  7-7  12-  1  -17%  27% R Spilborghs    M McLemore      Single to CF (Line Drive); Hawpe Scores; Tulowitzki to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Sampson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  W Taveras       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--      52%  K Matsui        Taveras Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  5   50%  " "             Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      54%  M Holliday      Matsui Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   55%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Fogg facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  C Biggio        Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   51%  H Pence         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   50%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Sampson facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   46%  T Helton        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   RR     1--  2   30%  G Atkins        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Helton Scores
   O      ---  6   32%  B Hawpe         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  1   30%  T Tulowitzki    Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  4   28%  C Iannetta      Walk; Tulowitzki to 2B
   OO     12-  1   34%  J Fogg          Fly Ball Double Play: RF; Tulowitzki out at 2B/RF-SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Josh Fogg facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   38%  C Lee           Walk
          1--  4   45%  M Loretta       Hit By Pitch; Lee to 2B
   O      12-  6   44%  M Lamb          Groundout: 1B-P; Lee to 3B; Loretta to 2B
          -23  4   45%  L Scott         Intentional Walk
   RR     123  3   64%  E Munson        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lee Scores; Loretta Scores; Scott to 3B
   O      -23  4   56%  C Sampson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   50%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Tied 2-2, Chris Sampson facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   46%  W Taveras       Walk
   O      1--  4   48%  K Matsui        Strikeout Looking, Taveras Steals 2B
   O      -2-  1   51%  M Holliday      Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Taveras to 3B
   O      --3  1   56%  T Helton        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Josh Fogg facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   53%  H Pence         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      ---  2   65%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  4   67%  C Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      63%  M Loretta       Lee Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   62%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-3, Chris Sampson facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  1   50%  G Atkins        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   53%  B Hawpe         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  5   50%  T Tulowitzki    Walk
          1--  4   42%  C Iannetta      Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Tulowitzki to 3B
   O      1-3  3   49%  J Fogg          Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Iannetta to 2B
   RR     -23  3   29%  W Taveras       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Tulowitzki Scores; Iannetta Scores
   O      1--  2   31%  K Matsui        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Josh Fogg facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   28%  M Lamb          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   26%  L Scott         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   25%  E Munson        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 5-3, Chris Sampson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   27%  M Holliday      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      ---  5   18%  T Helton        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   19%  G Atkins        Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
          ---  6   18%  B Hawpe         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   19%  T Tulowitzki    Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Josh Fogg facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   17%  C Sampson       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   20%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   24%  H Pence         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Biggio to 2B
   RR     12-  5   49%  L Berkman       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Biggio Scores; Pence Scores
   RO     --3  1   52%  C Lee           Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Berkman Scores
          ---  5   53%  M Loretta       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   R      1--  1   69%  M Lamb          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Loretta Scores
                  Taylor Buchholz replaces Josh Fogg pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  7   66%  L Scott         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 6, Astros 7.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 6-7, Chris Sampson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   70%  C Iannetta      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   72%  T Buchholz      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   70%  W Taveras       Hit By Pitch
          1--      68%  K Matsui        Taveras Steals 2B; Taveras to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3  4   66%  " "             Walk
                  Mark McLemore replaces Luke Scott pitching and batting 7th; Mark Loretta moves to 1B; Eric Bruntlett replaces Chris Sampson playing SS batting 9th; Lance Berkman moves to RF
   R      1-3  6   51%  M Holliday      Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Taveras Scores; Matsui to 2B
          12-  5   47%  T Helton        Walk; Matsui to 3B; Holliday to 2B
   O      123  4   58%  G Atkins        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rockies 7, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Taylor Buchholz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   54%  E Munson        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   52%  E Bruntlett     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  6   54%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  H Pence         Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 7, Astros 7.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Tied 7-7, Mark McLemore facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   44%  B Hawpe         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   36%  T Tulowitzki    Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Hawpe to 2B
   O      12-  1   44%  C Iannetta      Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  Ryan Spilborghs pinch hits for Taylor Buchholz batting 9th
   R      12-  1   27%  R Spilborghs    Single to CF (Line Drive); Hawpe Scores; Tulowitzki to 2B
   O      12-  2   32%  W Taveras       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  6   37%  K Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 8, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-8, Jorge Julio facing 3-4-5
                  Jorge Julio replaces Ryan Spilborghs pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   32%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   28%  C Lee           Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
          ---  7   31%  M Loretta       Walk
   O      1--  6   26%  M Lamb          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 8, Astros 7.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 8-7, Mark McLemore facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   28%  M Holliday      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   30%  T Helton        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   31%  G Atkins        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 8, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-8, Manuel Corpas facing 7-8-9
                  Manuel Corpas replaces Jorge Julio pitching and batting 9th; Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Mark McLemore batting 7th
   O      ---  5   25%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   32%  E Munson        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   27%  E Bruntlett     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Munson to 2B
                  Brad Ausmus pinch runs for Eric Munson batting 8th
   O      -2-  2   17%  C Biggio        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 8, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 8-7, Dave Borkowski facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 1st; Brad Ausmus moves to C; Lance Berkman moves to 1B; Mark Loretta moves to 2B; Orlando Palmeiro moves to RF
          ---  2   14%  B Hawpe         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   17%  T Tulowitzki    Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
          1--  6   14%  C Iannetta      Walk; Tulowitzki to 2B
                  Cory Sullivan pinch hits for Manuel Corpas batting 9th
   O      12-  4   17%  C Sullivan      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      12-  1   21%  W Taveras       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 8, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-8, Brian Fuentes facing 2-3-4
                  Brian Fuentes replaces Cory Sullivan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   12%  H Pence         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6    5%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   10%  C Lee           Walk
                  Chris Burke pinch runs for Carlos Lee batting 4th
   RR     1--  3  100%  M Loretta       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Burke Scores
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 8, Astros 9.

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