Colorado 7, Houston 6
When: 3:10 PM ET, Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Where: Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Temperature:
88°
Umpires:
Home -
Jeff Kellogg, 1B -
Eric Cooper, 2B -
Mark Carlson, 3B -
Tim Timmons
Attendance:
30333
By SportsDirect Inc.
Troy Tulowitzki scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th as the Colorado Rockies completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 7-6 victory on Wednesday afternoon.
Tulowitzki added his 26th blast in the first and Carlos Gonzalez chipped in a homer and three RBIs for the Rockies, who have won five straight and remained 8 1/2 games behind Arizona in the National League West.
With Aneury Rodriguez (1-5) pitching for the Astros, Tulowitzki drew a one-out walk to begin the 10th. He moved up on Jonathan Hererra’s single and a walk to Kevin Kouzmanoff loaded the bases. Rodriguez then unleashed his second wild pitch of the inning, allowing Tulowitzki to score.
Matt Belisle (9-4) picked up the win.
The Rockies beat up on Houston starter Wandy Rodriguez, who was reportedly claimed off waivers by Colorado on Tuesday. A trade bringing the lefthander to Denver seems unlikely, and Rodriguez did not make a great impression by allowing six runs - four earned - and 10 hits in six innings.
Gonzalez’s 23rd home run - a two-run shot - gave the Rockies a 6-5 edge in the fourth but the Astros came right back to tie it in the next half inning on Brian Bogusevic’s sacrifice fly.
Gonzalez has an 12-game hitting streak with seven homers and 23 RBIs during that span. He also has driven in a run in nine straight games.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston |
|
Colorado |
Wandy Rodriguez
|
Player |
Aaron Cook |
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
6.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
2 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
10 |
Hits |
11 |
6.00 |
ERA |
9.00 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Houston
|
14 |
1 |
22 |
.350 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Colorado
|
13 |
2 |
23 |
.325 |
27 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
1 |
1 |