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Astros
@ Rockies
Coors Field
September 10, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Houston Astros, played on September 10, 1997 at Coors Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 10, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Colorado Rockies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 10, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Colorado Rockies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ramon Garcia |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Castillo |
| Ballpark | Coors Field |
| City | Denver |
| State | CO |
| Attendance | 42,321 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gerry Davis 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Bill Hohn 3B: Ed Rapuano |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Carr | Center Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Ramon Garcia | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Larry Walker | Right Fielder |
| Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
| Dante Bichette | Left Fielder |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Reed | Catcher |
| Neifi Perez | Second Baseman |
| Frank Castillo | Pitcher |
| Don Baylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Rockies
Coors Field
September 10, 1997
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Castillo
Biggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Castillo
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Bagwell vs. Castillo
Bagwell hits a line drive beyond short. Weiss can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Biggio scores. Gonzalez scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Castillo
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Castillo
Berry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Berry reaches second base with a double. Bell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Carr vs. Castillo
Carr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gutierrez vs. Castillo
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Carr moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Castillo
Richard Hidalgo pinch runs for Chuck Carr.
Ausmus is hit by the pitch. Hidalgo moves to third. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Garcia vs. Castillo
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 3 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Garcia
Richard Hidalgo now playing center field.
Weiss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Weiss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Garcia
Burks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Weiss scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Garcia
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Garcia
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 3 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Castillo
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Castillo
Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Castillo
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 3 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Garcia
Bichette hits a popup in front of the plate. Ausmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Garcia
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Garcia
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 3 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Castillo
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Castillo
Berry is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Castillo
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Castillo
Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Gutierrez reaches third base with a triple. Hidalgo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Ausmus vs. Castillo
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 4 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Garcia
Perez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Garcia
Castillo bunts towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Biggio covering, for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Weiss vs. Garcia
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Garcia
Burks hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 4 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Castillo
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Castillo
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Castillo
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Castillo
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Castillo
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 4 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Garcia
Walker hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Garcia
Galarraga hits a line drive towards first. Bagwell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Garcia
Bichette strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Garcia
Castilla hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Garcia
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Castillo
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Castillo
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Castillo
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Garcia
Bill Spiers now playing third base.
Perez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Hidalgo. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Castillo vs. Garcia
Castillo bunts towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Biggio covering, for the out. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Weiss vs. Garcia
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Burks vs. Garcia
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Perez scores. Weiss moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Cabrera
Jose Cabrera now pitching.
Walker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Galarraga vs. Cabrera
Galarraga hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Castillo
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Castillo
Thomas Howard pinch hits for Jose Cabrera.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howard for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Castillo
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Lima
Jose Lima now pitching.
Bichette strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Lima
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Lima
Reed hits a popup towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Castillo
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Castillo
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Castillo
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bichette. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Castillo
Spiers is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Hidalgo vs. Castillo
Hidalgo takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. Spiers moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gutierrez vs. Leskanic
Curt Leskanic now pitching.
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell scores. Spiers moves to third. Hidalgo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Ausmus vs. Leskanic
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. Spiers scores. Hidalgo moves to third. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Eusebio vs. Leskanic
Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Jose Lima.
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Magnante
Mike Magnante now pitching.
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pulliam vs. Magnante
Harvey Pulliam pinch hits for Curt Leskanic.
Pulliam hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Magnante
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Magnante fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Magnante
Burks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Weiss moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching.
There goes Burks. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Burks steals second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Wagner
Walker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Galarraga vs. Hudek
John Hudek now pitching.
Galarraga is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bichette vs. Hudek
Bichette hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Rockies, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Hudek
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Hudek covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Rockies, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. DeJean
Harvey Pulliam now playing right field. Mike DeJean now pitching.
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Rockies, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. DeJean
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. DeJean drops the ball. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Rockies, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. DeJean
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bichette. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. Gonzalez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Rockies, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. DeJean
Bell strikes out. There goes Bagwell. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Rockies, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Spiers vs. Munoz
Mike Munoz now pitching.
Spiers is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 7 - Rockies, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Hudek
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Rockies, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hudek
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Rockies, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pulliam vs. Hudek
There goes Perez. The throw from Ausmus and he is out, Biggio applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Rockies, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pulliam vs. Hudek
Pulliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Rockies, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Hudek
Weiss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio misplays the ball. That's an error on Biggio. Weiss moves to second. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 7 - Rockies, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. DiPoto
Ellis Burks now playing left field. Dante Bichette now playing right field. Quinton McCracken now playing center field. Jerry DiPoto now pitching.
Hidalgo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Rockies, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. DiPoto
Gutierrez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Rockies, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. DiPoto
Ausmus is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/10/1997 -- Houston at Colorado (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Colorado AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 5 1 1 0 Weiss W, ss 4 2 2 0
Gonzalez L, lf 5 2 2 0 Burks E, cf-lf 4 1 3 2
Bagwell J, 1b 5 0 3 3 Walker L, rf 4 1 1 1
Bell D, rf 5 2 1 0 DeJean M, p 0 0 0 0
Berry S, 3b 2 0 1 1 Munoz M, p 0 0 0 0
Spiers B, 3b 1 1 0 0 McCracken Q, cf 0 0 0 0
Carr C, cf 1 0 1 0 Galarraga A, 1b 3 1 0 0
Hidalgo R, pr-cf 3 1 0 0 Bichette D, lf-rf 4 1 1 4
Gutierrez R, ss 5 0 2 2 Castilla V, 3b 4 1 1 1
Ausmus B, c 3 0 0 1 Reed J, c 4 0 0 0
Garcia R, p 2 0 0 0 Perez N, 2b 3 1 2 0
Cabrera J, p 0 0 0 0 Castillo F, p 0 0 0 0
Howard T, ph 1 0 0 0 Leskanic C, p 0 0 0 0
Lima J, p 0 0 0 0 Pulliam H, ph-rf 1 1 1 1
Eusebio T, ph 1 0 0 0 DiPoto J, p 0 0 0 0
Magnante M, p 0 0 0 0
Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0
Hudek J, p 0 0 0 0
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39 7 11 7 31 9 11 9
Houston 301 000 210 -- 7
Colorado 100 210 50x -- 9
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia R 4.1 7 4 4 1 2
Cabrera J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Lima J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Magnante M (L) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0
Wagner B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Hudek J 1.1 1 2 2 2 1
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo F 6.2 9 6 6 2 5
Leskanic C (W) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
DeJean M 0.2 1 1 0 0 1
Munoz M 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
DiPoto J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
E -- DeJean M, Biggio C
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 10, Colorado 4
2B -- Gonzalez L, Berry S, Weiss W, Perez N, Burks E, Bell D, Bagwell J
3B -- Gutierrez R
HR -- Walker L, Castilla V, Pulliam H, Bichette D
SB -- Burks E, Bagwell J
CS -- Perez N
SH -- Castillo F 2
HBP -- by Castillo F (Ausmus B), by Castillo F (Berry S), by Hudek J (Galarraga A)
T -- 3:08
A -- 42321
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