Top 1

• Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Lansing vs. Hampton
  
  Lansing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Goodwin vs. Hampton
  
  Goodwin bunts towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Burks vs. Hampton
  
  Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Biggio vs. Thomson
  
  Biggio hits a line drive beyond short. Perez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Thomson
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Biggio moves to third. View Play 
• Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
  Bagwell vs. Thomson
  
  Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. Biggio scores. Bell moves to second. View Play 
• Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Spiers vs. Thomson
  
  Spiers hits a fly ball into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Everett vs. Thomson
  
  Everett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play 
• Rockies, 0 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Hidalgo vs. Thomson
  
  Hidalgo hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Rockies, 0 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Bichette vs. Hampton
  
  Bichette hits a fly ball into center field. That will be extra bases. Everett fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Everett. Bichette moves to third. View Play 
• Rockies, 0 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
  Castilla vs. Hampton
  
  Castilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bichette scores. View Play 
• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Colbrunn vs. Hampton
  
  Colbrunn strikes out. View Play 
• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Hampton
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Gutierrez vs. Thomson
  
  Gutierrez strikes out. View Play 
• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Ausmus vs. Thomson
  
  Ausmus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bichette who is chasing the ball. Ausmus reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
  Hampton vs. Thomson
  
  Hampton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ausmus scores. View Play 
• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Biggio vs. Thomson
  
  Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Thomson
  
  Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Manwaring vs. Hampton
  
  Manwaring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Hampton
  
  Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Lansing vs. Hampton
  
  Lansing takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Goodwin vs. Hampton
  
  Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Bagwell vs. Thomson
  
  Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Spiers vs. Thomson
  
  Spiers takes first base on ball four. Bagwell moves to second. View Play 
• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Everett vs. Thomson
  
  Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. Bagwell moves to third. View Play 
• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
  Hidalgo vs. Thomson
  
  There goes Everett. The throw from Manwaring and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Bagwell scores. View Play 
• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Hidalgo vs. Thomson
  
  Hidalgo hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Gutierrez vs. Thomson
  
  Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Ausmus vs. Thomson
  
  Ausmus hits a line drive into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Rockies, 1 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burks vs. Hampton
  
  Burks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Bichette vs. Hampton
  
  Bichette hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Castilla vs. Hampton
  
  Castilla hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Colbrunn vs. Hampton
  
  Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bichette moves to second. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Perez vs. Hampton
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Manwaring vs. Hampton
  
  Manwaring hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Bichette trying to get to home. Everett throws the ball in to Ausmus who tags Bichette who's trying to score from second, for the out. Colbrunn moves to second. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hampton vs. Thomson
  
  Hampton hits a popup towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Biggio vs. Thomson
  
  Biggio strikes out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Thomson
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Bagwell vs. Thomson
  
  Bagwell strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Hampton
  
  Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Lansing vs. Hampton
  
  Lansing strikes out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Goodwin vs. Hampton
  
  Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Burks vs. Hampton
  
  Burks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Spiers vs. Thomson
  
  Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Everett vs. Thomson
  
  Everett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lansing reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Hidalgo vs. Thomson
  
  Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Gutierrez vs. Thomson
  
  Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bichette vs. Hampton
  
  Bichette hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Castilla vs. Hampton
  
  Castilla hits a fly ball into left field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colbrunn vs. Hampton
  
  Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Hampton
  
  Perez hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Perez reaches second base with a double. Colbrunn moves to third. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
  Manwaring vs. Hampton
  
  Manwaring 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 

Bottom 6

• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Ausmus vs. Thomson
  
  Ausmus hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Hampton vs. Thomson
  
  Hampton hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Biggio vs. Thomson
  
  Biggio hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Burks. Biggio reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. Thomson
  
  Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Biggio scores. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bagwell vs. Thomson
  
  Bagwell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Spiers vs. Thomson
  
  Spiers hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Bates vs. Hampton
  
  Jason Bates pinch hits for John Thomson.
  
  Bates 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 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Lansing vs. Hampton
  
  Lansing hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Goodwin vs. Hampton
  
  Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Everett vs. Veres
  
  Dave Veres now pitching. Jason Bates now playing second base.
  
  Everett strikes out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Hidalgo vs. Veres
  
  Hidalgo takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Gutierrez vs. Veres
  
  Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hidalgo moves to second. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Ausmus vs. Veres
  
  Ausmus takes first base on ball four. Hidalgo moves to third. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  Howell vs. Veres
  
  Jack Howell pinch hits for Mike Hampton.
  
  Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hidalgo scores. Gutierrez scores. Ausmus moves to third. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Berry vs. Veres
  
  Sean Berry pinch hits for Craig Biggio.
  
  Berry hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ausmus scores. Howell moves to third. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 12
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
  Bell vs. Veres
  
  Bell strikes out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 12
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
  Bagwell vs. Veres
  
  Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Castilla. Howell scores. Berry moves to third. Bagwell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
  Spiers vs. McElroy
  
  Chuck McElroy now pitching.
  
  Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 13
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Burks vs. Miller
  
  Trever Miller now pitching. Jack Howell now playing first base. Bill Spiers now playing second base. Sean Berry now playing third base.
  
  Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 13
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Bichette vs. Miller
  
  Bichette hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 13
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Castilla vs. Miller
  
  Castilla strikes out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colbrunn vs. Miller
  
  Colbrunn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bichette moves to second. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
  Perez vs. Miller
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 13
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Everett vs. McElroy
  
  Everett hits a fly ball into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 13
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Hidalgo vs. McElroy
  
  Hidalgo hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Gutierrez vs. McElroy
  
  Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 13
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Manwaring vs. Miller
  
  Manwaring hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 13
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Bates vs. Miller
  
  Bates strikes out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 13
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vander Wal vs. Miller
  
  John Vander Wal pinch hits for Chuck McElroy.
  
  Vander Wal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Goodwin vs. Miller
  
  Goodwin takes first base on ball four. Vander Wal moves to second. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Burks vs. Miller
  
  Burks takes first base on ball four. Vander Wal moves to third. Goodwin moves to second. View Play 
• Rockies, 2 - Astros, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
  Bichette vs. Miller
  
  Bichette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vander Wal scores. Goodwin scores. Burks moves to second. View Play 
• Rockies, 4 - Astros, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Castilla vs. Miller
  
  Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/6/1998 -- Colorado at Houston (D)

  Colorado           AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Lansing M, 2b         3  0  1  0   Biggio C, 2b          4  2  2  0   
Veres D, p            0  0  0  0   Berry S, ph-3b        1  0  1  1   
McElroy C, p          0  0  0  0   Bell D, rf            5  2  3  1   
Vander Wal J, ph      1  1  0  0   Bagwell J, 1b         5  2  2  3   
Goodwin C, cf         3  1  0  0   Miller T, p           0  0  0  0   
Burks E, lf           4  1  1  1   Spiers B, 3b-2b       4  0  0  0   
Bichette D, rf        5  1  5  2   Everett C, cf         5  1  1  1   
Castilla V, 3b        5  0  1  1   Hidalgo R, lf         4  2  2  2   
Colbrunn G, 1b        4  0  2  0   Gutierrez R, ss       5  1  1  0   
Perez N, ss           4  0  1  0   Ausmus B, c           3  2  1  0   
Manwaring K, c        4  0  2  0   Hampton M, p          3  0  1  1   
Thomson J, p          2  0  0  0   Howell J, ph-1b       1  1  1  2   
Bates J, ph-2b        2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  4 13  4                        40 13 15 11

Colorado         010 100 002 --  4
Houston          213 003 40x -- 13

  Colorado             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Thomson J (L)         6.0 12  9  9  1  3
Veres D               0.2  3  4  3  2  2
McElroy C             1.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hampton M (W)         7.0  9  2  2  2  2
Miller T              2.0  4  2  2  2  2

E -- Everett C, Manwaring K, Castilla V
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Colorado 10, Houston 6
2B -- Bichette D, Perez N, Biggio C
3B -- Ausmus B
HR -- Hidalgo R, Burks E, Bagwell J
SB -- Everett C
T -- 2:51
A -- 13553

    

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