Houston 3, Colorado 2
When: 2:05 PM ET, Sunday, April 8, 2012
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Fieldin Culbreth, 1B -
Adrian Johnson, 2B -
Gary Cederstrom, 3B -
Lance Barksdale
Attendance:
14195
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Astros 3, Rockies 2: Brian Bogusevic’s two-out RBI single in the eighth gave host Houston a come-from-behind victory against the Rockies as the Astros took two of three in the series.
Leading 2-1, Colorado’s Rex Brothers (0-1) recorded two quick outs in the eighth before giving up a pair of singles to Jose Altuve and J.D. Martinez. Carlos Lee hit what appeared to be an inning-ending ground ball to third, but a throwing error by Jordan Pacheco allowed Altuve to tie the game.
Bogusevic followed with the go-ahead single to right before Brett Myers worked the ninth to record his first save of the year.
Wilton Lopez (1-0) recorded a pair of outs in the eighth to earn the win.
Right-hander Bud Norris gave up four hits and three walks and struck out eight in seven innings for the Astros, who had an MLB-worst 56-106 record in 2011. However, he was outdueled by Juan Nicasio, who allowed just one run in seven innings in his first start since being hit by a line drive last August.
Wilin Rosario’s fourth-inning home run gave Houston a 2-0 lead, but the Astros pulled within 2-1 in the bottom half on Lee’s RBI double. The Astros failed to reach second base until the eighth, when they did all their damage with two outs.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Prior to Rosario’s home run, Astros starters had gone 17 straight innings without allowing an earned run. … Kyle Parker, the Rockies’ first-round pick in 2010, landed on the minor league disabled list after after being hit in the hand by a pitch Saturday. … Colorado will begin a nine-game homestand against San Francisco on Monday. … All three Astros starters turned in a quality start in the series. … Attendance was 14,195.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Colorado |
|
Houston |
|
Juan Nicasio
|
Player |
Bud Norris
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
7.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
8 |
|
5 |
Hits |
4 |
|
1.29 |
ERA |
2.57 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Colorado
|
5 |
1 |
9 |
.156 |
15 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| Houston
|
8 |
0 |
12 |
.250 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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