Colorado 7, Houston 6
When: 8:10 PM ET, Monday, May 28, 2012
Where: Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Temperature:
73°
Umpires:
Home -
Eric Cooper, 1B -
Marty Foster, 2B -
Tim Timmons, 3B -
Lance Barrett
Attendance:
35786
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Rockies 7, Astros 6: Dexter Fowler drilled an RBI triple down the first-base line with one out in the 10th inning to give host Colorado a doubleheader sweep.
The fourth hit of the game - and seventh of the day - by Fowler, who recorded three RBIs, drove home Michael Cuddyer from first base to hand Houston its fourth straight loss.
After hitting a one-out single off Brett Myers (0-2), Cuddyer narrowly beat the relay throw home.
Colorado won the first game 9-7 on a two-run single by Jordan Pacheco in the bottom of the eighth.
Fowler got the Rockies started with a homer in the first inning of the nightcap. Houston’s Brian Bogusevic hit a two-run shot in the third and the Astros tallied twice in the fourth on Chris Snyder’s blast and Jordan Schafer’s RBI single to take a 4-2 advantage.
The Rockies scored four times in the bottom of the fourth as Fowler drew a bases-loaded walk and Marco Scutaro followed with a three-run double to right-center field.
Snyder had a run-scoring single in the fifth and Houston tied the contest at 6 in the sixth on a solo homer to left by pinch hitter Justin Maxwell.
Colorado’s Josh Roenicke (1-0) worked out of a jam in the top of the 10th to notch his first win since 2010 while with Toronto.
Houston starter Jordan Lyles gave up six runs - four earned - and six hits in five innings. Colorado’s Alex White allowed six runs and 10 hits in five frames.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The doubleheader was Houston’s first since 2006. Colorado split a twinbill against Pittsburgh earlier this season. … The teams combined for 53 hits in the doubleheader – 27 by Colorado and 26 by the Astros. ... Houston’s Carlos Lee was 5-for-9 in the two games. … The Rockies won their first extra-inning game in three attempts this season. The Astros dropped to 0-6 in extra frames.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Houston |
|
Colorado |
|
Jordan Lyles
|
Player |
Alex White
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
5.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
6 |
Hits |
10 |
|
7.20 |
ERA |
10.80 |
Hitting
| Houston |
|
Colorado |
|
Brian Bogusevic | Player |
Dexter Fowler
|
|
3 |
Hits |
4 |
|
2 |
RBI |
3 |
|
1 |
HR |
1 |
|
6 |
TB |
9 |
|
.600 |
Avg |
1.000 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Houston
|
14 |
3 |
24 |
.333 |
15 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Colorado
|
13 |
1 |
20 |
.325 |
26 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
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