MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
08/11/2107
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 2249 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (60-52) 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 8 10 0
Colorado Rockies (58-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 0
Valenzuela Impressive in Houston Win
Soggy conditions did not keep Houston and Colorado from playing their scheduled game.

The Houston Astros picked up a win at Colorado Field, dropping the Colorado Rockies, 8-3. Humberto Valenzuela, who is tied for 6th in the AL in strikeouts with 148, was the difference-maker. After today's action, Houston sits at 60-52, while Colorado falls to 58-53.

Valenzuela scattered 1 hit over 7 innings for the Astros. With the win, Valenzuela moves to 10-5 on the year with 148 strikeouts.

"It was a team effort and I thought the guys had a good plan and approach," said Valenzuela after the game.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Atwood LF 3 1 1 1 0 2 3 .318 7 52
   b-R. Salas PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 2 5
   c-B. Berg LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 1 6
J. Johnson 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .294 10 58
W. Valiente DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .281 22 66
H. Takahashi 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .275 29 81
T. Gibb RF 5 2 2 5 0 0 1 .266 21 61
J. Rodriquez 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .293 18 58
   a-K. Young PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 5 16
J. Currie C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 8 48
M. Darling SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .250 5 27
P. Douglas CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .294 0 10
Totals 36 8 10 8 3 10 15      
a - K. Young pinch hit for J. Rodriquez in the 7th
b - R. Salas pinch hit for Z. Atwood in the 8th
c - B. Berg substituted for R. Salas in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Valiente (21, 5th Inning off R. Kraus, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Takahashi (22, 7th Inning off J. Brenner, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Johnson (3, 1st Inning off R. Acosta, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Gibb 2 (21, 1st Inning off R. Acosta, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Brenner, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Takahashi (29, 3rd Inning off R. Acosta, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Atwood , R. Salas , J. Johnson 3 , W. Valiente 2 , H. Takahashi 6 , T. Gibb 8 , M. Darling , P. Douglas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rodriquez , J. Currie
Sac Fly: Z. Atwood
Hit by Pitch: M. Darling
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Torres LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 19 50
I. Mason RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 5 43
H. Tian DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .276 25 75
J. Everett 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .246 27 60
B. Martin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .319 18 48
T. Janssen 3B 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .351 19 49
E. Raio CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .222 12 45
M. Duncan C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 9 44
M. Tallman SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .248 7 46
Totals 31 3 4 3 2 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Tallman (18, 3rd Inning off H. Valenzuela, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Everett (15, 9th Inning off M. Samaniego, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Janssen (19, 9th Inning off M. Samaniego, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Everett 2 , T. Janssen 4 , M. Tallman 3
2-out RBI: T. Janssen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Mason , J. Everett
Hit by Pitch: F. Torres
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Mason (28)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Valenzuela W (10-5) 7.0 1 0 0 1 7 0 95 3.40   
M. Samaniego 1.2 3 3 3 1 1 1 29 6.61   
N. Mulcahey 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Valenzuela 81
Batters Faced: H. Valenzuela 24, M. Samaniego 9, N. Mulcahey 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Valenzuela 4-10, M. Samaniego 2-2, N. Mulcahey 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Valenzuela 95-60, M. Samaniego 29-18, N. Mulcahey 4-3
Hit Batsmen: H. Valenzuela
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Acosta L (8-8) 2.2 4 5 5 2 3 2 55 4.77   
R. Kraus 2.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 46 4.72   
J. Brenner 2.0 2 2 2 0 4 1 26 4.08   
M. Ovalle 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 4.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Acosta 27
Batters Faced: R. Acosta 15, R. Kraus 12, J. Brenner 8, M. Ovalle 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Acosta 2-3, R. Kraus 3-3, J. Brenner 0-2, M. Ovalle 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Acosta 55-31, R. Kraus 46-30, J. Brenner 26-20, M. Ovalle 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Kraus 1-0 , J. Brenner 2-1
WP: R. Kraus
Hit Batsmen: R. Acosta
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Humberto Valenzuela
Ballpark: Colorado Field
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 44613
Special Notes: Rain delay of 36 minutes in the 8th inning.
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