Valbuena homers twice as Astros beat Rockies 8-5
Luis Valbuena homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 Tuesday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Colorado Rockies
5
Houston Astros
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| HOU | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
Conger homered to right (345 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
González homered to right (437 feet), Tulowitzki scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-7
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
Valbuena homered to right center (417 feet), Conger and Santana scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-7
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Advancing On Force 3-6
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Santana singled to right, Gattis scored, Conger to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Conger singled to left, Altuve scored, Gattis to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-3
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 5-8
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
Tulowitzki grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
Tulowitzki batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
Dickerson grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 5-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 5-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
Dickerson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
Blackmon struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 5-8
Pitch 3: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
Blackmon batting
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Play Result 5-8
Gregerson relieved Qualls.
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Start Inning 5-8
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-8
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Lineup Change 5-8
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End Inning 5-8
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
Altuve grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 5-8
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 5-8
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
Altuve batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
Correa singled to center.
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Single 5-8
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
Correa batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
Springer struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-8
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Head to Head
HOU wins series 2-0
Injuries
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Colorado Rockies
- Kris Bryant Out
- McCade Brown Out
- Chase Dollander Out
- Welinton Herrera Out
Lineups
ConfirmedHOU
George SpringerRF4
Carlos CorreaSS1
Jose Altuve2B27
Evan GattisDH11
Chris Carter1B48
Hank CongerC24
Domingo SantanaLF24
Luis Valbuena3B18
Jake MarisnickCF94
COL
Charlie BlackmonCF19
Corey DickersonDH10
Troy TulowitzkiSS12
Carlos GonzalezRF2
Nolan Arenado3B28
Ben Paulsen1B10
Michael McKenryC
Brandon BarnesLF90
DJ LeMahieu2B26
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