Whenever the Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies get together for a game, it’s sure to be anything but boring. Both teams play in hitter-friendly parks: Colorado in Coors Canaveral and Houston in Homeron Field.
Houston was abole to score four runs in five innings off Rockies starter Franklin Morales. Pretty good when you consider that Morales is a lefty, and Houston has had its struggles with lefthanders. Morales gave up five hits, four walks and has a season ERA of 6.60.
So, Houston won, right?
Wrong.
Morales stunk less than Astros starter Chris Sampson, who lasted just two-thirds of an inning. Sampson was hardly Samson the Biblical strongman as he gave up six hits, six earned runs, and, amazingly, no home runs. His replacement, Brian Moehler, didn’t fare much better as he gave up five hits and three earned runs in three innings of work.
On the bright side, Astros outfielder Hunter Pence had a great night, going 3-4 with two runs scored and a double. He’s not hitting .200 on the season. Kazuo Matsui is still looking for his first hit of the season after going 0-3 with two walks and a run scored. Astros leadoff hitter Michael Bourn is hitting .222 on the season, having gone 1-5 with a run scored last night.
Keywords: Astros, Hunter Pence, Rockies
