Houston Astros 7, Colorado Rockies 4
Regular Season Game 144
Played on Tuesday, September 9, 1997 (N) at Coors Field

HOU N    3  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   7 11  1
COL N    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  2  0  -   4  8  1
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Biggio 2b                     4   2   2   0       0   0       2   4
Carr cf                       3   1   2   0       0   0       4   0
Bagwell 1b                    3   1   0   1       0   0      11   1
Bell rf                       4   2   2   3       1   1       1   0
Spiers 3b                     4   1   1   3       0   0       0   3
Abreu lf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Gutierrez ss                  4   0   2   0       0   0       2   3
Ausmus c                      3   0   1   0       1   0       4   0
Hampton p                     3   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
  Martin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Springer p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   7  11   7       2   2      27  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gutierrez-Bagwell.
E: Abreu (2).

BATTING - 
2B: Carr (10,off Wright).
3B: Gutierrez (2,off Wright).
HR: Spiers (3,1st inning off Wright 2 on 2 out); Bell (13,7th inning off Wright
1 on 2 out).
SH: Carr 2 (6,off Wright,off Holmes); Hampton (7,off Wright).
SF: Bagwell (8,off Holmes).
HBP: Biggio (28,by Wright); Bagwell (15,by Wright).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Biggio (10,3rd base by Wright/Manwaring); Gutierrez (2,2nd base by Leskanic/Manwaring).

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Weiss ss                      2   0   0   0       3   1       0   3
Burks cf                      5   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Walker rf                     4   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Galarraga 1b                  4   2   4   0       0   0       7   0
Bichette lf                   3   1   1   3       0   1       5   0
Castilla 3b                   2   0   0   1       1   0       1   2
Manwaring c                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   3
Perez 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       6   1
Wright p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Pulliam ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Leskanic p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Holmes p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McCracken ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       32   4   8   4       5   4      27  10

FIELDING - 
E: Burks (3).

BATTING - 
2B: Galarraga (26,off Hampton).
HR: Bichette (23,8th inning off Hampton 1 on 1 out).
SF: Castilla (4,off Hampton); Bichette (7,off Hampton).
GDP: Burks (17,off Hampton).
Team LOB: 8.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hampton W(13-9)               7.2   8   4   4   4   2   1  34
Martin                        0.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   3
Springer SV(3)                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        9     8   4   4   5   4   1  39

Inherited Runners - Scored: Martin 1-0; Springer 1-0.
.

Colorado Rockies             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wright L(6-11)                7     9   6   6   1   2   2  32
Leskanic                      1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4
Holmes                        1     1   1   1   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9    11   7   7   2   2   2  40

HBP: Wright 2 (11,Biggio,Bagwell).

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Bill Hohn
Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 48039


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Colorado Rockies         
1. Biggio              2b        Weiss               ss
2. Carr                cf        Burks               cf
3. Bagwell             1b        Walker              rf
4. Bell                rf        Galarraga           1b
5. Spiers              3b        Bichette            lf
6. Abreu               lf        Castilla            3b
7. Gutierrez           ss        Manwaring           c
8. Ausmus              c         Perez               2b
9. Hampton             p         Wright              p

ASTROS 1ST: Biggio was hit by a pitch; Carr out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Biggio to second]; Bagwell was hit by a
pitch; Biggio was caught stealing third (catcher to third)
[Bagwell to second]; Bell walked; Spiers homered [Bagwell
scored, Bell scored]; Abreu singled to center; Gutierrez flied
to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Rockies 0.

ROCKIES 1ST: Weiss walked; Burks forced Weiss (third to second);
Walker popped to second [Burks stayed at first]; Galarraga
singled to left [Burks to second]; Bichette struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Rockies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Ausmus grounded out (shortstop to first); Hampton
was called out on strikes; Biggio flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 3, Rockies 0.

ROCKIES 2ND: Castilla flied to center; Manwaring grounded out
(third to first); Perez singled to left; Wright grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Rockies 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Carr singled to left; Bagwell grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Carr to second]; Bell singled to right
[Carr scored]; Spiers lined to center [Bell stayed at first];
Abreu lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Rockies
0.

ROCKIES 3RD: Weiss struck out; Burks grounded out (pitcher to
first); Walker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 4, Rockies 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gutierrez lined to center; Ausmus singled to center;
Hampton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ausmus to
second]; Biggio lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
4, Rockies 0.

ROCKIES 4TH: Galarraga doubled to center; Bichette grounded out
(second to first) [Galarraga to third]; Castilla out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Galarraga scored]; Manwaring grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Rockies
1.

ASTROS 5TH: Carr doubled to center [Carr to third (error by
Burks)]; Bagwell lined to second [Carr stayed at third]; Bell
struck out; Spiers flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
4, Rockies 1.

ROCKIES 5TH: Perez flied to left; Wright grounded out (pitcher
to first); Weiss grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 4, Rockies 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Abreu grounded out (first unassisted); Gutierrez
tripled to right; Ausmus grounded out (third to first)
[Gutierrez stayed at third]; Hampton popped to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Rockies 1.

ROCKIES 6TH: Burks grounded out (second to first); Walker
walked; Galarraga singled to center [Walker to third, Galarraga
to second (on throw)]; Bichette lined out on a sacrifice fly to
left [Walker scored, Galarraga to third (error by Abreu)];
Castilla walked; Manwaring popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 4, Rockies 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Biggio singled to second; Carr flied to center;
Bagwell lined to left [Biggio stayed at first]; Bell homered
[Biggio scored]; Spiers flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 6, Rockies 2.

ROCKIES 7TH: Perez flied to center; PULLIAM BATTED FOR WRIGHT;
Pulliam singled to left; Weiss walked [Pulliam to second]; Burks
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Weiss out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Rockies 2.

ASTROS 8TH: LESKANIC REPLACED PULLIAM (PITCHING); Abreu flied to
left; Gutierrez singled to pitcher; Gutierrez was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Ausmus walked; Hampton
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6,
Rockies 2.

ROCKIES 8TH: Walker grounded out (first to pitcher); Galarraga
singled to center; Bichette homered [Galarraga scored]; Castilla
flied to right; Manwaring singled to right; MARTIN REPLACED
HAMPTON (PITCHING); Perez struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 6, Rockies 4.

ASTROS 9TH: HOLMES REPLACED LESKANIC (PITCHING); Biggio singled
to center; Carr out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Biggio to third]; Bagwell out on a sacrifice fly to left
[Biggio scored]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Rockies 4.

ROCKIES 9TH: MCCRACKEN BATTED FOR HOLMES; McCracken was called
out on strikes; Weiss walked; SPRINGER REPLACED MARTIN
(PITCHING); Burks flied to center [Weiss stayed at first];
Walker forced Weiss (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 7, Rockies 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           7  11   1    6
 Rockies          4   8   1    8


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