MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/14/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2118 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Rockies (47-72) 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 8 15 1
Houston Astros (55-65) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 0
Rockies Get Road Win, 8-2
The Colorado Rockies grabbed a 8-2 win over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Colorado first baseman Jake Bauers was 3-6 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 to earn player of the game honors. With the win, Colorado has a record of 47-72. Houston falls to 55-65.

The Rockies got a big at-bat from designated hitter Anthony Alford. For the game, Alford was 2 for 4 with 2 singles and a walk. He scored 2 runs. In the top of the fifth, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a run-scoring single. His 41st hit of the season gave Colorado a 2-1 lead.

"I'm proud of the boys for pulling through," said Rockies manager Rex Shuck. "The wins don't come easy for this team, but everyone's got an extra jump in their step after a game like this."
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bauers 1B 6 2 3 2 0 1 3 .270 16 67
A. Alford DH 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .214 3 22
M. Trout CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .318 32 71
J. Mercer SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .271 12 71
B. Drury RF 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .583 1 4
B. Guyer LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 8 .271 2 31
M. Prado 3B 5 0 1 2 0 0 5 .248 5 30
S. Leon C 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .236 9 39
T. La Stella 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .269 8 48
Totals 39 8 15 8 6 5 23      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Prado (11, 7th Inning off C. Rusin, 2 on, 2 outs) J. Bauers (26, 6th Inning off D. Neverauskas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bauers (16, 1st Inning off B. Snell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Prado 2 , J. Bauers 7 , A. Alford 2 , T. La Stella , B. Drury 3 , M. Trout 2 , B. Guyer , J. Mercer 2
2-out RBI: M. Prado , J. Bauers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Prado , J. Bauers , A. Alford
GIDP: B. Guyer , S. Leon
Sac Fly: J. Mercer
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Carrasco (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Prado-La Stella-Bauers, Mercer-La Stella-Bauers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Zimmer CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .214 3 23
X. Bogaerts SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .294 13 55
R. Odor 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .256 12 47
T. Mancini LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .278 16 54
G. Polanco DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .283 9 50
D. Smith 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .298 22 65
C. Moran 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .258 11 51
W. Castillo C 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .231 13 44
J. Heyward RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 .238 5 37
Totals 37 2 12 2 3 8 28      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Polanco (16, 4th Inning off C. Carrasco, 0 on, 1 out) J. Heyward (17, 3rd Inning off C. Carrasco, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Zimmer , T. Mancini , D. Smith 2 , C. Moran 2 , R. Odor , X. Bogaerts , G. Polanco 3 , J. Heyward 2 , W. Castillo
2-out RBI: T. Mancini
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Mancini , R. Odor , X. Bogaerts , J. Heyward
GIDP: W. Castillo 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bogaerts-Odor-Smith, Smith-Bogaerts-Smith)
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Carrasco W (10-7) 5.1 10 2 2 1 6 0 96 63 3.43   
M. Cabrera H (7) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 14 7.19   
T. Eshelman 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 28 16 4.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Carrasco 45
Batters Faced: C. Carrasco 26, M. Cabrera 5, T. Eshelman 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Carrasco 4-5, M. Cabrera 0-2, T. Eshelman 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Carrasco 96-63, M. Cabrera 21-14, T. Eshelman 28-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Cabrera 2-0
Balk: C. Carrasco
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Snell L (8-13) 5.0 9 4 4 2 2 1 95 55 5.16   
D. Neverauskas 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 21 14 2.93   
C. Rusin 0.2 3 2 2 2 1 0 26 13 4.85   
J. Herget 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 25 13 3.93   
T. Zych 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 8 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Snell 33
Batters Faced: B. Snell 24, D. Neverauskas 5, C. Rusin 7, J. Herget 7, T. Zych 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Snell 5-6, D. Neverauskas 2-1, C. Rusin 0-1, J. Herget 1-2, T. Zych 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Snell 95-55, D. Neverauskas 21-14, C. Rusin 26-13, J. Herget 25-13, T. Zych 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Herget 3-0
WP: B. Snell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jake Bauers
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (88 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 39371
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