8:05 PM ET, April 18, 2008
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: F. Morales (1-1)
L: C. Sampson (0-2)
Final
Colorado leads 1-0 (as of 4/18)
| Game 1: Friday, April 18 | ||
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| Colorado | 11 | Final |
| Houston | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 19 | ||
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| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 20 | ||
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| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 6 | |
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8:05 PM ET, April 18, 2008
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: F. Morales (1-1)
L: C. Sampson (0-2)
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| S Podsednik LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .200 | ||
| W Taveras CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 | ||
| R Spilborghs RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .296 | ||
| G Atkins 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .313 | ||
| T Tulowitzki SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .185 | ||
| J Baker 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .111 | ||
| C Barmes 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .433 | ||
| C Iannetta C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .400 | ||
| F Morales P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | ||
| M Herges P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | ||
| M Bowie P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Buchholz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |||
| BATTING 2B: T Tulowitzki 2 (6, B Moehler, C Sampson); C Iannetta (3, C Sampson); C Barmes 2 (4, B Moehler 2) HR: G Atkins (2, 8th inning off W Wright 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: T Tulowitzki 3 (6), J Baker 2 (2), C Iannetta 2 (4), G Atkins 3 (10), C Barmes (8) 2-out RBI: C Barmes, G Atkins 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Podsednik 1, W Taveras 1, C Iannetta 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Spilborghs (1, 2nd base off B Moehler/J Towles) | ||||||||||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| F Morales (W, 1-1) | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 113-62 | 6.60 | |
| M Herges | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30-19 | 2.31 | |
| M Bowie | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27-15 | 6.43 | |
| T Buchholz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 0.90 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 182-102 | ||
| PITCHING Balk: F Morales Batters faced: F Morales 24; M Herges 7; M Bowie 6; T Buchholz 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Morales 5-8; M Herges 3-0; M Bowie 2-1; T Buchholz 2-1 Game Scores: F Morales 39 | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| M Bourn CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | ||
| K Matsui 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| L Berkman 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .295 | ||
| C Lee LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .275 | ||
| M Tejada SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .306 | ||
| H Pence RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| M Loretta 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .235 | ||
| J Towles C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .212 | ||
| C Sampson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Moehler P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | ||
| D Borkowski P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-J Cruz Jr PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | ||
| G Geary P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| W Wright P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-G Blum PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||
| D Brocail P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |||
| a-grounded to first for D Borkowski in the 6th b-walked for W Wright in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Berkman (8, F Morales); H Pence (4, F Morales); M Loretta (3, M Bowie) RBI: L Berkman (11), C Lee (8), H Pence (3), J Towles (8), M Loretta (5) 2-out RBI: H Pence, J Towles Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Bourn 1, B Moehler 2, C Lee 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: K Matsui (1, ground ball) | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Sampson (L, 0-2) | 0.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34-20 | 8.74 | |
| B Moehler | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58-35 | 6.75 | |
| D Borkowski | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34-22 | 2.16 | |
| G Geary | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-11 | 2.45 | |
| W Wright | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18-9 | 6.23 | |
| D Brocail | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-11 | 1.04 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 170-108 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: C Iannetta (By G Geary) Batters faced: C Sampson 10; B Moehler 15; D Borkowski 7; G Geary 4; W Wright 5; D Brocail 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Sampson 1-0; B Moehler 4-4; D Borkowski 2-2; G Geary 1-0; W Wright 1-1; D Brocail 0-1 Game Scores: C Sampson 15 | ||||||||||
| COL | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | T Tulowitzki doubled to deep left, S Podsednik and W Taveras scored, R Spilborghs to third. | 2 | 0 | |
| 1st | J Baker singled to center, R Spilborghs and T Tulowitzki scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 1st | C Iannetta doubled to deep left center, J Baker and C Barmes scored. | 6 | 0 | |
| 1st | L Berkman doubled to deep left, M Bourn scored, K Matsui to third. | 6 | 1 | |
| 1st | C Lee grounded out to shortstop, K Matsui scored. | 6 | 2 | |
| 1st | H Pence doubled to right, L Berkman scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 1st | J Towles singled to center, H Pence scored, M Loretta to second. | 6 | 4 | |
| 4th | G Atkins singled to center, R Spilborghs scored. | 7 | 4 | |
| 4th | T Tulowitzki doubled to deep left center, G Atkins scored. | 8 | 4 | |
| 4th | C Barmes doubled to deep left center, T Tulowitzki scored. | 9 | 4 | |
| 8th | G Atkins homered to left, R Spilborghs scored. | 11 | 4 | |
| 8th | M Loretta doubled to deep left, H Pence scored. | 11 | 5 | |
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| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 34,272 (81.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:15 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chad Fairchild, First Base - Rick Reed, Second Base - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base - Mark Wegner |
