MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
04/06/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 711 - SUNDAY, APRIL 6TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (4-6) 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 10 8 1
Colorado Rockies (4-5) 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 13 3
Houston Beats Colorado, 10-8
The Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies, 10-8, at Colorado Field. The win was due in part to right fielder Lars Nootbaar, who was 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The win was credited to 26-year old right-handed pitcher Mitch Spence in relief. His record improves to 1-1. Tyler Mahle took the loss. Gabe Speier earned the save for Houston, his 1st of the year.

Houston used a clutch at-bat from Teoscar Hernández to capture the win. The designated hitter hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Astros ahead, 5-4. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

In postgame comments to the Houston News, Hernández said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

The loss drops Colorado to 4-5.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 .316 1 3
L. Nootbaar RF 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 .179 1 4
T. Hernández DH 4 1 1 3 0 3 4 .317 4 9
Y. Alvarez 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .125 0 2
C. Walker 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .243 3 7
Y. Diaz C 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .289 1 2
H. Kim 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .188 2 8
J. Ortiz SS 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .286 1 6
A. Thomas CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .281 0 6
Totals 34 10 8 7 5 12 15      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Kwan (2, 1st Inning off T. Mahle, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Diaz (1, 2nd Inning off T. Mahle, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Ortiz (2, 8th Inning off L. Weaver, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Hernández (4, 3rd Inning off T. Mahle, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Nootbaar (1, 6th Inning off B. McKay, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan 2 , L. Nootbaar 5 , T. Hernández 4 , Y. Alvarez 2 , Y. Diaz 2 , J. Ortiz 2
2-out RBI: L. Nootbaar , Y. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hernández , A. Thomas
GIDP: C. Walker
Sac Fly: T. Hernández , J. Ortiz
Hit by Pitch: C. Walker
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Kwan (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Thomas (1)
OF assists: 1 (Thomas(Doyle at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Turner 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .324 4 9
B. Doyle CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .243 1 8
M. Harris II LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .250 1 3
B. Lowe 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .281 1 4
B. Buxton RF 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .263 3 8
C. Raleigh DH 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .355 4 14
E. Suárez 3B 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 .281 0 3
P. Bailey C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 1
   a-D. Schneider C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .333 1 2
E. Tovar SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 2 4
   b-J. Smith PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 8 4 10 18      
a - D. Schneider substituted for P. Bailey in the 2nd
b - J. Smith pinch hit for E. Tovar in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Doyle 2 (3, 1st Inning off D. Festa, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off D. Festa, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Tovar (2, 2nd Inning off D. Festa, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Turner (2, 4th Inning off D. Festa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Raleigh (4, 1st Inning off D. Festa, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Lowe (1, 1st Inning off D. Festa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Turner 2 , B. Doyle 4 , M. Harris II , B. Lowe 5 , B. Buxton 2 , C. Raleigh 4 , E. Suárez 2 , E. Tovar 2 , J. Smith
2-out RBI: B. Lowe , B. Buxton , C. Raleigh , E. Suárez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Harris II 2 , E. Tovar
Sac Fly: B. Doyle
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Buxton (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Lowe (2) , D. Schneider (1) , E. Tovar (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Suárez-Turner-Lowe)
PB: D. Schneider 5
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Festa 3.2 11 7 6 2 4 2 87 7.71   
M. Spence W (1-1) 3.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 36 3.27   
H. Harvey H (1) 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 21 2.45   
A. Weems H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.86   
G. Speier SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 15.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Festa 13
Batters Faced: D. Festa 23, M. Spence 10, H. Harvey 5, A. Weems 1, G. Speier 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Festa 2-4, M. Spence 4-3, H. Harvey 0-1, A. Weems 1-0, G. Speier 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Festa 87-52, M. Spence 36-23, H. Harvey 21-10, A. Weems 3-2, G. Speier 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Spence 1-0 , A. Weems 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mahle L (0-1) 3.1 5 8 4 3 4 1 88 10.80   
B. McKay 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 36 1.50   
L. Weaver 1.2 1 1 0 1 2 0 28 4.50   
A. Puk 1.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mahle 25
Batters Faced: T. Mahle 21, B. McKay 9, L. Weaver 7, A. Puk 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mahle 1-5, B. McKay 2-3, L. Weaver 1-2, A. Puk 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mahle 88-51, B. McKay 36-23, L. Weaver 28-18, A. Puk 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. McKay 1-0 , A. Puk 2-1
WP: T. Mahle 2
Hit Batsmen: T. Mahle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lars Nootbaar
Ballpark: Colorado Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (41 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM MT
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 40198
Special Notes: Patrick Bailey was ejected in the 1st inning for arguing a strike call.CL Hunter Harvey was injured while pitching.
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