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DENVER (AP) _ Moises Alou, Richard Hidalgo and Tony Eusebio hit
consecutive homers in the eighth inning as the Houston Astros set a
team record with six home runs an 8-4 victory over the Colorado
Rockies on Wednesday night. Alou homered twice and Jeff Bagwell and Lance Berkman added solo
shots for the Astros, who handed Rockies starter Pedro Astacio his
first loss since April 9. Astacio (6-3) had won six straight
decisions. Astacio failed to retire the side in order in each of the first
seven innings and ran into trouble when he walked Ken Caminiti with
the score tied 4-4 to start the eighth. Alou hit Astacio's next pitch onto the concourse in left field
for his 14th career two-homer game. Stan Belinda relieved and gave
up homers to Hidalgo and Eusebio, giving the Astros
back-to-back-to-back home runs for the second time in team history. Enos Cabell, Phil Garner and Jose Cruz hit consecutive home runs
against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park on July 24,
1984. Joe Slusarski (1-3) pitched three innings of scoreless relief of
Chris Holt for his first victory since August 26, 1995, pitching
for Milwaukee against Minnesota. Holt gave up four runs and seven
hits in six innings. The Astros, who won consecutive games for the first time since
May 25-26, trailed 4-3 before Alou led off the sixth with a solo
homer, his eighth. The Rockies had taken the lead on Jeff Cirillo's
RBI triple in the fifth. Berkman hit his sixth homer in the fifth and Bagwell connected
for his 16th of the season in the third. Bagwell also had an RBI
single in the first. Notes: Houston SS Julio Lugo was treated for a head injury at
Denver Health Medical Center after being involved in a car accident
after Tuesday night's game. Lugo was admitted to the hospital at 2
a.m. Wednesday and released about two hours later. He declined
comment on the accident. ... Rockies OF Jeffrey Hammonds extended
his hitting streak to 13 games with an RBI double in the second.
... Alou has hit in 12 straight. ... Astacio, who beat Houston 3-1
on May 8, gave up 13 earned runs in his other two starts against
the Astros.
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