Final
Houston won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, September 5 | ||
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| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 6 | ||
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| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Colorado | 0 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 7 | ||
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| Houston | 7 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 | |
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3:05 PM ET, September 7, 2008
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| M Bourn CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .222 | ||
| M Loretta 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | ||
| E Maysonet PR-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| L Hawkins P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Valverde P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Tejada SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .282 | ||
| L Berkman 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .326 | ||
| H Pence RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .272 | ||
| J Castillo 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 | ||
| R Abercrombie LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .263 | ||
| B Ausmus C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .218 | ||
| c-D Erstad PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | ||
| H Quintero C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | ||
| W Rodriguez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | ||
| a-B Backe PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .277 | ||
| J Cassel P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | ||
| b-G Blum PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | ||
| C Sampson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 | ||
| D Brocail P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-D Newhan PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | ||
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for W Rodriguez in the 2nd b-hit sacrifice fly to left for J Cassel in the 6th c-singled to right center for B Ausmus in the 8th d-tripled to deep center for D Brocail in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Loretta (15, J De La Rosa); M Tejada (33, J De La Rosa) 3B: D Newhan (2, T Buchholz) RBI: M Loretta (36), L Berkman (95), J Castillo 2 (37), G Blum (49), D Erstad (27), D Newhan (9) S: M Tejada, R Abercrombie SF: G Blum, J Castillo, L Berkman 2-out RBI: J Castillo GIDP: H Pence Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Abercrombie 1, H Pence 1, B Backe 1, B Ausmus 2, E Maysonet 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Abercrombie 2 (2, 2nd base off J De La Rosa/C Iannetta 2); M Bourn (37, 2nd base off J De La Rosa/C Iannetta); H Pence (9, 2nd base off L Vizcaino/C Iannetta) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Tejada-M Loretta-L Berkman). | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| W Rodriguez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18-13 | 3.73 | |
| J Cassel | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 53-35 | 6.65 | |
| C Sampson (B, 2) | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25-17 | 4.27 | |
| D Brocail (W, 7-5) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 4.24 | |
| L Hawkins (H, 8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-9 | 0.00 | |
| J Valverde (S, 40) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17-12 | 3.60 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 143-96 | ||
| PITCHING WP: J Cassel HBP: W Taveras (By C Sampson) Batters faced: W Rodriguez 4; J Cassel 17; C Sampson 7; D Brocail 4; L Hawkins 3; J Valverde 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 0-0; J Cassel 6-4; C Sampson 0-2; D Brocail 1-1; L Hawkins 1-1; J Valverde 0-0 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 54 | ||||||||||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Barmes 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 | ||
| R Spilborghs CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .303 | ||
| M Corpas P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-S Podsednik PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | ||
| T Buchholz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| L Vizcaino P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-J Baker PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 | ||
| M Holliday LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .325 | ||
| G Atkins 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .290 | ||
| C Iannetta C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .270 | ||
| B Hawpe RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | ||
| T Tulowitzki SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 | ||
| I Stewart 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .295 | ||
| J De La Rosa P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .118 | ||
| G Rusch P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 | ||
| a-W Taveras PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | |||
| a-hit by pitch for G Rusch in the 6th b-grounded to first for M Corpas in the 7th c-struck out looking for L Vizcaino in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Holliday (35, J Cassel) HR: B Hawpe (23, 6th inning off C Sampson 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Holliday 2 (81), B Hawpe 3 (79) GIDP: T Tulowitzki Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Holliday 1, J De La Rosa 1, G Atkins 1, C Iannetta 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Barmes (10, 2nd base off W Rodriguez/B Ausmus) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: W Taveras (6, throw) DP: 1 (T Tulowitzki-C Barmes-G Atkins). | ||||||||||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J De La Rosa | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 101-59 | 5.30 | |
| G Rusch | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 4.99 | |
| M Corpas (H, 16) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 3.91 | |
| T Buchholz (L, 6-5; B, 2) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-10 | 2.06 | |
| L Vizcaino | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23-15 | 4.91 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 159-97 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: J De La Rosa 26; G Rusch 2; M Corpas 4; T Buchholz 6; L Vizcaino 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J De La Rosa 7-6; G Rusch 1-1; M Corpas 3-0; T Buchholz 1-2; L Vizcaino 0-1 Game Scores: J De La Rosa 39 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| HOU | COL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | M Loretta singled to center, M Bourn scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | L Berkman hit sacrifice fly to right, M Loretta scored, M Tejada to third. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Castillo hit sacrifice fly to right, M Tejada scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 3rd | M Holliday doubled to left, J De La Rosa and C Barmes scored, R Spilborghs to third. | 3 | 2 | |
| 6th | G Blum hit sacrifice fly to left, R Abercrombie scored. | 4 | 2 | |
| 6th | B Hawpe homered to right, G Atkins and C Iannetta scored. | 4 | 5 | |
| 8th | D Erstad singled to right center, J Castillo scored. | 5 | 5 | |
| 8th | D Newhan tripled to deep center, D Erstad scored. | 6 | 5 | |
| 9th | J Castillo singled to center, H Pence scored, J Castillo to second on throwing error by center fielder W Taveras. | 7 | 5 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 30,509 (60.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Guccione, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Derryl Cousins |