SB Nation Houston - Carlos Lee Smacks Grand Slam In 10th To Give Astros 6-2 Victory Over Rockieshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46691/houston-fave.png2010-06-09T20:55:22-05:00http://houston.sbnation.com/rss/stream/12738892010-06-09T20:55:22-05:002010-06-09T20:55:22-05:00Fallas: Bud Norris To Start For AAA Round Rock On Saturday
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<p><a href="http://twitter.com/BernardoFallas/status/15807244515" target="new">Per Bernardo Fallas</a>:</p>
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<p>#Astros sticking to plan: <span class="caps">RHP</span> Bud Norris to start for Class <span class="caps">AAA</span> Round Rock on Sat. (rehab assignment).</p>
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<p>Norris had gone to the DL with tendinitis in his biceps. Here’s hoping he comes back strong.</p>
https://houston.sbnation.com/2010/6/9/1510332/fallas-bud-norris-to-start-for-aaaTom Martin2010-06-09T16:43:18-05:002010-06-09T16:43:18-05:00Tonight's Game: Houston Astros (23-36) at Colorado Rockies (30-28), 7:40 p.m.
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">(Sports Network) - While the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/HOU" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Astros</a> have enjoyed a nice run of success at Coors Field as of late, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/COL" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Rockies</a>might have the perfect pitcher to slow them down.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Colorado's <span>Aaron Cook</span> will aim to extend his solid home performance so far this year and avoid just his second career loss to Houston this evening in the third meeting of a four-game series in Denver.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">While the Astros and Rockies have split four meetings this year, including the first two contests of this series, Houston has still won seven of the last 10 meetings between the teams and five of its last seven at Coors Field.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">After the Rockies took the opener of this set on Monday, the Astros rallied to take last night's meeting 4-3.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Colorado got all of its runs in the first inning off <span>Brian Moehler</span> as <span>Troy Tulowitzki</span> had a two-run double and<span>Brad Hawpe</span> followed with an RBI single. However, Colorado went cold from there and Houston managed to finally go on top in the eighth inning when <span>Lance Berkman</span> came through with a fielder's choice that plated the game-tying run.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Berkman then stole second and scored the go-ahead run on Carlos Lee's bloop single to left, one of his three hits, giving Houston its sixth victory in eight games thanks in part to three shutout innings from the bullpen.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">"We got a break there, I got jammed but it seemed like the ball found the right spot," said Lee, who is hitting .343 (12-for-35) with three homers and nine RBI over a nine-game hit streak.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Rockies, meanwhile, wasted seven innings of two-run ball from <span>Jeff Francis</span>, who earned a no-decision in Colorado's fourth loss in six games.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">"We had four hitters up to the plate to start the game, had four hits and three runs. You look up at the board when it's all said and done and there's eight zeros that go across there from the eighth inning on," said Rockies manager Jim Tracy.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Colorado now turns to Cook, who has been solid in four starts at home this year with the right-hander going 2-0 with a 2.63 earned run average.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">That second victory came over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/LOS" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Dodgers</a> on May 29, but Cook earned a no- decision in Arizona on Friday after allowing three runs on four hits and two walks over five innings. Though he hasn't lost since April 30, he also only has just one win in six starts since.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Cook, who is 2-3 with a 5.00 ERA overall this season, suffered his first career loss versus the Astros the last time he faced them on June 1 of last season. The 31-year-old was tagged for four runs over six innings at Houston, falling to 4-1 with a 3.86 ERA against the club lifetime in nine games, including eight starts.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Though it took him 11 starts, <span>Felipe Paulino</span> comes into tonight's game for the Astros off his first victory of 2010.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The right-hander lost his first seven decisions of the season before beating the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/CHC" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Cubs</a> on Friday. Paulino threw eight innings for a second consecutive start and gave up just a run on five hits with two walks and seven strikeouts while improving to 1-7 with a 4.01 ERA.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">"He was outstanding again. This kid keeps continuing to get better," Houston manager <span>Brad Mills</span> said of Paulino, who has a 1.61 ERA over his last four starts and is 0-3 with a 5.11 ERA in four outings as the guest this year.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The 26-year-old is 0-1 with a 6.19 ERA in three career starts versus the Rockies, but he held them to just two runs over six innings of a no-decision at home on May 19.</p>
https://houston.sbnation.com/2010/6/9/2316263/tonights-game-houston-astros-23-36-at-colorado-rockies-30-28-7-40-p-mTom Martin