MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
07/03/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 1877 - THURSDAY, JULY 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (36-51) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 0
Colorado Rockies (45-42) 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 X 7 11 2
Houston Defeated By Rockies, 7-4
The Colorado Rockies trumped the Houston Astros, 7-4, at Coors Field. Colorado right fielder Jeff Miller was terrific. He went 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Rory Turner picked up the win, improving his season record to 9-6. He struck out 5 in 8 innings. With the win, Colorado upped its record to 45-42.

Arturo Hernández had a big grand slam home run for the Rockies in the bottom of the third inning. With Colorado leading 1-0 and the bases loaded, he sized up a changeup from Greg Connolly, the 15th overall pick in the 2018 draft, and punished it. The result was his 16th home run of the season, which put the Rockies on top, 5-0.

"I'm just looking to see the ball, hit the ball," said Miller.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Thomas RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .271 4 22
D. Jones DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .246 8 38
C. Spears CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .247 6 36
S. Castro 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .322 5 42
J. Lowery 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .318 2 23
S. McGuire 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .276 7 43
J. Villarreal LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 0 1
T. Ibarra C 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .224 7 18
E. van Zandvliet SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232 0 17
   a-J. Gonzáles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 0 4
Totals 36 4 10 4 1 5 14      
a - J. Gonzáles pinch hit for E. van Zandvliet in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lowery (12, 4th Inning off R. Turner, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Spears (16, 7th Inning off R. Turner, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Ibarra (5, 9th Inning off D. Kirkpatrick, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. McGuire (7, 4th Inning off R. Turner, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Thomas 2 , D. Jones , C. Spears 2 , S. Castro , J. Lowery 2 , S. McGuire 5 , J. Villarreal , T. Ibarra 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Spears , S. Castro
GIDP: S. Castro , J. Villarreal
Hit by Pitch: T. Ibarra
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Thomas (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ibarra-van Zandvliet)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Faulkner CF 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .354 0 6
S. Martínez LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .312 8 41
J. Miller RF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .279 8 41
A. Hernández 1B 4 1 1 4 0 1 1 .249 16 53
D. Nunez C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 4 29
   a-D. Grullon PR, C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 0 15
E. Mann SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .288 2 28
J. Hill 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .263 3 29
R. Tellez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .216 5 13
J. Souza 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 0 6
Totals 34 7 11 7 3 4 14      
a - D. Grullon pinch ran for D. Nunez in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: D. Nunez (17, 3rd Inning off E. Smith, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Martínez (13, 7th Inning off E. Smith, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Miller (8, 1st Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Hernández (16, 3rd Inning off G. Connolly, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Faulkner , S. Martínez 3 , J. Miller 5 , A. Hernández 4 , D. Nunez 2 , E. Mann 2 , J. Hill 2
2-out RBI: J. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Faulkner , J. Hill
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Mann (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Mann 2 (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Souza-Hill-Hernández, Hill-Mann-Hernández)
OF assists: 1 (Miller(Thomas at 2nd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Connolly L (2-6) 2.1 5 5 5 1 2 2 51 4.43   
E. Smith 4.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 54 3.45   
J. Morán 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 27 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Connolly 24
Batters Faced: G. Connolly 13, E. Smith 16, J. Morán 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Connolly 2-3, E. Smith 2-8, J. Morán 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Connolly 51-32, E. Smith 54-28, J. Morán 27-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Morán 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Turner W (9-6) 8.0 9 3 3 1 5 1 98 4.10   
D. Kirkpatrick 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Turner 56
Batters Faced: R. Turner 34, D. Kirkpatrick 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Turner 11-5, D. Kirkpatrick 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Turner 98-71, D. Kirkpatrick 13-7
WP: D. Kirkpatrick
Hit Batsmen: R. Turner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Miller
Ballpark: Coors Field
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM MT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 30145
Special Notes: C Dom Nunez was injured while running the bases.
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