Houston 7, at Colorado 9

DENVER (Interstat) — The Colorado Rockies, defying pregame projections and erasing an early four-run deficit with an explosive eight-run fifth inning, outslugged the Houston Astros 9-7 on Monday night at Coors Field. A crowd of 16,301 watched the Rockies snap a two-game skid and improve to 4-6, while the Astros fell to 6-5 after a seesaw battle that lasted 2 hours, 40 minutes. The game’s defining and most important sequence arrived decisively in the bottom of the fifth inning. Trailing 3-0 and having mustered just three hits against Houston starter Cody Bolton through four frames, the Colorado offense erupted, sending… Read more...