After the shocking trade that brought Zack Greinke to Houston, he made his Astros debut on this night in 2019 against the Colorado Rockies.
The Matchup:
Astros: 73-40 (1st Place AL West, 8.5 Games Up on A's)
Rockies: 52-60 (4th Place NL West, 21.5 Games Back of Dodgers)
Pitching Matchup: (Season Stats Entering Play)
Astros: Zack Greinke (23 Starts, 10-4, 2.90 ERA) (First Start With Astros)
Rockies: German Marquez (24 Starts, 10-5, 4.68 ERA)
Their record moved to 74-40 on the season, their AL West lead at 8.5 games.
In The Box Score:
Winning Pitcher: Zack Greinke (11-4, 2.90 ERA) (6 IP, 5 R, 2 ER, 6 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 HR)
Losing Pitcher: Chi Chi Gonzalez (0-4, 5.95 ERA) (0 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 HR)
The Offense:
George Springer: 2-5, 1 RBI
Michael Brantley: 2-5, 2 RBI
Yordan Alvarez: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI
Carlos Correa: 2-4, HR, 3 RBI
Yuli Gurriel: 2-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI