The Astros entered this Wednesday night game at Minute Maid Park, losers of five straight games. The bats busted out big, ending the streak.
The Matchup:
Astros: 73-47 (1st Place AL West, 1 Game Up on A's)
Rockies: 64-55 (2nd Place NL West, 1 Game Back of Diamondbacks)
Pitching Matchup: (Season Stats Entering Play)
Astros: Gerrit Cole (24 Starts, 10-5, 2.75 ERA)
Rockies: Tyler Anderson (24 Starts, 6-4, 3.94 ERA)
The win pushed their record to 74-47, their AL West lead moving to two games.
In The Box Score:
Winning Pitcher: Gerrit Cole (11-5, 2.71 ERA) (6 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 12 SO, 0 BB)
Losing Pitcher: Tyler Anderson (6-5, 4.39 ERA) (4.1 IP, 9 R, 7 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 3 HR)
The Offense:
Alex Bregman: 1-4, 1 RBI
Yuli Gurriel: 2-3, HR, 2 RBI
Carlos Correa: 1-3, 3 RBI
Tyler White: 2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI
Evan Gattis: 3-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI