Having just been swept in Pittsburgh, the Colorado Rockies were ready for both a change of scenery and to get back on track. Facing the Houston Astros and Hunter Brown seemed an unlikely combination to make that happen.<\/p>\n
But these young Rockies are nothing if not unpredictable, and although their game was not Flawless<\/a>, it was good enough for a 6-1 win.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The Rockies offense: Houston, [You\u2019ve] Got a Problem<\/a><\/p>\n The offensive side of the game was a true group effort though it took a couple of innings for the Rockies offense to get warmed up. Still, when the dust settled, Hunter Brown was unable to contain a young Rockies team.<\/p>\n The Astros got on the board first when Jes\u00fas S\u00e1nchez hit a Tanner Gordon four-seamer over the right field wall.<\/p>\n View Link<\/a><\/p>\n E2 score: 1-0 Houston<\/p>\n Then the Rockies got a break in the third after a Kyle Karros single followed by a fielder\u2019s choice and an error on Jeremy Pe\u00f1a got Ryan Ritter to first and moved Karros to third. Tyler Freeman grounded out to score Karros and tie things up.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n View Link<\/a><\/p>\n Following that, Mickey Moniak singled and brought home Ritter, giving the Rockies a 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n View Link<\/a><\/p>\n And then Hunter Goodman did what he does best \u2014 \u201cHunter on Hunter crime\u201d to quote Ryan Spilborghs \u2014 and hit his 26th home run.<\/p>\n View Link<\/a><\/p>\n FWIW, all four runs were unearned with the score 4-1 Rockies.<\/p>\n E3 score: 4-1 Rockies<\/p>\n Let\u2019s take a moment to appreciate one of several defensive gems.<\/p>\n Mauricio Dub\u00f3n looked to have a double under his belt in the fourth until a gorgeous throw from Jordan Beck to Ryan Ritter mowed him down.<\/p>\n View Link<\/a><\/p>\n Also, the Rockies offense was not done yet in the fifth inning.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Karros started with a leadoff single followed by a Ritter hit-by-pitch. And then Mickey Moniak crafted an artistic at-bat that resulted in a double to score Karros and Ritter.<\/p>\n View Link<\/a><\/p>\n E5 score: 6-1 Rockies<\/p>\n Hunter Brown stayed in the game until getting two outs in the seventh. He finished the evening with 6.2 innings pitched, surrendering six runs (only two earned) on six hits. He did not issue any walks and struck out seven.<\/p>\n The Rockies did not score after the fifth inning. They finished the evening with six runs (all earned) on six hits with one walk and 11 strikeouts. They were three for six with runners in scoring position, leaving two on base.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n They also snapped an 11-game losing streak in Houston.<\/p>\n Tanner Gordon: I Been On<\/a><\/p>\n In his start tonight, Tanner Gordon continued to impress.<\/p>\n He had a promising 20-pitch first inning that found the Astros leaving two runners on base.<\/p>\n View Link<\/a><\/p>\n By the end of the second inning, however, he was one run down and at 44 pitches.<\/p>\n But then his changeup started working, which led to a crisp third inning that put him back on track as the Astros struggling to connect.<\/p>\n Despite the shaky start, Gordon earned a quality start, going six innings on 93 pitches. He surrendered one run (earned) on six hits. He walked three and struck out five, finishing the evening with a 6.44 ERA. (Over his last three starts, he has a 2.65 ERA.)<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n With that win, Gordon becomes the first Rockies pitcher this season to win three consecutive starts.<\/p>\n \u201cGood stuff from him,\u201d interim manager Warren Schaeffer said, \u201call pitches working.\u201d<\/p>\n The bullpen: Heaven, Hell or Houston<\/a><\/p>\n Once again, the bullpen got the job done.<\/p>\n The seventh inning fell to Jimmy Herget. Although he walked Pe\u00f1a, Herget got out of the inning without allowing any runs or hits.<\/p>\n Luis Peralta handled the eighth, which was shaky, but some stellar outfield defense by Brenton Doyle and Jordan Beck kept the inning scoreless.<\/p>\n View Link<\/a><\/p>\n Both Schaeffer and Gordon complemented the outfield defense.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Coming in to close was Juan Mejia. He walked two \u2014 which wasn\u2019t awesome \u2014 but got three outs and sealed the Rockies\u2019 win.<\/p>\n \u201cOur bullpen\u2019s been good for a long time,\u201d Shaeffer said, \u201cand they did a good job tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n