Colorado Rockies vs Houston Astros
May 26, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1999 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Colorado Rockies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Colorado Rockies 2, Houston Astros 3

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 4 0 0 0
Perez ss 3 1 2 0
Walker rf 4 1 1 0
Bichette lf 3 0 0 1
Castilla 3b 4 0 1 0
Helton 1b 4 0 2 1
Blanco c 3 0 1 0
  Reed ph,c 1 0 0 0
Sexton 2b 3 0 0 0
Astacio p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 3 1
Spiers ss 4 1 0 0
Bagwell 1b 2 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Everett cf 3 0 1 1
Hidalgo lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Bako c 4 0 2 0
  Barker pr 0 1 0 0
Bergman p 2 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 1 0
  Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 2
Colorado 000 200 000271
Houston 000 010 011391
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  L (4-4) 8.2 9 3 2 2 7
Totals
8.2
9
3
2
2
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bergman   7.0 5 2 2 1 5
  Powell  W (3-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
8

  E–Sexton (1), Johnson (1).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Colorado Helton (11,off Bergman); Perez (8,off Powell), Houston Bako (6,off Astacio); Biggio (22,off Astacio).  SF–Bichette (3,off Bergman); Everett (2,off Astacio).  SB–Walker (3,2nd base off Bergman/Bako); Barker (5,2nd base off Astacio/Reed).  CS–Bagwell (3,2nd base by Astacio/Blanco).  WP–Astacio (3), Powell (3).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Rich Rieker, 3B–Bruce Dreckman.  T–2:46.  A–24,476.
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