The Astros had a not very good game last night for many reasons

Many things attributed to the Astros losing the final game of the brief two-game series versus the Rockies.

If Astros fans went to sleep early last night, they probably slept through Tuesday’s dramatic six runs in the tenth inning. With Charlie Morton on the mound, the Astros were hoping to get the two-game sweep in Denver. However, destiny or the umpires had a different outcome in mind. They can’t win them all, but that game was a wild 3-2 loss to the Rockies on Charlie Blackmon‘s homer.

With Jon Gray on the mound, the Astros only managed one hit on the night, an RBI double by Jose Altuve in the top of the fourth inning. Alex Bregman scored from first base after walking. Altuve’s hit split the gap and went to the wall, but he stopped at second base. On a normal day, that would be a triple for the reigning All-Star. The camera was focused on Bregman trying to score, so the focus was not really on Altuve. He would later score on an error by Ian Desmond at first base.

A brief Altuve scare.

That changed in the bottom of the fifth inning when Altuve was removed. He played defensively in the bottom of the fourth inning, so it was surprising to see Altuve removed. It was later announced that Altuve left the game with right knee discomfort. Altuve stayed in the dugout, so this was probably just precautionary, but did take out Houston’s best hitter.

According to Brian McTaggart after the game, Altuve is fine. Altuve said his knee has been sore after sliding into third base the other day. He also said that he expects to be back in the lineup on Friday. Fans still remember Carlos Correa‘s back discomfort, he still has not played since June 26th. Let’s just hope this isn’t anything to worry about.

With a 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth inning, Bregman was at the plate. He drove the ball to deep left-center, and Gerardo Parra fails to catch the ball, Bregman ends up with a triple. Then they showed the replay, Rockies manager, Bud Black, came running out to call for a review. We all know what happened, an Astros fan interfered with the play, Bregman was called out. The fan touched the ball with his glove, but Parra had no chance of catching it.

Bregman was irate as he walked off the field. Can you blame him?

Morton only allowed one run in six innings, a homer by Carlos Gonzalez leading off the second inning. It was a fastball that Gonzalez crushed. In the seventh inning, Joe Smith relieves Morton and allows a single. AJ Hinch removes him in favor of Tony Sipp to face Raimel Tapia and Blackmon. Tapia grounds into a force out, and Blackmon walks. The Hinch makes another change, brings in Collin McHugh.

Desmond greets him with a single that Tapia had to hold on and only reached third base. The bases were loaded for one of the best hitters in the National League, Nolan Arrenado. It had just started to rain a little. Arrenado popped the ball up in foul territory by the Astros dugout. J.D. Davis had replaced Altuve and was playing third base. Davis makes the catch but can’t stop himself from tumbling over the railing.

Luckily, there were several Astros there to catch him, including Evan Gattis. Gattis helped him up, but he heard several teammates yell, “four!” Tapia had tagged up and took advantage of the play, tie game. Davis promptly stood up and threw the ball towards home plate, but it was over Stassi’s head.

Should Davis had let that ball go foul? Maybe, but what would Arrenado have done with one more swing. Black once again came out to argue that the bench players could not help Davis up. The umpires ignored that.

In the ninth inning versus Wade Davis, Bregman thought he had ball four on a checked swing. However, the first base umpire said he was out on an appeal. With the frustration from the rest of the game, Bregman used some other words and “horrible.” It was not Bregman’s night. With the blown calls and the slippery railings, it appeared that momentum had switched to the Rockies side. New game at home versus the Rangers Friday.