Astros, needing to rest pitchers, face Rockies in day game
Astros manager Dusty Baker fired all of his bullpen bullets over the weekend in a tense four-game series with the American League West-leading Texas Rangers, a series that Houston won, but at a moderately high cost.
The Astros opened a two-game interleague series against the visiting Colorado Rockies on Tuesday with four of their high-leverage relievers having pitched in three games at Texas: right-handers Phil Maton, He