The Houston Astros(23-28) are gaining confidence agsinst the Colorado Rockies as they look to sweep a four-game set from the last-place Rockies tonight. For the Atros, Pence went 4 for 5 with a triple, a home run and three RBIs in a 6-4 win over Colorado on Tuesday.treak to four games. The Astros have won five consecutive meetings with Colorado (20-32) and seven of the last eight, with Pence playing a big part. The right fielder is 12 for 25 (.480) with a homer and five RBIs in six games against the Rockies this season. Pence has been hot of late, collecting 22 hits with a .400 average over the last 15 games. The Astros will start Wandy Rodriguez (5-4, 2.26 ERA), who looks to continue his own success against Colorado. The left-hander is 4-1 with a 3.35 ERA in eight starts against the Rockies, including a 3-0 mark and 1.50 ERA in the last five. He beat them again May 14, allowing three runs and five hits with a career-best 11 strikeouts in seven innings of a 5-3 win. The Rockies, in the NL West cellar with the second-worst record in the majors will start Jason Hammel (1-3, 4.83).The right-hander is 1-1 with a 1.64 ERA in five road games - three starts.Hammel is coming off another bad start at home, lasting just 3 2/3 innings while surrendering six runs and eight hits in an 8-7 win over San Diego. Hammel lost his only career start against the Astros on May 14, giving up four runs - one earned and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings opposite Rodriguez. The hard throwing Rodriguez already beat the Rockies when he went head to head with Hammel. The Rockies have only gotten worse since that time and they are facing a Houston team they just can't beat.
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