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Read More at Wikipedia ›Carlos Gonzalez and Coors Field proved to be too much for Bud Norris and the rest of the Houston pitching staff.
Norris was knocked out in the second inning and the Astros lost 11-5 to the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night."Trying to get comfortable in these elements is definitely different. I wasn't very good," Norris said. "It's a tough ballpark but you've got to go out there and get comfortable and get in your groove. They were attacking from the get-go. Tough place to pitch, tough place to play."Gonzalez, who homered in his last three at-bats Wednesday, hit a three-run shot in the first inning against Norris. He was intentionally walked in the second, doubled in the fourth and singled in the eighth.Gonzalez's 14th homer made him the first Rockies player to go deep in four consecutive at-bats. It was the 22nd time a major league player has homered in four consecutive plate appearances and the 38th time for four straight official at-bats."He's been swinging the bat extremely well. He...Carlos Gonzalez homered again, Michael Cuddyer and Jordan Pacheco had three hits apiece and the Colorado Rockies beat the Houston Astros 11-5 on Thursday night.Gonza...
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