Rockies would obviously like to be somewhere else and they have shut down their 3 stars for the rest of the year in Tulo, Cargo, and Helton. JA Happ looks to build on his success since returning from AAA where he has a 2.40 ERA in 5 starts. He's had good starts vs. some of the NL's best including the Phillies and the Reds who are the best hitting team vs. LHP in OPS in the NL and now he gets to face a Rockies team that doesn't have their three best hitters. Hammell starts vs. the Rockies an dhe's been unable to put two quality starts together he is coming off a quality start so we feel he'll digress here today. Hammel over the last 3 years has 74.2 IP in September and a 6.03 ERA so we feel he may be looking towards the off season while the Astros have a lot of young talent that is competing right now trying to make the team for 2012. They are 7-0 in their last 7 home games vs. a losing team and the Rockies are 17-40 in their last 57 as a road dog and 0-5 in their last 5 vs. LH starter. Colorado is also 8-27 in their last 35 at Houston and have a .191 average vs. LHP in their last 10 games while only scoring 2.75 runs pe r9 while the Astros are scoring 5.65 runs per 9 over their last 5 games overall.
