Colorado Rockies vs Houston Astros
Starting pitchers
Lineups
- 1 Edouard Julien 2B
- 2 Tyler Freeman RF
- 3 TJ Rumfield 1B
- 4 Hunter Goodman C
- 5 Mickey Moniak LF
- 6 Ezequiel Tovar SS
- 7 Troy Johnston DH
- 8 Kyle Karros 3B
- 9 Brenton Doyle CF
- 1 Jose Altuve 2B
- 2 Yordan Alvarez DH
- 3 Isaac Paredes 3B
- 4 Carlos Correa SS
- 5 Christian Walker 1B
- 6 Joey Loperfido LF
- 7 Cam Smith RF
- 8 Taylor Trammell CF
- 9 Yainer Diaz C
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Manager comparison
Both managers grade C / D+ entering this matchup.
Recent form
Season series: 2-2 with COL listed first across 4 prior meetings.
Tactical analysis
RunsLeft separates manager decisions from player execution from game variance. Each card below is the same three-number framework that drives the share cards on the SPA replay page.
- Manager lineup cost −0.03 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 4.69 vs actual lineup 4.72
- Player execution −1.72 R/G Players fell 1.72 short of the lineup's 4.72 projection (scored 3)
- Game variance −1.69 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation
Julien 0-for-4 batting 1st
- Manager lineup cost +0.02 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 2.78 vs actual lineup 2.75
- Player execution −0.75 R/G Players fell 0.75 short of the lineup's 2.75 projection (scored 2)
- Game variance −0.78 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation
Paredes 0-for-3 batting 3rd
Optimal lineups projected 4.7 – 2.8 — actual was 3 – 2.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. Tactical analysis comes from a per-game Monte Carlo: 10,000 simulated games against the opposing starter's ERA, both for the actual lineup the manager wrote and for the optimal arrangement of those nine players. The three numbers — manager cost, player execution, game variance — separate which part of the result was the lineup, the players, or the dice.