DENVER – Austin Gomber got his first victory for the Colorado Rockies, allowing two hits over six innings to beat the Astros 6-3 on a wintry Wednesday afternoon and send Houston to its ninth loss in 10 games.
It was 34 degrees at first pitch and a light snow fell throughout the game, gaining in intensity. The weather didn’t bother Gomber (1-2), among five players acquired from St.
Louis in the Feb. 1 trade that sent star third baseman Nolan Arenado to the Cardinals. “You try to block it out the best you can.
It’s cold, there’s no way around that,” said Gomber, who grew up in Florida. “It’s not something ideally I’d love to do every five days but they had to go through the same conditions on the other side.