July 1: Colorado: DID NOT PLAY: 0 Hits, 3004 Career Total

By Chris Price

Craig Biggio did not play in the Astros 12-0 thumping of the Rockies.

He remains at 3004 career hits

June 30: Colorado: 2 Hits, 3004 Career Total

By Chris Price

Craig Biggio got two more hits in the Astros 5-0 loss to the Rockies.

He now is at 3004 career hits.

June 29: Colorado: 0 Hit, 3002 Career Total

By Chris Price

Crag Biggio got no hits in the Houston Astros 9-8 win over the Colorado Rockies.

He remains at 3002 career hits.

June 28: Colorado; HE DOES IT!!! 5 Hits 3002 Career Total

By Robert H. Kelly

He did it. He accomplished the milestone that he has chased for 20 years. He accomplished the feat with the same team. And he tied the game to boot with his 3000th hit.

Houston Astros second baseman Craig Biggio went 5 for 6 and collected his 2998th, 2999th, 3000th, 3001th, and 3002th career hits against the Colorado Rockies.

The Astros beat the Rockies 8-5 on a grand slam home run by "El Caballo" Carlos Lee in the bottom of the 11th inning.

As we have said before. This is how he did it:

1st inning: GROUNDS OUT (facing right handed pitcher Aaron Cook, 4-5, 4.70 ERA)
1: ball
2: grounds out on a throw from third baseman Garrett Atkins to first basemen Todd Helton.
Current batting average: .238

3rd inning: SINGLE (still facing Cook) Career hit number 2998
1: ball
2: called strike
3: foul
4: ball
5: singles on a line drive to center fielder Willy Taveras
Current batting average: .241

5th inning: SINGLE (still facing Cook) Career hit number 2999
1: called strike
2: singles on a ground ball to third baseman Garrett Atkins
Current batting average: .243

7th inning: SINGLE (still facing Cook) Career hit number 3000
1: ball
2: ball
3: singles on a line drive to center fielder Willy Taveras, thrown out at he attempted for extra bases on a throw from Willy Taveras to shortstop Troy Tulowitzki.
Current batting average: .245

Note #1: with Biggio getting his 3000th hit, he ties Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente on the all time hit list. He is the 27th player to achieve 3000 hits and the seventh player to do it with the same team.

9th inning: SINGLE (facing right handed pitcher Manny Corpas, 2-2, 2.77 ERA) Career hit number 3001.
1: ball
2: foul
3: ball
4: singles on a line drive to right fielder Ryab Spilborghs.
Current bating average: .247

Note #2: He now moved to number 26 on the all time hit list, passing Clemente. Next on the list: Al Kaline with 3007.

11th inning: SINGLE (facing left handed pitcher Brian Furntes, 0-2, 2.31 ERA) Career hit 3002
1: swinging strike
2: ball
3: swinging srtike
4: singles on a grounds ball to shortstop Troy Tulowitzki
Current batting average: .250

Beeg was named the Gatorade Player of the Game.

June 6: Colorado: 1 Hits, 2979 Career Total

By Robert H. Kelly

The Houston Astros and Craig Biggio faced off against the Colorado Rockies in the second game of their three series. The Astros lost a hard fought match, 8-7 to the Rockies.

Biggio went 1-4 and raised his career hit total to 2979, batting first in the order.

The Astros and the Rockies face off in the rubber game of the series at 2:00pm CDT tomorrow.

Here are Biggio's statistics for the evening:

1st inning: GROUNDS OUT (facing right handed pitcher Aaron Cook, 4-2, 4.28 ERA)
1: ball
2: swinging strike
3: grounded out on a throw from Cook to first baseman Todd Helton.
Current batting average: .229

4th inning: POPS OUT (still facing Cook)
1: called strike
2: ball
3: pops out to catcher Yoruit Torrealba in foul territory
Current batting average: .227

5th inning: SINGLE (still facing Cook)
1: foul
2: ball
3: singles on a ground ball to left fielder Matt Holliday
Current batting average: .231

7th inning: GROUNDS OUT (facing right handed pitcher Taylor Buchholz, 3-3, 5.44 ERA)
1: swinging strike
2: grounds out on throw from shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to first baseman Todd Helton)
Current batting average: .230

9th inning: GROUNDS OUT (facing left handed pitcher Brian Fuentes, 0-0, 2.25 ERA)
1: ball
2: ball
3: foul
4: grounds out on a throw from shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to first baseman Todd Helton)
Current batting average: .229

June 5: Colorado: 0 Hits, 2978 Career Total

By Robert H. Kelly

The Houston Astros travelled to Denver to take on the Colorado Rockies in a three game series.

Craig Biggio lead off the batting order, and went 0 for 4 in the Astros 4-1 win over the Rockies. His career hits total reminds at 2978.

Here are his results:

1st inning: GROUNDS OUT (facing right handed pitcher Jason Hirst, 2-5, 4.95 ERA)
1: ball
2: ball
3: called strike
4: foul bunt
5: ground out on a throw from shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to first baseman Todd Helton.
Current batting average: .233

4th inning: STRUCK OUT (still facing Hirst)
1: swinging strike
2: foul
3: swinging strike
Current batting average: .232

6th inning: STRUCK OUT (still facing Hirst)
1: called strike
2: foul
3: ball
4: ball
5: swinging strike
Current batting average: .231

8th inning: GROUNDS OUT (facing right handed pitcher LaTroy Hawkins, 0-3, 5.40 ERA))
1: foul
2: ball
3: ground out on a throw from second baseman Kazuo Matsui to first baseman Todd Helton.
Current batting average: .230