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Williams aims to shed history at Coors Field

Jun 6, 2007 - 3:39 PM Houston (24-33) at Colorado (27-31) 9:05 pm EDT

DENVER (Ticker) -- The Colorado Rockies are not used to being held in check at Coors Field. On Wednesday, they face a pitcher who has had no luck when pitching in or against Colorado.

The Rockies continue their three-game set with the Houston Astros at Coors Field.

After scoring just one run on Tuesday, Colorado will face Woody Williams (2-7, 5.50 ERA), who is 1-2 with a 14.90 ERA in seven career starts at Coors Field. He is 3-4 with a 7.90 ERA in 15 starts against the Rockies.

The righthander won his first game in four outings on Thursday yielding two runs and seven hits with a season-high nine strikeouts over five frames in a 10-2 victory over the Reds.

The Rockies will counter with Aaron Cook (4-2, 4.31), who lost for the first time in eight starts on Thursday when he surrendered five runs and six hits over seven innings. He is 3-0 with a 3.91 ERA in four career starts and a relief appearance against the Astros.

Houston has picked up the pace offensively of late, scoring 29 runs as in winning three of its last five games. That is a large change from their 10-game skid where they averaged less than two runs a game and failed to score more than four runs in any contest.