Thursday, August 25, 2011

Flurry of Earthquakes in Peru, Virginia & Colorado Not Connected

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A magnitude 5.8 quake hit Virginia yesterday, and a magnitude 5.3 event rumbled under Colorado the day before.

One might naturally wonder if there's a trend here — if the Peru, Colorado and Virginia earthquakes are connected. [Bogus Claim: Japan Earthquake Won't Trigger a Mega California Quake]

Earthquakes happen all the time, as seen on the USGS world map of recent earthquakes. Troy Tulowitzki shines as Colorado Rockies beat Houston Astros 7-6 - MLB Update

In the initial five innings, both teams scored their respective runs to move the score-board. The second run for Astros was taken by Lee when Jimmy Paredes drove a single-run shot towards right-field and Brian Bogusevic occupied third base. The second run was taken by Fowler when Carlos Gonzalez bunted a single-run drive to right-field.

Tulowitzki hit a two-run homer (359 feet) towards left-field and Gonzalez contributed one run to end the four-run campaign for Rockies. At the top of second inning, Astros tied the game 4-4 by taking two runs. Clint Barmes hit a one-run homer (452 feet) to centre-field and Carlos Corporan added a tie run when Wandy Rodriguez singled off right-field.

In the third inning, Astros went ahead 5-4 when Matt Downs scored a tie-breaking run. Gonzalez struck a two-run homer (431 feet) towards centre-field and Young Jr. posted a tie-breaking run for Rockies. During fifth inning, Astros again levelled the score-board with 6-6 when Bogusevic hit a sacrifice fly towards centre-field and Downs scored a single run. In the 10th inning, Tulowitzki posted a tie-breaking run to give the Rockies a 7-6 lead. CYCLING: HINCAPIE WINS 2ND STAGE OF TOUR OF COLORADO.

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