GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (77-64) at COLORADO (73-68)

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Hampson relieved C Meredith.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2
COLORADO 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T Helton (.312, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 9 0
COLORADO 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN HAMPSON
COL - MANNY CORPAS

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.290, 0-FOR-4)
M GILES (.233, 2-FOR-2, 2 BB)
M CAMERON (.250, 1-FOR-2, BB, HBP)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS COLORADO (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
M Giles 2b 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .233
M Cameron cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .250
A Gonzalez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .279
K Greene ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .252
M Ensberg 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .232
M Barrett c 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .250
T Sledge lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .210
K Cameron p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-K Kouzmanoff ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .251
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
C Young p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .128
a-S Hairston ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Thatcher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Clark lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
c-B Myrow ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Hampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 2 9 2 6 4 12

a-hit for C Young in the 6th; b-singled to center for K Cameron in the 8th;
c-grounded to second for B Clark in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Barrett (16, J Fogg). RBI - M Barrett (38), K Kouzmanoff (61).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 1, K Greene 3. GIDP - B
Myrow. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Giles-K Greene-A Gonzalez, K Greene-A Gonzalez).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Carroll 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .215
M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Tulowitzki ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .290
M Holliday lf 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 .331
T Helton 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .311
G Atkins 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .285
B Hawpe rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .284
R Spilborghs cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .288
B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Quintanilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
C Iannetta c 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .208
J Fogg p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .130
M Herges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312

Totals 26 4 4 4 6 10 10

BATTING: 2B - T Helton (35, J Thatcher). HR - G Atkins (21, 1st inning off C
Young 1 on, 2 Out), M Holliday (26, 8th inning off C Meredith 0 on, 0 Out). RBI
- T Helton (72), G Atkins 2 (99), M Holliday (111). 2-out RBI - T Helton, G
Atkins 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Spilborghs 1. GIDP - T
Helton, J Fogg. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Holliday (10, 2nd base off C Young/M Barrett).

FIELDING: E - R Spilborghs (1, bobble). Outfield assists - M Holliday (M
Ensberg at 3rd base), R Spilborghs (M Barrett at Home). DP: 1 (O Quintanilla-T
Helton).


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SAN DIEGO - 000 100 01 -- 2
COLORADO - 300 000 01 -- 4
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 5 2 3 3 5 8 1 2.72
J Thatcher 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.00
K Cameron 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.19
C Meredith 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.72
J Hampson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg 5 7 1 1 3 2 0 4.90
M Herges 1 2/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.41
B Fuentes 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.54
M Corpas 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.94

J Fogg pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
C Meredith pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - B Fuentes. IBB - T Sledge (by J Fogg). HBP - M Holliday (by C Young); M
Cameron (by J Fogg). Pitches-strikes: C Young 99-62; J Thatcher 11-8; K Cameron
17-9; C Meredith 2-1; J Hampson 11-7; J Fogg 87-49; M Herges 24-13; B Fuentes
19-11; M Corpas 1-1. Ground balls-fly balls: C Young 4-3; J Thatcher 1-0; K
Cameron 1-3; C Meredith 0-0; J Hampson 1-1; J Fogg 6-5; M Herges 0-3; B Fuentes
1-0; M Corpas 2-0. Batters faced: C Young 21; J Thatcher 3; K Cameron 5; C
Meredith 1; J Hampson 3; J Fogg 24; M Herges 6; B Fuentes 5; M Corpas 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 66 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 0
COLORADO 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 4 4 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG, JOE THATCHER (6TH), KEVIN CAMERON (6TH), CLA
MEREDITH (8TH), JUSTIN HAMPSON (8TH) AND MICHAEL BARRETT

COL - JOSH FOGG, MATT HERGES (6TH), BRIAN FUENTES
(7TH), MANNY CORPAS (8TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA

HOME RUNS: SDG - NONE

COL - GARRETT ATKINS (21) OFF CHRIS YOUNG IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
MATT HOLLIDAY (26) OFF CLA MEREDITH IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 0
COLORADO 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 4 4 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG, JOE THATCHER (6TH), KEVIN CAMERON (6TH), CLA
MEREDITH (8TH), JUSTIN HAMPSON (8TH) AND MICHAEL BARRETT

COL - JOSH FOGG, MATT HERGES (6TH), BRIAN FUENTES
(7TH), MANNY CORPAS (8TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA


WP - JOSH FOGG (9-9)
LP - CHRIS YOUNG (9-7)
SAVE - MANNY CORPAS (14)

HOME RUNS: SDG - NONE

COL - GARRETT ATKINS (21) OFF CHRIS YOUNG IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
MATT HOLLIDAY (26) OFF CLA MEREDITH IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:49 ATT: 20,260

PROBABLES: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ (3-3, 4.15)
PHI - KYLE LOHSE (8-12, 4.46)

PROBABLES: SDG - JAKE PEAVY (16-6, 2.43)
LOS - ESTEBAN LOAIZA (1-0, 3.86)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS COLORADO (4) - FINAL

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
M Giles 2b 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .232
M Cameron cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .249
A Gonzalez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .279
K Greene ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .252
M Ensberg 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .232
M Barrett c 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .250
T Sledge lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .210
K Cameron p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-K Kouzmanoff ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .251
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
C Young p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .128
a-S Hairston ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Thatcher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Clark lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
c-B Myrow ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Hampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 2 9 2 6 4 12

a-hit for C Young in the 6th; b-singled to center for K Cameron in the 8th;
c-grounded to second for B Clark in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Barrett (16, J Fogg). RBI - M Barrett (38), K Kouzmanoff (61).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 1, K Greene 3. GIDP - B
Myrow. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Giles-K Greene-A Gonzalez, K Greene-A Gonzalez).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Carroll 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .215
M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Tulowitzki ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .290
M Holliday lf 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 .331
T Helton 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .311
G Atkins 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .285
B Hawpe rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .284
R Spilborghs cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .288
B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Quintanilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
C Iannetta c 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .208
J Fogg p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .130
M Herges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312

Totals 26 4 4 4 6 10 10

BATTING: 2B - T Helton (35, J Thatcher). HR - G Atkins (21, 1st inning off C
Young 1 on, 2 Out), M Holliday (26, 8th inning off C Meredith 0 on, 0 Out). RBI
- T Helton (72), G Atkins 2 (99), M Holliday (111). 2-out RBI - T Helton, G
Atkins 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Spilborghs 1. GIDP - T
Helton, J Fogg. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Holliday (10, 2nd base off C Young/M Barrett).

FIELDING: E - R Spilborghs (1, bobble). Outfield assists - M Holliday (M
Ensberg at 3rd base), R Spilborghs (M Barrett at Home). DP: 1 (O Quintanilla-T
Helton).


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SAN DIEGO - 000 100 010 -- 2
COLORADO - 300 000 01x -- 4
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young (L, 9-7) 5 2 3 3 5 8 1 2.72
J Thatcher 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.00
K Cameron 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.19
C Meredith 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.72
J Hampson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg (W, 9-9) 5 7 1 1 3 2 0 4.90
M Herges (H, 3) 1 2/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.41
B Fuentes (H, 4) 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.54
M Corpas (S, 14) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.91

J Fogg pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
C Meredith pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - B Fuentes. IBB - T Sledge (by J Fogg). HBP - M Holliday (by C Young); M
Cameron (by J Fogg). Pitches-strikes: C Young 99-62; J Thatcher 11-8; K Cameron
17-9; C Meredith 2-1; J Hampson 11-7; J Fogg 87-49; M Herges 24-13; B Fuentes
19-11; M Corpas 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: C Young 4-3; J Thatcher 1-0; K
Cameron 1-3; C Meredith 0-0; J Hampson 1-1; J Fogg 6-5; M Herges 0-3; B Fuentes
1-0; M Corpas 3-2. Batters faced: C Young 21; J Thatcher 3; K Cameron 5; C
Meredith 1; J Hampson 3; J Fogg 24; M Herges 6; B Fuentes 5; M Corpas 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

T--2:49. Att--20,260.
Weather: 66 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN DIEGO 2
COLORADO 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN DIEGO (2) AT COLORADO (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COLORADO 1ST: J Carroll flied out to center. T Tulowitzki struck out
swinging. M Holliday hit by pitch. M Holliday stole second. T Helton singled
to left, M Holliday scored. G Atkins homered to left, T Helton scored.
B Hawpe walked. R Spilborghs struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 0, COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: A Gonzalez grounded out to first. K Greene walked.
M Ensberg singled to right, K Greene to second. M Barrett doubled to deep left,
K Greene scored, M Ensberg out at home. T Sledge intentionally walked.
C Young singled to center, T Sledge to second, M Barrett thrown out at home.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: K Greene grounded out to shortstop. M Ensberg walked.
M Barrett reached on infield single to shortstop, M Ensberg to second.
K Kouzmanoff hit for K Cameron. M Ensberg to third on wild pitch by B Fuentes.
K Kouzmanoff singled to center, M Ensberg scored, M Barrett to third. M Corpas
relieved B Fuentes. O Quintanilla at second base. B Myrow hit for B Clark.
B Myrow grounded into double play, second to first, K Kouzmanoff out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 8TH: R Mackowiak in left field. C Meredith relieved K Cameron.
M Holliday homered to center. J Hampson relieved C Meredith. T Helton grounded
out to first. G Atkins flied out to center. B Hawpe struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, COLORADO 4.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN DIEGO (2) AT COLORADO (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, M Giles 2B, M Cameron CF,
A Gonzalez 1B, K Greene SS, M Ensberg 3B, M Barrett C, T Sledge LF, C Young RHP.

Colorado Starting Lineups -- J Carroll 2B, T Tulowitzki SS, M Holliday LF,
T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, R Spilborghs CF, C Iannetta C, J Fogg RHP.

Umpires -- Rick Reed (HP), Alfonso Marquez (1B), Adam Dowdy (2B),
Chuck Meriwether (3B).

Gametime Weather: 66 degrees, Sunny, wind in from center at 6 mph.


SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles struck out looking. M Giles walked. M Cameron
reached on bunt single to pitcher, M Giles to second. A Gonzalez grounded into
fielder's choice to first, M Cameron out at second, M Giles to third. K Greene
flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 1ST: J Carroll flied out to center. T Tulowitzki struck out
swinging. M Holliday hit by pitch. M Holliday stole second. T Helton singled
to left, M Holliday scored. G Atkins homered to left, T Helton scored.
B Hawpe walked. R Spilborghs struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 0, COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: M Ensberg grounded out to third. M Barrett popped out to
shortstop. T Sledge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0,
COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 2ND: C Iannetta struck out swinging. J Fogg struck out swinging.
J Carroll flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0,
COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: C Young grounded out to second. B Giles flied out to right.
M Giles reached on infield single to shortstop. M Cameron flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 3RD: T Tulowitzki walked. M Holliday struck out swinging.
T Helton grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, T Tulowitzki
out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: A Gonzalez grounded out to first. K Greene walked.
M Ensberg singled to right, K Greene to second. M Barrett doubled to deep left,
K Greene scored, M Ensberg out at third. T Sledge intentionally walked.
C Young singled to center, M Barrett thrown out at home, T Sledge to second.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 4TH: G Atkins walked. B Hawpe lined out to center. R Spilborghs
walked, G Atkins to second. C Iannetta walked, G Atkins to third, R Spilborghs
to second. J Fogg grounded into double play, shortstop to first, C Iannetta
out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: B Giles flied out to center. M Giles singled to center,
M Giles to second on error by center fielder R Spilborghs. M Cameron hit by
pitch. A Gonzalez grounded out to first, M Giles to third, M Cameron to
second. K Greene grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 1,
COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 5TH: J Carroll struck out looking. T Tulowitzki struck out
looking. M Holliday struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: M Ensberg singled to center. M Herges relieved J Fogg.
M Barrett flied out to left. T Sledge flied out to center. S Hairston hit for
C Young. M Ensberg out at second on runner's fielder's choice.(0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 6TH: J Thatcher relieved C Young. T Helton doubled to left center.
G Atkins grounded out to first, T Helton to third. B Hawpe struck out looking.
K Cameron relieved J Thatcher. B Clark in left field. R Spilborghs grounded
out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: B Clark struck out looking. B Giles flied out to left.
M Giles walked. M Cameron walked, M Giles to second. B Fuentes relieved
M Herges. C Sullivan in center field. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 7TH: C Iannetta popped out to second. C Sullivan lined out to
left. J Carroll walked. T Tulowitzki flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: K Greene grounded out to shortstop. M Ensberg walked.
M Barrett reached on infield single to shortstop, M Ensberg to second.
K Kouzmanoff hit for K Cameron. M Ensberg to third on wild pitch by B Fuentes.
K Kouzmanoff singled to center, M Ensberg scored, M Barrett to third. M Corpas
relieved B Fuentes. O Quintanilla at second base. B Myrow hit for B Clark.
B Myrow grounded into double play, second to first, K Kouzmanoff out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 8TH: R Mackowiak in left field. C Meredith relieved K Cameron.
M Holliday homered to center. J Hampson relieved C Meredith. T Helton grounded
out to first. G Atkins flied out to center. B Hawpe struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, COLORADO 4.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: B Giles flied out to left. M Giles popped out to second.
M Cameron grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2,
COLORADO 4.</div>

 

Rockies scratch out win over Padres

<h3>COLORADO 4, SAN DIEGO 2</h3>By Tony Desiere
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


DENVER (Ticker) - The Colorado Rockies managed only four hitsSunday, but their four runs were just enough to beat the Padres.

Fueled by Garret Atkins' two-run home run and great defense, theRockies beat the San Diego Padres, 4-2 at Coors Field, winningthe series from their National League West Division rival.

Josh Fogg (9-9) scattered seven hits, giving up only one run infive innings. The Rockies bullpen finished the job, giving uponly one run to preserve the win.


San Diego starter Chris Young (9-7) was inconsistent with hiscontrol, but gave up only two hits and struck out eight in fiveinnings. He also walked five and gave up three runs.

Colorado scored three runs off Young in the in the first inning.With two outs, Young hit Rockies leftfielder Matt Holliday, whoproceeded to steal second base. He was driven home on an RBIsingle by Todd Helton. Garrett Atkins capped the inning with ahomer to left-center field to give the Rockies an early 3-0lead.


The Rockies defense helped Fogg keep the Padres off thescoreboard early on. With two on and one out in the fourthinning, San Diego third baseman Morgan Ensberg tried to score ona double to left by Michael Barrett. Holliday tracked down theball, threw to shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, who fired a dart tothe plate to get Ensberg.


They weren't finished. Young hit a two-out single to centerfield later in the inning. With Barrett running on the hit,Rockies centerfielder Ryan Spilborghs came up throwing to theplate. Chris Ianetta made the tag and the Rockies got out of theinning giving up only one run.


The Padres rallied in the eighth inning. After a walk toEnsberg, Rockies pitcher Brian Fuentes gave up back-to-backsingles as the Padres cut the lead to 3-2. Manny Corpas came onin relief and proceed to get Brian Myrow to ground into theinning-ending double play.


Holliday hit his 26th home run of the year, leading off thebottom of the eighth inning, to get the run back.


Todd Helton had two hits in the game, including a double in thesixth inning. Helton became the first player in Major Leaguehistory to have 10 consecutive seasons with 35 or more doubles.

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS COLORADO (4) - FINAL

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
M Giles 2b 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .232
M Cameron cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .249
A Gonzalez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .279
K Greene ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .252
M Ensberg 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .232
M Barrett c 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .250
T Sledge lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .210
K Cameron p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-K Kouzmanoff ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .251
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
C Young p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .128
a-S Hairston ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Thatcher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Clark lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
c-B Myrow ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Hampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 2 9 2 6 4 12

a-hit for C Young in the 6th; b-singled to center for K Cameron in the 8th;
c-grounded to second for B Clark in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Barrett (16, J Fogg). RBI - M Barrett (38), K Kouzmanoff (61).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 1, K Greene 3. GIDP - B
Myrow. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Giles-K Greene-A Gonzalez, K Greene-A Gonzalez).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Carroll 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .215
M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Tulowitzki ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .290
M Holliday lf 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 .331
T Helton 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .311
G Atkins 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .285
B Hawpe rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .284
R Spilborghs cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .288
B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Quintanilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
C Iannetta c 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .208
J Fogg p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .130
M Herges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312

Totals 26 4 4 4 6 10 10

BATTING: 2B - T Helton (35, J Thatcher). HR - G Atkins (21, 1st inning off C
Young 1 on, 2 Out), M Holliday (26, 8th inning off C Meredith 0 on, 0 Out). RBI
- T Helton (72), G Atkins 2 (99), M Holliday (111). 2-out RBI - T Helton, G
Atkins 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Spilborghs 1. GIDP - T
Helton, J Fogg. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Holliday (10, 2nd base off C Young/M Barrett).

FIELDING: E - R Spilborghs (1, bobble). Outfield assists - M Holliday (M
Ensberg at Home), R Spilborghs (M Barrett at Home). DP: 1 (O Quintanilla-T
Helton).


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SAN DIEGO - 000 100 010 -- 2
COLORADO - 300 000 01x -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young (L, 9-7) 5 2 3 3 5 8 1 2.72
J Thatcher 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.00
K Cameron 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.19
C Meredith 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.72
J Hampson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg (W, 9-9) 5 7 1 1 3 2 0 4.90
M Herges (H, 3) 1 2/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.41
B Fuentes (H, 4) 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.54
M Corpas (S, 14) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.91

J Fogg pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
C Meredith pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - B Fuentes. IBB - T Sledge (by J Fogg). HBP - M Holliday (by C Young); M
Cameron (by J Fogg). Pitches-strikes: C Young 99-62; J Thatcher 11-8; K Cameron
17-9; C Meredith 2-1; J Hampson 11-7; J Fogg 89-49; M Herges 24-13; B Fuentes
19-11; M Corpas 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: C Young 4-3; J Thatcher 1-0; K
Cameron 1-3; C Meredith 0-0; J Hampson 1-1; J Fogg 6-5; M Herges 0-3; B Fuentes
1-0; M Corpas 3-2. Batters faced: C Young 21; J Thatcher 3; K Cameron 5; C
Meredith 1; J Hampson 3; J Fogg 24; M Herges 6; B Fuentes 5; M Corpas 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

T--2:49. Att--20,260.
Weather: 66 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

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SAN DIEGO (2) AT COLORADO (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, M Giles 2B, M Cameron CF,
A Gonzalez 1B, K Greene SS, M Ensberg 3B, M Barrett C, T Sledge LF, C Young RHP.

Colorado Starting Lineups -- J Carroll 2B, T Tulowitzki SS, M Holliday LF,
T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, R Spilborghs CF, C Iannetta C, J Fogg RHP.

Umpires -- Rick Reed (HP), Alfonso Marquez (1B), Adam Dowdy (2B),
Chuck Meriwether (3B).

Gametime Weather: 66 degrees, Sunny, wind in from center at 6 mph.


SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles struck out looking. M Giles walked. M Cameron
reached on bunt single to pitcher, M Giles to second. A Gonzalez grounded into
fielder's choice to first, M Cameron out at second, M Giles to third. K Greene
flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 1ST: J Carroll flied out to center. T Tulowitzki struck out
swinging. M Holliday hit by pitch. M Holliday stole second. T Helton singled
to left, M Holliday scored. G Atkins homered to left, T Helton scored.
B Hawpe walked. R Spilborghs struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 0, COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: M Ensberg grounded out to third. M Barrett popped out to
shortstop. T Sledge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0,
COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 2ND: C Iannetta struck out swinging. J Fogg struck out swinging.
J Carroll flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0,
COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: C Young grounded out to second. B Giles flied out to right.
M Giles reached on infield single to shortstop. M Cameron flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 3RD: T Tulowitzki walked. M Holliday struck out swinging.
T Helton grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, T Tulowitzki
out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: A Gonzalez grounded out to first. K Greene walked.
M Ensberg singled to right, K Greene to second. M Barrett doubled to deep left,
K Greene scored, M Ensberg thrown out at home. T Sledge intentionally walked.
C Young singled to center, T Sledge to second, M Barrett thrown out at home.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 4TH: G Atkins walked. B Hawpe lined out to center. R Spilborghs
walked, G Atkins to second. C Iannetta walked, G Atkins to third, R Spilborghs
to second. J Fogg grounded into double play, shortstop to first, C Iannetta
out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: B Giles flied out to center. M Giles singled to center,
M Giles to second on error by center fielder R Spilborghs. M Cameron hit by
pitch. A Gonzalez grounded out to first, M Giles to third, M Cameron to
second. K Greene grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 1,
COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 5TH: J Carroll struck out looking. T Tulowitzki struck out
looking. M Holliday struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: M Ensberg singled to center. M Herges relieved J Fogg.
M Barrett flied out to left. T Sledge flied out to center. S Hairston hit for
C Young. M Ensberg out at second on runner's fielder's choice.(0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 6TH: J Thatcher relieved C Young. T Helton doubled to left center.
G Atkins grounded out to first, T Helton to third. B Hawpe struck out looking.
K Cameron relieved J Thatcher. B Clark in left field. R Spilborghs grounded
out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: B Clark struck out looking. B Giles flied out to left.
M Giles walked. M Cameron walked, M Giles to second. B Fuentes relieved
M Herges. C Sullivan in center field. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 7TH: C Iannetta popped out to second. C Sullivan lined out to
left. J Carroll walked. T Tulowitzki flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: K Greene grounded out to shortstop. M Ensberg walked.
M Barrett reached on infield single to shortstop, M Ensberg to second.
K Kouzmanoff hit for K Cameron. M Ensberg to third on wild pitch by B Fuentes.
K Kouzmanoff singled to center, M Ensberg scored, M Barrett to third. M Corpas
relieved B Fuentes. O Quintanilla at second base. B Myrow hit for B Clark.
B Myrow grounded into double play, second to first, K Kouzmanoff out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 8TH: R Mackowiak in left field. C Meredith relieved K Cameron.
M Holliday homered to center. J Hampson relieved C Meredith. T Helton grounded
out to first. G Atkins flied out to center. B Hawpe struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, COLORADO 4.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: B Giles flied out to left. M Giles popped out to second.
M Cameron grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2,
COLORADO 4.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

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SAN DIEGO (2) AT COLORADO (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COLORADO 1ST: J Carroll flied out to center. T Tulowitzki struck out
swinging. M Holliday hit by pitch. M Holliday stole second. T Helton singled
to left, M Holliday scored. G Atkins homered to left, T Helton scored.
B Hawpe walked. R Spilborghs struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 0, COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: A Gonzalez grounded out to first. K Greene walked.
M Ensberg singled to right, K Greene to second. M Barrett doubled to deep left,
K Greene scored, M Ensberg thrown out at home. T Sledge intentionally walked.
C Young singled to center, T Sledge to second, M Barrett thrown out at home.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, COLORADO 3.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: K Greene grounded out to shortstop. M Ensberg walked.
M Barrett reached on infield single to shortstop, M Ensberg to second.
K Kouzmanoff hit for K Cameron. M Ensberg to third on wild pitch by B Fuentes.
K Kouzmanoff singled to center, M Ensberg scored, M Barrett to third. M Corpas
relieved B Fuentes. O Quintanilla at second base. B Myrow hit for B Clark.
B Myrow grounded into double play, second to first, K Kouzmanoff out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 8TH: R Mackowiak in left field. C Meredith relieved K Cameron.
M Holliday homered to center. J Hampson relieved C Meredith. T Helton grounded
out to first. G Atkins flied out to center. B Hawpe struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, COLORADO 4.</div>

 

Rockies scratch out win over Padres

<h3>COLORADO 4, SAN DIEGO 2</h3>By Tony Desiere
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


DENVER (Ticker) - The Colorado Rockies managed only four hitsSunday, but their four runs were just enough to beat the Padres.

Fueled by Garrett Atkins' two-run home run and great defense,the Rockies beat the San Diego Padres, 4-2, at Coors Field,winning the series from their National League West Divisionrival.


Josh Fogg (9-9) scattered seven hits, giving up only one run infive innings. The Rockies bullpen finished the job, giving uponly one run to preserve the win.


"Josh had a good day," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. "Hehad good command and I was glad to see him mix it up a bit. Notoften in this park will a three-run lead stand up, but he did agreat job making that happen."


"The guys behind me were outstanding," Fogg said. "I made somepitches today but when I missed a few, the guys made plays toget me out of the inning."


The Padres are now three games behind Arizona in the NL West andtwo games in front of Philadelphia in the wild card race.

San Diego starter Chris Young (9-7) was inconsistent with hiscontrol, but gave up only two hits and struck out eight in fiveinnings. He also walked five and gave up three runs.

"I was better today than I have been," Young said. "I made somemistakes early and we got in a hole. Unfortunately we could notget out of it. There were times I lost my mechanics but asidefrom that, I thought I threw the ball pretty well."

Colorado scored three runs off Young in the in the first inning.With two outs, Young hit Matt Holliday, who proceeded to stealsecond base. He was driven home on an RBI single by ToddHelton. Atkins capped the inning with a homer to left-centerfield to give the Rockies an early 3-0 lead.


"That pitch to Atkins would have been a ball," Young said."Sometimes you just got to tip your hat. They are a good hittingteam. You kind of expect to give up runs, because they aregood."


The Rockies defense helped Fogg keep the Padres off thescoreboard early on. With two on and one out in the fourthinning, Morgan Ensberg tried to score on a double to left byMichael Barrett. Holliday tracked down the ball, threw toshortstop Troy Tulowitzki, who fired a dart to the plate to getEnsberg.


They weren't finished. Young hit a two-out single to centerfield later in the inning. With Barrett running on the hit,Rockies center fielder Ryan Spilborghs came up throwing to theplate. Chris Ianetta made the tag and the Rockies got out of theinning giving up only one run.


"With first and second and two outs, with the pitcher at theplate, I was playing a bit more shallow," Spilborghs said. "Igot a good jump and was able to throw the guy out. Great way toend the inning."


"We were playing good aggressive baseball," Black said. "Weforced the Rockies to make plays and they did. Tulowitzki made agreat through and Spilborghs did too, but we forced them tomake those plays and they did."


The Padres rallied in the eighth inning. After a walk toEnsberg, Brian Fuentes gave up back-to-back singles as thePadres cut the lead to 3-2. Manny Corpas came on in relief andproceed to get Brian Myrow to ground into the inning-endingdouble play.


"That was huge," Hurdle said. "We needed something to happenthere and Manny got the ground ball. You take those when theyare given and we were lucky to get that one."


Holliday hit his 26th home run of the year, leading off thebottom of the eighth inning, to get the run back.


Helton had two hits in the game, including a double in the sixthinning, becoming the first player in major league history tohave 10 consecutive seasons with 35 or more doubles.

It's a great honor, Helton said. When you do something that noone has ever done, it's a huge accomplishment. I'm just thankfulthat I have been healthy for this long to be out there on thefield.

 

NL: SAN DIEGO (77-64) at COLORADO (73-68)

<h2>Red-hot Rockies take on Peavy in one-game tiebreaker</h2>



San Diego (89-73) at Colorado (89-73) 7:30 pm


DENVER (Ticker) -- The Colorado Rockies' recent hot play has themon the verge of ending a 12-year playoff drought.


Unfortunately, they may run into a brick wall when the they faceJake Peavy and the San Diego Padres in a one-game playoff forthe National League wild card on Monday.


The Rockies, led by National League MVP candidate Matt Holliday,won 13 of their final 14 games to pull even with San Diego,which needed just a win Saturday or Sunday against the MilwaukeeBrewers to clinch the wild card but couldn't get it.

After San Diego dropped an 11-6 decision Sunday, the Rockiesscored three runs in the eighth inning to snap a 1-1 tie beforeholding on for a 4-3 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Colorado won a coin toss this week and will host the seventhone-game playoff in baseball history, and the first since theNew York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds, 5-0, in 1999.

"The craziness isn't over, we get to play 163," Rockies managerClint Hurdle said. "We're happy about it. We're very happyabout it."


They won't be happy about facing likely Cy Young Award winnerPeavy (19-6), who leads the league in wins, strikeouts and ERA.

"Peavy is tough, he's obviously the front-runner for the CyYoung," said Colorado right fielder Brad Hawpe, who drove inthree runs Sunday and finished the season on fire, going21-for-45 with 20 RBI in his last 11 games. "We've got a goodchallenge in front of us. But we've had some success against himbefore, and you know he's going to bring his 'A' game."

The righthander is 10-1 with a 2.20 ERA in his last 14 starts,and he allowed eight of the 21 runs allowed in the stretch inone start in which he pitched on three days rest.


Peavy is 0-0 with a 1.29 ERA in two starts vs. Colorado thisseason, the last outing coming last Friday when the 26-year-oldallowed one run and three hits in seven innings with eightstrikeouts.


"It's going to be fun," Peavy said. "We're starting the playoffswith Game Seven. I'm excited about the opportunity, and I thinkthe boys will come out battling and fighting hard. The seasonis on the line. You play 162 and you still need one more todecide it. You're going home, or you're in."


While San Diego is looking for its third straight trip to thepostseason, Colorado is counting on a strong performance fromJosh Fogg (10-9, 4.79) for its first and only trip to theplayoffs since 1995.


Fogg is unbeaten in his last six starts and is 1-1 with a 6.28ERA in three starts vs. San Diego this season. For his career,Fogg is 3-2 with a 4.54 ERA in six starts against the Padres.

"They know me and I know them. It's a matter of me making mypitches and they take bad swings," Fogg said. "We're glad it'sat home, that's for sure. We like playing here, we're alreadyhere and we don't have to worry about traveling anywhere.

"There's probably a handful of people in the world that havepitched in a game of this magnitude. I'll go out there with thebest stuff I have tomorrow and we'll see what happens."

The team's split the season series, 9-9, but the Rockies will betough to beat here since they tied for the best home mark inthe NL at 51-30.


"They're hot," Peavy said. "They're as good as anybody inbaseball, but they are a beatable team. They play toughbaseball at home, but if I go in there and execute and we scoreand have good at-bats, I think we'll come out victorious."