GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (53-44) at COLORADO (49-49)

NL: SAN DIEGO (53-44) at COLORADO (49-49)

<h3>Maddux chases career win No. 341</h3>

<div class="pre">San Diego (53-44) at Colorado (49-49) 9:05 pm EDT</div>

DENVER (Ticker) -- Greg Maddux takes the mound for the San DiegoPadres on Monday when they face the Colorado Rockies in theopener of a three-game series.


Maddux (7-7, 4.12 ERA) enters the contest with 340 career wins,two shy of tying Tim Keefe for ninth on the all-time list. Theveteran righthander is winless in his last four starts, going0-3 during that span.


Maddux is 12-7 with a 4.25 ERA in 23 lifetime starts againstColorado.


While Maddux is attempting to snap his winless streak,Colorado's Jeff Francis (10-5, 4.07) is looking to extend hiseight-game unbeaten streak. The lefthander is 6-0 during thatspan.


Francis is just 4-8 with a 5.75 ERA lifetime against SanDiego.


The Padres have been slumping, going 5-8 in their last 13 games.They are in second place in the National League West, one gamebehind the Los Angeles Dodgers.


Trying to make a run in the NL West, the Rockies are 5 1/2 gamesback of the Dodgers. They enter hoping to avoid a thirdstraight loss.

 

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<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO AT COLORADO -- LINEUPS

SAN DIEGO COLORADO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brian Giles RF .284 2 18 Willy Taveras CF .314 2 21
Mike Cameron CF .255 12 45 Kaz Matsui 2B .286 3 22
Milton Bradley LF .341 2 6 Matt Holliday LF .330 16 74
Adrian Gonzalez 1B .261 15 57 Todd Helton 1B .307 9 55
Khalil Greene SS .236 16 53 Garrett Atkins 3B .252 14 56
Josh Bard C .262 3 24 Brad Hawpe RF .298 17 64
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .231 9 39 Troy Tulowitzki SS .282 11 44
Marcus Giles 2B .235 4 32 Yorvit Torrealba C .269 5 28
Greg Maddux RHP .061 0 0 Jeff Francis LHP .147 0 3
(7-7, 4.17) (10-5, 4.07)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
WARMUPS: SDG - GREG MADDUX (7-7, 4.17)
COL - JEFF FRANCIS (10-5, 4.07)

UMPIRES: HP - ANGEL HERNANDEZ
1B - TED BARRETT
2B - BRIAN KNIGHT
3B - MARK CARLSON

WEATHER: 90 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
STARTING BATS: SDG - GREG MADDUX AND JOSH BARD
COL - JEFF FRANCIS AND YORVIT TORREALBA

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.287, 2 HR, 18 RBI)
M CAMERON (.255, 12 HR, 45 RBI)
M BRADLEY (.341, 2 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.314, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
K MATSUI (.286, 3 HR, 22 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.330, 16 HR, 74 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Giles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
G Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 3

BATTING: 2B - B Giles (15, J Francis). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 1.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
COLORADO - -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.17

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.04

Pitches-strikes: J Francis 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Francis 1-1.
Batters faced: J Francis 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX
COL - JEFF FRANCIS</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 1 0
COLORADO 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.236, 16 HR, 53 RBI)
J BARD (.262, 3 HR, 24 RBI)
K KOUZMANOFF (.231, 9 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS COLORADO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Giles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
G Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 3

BATTING: 2B - B Giles (15, J Francis). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 1.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.14

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.04

Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 11-9; J Francis 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Maddux 3-0; J Francis 1-1. Batters faced: G Maddux 3; J Francis 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARCUS GILES SCORED KHALIL GREENE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M GILES ON FIRST, J BARD ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
COLORADO 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G MADDUX (.061, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.307, 9 HR, 55 RBI)
G ATKINS (.252, 14 HR, 56 RBI)
B HAWPE (.298, 17 HR, 64 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
K Greene ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238
J Bard c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230
M Giles 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237
G Maddux p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .059

Totals 9 1 4 1 0 1 7

BATTING: 2B - B Giles (15, J Francis). RBI - M Giles (33). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 1. GIDP - G Maddux. Team LOB - 2.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).


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SAN DIEGO - 01 -- 1
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.14

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 4.07

Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 11-9; J Francis 27-18. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Maddux 3-0; J Francis 3-2. Batters faced: G Maddux 3; J Francis 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY GARRETT ATKINS SCORED TODD HELTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G ATKINS ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.298, 17 HR, 64 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.287, 1-FOR-1)
M CAMERON (.254, 0-FOR-1)
M BRADLEY (.333, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS COLORADO (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
K Greene ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238
J Bard c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230
M Giles 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237
G Maddux p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .059

Totals 9 1 4 1 0 1 7

BATTING: 2B - B Giles (15, J Francis). RBI - M Giles (33). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 1. GIDP - G Maddux. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Bradley (G Atkins at 1st base). DP: 1 (M
Bradley-M Giles-G Maddux-A Gonzalez).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
T Helton 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309
G Atkins 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .254
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - T Helton (22, G Maddux). RBI - G Atkins (57). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).


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SAN DIEGO - 01 -- 1
COLORADO - 01 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.18

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 4.07

Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 27-20; J Francis 27-18. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Maddux 3-2; J Francis 3-2. Batters faced: G Maddux 7; J Francis 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y TORREALBA (.269, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
J FRANCIS (.147, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
W TAVERAS (.313, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS COLORADO (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
M Cameron cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .253
M Bradley lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .349
A Gonzalez 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260
K Greene ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238
J Bard c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230
M Giles 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237
G Maddux p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .059

Totals 13 1 5 1 0 3 8

BATTING: 2B - B Giles (15, J Francis). RBI - M Giles (33). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 1. GIDP - G Maddux. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Bradley (G Atkins at 1st base). DP: 1 (M
Bradley-M Giles-G Maddux-A Gonzalez).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
T Helton 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309
G Atkins 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .254
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - T Helton (22, G Maddux). RBI - G Atkins (57). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).


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SAN DIEGO - 010 -- 1
COLORADO - 01 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.18

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 3 5 1 1 0 3 0 4.04

Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 27-20; J Francis 48-31. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Maddux 3-2; J Francis 4-2. Batters faced: G Maddux 7; J Francis 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.238, 1-FOR-1)
J BARD (.265, 1-FOR-1)
K KOUZMANOFF (.230, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS COLORADO (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
M Cameron cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .253
M Bradley lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .349
A Gonzalez 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260
K Greene ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238
J Bard c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230
M Giles 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237
G Maddux p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .059

Totals 13 1 5 1 0 3 8

BATTING: 2B - B Giles (15, J Francis). RBI - M Giles (33). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 1. GIDP - G Maddux. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Bradley (G Atkins at 1st base). DP: 1 (M
Bradley-M Giles-G Maddux-A Gonzalez).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
K Matsui 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
T Helton 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309
G Atkins 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .254
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Y Torrealba c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147

Totals 10 1 3 1 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - T Helton (22, G Maddux). S - J Francis. RBI - G Atkins (57).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Matsui 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).


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SAN DIEGO - 010 -- 1
COLORADO - 010 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.14

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 3 5 1 1 0 3 0 4.04

Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 39-28; J Francis 48-31. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Maddux 6-2; J Francis 4-2. Batters faced: G Maddux 11; J Francis 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.329, 0-FOR-1)
T HELTON (.309, 1-FOR-1)
G ATKINS (.254, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>