GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (54-45) at COLORADO (50-50)

NL: SAN DIEGO (54-45) at COLORADO (50-50)

<h3>Padres look to take finale from Rockies</h3>

<div class="pre">San Diego (54-45) at Colorado (50-50) 3:05 pm EDT</div>

DENVER (Ticker) - The San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockiesmeet in the rubber game of a three-game series Wednesday.

Justin Germano (6-4, 3.77 ERA) will take the mound for thePadres. The 6-3 righthander allowed four runs and six hitsthrough 5 1/3 innings of a 7-3 setback to Philadelphia onFriday.


Germano is winless with a lackluster 7.11 ERA over three careerstarts against the Rockies, who have dropped three of four gamesoverall.


Mike Cameron hit a three-run home run and Adrian Gonzalez drovein the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to help the Padres snapa four-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory on Tuesday.

The win was bittersweet for San Diego, which lost All-Starrighthander Chris Young to an strained abdominal muscle in thesecond inning and could miss his next start.


Colorado's Aaron Cook (6-6, 4.37) was brilliant in his laststart, allowing four hits with career-best eight strikeouts overseven scoreless frames to defeat Washington.


The 28-year-old righthander has dominated the Padres, going 7-3with a 2.73 ERA in 13 lifetime starts in the series.

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

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

SAN DIEGO COLORADO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brian Giles RF .285 2 18 Jamey Carroll SS .238 1 8
Michael Barrett C .258 9 37 Kaz Matsui 2B .281 3 22
Adrian Gonzalez 1B .266 15 58 Matt Holliday LF .327 17 77
Khalil Greene SS .234 16 54 Todd Helton 1B .303 9 55
Russell Branyan LF .202 7 19 Garrett Atkins 3B .255 14 57
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .228 10 40 Brad Hawpe RF .300 18 66
Jose Cruz Jr CF .240 6 21 Ryan Spilborghs CF .319 6 32
Marcus Giles 2B .238 4 33 Chris Iannetta C .186 2 15
Justin Germano RHP .294 0 2 Aaron Cook RHP .206 0 1
(6-4, 3.77) (6-6, 4.37)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
WARMUPS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO (6-4, 3.77)
COL - AARON COOK (6-6, 4.37)

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

WEATHER: 94 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 4 mph, out to left</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
STARTING BATS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO AND MICHAEL BARRETT
COL - AARON COOK AND CHRIS IANNETTA

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.285, 2 HR, 18 RBI)
M BARRETT (.258, 9 HR, 37 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.266, 15 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ SCORED BRIAN GILES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, M BARRETT ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
COLORADO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.234, 16 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
KHALIL GREENE HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING MICHAEL BARRETT.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2
COLORADO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: R BRANYAN (.202, 7 HR, 19 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 2 2 3 0
COLORADO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
COL - AARON COOK

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J CARROLL (.238, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
K MATSUI (.281, 3 HR, 22 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.327, 17 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
M Barrett c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
R Branyan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Cruz Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Giles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294

Totals 5 2 3 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - M Barrett (15, A Cook). RBI - A Gonzalez (59). GIDP - K Greene.
Team LOB - 0.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Carroll ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
A Cook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

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


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SAN DIEGO - 2 -- 2
COLORADO - -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.77

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.47

Pitches-strikes: A Cook 13-10. Ground balls-fly balls: A Cook 2-1. Batters
faced: A Cook 5.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, sunny. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
COL - AARON COOK</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MATT HOLLIDAY (18) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF JUSTIN GERMANO.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2, COLORADO 1

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.303, 9 HR, 55 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 2 2 3 0
COLORADO 1 1 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
COL - AARON COOK

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.228, 10 HR, 40 RBI)
J CRUZ JR (.240, 6 HR, 21 RBI)
M GILES (.238, 4 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
M Barrett c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
R Branyan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Cruz Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Giles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294

Totals 5 2 3 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - M Barrett (15, A Cook). RBI - A Gonzalez (59). GIDP - K Greene.
Team LOB - 0.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Carroll ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
M Holliday lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
A Cook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: HR - M Holliday (18, 1st inning off J Germano 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Holliday (78). 2-out RBI - M Holliday. Team LOB - 0.

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


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SAN DIEGO - 2 -- 2
COLORADO - 1 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.84

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.47

Pitches-strikes: J Germano 15-10; A Cook 13-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Germano 1-2; A Cook 2-1. Batters faced: J Germano 4; A Cook 5.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, sunny. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
COL - AARON COOK

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.255, 14 HR, 57 RBI)
B HAWPE (.300, 18 HR, 66 RBI)
R SPILBORGHS (.319, 6 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
M Barrett c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
R Branyan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J Cruz Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294

Totals 8 2 3 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - M Barrett (15, A Cook). RBI - A Gonzalez (59). GIDP - K Greene.
Team LOB - 0.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Carroll ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
M Holliday lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
A Cook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: HR - M Holliday (18, 1st inning off J Germano 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Holliday (78). 2-out RBI - M Holliday. Team LOB - 0.

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


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SAN DIEGO - 20 -- 2
COLORADO - 1 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.84

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 4.44

Pitches-strikes: J Germano 15-10; A Cook 20-16. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Germano 1-2; A Cook 4-1. Batters faced: J Germano 4; A Cook 8.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, sunny. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
COL - AARON COOK

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J GERMANO (.294, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
B GILES (.287, 1-FOR-1)
M BARRETT (.260, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
M Barrett c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
R Branyan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J Cruz Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294

Totals 8 2 3 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - M Barrett (15, A Cook). RBI - A Gonzalez (59). GIDP - K Greene.
Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - K Kouzmanoff (14, throw). DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-K Greene-A
Gonzalez).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Carroll ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
M Holliday lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
R Spilborghs cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
A Cook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206

Totals 7 1 1 1 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - M Holliday (18, 1st inning off J Germano 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Holliday (78). 2-out RBI - M Holliday. GIDP - B Hawpe. Team LOB - 0.

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


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SAN DIEGO - 20 -- 2
COLORADO - 10 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.79

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 4.44

Pitches-strikes: J Germano 25-17; A Cook 20-16. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Germano 4-2; A Cook 4-1. Batters faced: J Germano 7; A Cook 8.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, sunny. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
COL - AARON COOK

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C IANNETTA (.186, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
A COOK (.206, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
J CARROLL (.237, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS COLORADO (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .290
M Barrett c 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
R Branyan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J Cruz Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
J Germano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278

Totals 11 2 4 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - M Barrett (15, A Cook); B Giles (16, A Cook). RBI - A Gonzalez
(59). GIDP - K Greene. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - B Giles (3, 3rd base by A Cook/C Iannetta).

FIELDING: E - K Kouzmanoff (14, throw). DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-K Greene-A
Gonzalez).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Carroll ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
M Holliday lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
R Spilborghs cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
A Cook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206

Totals 7 1 1 1 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - M Holliday (18, 1st inning off J Germano 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Holliday (78). 2-out RBI - M Holliday. GIDP - B Hawpe. Team LOB - 0.

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


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SAN DIEGO - 200 -- 2
COLORADO - 10 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.79

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook 3 4 2 2 0 1 0 4.40

Pitches-strikes: J Germano 25-17; A Cook 29-23. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Germano 4-2; A Cook 6-1. Batters faced: J Germano 7; A Cook 11.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, sunny. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
COL - AARON COOK

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.268, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
K GREENE (.233, 0-FOR-1)
R BRANYAN (.200, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS COLORADO (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .290
M Barrett c 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
R Branyan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J Cruz Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
J Germano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278

Totals 11 2 4 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - M Barrett (15, A Cook); B Giles (16, A Cook). RBI - A Gonzalez
(59). GIDP - K Greene. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - B Giles (3, 3rd base by A Cook/C Iannetta).

FIELDING: E - K Kouzmanoff (14, throw). DP: 2 (A Gonzalez-K Greene-A
Gonzalez, M Giles-A Gonzalez).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Carroll ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
M Holliday lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
R Spilborghs cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C Iannetta c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184
A Cook p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229

Totals 10 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: HR - M Holliday (18, 1st inning off J Germano 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Holliday (78). 2-out RBI - M Holliday. GIDP - B Hawpe, J Carroll. Team LOB - 0.


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


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SAN DIEGO - 200 -- 2
COLORADO - 100 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.74

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook 3 4 2 2 0 1 0 4.40

Pitches-strikes: J Germano 39-26; A Cook 29-23. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Germano 6-2; A Cook 6-1. Batters faced: J Germano 10; A Cook 11.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, sunny. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>