GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (58-70) at COLORADO (64-63)

NL: WASHINGTON (58-70) at COLORADO (64-63)

<h3>Francis looks to reverse Rockies recent struggles</h3>

<div class="pre">Washington (58-70) at Colorado (64-63) 9:05 pm EDT</div>

DENVER (Ticker) - Searching for answers after losing three offour home games to the team with the worst record in theNational League, the Colorado Rockies aim to regain their homefield advantage when they start a three-game series with theWashington Nationals on Friday.


Colorado, which owns a 36-26 record at Coors Field, droppedthree of four to the Pittsburgh Pirates at home to fall furtherback in the wild card race - 4 1/2 back of San Diego (68-58) -and division race - 7 1/2 games behind NL West-leading Arizona(72-56).


In hopes of turning that around, the Rockies will turn to JeffFrancis (13-6, 4.38 ERA), who has enjoyed a great deal ofsuccess at home, going 6-0 with a 3.41 ERA in his last ninestarts after dropping each of his first three decisions at CoorsField. In Sunday's 4-3 setback against the Dodgers, thelefthander yielded two runs and six hits, striking out sevenover six frames. In two lifetime outings against the Nationals,he is 1-0 with a 6.75 ERA.


His counterpart on the mound will be Shaun Hill (3-3, 2.43), whohas yet to surrender more than three earned runs in any one ofhis ten outings this season. On Sunday, he permitted two runsand seven hits over seven innings against the Mets and did notget a decision in a 8-2 loss.


This will be his first appearance against the Rockies.

 

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<div class="pre">WASHINGTON AT COLORADO -- LINEUPS

WASHINGTON COLORADO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nook Logan CF .289 0 15 Kaz Matsui 2B .287 3 29
D'Angelo Jimenez SS .157 0 3 Troy Tulowitzki SS .293 17 67
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .271 19 72 Matt Holliday LF .335 22 97
Dmitri Young 1B .334 12 68 Todd Helton 1B .299 12 68
Austin Kearns RF .262 11 52 Garrett Atkins 3B .280 18 86
Wily Mo Pena LF .286 2 4 Brad Hawpe RF .289 22 84
Ronnie Belliard 2B .281 8 42 Yorvit Torrealba C .269 6 35
Jesus Flores C .230 3 18 Cory Sullivan CF .307 1 9
Shawn Hill RHP .125 0 0 Jeff Francis LHP .156 0 3
(3-3, 2.43) (13-6, 4.38)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
WARMUPS: WAS - SHAWN HILL (3-3, 2.43)
COL - JEFF FRANCIS (13-6, 4.38)

UMPIRES: HP - DOUG EDDINGS
1B - MIKE EVERITT
2B - DANA DEMUTH
3B - KERWIN DANLEY

WEATHER: 77 Degrees, clear
WIND: 11 mph, out to left</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
STARTING BATS: WAS - SHAWN HILL AND JESUS FLORES
COL - JEFF FRANCIS AND YORVIT TORREALBA

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.289, 0 HR, 15 RBI)
D JIMENEZ (.157, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.271, 19 HR, 72 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DMITRI YOUNG SCORED D'ANGELO JIMENEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, R ZIMMERMAN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
COLORADO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.262, 11 HR, 52 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.287, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
T TULOWITZKI (.293, 17 HR, 67 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.335, 22 HR, 97 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
D Jimenez ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .157
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
D Young 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .336
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 4

BATTING: RBI - D Young (69). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Pena
1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Jimenez (1, 2nd base off J Francis/Y Torrealba).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Sullivan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 1 -- 1
COLORADO - -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.43

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.41

Pitches-strikes: J Francis 33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: J Francis 0-2.
Batters faced: J Francis 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
COL - JEFF FRANCIS</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TROY TULOWITZKI SCORED KAZ MATSUI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T TULOWITZKI ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.335, 22 HR, 97 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.281, 8 HR, 42 RBI)
J FLORES (.230, 3 HR, 18 RBI)
S HILL (.125, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
D Jimenez ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .157
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
D Young 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .336
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 4

BATTING: RBI - D Young (69). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Pena
1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Jimenez (1, 2nd base off J Francis/Y Torrealba).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .295
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .334
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Sullivan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 3

BATTING: RBI - T Tulowitzki (68). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (28, 2nd base off S Hill/J Flores).


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WASHINGTON - 1 -- 1
COLORADO - 1 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.53

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.41

Pitches-strikes: S Hill 22-13; J Francis 33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Hill 0-2; J Francis 0-2. Batters faced: S Hill 5; J Francis 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 1 0 1 3 0
COLORADO 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.289, 22 HR, 84 RBI)
Y TORREALBA (.269, 6 HR, 35 RBI)
C SULLIVAN (.307, 1 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
D Jimenez ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .157
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
D Young 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .336
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
R Belliard 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 8 1 3 1 1 2 6

BATTING: S - S Hill. RBI - D Young (69). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - N Logan 1, W Pena 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Jimenez (1, 2nd base off J Francis/Y Torrealba).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .295
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .334
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Sullivan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 3

BATTING: RBI - T Tulowitzki (68). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (28, 2nd base off S Hill/J Flores).


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WASHINGTON - 10 -- 1
COLORADO - 1 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.53

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 4.38

Pitches-strikes: S Hill 22-13; J Francis 44-27. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Hill 0-2; J Francis 1-3. Batters faced: S Hill 5; J Francis 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 1 0 1 3 0
COLORADO 1 0 1 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D JIMENEZ (.157, 0-FOR-0, BB)
R ZIMMERMAN (.273, 1-FOR-1)
D YOUNG (.336, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
D Jimenez ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .157
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
D Young 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .336
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
R Belliard 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 8 1 3 1 1 2 6

BATTING: S - S Hill. RBI - D Young (69). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - N Logan 1, W Pena 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Jimenez (1, 2nd base off J Francis/Y Torrealba).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .295
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .334
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 2 3

BATTING: RBI - T Tulowitzki (68). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (28, 2nd base off S Hill/J Flores).


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WASHINGTON - 10 -- 1
COLORADO - 10 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 2.49

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 4.38

Pitches-strikes: S Hill 34-23; J Francis 44-27. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Hill 1-3; J Francis 1-3. Batters faced: S Hill 8; J Francis 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN ZIMMERMAN (20) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF JEFF FRANCIS.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2, COLORADO 1

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.336, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J FRANCIS (.156, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
K MATSUI (.289, 1-FOR-1)
T TULOWITZKI (.295, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
D Jimenez ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .154
R Zimmerman 3b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .274
D Young 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .335
A Kearns rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
R Belliard 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 12 2 4 2 1 2 6

BATTING: HR - R Zimmerman (20, 3rd inning off J Francis 0 on, 1 Out). S - S
Hill. RBI - D Young (69), R Zimmerman (73). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - N Logan 1, W Pena 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Jimenez (1, 2nd base off J Francis/Y Torrealba).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .295
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .334
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 2 3

BATTING: RBI - T Tulowitzki (68). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (28, 2nd base off S Hill/J Flores).


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WASHINGTON - 101 -- 2
COLORADO - 10 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 2.49

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 3 4 2 2 1 2 1 4.41

Pitches-strikes: S Hill 34-23; J Francis 59-38. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Hill 1-3; J Francis 3-4. Batters faced: S Hill 8; J Francis 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 1 0 1 2 4 0
COLORADO 1 0 0 1 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: W PENA (.273, 0-FOR-1)
R BELLIARD (.283, 1-FOR-1)
J FLORES (.228, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
D Jimenez ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .154
R Zimmerman 3b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .274
D Young 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .335
A Kearns rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
R Belliard 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 12 2 4 2 1 2 6

BATTING: HR - R Zimmerman (20, 3rd inning off J Francis 0 on, 1 Out). S - S
Hill. RBI - D Young (69), R Zimmerman (73). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - N Logan 1, W Pena 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Jimenez (1, 2nd base off J Francis/Y Torrealba).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .292
T Tulowitzki ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .294
M Holliday lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
J Francis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152

Totals 12 1 3 1 0 2 5

BATTING: 3B - K Matsui (6, S Hill). RBI - T Tulowitzki (68). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Holliday 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (28, 2nd base off S Hill/J Flores).


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WASHINGTON - 101 -- 2
COLORADO - 100 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 2.45

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 3 4 2 2 1 2 1 4.41

Pitches-strikes: S Hill 45-32; J Francis 59-38. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Hill 2-5; J Francis 3-4. Batters faced: S Hill 12; J Francis 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>