GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (62-75) at COLORADO (70-66)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO (62-75) at COLORADO (70-66)

<h3>Rockies LHP Francis looks dominate Giants once again</h3>



<div class="pre">San Francisco (62-75) at Colorado (70-66) 3:05 pm EDT</div>

DENVER (Ticker) - Jeff Francis will look for a second straightdominant start against the San Francisco Giants on Monday.

Francis takes the mound as the Colorado Rockies open athree-game series with the last-place Giants.


The 26-year-old lefthander threw a six-hitter against SanFrancisco on Wednesday in a 8-0 win. Francis (14-6, 4.10 ERA),who has won nine of his last 10 decisions, is 5-0 with a 2.40 insix daytime starts.


Josh Fogg pitched six effective innings and Matt Hollidayhomered as the Rockies (70-66) posted a 4-3 win over Arizona(76-62) to pull within five games of first place in the NationalLeague West.


Meanwhile, San Francisco is in last place in the West anddropped two of three to the lowly Washington Nationals over theweekend. The Giants could muster just five runs in the series.

Matt Cain (7-13, 3.57) takes the hill looking for his fourthstraight win. Cain went 4-1 with a 2.18 ERA in six starts inAugust. On Tuesday the 22-year-old righthander allowed one runand four hits in seven innings of a 3-1 win over Colorado.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

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

SAN FRANCISCO COLORADO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rajai Davis CF .293 1 8 Willy Taveras CF .313 2 23
Omar Vizquel SS .243 2 39 Kaz Matsui 2B .294 3 30
Randy Winn LF .295 8 45 Matt Holliday LF .337 25 108
Bengie Molina C .279 14 74 Todd Helton 1B .304 12 70
Rich Aurilia 1B .256 5 31 Garrett Atkins 3B .281 20 95
Pedro Feliz 3B .251 17 61 Brad Hawpe RF .284 25 91
Nathan Schierholtz RF .341 0 3 Troy Tulowitzki SS .289 18 74
Kevin Frandsen 2B .237 4 23 Chris Iannetta C .206 3 18
Matt Cain RHP .082 2 4 Jeff Francis LHP .173 0 3
(7-13, 3.57) (14-6, 4.10)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
WARMUPS: SFO - MATT CAIN (7-13, 3.57)
COL - JEFF FRANCIS (14-6, 4.10)

UMPIRES: HP - BRUCE DRECKMAN
1B - JERRY MEALS
2B - GARY DARLING
3B - LARRY PONCINO

WEATHER: 84 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 5 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
STARTING BATS: SFO - MATT CAIN AND BENGIE MOLINA
COL - JEFF FRANCIS AND CHRIS IANNETTA

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DAVIS (.293, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
O VIZQUEL (.243, 2 HR, 39 RBI)
R WINN (.295, 8 HR, 45 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.313, 2 HR, 23 RBI)
K MATSUI (.294, 3 HR, 30 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.337, 25 HR, 108 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Winn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
N Schierholtz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .082

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Davis (5, 2nd base by J Francis).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
COLORADO - -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.57

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.08

Pitches-strikes: J Francis 10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Francis 0-2.
Batters faced: J Francis 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
COL - JEFF FRANCIS</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.279, 14 HR, 74 RBI)
R AURILIA (.256, 5 HR, 31 RBI)
P FELIZ (.251, 17 HR, 61 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Winn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
N Schierholtz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .082

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Davis (5, 2nd base by J Francis).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .336
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.55

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.08

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 9-8; J Francis 10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: M Cain
1-0; J Francis 0-2. Batters faced: M Cain 3; J Francis 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY BENGIE MOLINA (15) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF JEFF FRANCIS.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 1, COLORADO 0

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R AURILIA (.256, 5 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.304, 12 HR, 70 RBI)
G ATKINS (.281, 20 HR, 95 RBI)
B HAWPE (.284, 25 HR, 91 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Winn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Molina c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
N Schierholtz rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .357
K Frandsen 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .082

Totals 8 1 4 1 0 1 3

BATTING: HR - B Molina (15, 2nd inning off J Francis 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B
Molina (75). GIDP - K Frandsen. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Davis (5, 2nd base by J Francis).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .336
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

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


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SAN FRANCISCO - 01 -- 1
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.55

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 2 4 1 1 0 1 1 4.11

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 9-8; J Francis 28-19. Ground balls-fly balls: M Cain
1-0; J Francis 2-2. Batters faced: M Cain 3; J Francis 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: M CAIN (.082, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
R DAVIS (.298, 1-FOR-1)
O VIZQUEL (.242, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Winn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Molina c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
N Schierholtz rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .357
K Frandsen 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .082

Totals 8 1 4 1 0 1 3

BATTING: HR - B Molina (15, 2nd inning off J Francis 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B
Molina (75). GIDP - K Frandsen. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Davis (5, 2nd base by J Francis).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .336
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 4 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

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


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SAN FRANCISCO - 01 -- 1
COLORADO - 00 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 3.53

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 2 4 1 1 0 1 1 4.11

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 25-20; J Francis 28-19. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Cain 1-1; J Francis 2-2. Batters faced: M Cain 7; J Francis 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C IANNETTA (.206, 3 HR, 18 RBI)
J FRANCIS (.173, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
W TAVERAS (.312, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (1) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .303
O Vizquel ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
R Winn lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294
B Molina c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
N Schierholtz rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .357
K Frandsen 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .080

Totals 12 1 5 1 0 3 5

BATTING: HR - B Molina (15, 2nd inning off J Francis 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B
Molina (75). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Winn 1. GIDP - K
Frandsen. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Davis (18, 2nd base off J Francis/C Iannetta). CS - R
Davis (5, 2nd base by J Francis).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .336
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 4 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

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


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SAN FRANCISCO - 010 -- 1
COLORADO - 00 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 3.53

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 3 5 1 1 0 3 1 4.08

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 25-20; J Francis 50-35. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Cain 1-1; J Francis 2-3. Batters faced: M Cain 7; J Francis 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KAZ MATSUI SCORED JEFF FRANCIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K MATSUI ON FIRST, W TAVERAS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 1
COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.336, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MATT HOLLIDAY SCORED WILLY TAVERAS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K MATSUI ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 1
COLORADO 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.305, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRAD HAWPE SCORED KAZ MATSUI AND TODD HELTON.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, B HAWPE ON FIRST, G ATKINS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 1
COLORADO 4 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.288, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE
SFO: PATRICK MISCH (0-3, 3.16) IN THE 3RD
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, B HAWPE ON FIRST, G ATKINS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 1, COLORADO 4

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.288, 0-FOR-1)</div>