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

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Corpas relieved L Hawkins.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 4
COLORADO 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: J Taschner (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Carroll at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 4
COLORADO 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: J Taschner (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Roberts hit for J Taschner.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 4
COLORADO 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D Roberts (.260, 2 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 10 0
COLORADO 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 x 7 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SFO - MATT CAIN, PATRICK MISCH (3RD), SCOTT MUNTER (6TH), JACK
TASCHNER (7TH) AND BENGIE MOLINA

COL - JEFF FRANCIS, JEREMY AFFELDT (6TH), LATROY
HAWKINS (8TH), MANNY CORPAS (9TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA

HOME RUNS: SFO - BENGIE MOLINA (15) OFF JEFF FRANCIS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
RANDY WINN (9) OFF JEREMY AFFELDT IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

COL - NONE</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 10 0
COLORADO 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 x 7 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SFO - MATT CAIN, PATRICK MISCH (3RD), SCOTT MUNTER (6TH), JACK
TASCHNER (7TH) AND BENGIE MOLINA

COL - JEFF FRANCIS, JEREMY AFFELDT (6TH), LATROY
HAWKINS (8TH), MANNY CORPAS (9TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA


WP - JEFF FRANCIS (15-6)
LP - MATT CAIN (7-14)
SAVE - MANNY CORPAS (13)

HOME RUNS: SFO - BENGIE MOLINA (15) OFF JEFF FRANCIS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
RANDY WINN (9) OFF JEREMY AFFELDT IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

COL - NONE


TIME: 3:01 ATT: 30,168

PROBABLES: SFO - TIM LINCECUM (7-4, 3.94)
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES (0-2, 4.40)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (4) VS COLORADO (7) - FINAL

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .297
O Vizquel ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
R Winn lf 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .297
B Molina c 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .280
R Aurilia 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .257
P Feliz 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .251
N Schierholtz rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .364
K Frandsen 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .237
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .080
P Misch p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-R Durham ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219
S Munter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 35 4 10 4 3 5 15

a-flied out to center for P Misch in the 6th; b-grounded to second for J
Taschner in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Winn (36, J Francis). HR - B Molina (15, 2nd inning off J
Francis 0 on, 0 Out), R Winn (9, 7th inning off J Affeldt 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - B
Molina (75), P Feliz (62), K Frandsen (24), R Winn (46). 2-out RBI - K
Frandsen, R Winn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Durham 1, R Winn
1, K Frandsen 1. GIDP - K Frandsen. Team LOB - 7.

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

FIELDING: PB - B Molina. DP: 2 (O Vizquel-K Frandsen-R Aurilia, K Frandsen-O
Vizquel-R Aurilia).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .317
K Matsui 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .294
M Holliday lf 3 0 0 1 0 2 5 .335
T Helton 1b 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .306
G Atkins 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .282
J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Hawpe rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .284
T Tulowitzki ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .288
C Iannetta c 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .213
J Francis p 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .185
I Stewart 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
J Carroll 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218

Totals 33 7 12 7 3 9 14

a-flied out to right for J Affeldt in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Francis (3, M Cain); T Helton (32, J Taschner). 3B - C Iannetta
(3, P Misch). SF - M Holliday. RBI - K Matsui (31), M Holliday (109), B Hawpe 2
(93), T Tulowitzki (75), C Iannetta 2 (20). 2-out RBI - B Hawpe 2, T
Tulowitzki, C Iannetta 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Holliday
2, J Francis 1, T Tulowitzki 1. GIDP - M Holliday, B Hawpe. Team LOB - 6.

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


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SAN FRANCISCO - 010 002 100 -- 4
COLORADO - 007 000 00x -- 7
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain (L, 7-14) 2 2/3 5 6 6 2 5 0 3.83
P Misch 2 1/3 4 1 1 0 2 0 3.21
S Munter 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
J Taschner 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.69

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis (W, 15-6) 5 2/3 9 3 3 2 4 1 4.12
J Affeldt (H, 8) 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.31
L Hawkins (H, 12) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.45
M Corpas (S, 13) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.99

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 69-44; P Misch 37-24; S Munter 26-13; J Taschner
26-20; J Francis 103-70; J Affeldt 15-13; L Hawkins 16-9; M Corpas 12-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Cain 1-2; P Misch 4-1; S Munter 1-1; J Taschner 1-4; J
Francis 5-7; J Affeldt 2-1; L Hawkins 2-1; M Corpas 2-1. Batters faced: M Cain
15; P Misch 9; S Munter 6; J Taschner 7; J Francis 26; J Affeldt 5; L Hawkins
4; M Corpas 3.

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

T--3:01. Att--30,168.
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN FRANCISCO 4
COLORADO 7 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

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SAN FRANCISCO (4) AT COLORADO (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
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SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: B Molina homered to left. R Aurilia reached on infield
single to shortstop. P Feliz struck out swinging. N Schierholtz singled to
right, R Aurilia to second. K Frandsen grounded into double play, shortstop to
first, N Schierholtz out at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1,
COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 3RD: C Iannetta struck out swinging. J Francis doubled to deep
right center. W Taveras singled to left, J Francis to third. K Matsui singled
to right, J Francis scored, W Taveras to third. M Holliday hit sacrifice fly
to center, W Taveras scored. T Helton walked, K Matsui to second. K Matsui to
third, T Helton to second on passed ball by B Molina. G Atkins walked. B Hawpe
singled to right, K Matsui and T Helton scored, G Atkins to second. P Misch
relieved M Cain. T Tulowitzki singled to right, G Atkins scored, B Hawpe to
third. C Iannetta tripled to deep right, B Hawpe and T Tulowitzki scored.
J Francis struck out swinging. (7 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1,
COLORADO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Winn doubled to left. B Molina grounded out to
shortstop. R Aurilia walked. P Feliz singled to left, R Winn scored,
R Aurilia to second. N Schierholtz flied out to center. K Frandsen singled to
left, R Aurilia scored, P Feliz to third. R Durham hit for P Misch. J Affeldt
relieved J Francis. I Stewart at third base. R Durham flied out to center.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, COLORADO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: R Davis grounded out to third. O Vizquel grounded out
to shortstop. R Winn homered to left. B Molina struck out swinging. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, COLORADO 7.</div>

 

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SAN FRANCISCO (4) AT COLORADO (7) - EVENT LOG
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San Francisco Starting Lineups -- R Davis CF, O Vizquel SS, R Winn LF, B Molina C,
R Aurilia 1B, P Feliz 3B, N Schierholtz RF, K Frandsen 2B, M Cain RHP.

Colorado Starting Lineups -- W Taveras CF, K Matsui 2B, M Holliday LF, T Helton 1B,
G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, T Tulowitzki SS, C Iannetta C, J Francis LHP.

Umpires -- Bruce Dreckman (HP), Jerry Meals (1B), Gary Darling (2B),
Larry Poncino (3B).

Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to right at 4 mph.


SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: R Davis singled to center. R Davis caught stealing
second, pitcher to first to second. O Vizquel popped out to shortstop. R Winn
flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 1ST: W Taveras struck out looking. K Matsui grounded out to
second. M Holliday struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, COLORADO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: B Molina homered to left. R Aurilia reached on infield
single to shortstop. P Feliz struck out swinging. N Schierholtz singled to
right, R Aurilia to second. K Frandsen grounded into double play, shortstop to
first, N Schierholtz out at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1,
COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 2ND: T Helton singled to center. G Atkins flied out to center.
B Hawpe struck out looking. T Tulowitzki struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1, COLORADO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: M Cain struck out looking. R Davis singled to left.
R Davis stole second. O Vizquel flied out to center. R Winn struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 3RD: C Iannetta struck out swinging. J Francis doubled to deep
right center. W Taveras singled to left, J Francis to third. K Matsui singled
to right, J Francis scored, W Taveras to third. M Holliday hit sacrifice fly
to center, W Taveras scored. T Helton walked, K Matsui to second. K Matsui to
third, T Helton to second on passed ball by B Molina. G Atkins walked. B Hawpe
singled to right, K Matsui and T Helton scored, G Atkins to second. P Misch
relieved M Cain. T Tulowitzki singled to right, G Atkins scored, B Hawpe to
third. C Iannetta tripled to deep right, B Hawpe and T Tulowitzki scored.
J Francis struck out swinging. (7 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1,
COLORADO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: B Molina walked. R Aurilia fouled out to catcher.
P Feliz lined out to third. N Schierholtz reached on infield single to third,
B Molina to second. K Frandsen grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1, COLORADO 7.

COLORADO 4TH: W Taveras singled to left. K Matsui flied out to left.
M Holliday grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, W Taveras out
at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1, COLORADO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: P Misch struck out looking. R Davis lined out to
second. O Vizquel grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 1, COLORADO 7.

COLORADO 5TH: T Helton struck out swinging. G Atkins singled to center.
B Hawpe grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, G Atkins out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1, COLORADO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Winn doubled to left. B Molina grounded out to
shortstop. R Aurilia walked. P Feliz singled to left, R Winn scored,
R Aurilia to second. N Schierholtz flied out to center. K Frandsen singled to
left, R Aurilia scored, P Feliz to third. R Durham hit for P Misch. J Affeldt
relieved J Francis. I Stewart at third base. R Durham flied out to center.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, COLORADO 7.

COLORADO 6TH: S Munter relieved P Misch. T Tulowitzki grounded out to
second. C Iannetta singled to right. I Stewart flied out to left. W Taveras
reached on bunt single to pitcher, C Iannetta to second. K Matsui walked,
C Iannetta to third, W Taveras to second. M Holliday struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, COLORADO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: R Davis grounded out to third. O Vizquel grounded out
to shortstop. R Winn homered to left. B Molina struck out swinging. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, COLORADO 7.

COLORADO 7TH: J Taschner relieved S Munter. T Helton hit a ground rule
double to deep left. J Baker hit for J Affeldt. J Baker flied out to right,
T Helton to third. B Hawpe fouled out to third. T Tulowitzki flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, COLORADO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: L Hawkins relieved J Affeldt. R Aurilia grounded out to
pitcher. P Feliz grounded out to third. N Schierholtz walked. K Frandsen
lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, COLORADO 7.

COLORADO 8TH: C Iannetta struck out swinging. I Stewart grounded out to
shortstop. W Taveras flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 4, COLORADO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: M Corpas relieved L Hawkins. J Carroll at third base.
D Roberts hit for J Taschner. D Roberts grounded out to second. R Davis grounded
out to shortstop. O Vizquel flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 4, COLORADO 7.</div>

 

Rockies rally leads to victory over Giants

<h3>COLORADO 7, SAN FRANCISCO 4</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- Chris Iannetta's two-run triple capped off aseven-run third inning as the Colorado Rockies beat the SanFrancisco Giants, 7-4, on Monday.


Brad Hawpe added a two-run single during the third-inning rallyand starter Jeff Francis pitched well into the sixth inning asthe Rockies snapped a three-game win streak by Giants starterMatt Cain.


Francis (15-6), who pitched a complete-game shutout against theGiants during his last start on Wednesday, scattered nine hitsand three runs over 5 2/3 innings. The lefthander struck outfour and walked two as the Rockies (71-66) sit 4 1/2 games backof the San Diego Padres (75-61) and the Arizona Diamondbacks(76-62) in the National League West Division and wild card.Those clubs played later Monday.


Two relievers bridged the gap to closer Manny Corpas, whopitched a perfect ninth to pick up his 13th save of the season.

The Rockies took control by scoring five runs in the thirdinning after two outs.


Francis doubled to right with one out and advanced to third on asingle by Willy Taveras. Kaz Matsui plated Francis with a basehit to right and Matt Holliday followed with a sacrifice fly tocenter field, plating Taveras.


Cain, who is tied for fourth in the NL in walks, gave upback-to-back free passes to Todd Helton and Garrett Atkins,loading the bases for Hawpe. The Rockies right fieldercapitalized with a two-run single, bouncing Cain from the game.

Cain (7-14) surrendered six runs and five hits. Therighthander, who was 4-1 over his last five starts, struck outfive and walked two.


Troy Tulowitzki greeted reliever Pat Misch with a base hit,scoring Atkins as Hawpe advanced to third. Iannetta finishedthe scoring with a two-run triple, as the Rockies ended theinning with a 7-1 lead.


Bengie Molina opened the scoring in the second inning with asolo home run, his 15th of the season. Francis allowed two moreruns in the sixth inning as Pedro Feliz and Kevin Frandsen eachhad RBI singles.


Randy Winn narrowed the lead to 7-4, hitting his ninth home runof the season off reliever Jeremy Affeldt in the seventh inning.The Giants didn't get any closer as the Rockies won for theirfourth time in five games.

 

Rockies rally leads to victory over Giants

<h3>COLORADO 7, SAN FRANCISCO 4</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- Chris Iannetta's two-run triple capped off aseven-run third inning as the Colorado Rockies beat the SanFrancisco Giants, 7-4, on Monday.


Brad Hawpe added a two-run single during the third-inning rallyand starter Jeff Francis pitched well into the sixth inning asthe Rockies snapped a three-game win streak by Giants starterMatt Cain.


Francis (15-6), who pitched a complete-game shutout against theGiants during his last start on Wednesday, scattered nine hitsand three runs over 5 2/3 innings. The lefthander struck outfour and walked two as the Rockies (71-66) sit five games backof the San Diego Padres (76-61) in the National League WestDivision and four games back of the Arizona Diamondbacks (76-63)in the wild card.


"The overall energy of the game tells you that you need to gowin," Francis said. "The good feelings you get when you get abig out and guys get the big hit, you know it. Right now, we'retrying to win games."


Two relievers bridged the gap to closer Manny Corpas, whopitched a perfect ninth to pick up his 13th save of the season.

The Rockies took control by scoring five runs in the thirdinning after two outs.


Francis doubled to right with one out and advanced to third on asingle by Willy Taveras. Kaz Matsui plated Francis with a basehit to right and Matt Holliday followed with a sacrifice fly tocenter field, plating Taveras.


Cain, who is tied for fourth in the NL in walks, gave upback-to-back free passes to Todd Helton and Garrett Atkins,loading the bases for Hawpe. The Rockies right fieldercapitalized with a two-run single, bouncing Cain from the game.

"He had good stuff, but that big inning killed us," Giantsmanager Bruce Bochy said. "Francis had that huge at-bat andthen he just couldn't get out of it. He just couldn't get thatlast out and get back to the dugout."


Cain (7-14) surrendered six runs and five hits. Therighthander, who was 4-1 over his last five starts, struck outfive and walked two.


"Balls were maybe just off the plate, and they weren't going toswing. It ended up turning counts into their favor and I had tostart going after guys," Cain said. "They put balls in playand they did their job. They were taking pitches that wereclose and were working counts."


Rookie Troy Tulowitzki greeted reliever Pat Misch with a basehit, scoring Atkins as Hawpe advanced to third. Iannettafinished the scoring with a two-run triple, as the Rockies endedthe inning with a 7-1 lead.


"I got some pitches, put some good swings on them and it paidoff today," Iannetta said.


"It was a very impressive inning for us and very rarely do youwin a game where you score all your runs in one inning," Rockiesmanager Clint Hurdle said. "It was a big inning and a goodinning and it was enough for us to win the game."


Bengie Molina opened the scoring in the second inning with asolo home run, his 15th of the season. Francis allowed two moreruns in the sixth inning as Pedro Feliz and Kevin Frandsen eachhad RBI singles.


Randy Winn narrowed the lead to 7-4, hitting his ninth home runof the season off reliever Jeremy Affeldt in the seventh inning.The Giants didn't get any closer as the Rockies won for theirfourth time in five games.