GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (62-76) at COLORADO (71-66)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO (62-76) at COLORADO (71-66)

<h3>Rockies aim for fourth straight win vs. Giants</h3>

San Francisco (62-77) at Colorado (71-66) 8:35 pm EDT

DENVER (Ticker) -- The Colorado Rockies will need to count onsome unproven arms if they want any chance to reach theplayoffs.


Rookie Franklin Morales takes the mound Tuesday when the Rockieshost the San Francisco Giants.


One of the organization's top pitching prospects, Morales hasbeen thrust into a crucial role with the Rockies, who announcedMonday that injured starters Aaron Cook (abdomen) and JasonHirsh (right leg) will miss the remainder of the campaign.

<div class="pre">Despite the injury woes, the Rockies trail the Arizona</div>Diamondbacks (76-63) by four games in the National League wildcard race and are a major-league best 28-10 at home since June2.


Colorado received a strong outing Monday from ace Jeff Francis,who logged 5 2/3 solid innings and sparked a seven-run thirdinning with a double in a 7-4 win.


Morales (0-2, 4.40 ERA) faced the Giants in his last start andtook the loss. The lefthander allowed two runs and six hits infive innings of a 3-1 loss last Tuesday.


San Francisco, which has lost three straight, hands the ball torookie Tim Lincecum (7-4, 3.94), who was skipped the last timearound to avoid being overworked.


In his last outing, the 5-11 righthander allowed four runs insix innings but did not factor into the decision in a 5-4 winover Milwaukee on August 26.

 

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 .297 1 8 Kaz Matsui 2B .294 3 31
Omar Vizquel SS .240 2 39 Cory Sullivan CF .326 1 12
Randy Winn RF .297 9 46 Matt Holliday LF .335 25 109
Barry Bonds LF .276 27 64 Todd Helton 1B .306 12 70
Bengie Molina C .280 15 75 Garrett Atkins 3B .282 20 95
Rich Aurilia 1B .257 5 31 Brad Hawpe RF .284 25 93
Pedro Feliz 3B .251 17 62 Troy Tulowitzki SS .288 18 75
Kevin Frandsen 2B .237 4 24 Chris Iannetta C .213 3 20
Tim Lincecum RHP .077 0 0 Franklin Morales LHP .250 0 1
(7-4, 3.94) (0-2, 4.40)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
WARMUPS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM (7-4, 3.94)
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES (0-2, 4.40)

UMPIRES: HP - JERRY MEALS
1B - GARY DARLING
2B - LARRY PONCINO
3B - TRAVIS REININGER

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, in from center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
STARTING BATS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM AND BENGIE MOLINA
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES AND CHRIS IANNETTA

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DAVIS (.297, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
O VIZQUEL (.240, 2 HR, 39 RBI)
R WINN (.297, 9 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.294, 3 HR, 31 RBI)
C SULLIVAN (.326, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.335, 25 HR, 109 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 0 0 0 0 0 .295
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
T Lincecum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
C Sullivan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
F Morales p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

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
T Lincecum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.94

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.11

Pitches-strikes: F Morales 10-5. Ground balls-fly balls: F Morales 2-1.
Batters faced: F Morales 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Travis
Reininger.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B BONDS (.276, 27 HR, 64 RBI)
B MOLINA (.280, 15 HR, 75 RBI)
R AURILIA (.257, 5 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

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<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 0 0 0 0 0 .295
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
T Lincecum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
F Morales p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 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
T Lincecum 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.91

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.11

Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 7-6; F Morales 10-5. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lincecum 2-1; F Morales 2-1. Batters faced: T Lincecum 3; F Morales 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Travis
Reininger.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY RICH AURILIA SCORED BARRY BONDS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 1
COLORADO 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: P FELIZ (.251, 17 HR, 62 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.306, 12 HR, 70 RBI)
G ATKINS (.282, 20 HR, 95 RBI)
B HAWPE (.284, 25 HR, 93 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 0 0 0 0 0 .295
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
B Bonds lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .257
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
T Lincecum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 6 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: 2B - B Bonds (14, F Morales). SF - R Aurilia. RBI - R Aurilia (32).
Team LOB - 0.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
F Morales p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 01 -- 1
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.91

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.41

Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 7-6; F Morales 22-13. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lincecum 2-1; F Morales 3-2. Batters faced: T Lincecum 3; F Morales 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Travis
Reininger.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

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

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.288, 18 HR, 75 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 1 0
COLORADO 0 1 1 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: K FRANDSEN (.237, 4 HR, 24 RBI)
T LINCECUM (.077, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R DAVIS (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
B Bonds lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .257
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
T Lincecum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 6 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: 2B - B Bonds (14, F Morales). SF - R Aurilia. RBI - R Aurilia (32).
Team LOB - 0.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .292
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
T Helton 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308
G Atkins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
B Hawpe rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
C Iannetta c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212
F Morales p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 3 7

BATTING: RBI - B Hawpe (94). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Matsui
2. Team LOB - 3.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 01 -- 1
COLORADO - 01 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 2 3 1 1 1 3 0 3.94

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.41

Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 47-28; F Morales 22-13. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lincecum 2-1; F Morales 3-2. Batters faced: T Lincecum 10; F Morales 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Travis
Reininger.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY OMAR VIZQUEL SCORED KEVIN FRANDSEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, O VIZQUEL ON FIRST, R DAVIS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 2
COLORADO 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R WINN (.296, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY RANDY WINN (10) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF FRANKLIN MORALES SCORED RAJAI DAVIS AND OMAR VIZQUEL.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 5, COLORADO 1

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B BONDS (.278, 1-FOR-1)</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 4 5 5 0
COLORADO 0 1 1 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C SULLIVAN (.322, 0-FOR-1)
M HOLLIDAY (.335, 0-FOR-1)
T HELTON (.308, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (5) VS COLORADO (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299
O Vizquel ss 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .241
R Winn rf 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .297
B Bonds lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278
B Molina c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .257
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
K Frandsen 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241
T Lincecum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 12 5 5 5 0 1 0

BATTING: 2B - B Bonds (14, F Morales). HR - R Winn (10, 3rd inning off F
Morales 2 on, 1 Out). S - T Lincecum. SF - R Aurilia. RBI - R Aurilia (32), O
Vizquel (40), R Winn 3 (49). Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Davis (19, 3rd base off F Morales/C Iannetta), O Vizquel
(13, 2nd base off F Morales/C Iannetta).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .292
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
T Helton 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308
G Atkins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
B Hawpe rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
C Iannetta c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212
F Morales p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 3 7

BATTING: RBI - B Hawpe (94). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Matsui
2. Team LOB - 3.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 014 -- 5
COLORADO - 01 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 2 3 1 1 1 3 0 3.94

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales 3 5 5 5 0 1 1 6.23

Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 47-28; F Morales 44-28. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lincecum 2-1; F Morales 4-4. Batters faced: T Lincecum 10; F Morales 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Travis
Reininger.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY TODD HELTON SCORED CORY SULLIVAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HELTON ON SECOND, M HOLLIDAY ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 5
COLORADO 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.283, 1-FOR-1)</div>