GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (61-56) at SAN DIEGO (63-54)

NL: COLORADO (61-56) at SAN DIEGO (63-54)

<h3>Rockies look to increase Francis' win streak</h3>



<div class="pre">Colorado (61-56) at San Diego (63-54) 10:05 pm EDT</div>

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Jeff Francis will look to continue his longwin streak on Tuesday when the Colorado Rockies visit the SanDiego Padres for the start of a three-game series.

Francis (13-5, 4.06 ERA) has won each of his last eight starts,including Wednesday's 19-4 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers inwhich he permitted three runs and six hits over five innings.He is 8-0 with a 4.39 ERA in 11 starts since June 14, with theRockies winning 10 of those games.


After getting roughed up in his two starts against the Padresthis season, the lefthander may need some of the run support hereceived last week. So far, Francis has allowed 11 runs in 12innings against San Diego this season. For his career, Francisis 4-8 with a 5.89 ERA vs. the Padres.


On the opposite end of the spectrum is Greg Maddux (7-9, 4.15),who is winless in his last eight starts. Although he haspitched well lately, posting a 3.07 ERA over his last fivestarts, his bullpen and the offense have conspired to keep thefour-time National League Cy Young Award winner winless sinceJune 27.


In two of those games, Padres relievers have surrendered nineruns to blow two leads while the offense has provided therighthander a mere two total runs of support in the other three.One of those non-support outings was in Wednesday's 2-1 lossagainst the St. Louis Cardinals when he allowed two runs andfour hits to start the game but did not surrender a hit over thenext six frames, striking out five.

 

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

COLORADO SAN DIEGO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Willy Taveras CF .310 2 22 Brian Giles RF .298 7 31
Kaz Matsui 2B .303 3 28 Morgan Ensberg 1B .237 10 35
Matt Holliday LF .339 21 93 Mike Cameron CF .251 14 56
Todd Helton 1B .297 11 66 Khalil Greene SS .240 19 66
Garrett Atkins 3B .279 17 82 Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .232 12 47
Brad Hawpe RF .292 21 77 Josh Bard C .269 3 32
Troy Tulowitzki SS .286 15 61 Geoff Blum LF .261 2 18
Yorvit Torrealba C .281 6 33 Marcus Giles 2B .223 4 35
Jeff Francis LHP .143 0 3 Greg Maddux RHP .122 0 0
(13-5, 4.06) (7-9, 4.15)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
WARMUPS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS (13-5, 4.06)
SDG - GREG MADDUX (7-9, 4.15)

UMPIRES: HP - PAUL EMMEL
1B - DAN IASSOGNA
2B - DALE SCOTT
3B - RON KULPA

WEATHER: 76 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
STARTING BATS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS AND YORVIT TORREALBA
SDG - GREG MADDUX AND JOSH BARD

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.310, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
K MATSUI (.303, 3 HR, 28 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.339, 21 HR, 93 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS
SDG - GREG MADDUX

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.298, 7 HR, 31 RBI)
M ENSBERG (.237, 10 HR, 35 RBI)
M CAMERON (.251, 14 HR, 56 RBI)</div>

 

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
M Ensberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
G Blum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
M Giles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
G Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.06

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.12

Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 22-15. Ground balls-fly balls: G Maddux 0-1.
Batters faced: G Maddux 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS
SDG - GREG MADDUX</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MORGAN ENSBERG (11) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF JEFF FRANCIS.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0, SAN DIEGO 1

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M CAMERON (.251, 14 HR, 56 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS
SDG - GREG MADDUX

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.292, 21 HR, 77 RBI)
T TULOWITZKI (.286, 15 HR, 61 RBI)
Y TORREALBA (.281, 6 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
M Ensberg 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .240
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
G Blum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
M Giles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
G Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - M Ensberg (11, 1st inning off J Francis 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M
Ensberg (36). Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 1 -- 1
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.09

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.12

Pitches-strikes: J Francis 16-9; G Maddux 22-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Francis 1-1; G Maddux 0-1. Batters faced: J Francis 4; G Maddux 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS
SDG - GREG MADDUX

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.232, 12 HR, 47 RBI)
J BARD (.269, 3 HR, 32 RBI)
G BLUM (.261, 2 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
M Ensberg 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .240
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
G Blum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
M Giles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
G Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - M Ensberg (11, 1st inning off J Francis 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M
Ensberg (36). Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 00 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 1 -- 1
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.09

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.10

Pitches-strikes: J Francis 16-9; G Maddux 37-26. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Francis 1-1; G Maddux 2-1. Batters faced: J Francis 4; G Maddux 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY KEVIN KOUZMANOFF (13) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF JEFF FRANCIS.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0, SAN DIEGO 2

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J BARD (.269, 3 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO MORGAN ENSBERG SCORED JOSH BARD.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M ENSBERG ON FIRST, B GILES ON SECOND, G
BLUM ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
SAN DIEGO 3 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M CAMERON (.250, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIKE CAMERON SCORED GEOFF BLUM AND BRIAN GILES.

SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M CAMERON ON SECOND, M ENSBERG ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
SAN DIEGO 5 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.239, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KEVIN KOUZMANOFF SCORED MORGAN ENSBERG AND MIKE
CAMERON.
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, K KOUZMANOFF ON FIRST, K GREENE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
SAN DIEGO 7 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J BARD (.269, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS
SDG - GREG MADDUX

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J FRANCIS (.143, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
W TAVERAS (.312, 1-FOR-1)
K MATSUI (.302, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS SAN DIEGO (7) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .297
M Ensberg 1b 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 .240
M Cameron cf 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .252
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239
K Kouzmanoff 3b 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .237
J Bard c 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .268
G Blum lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .261
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223
G Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122

Totals 9 7 4 7 5 2 4

BATTING: HR - M Ensberg (11, 1st inning off J Francis 0 on, 1 Out), K
Kouzmanoff (13, 2nd inning off J Francis 0 on, 0 Out). S - G Maddux. RBI - M
Ensberg 2 (37), K Kouzmanoff 3 (50), M Cameron 2 (58). 2-out RBI - M Ensberg, M
Cameron 2, K Kouzmanoff 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bard 1.
Team LOB - 2.


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COLORADO - 00 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 16 -- 7
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 2 4 7 7 5 2 2 4.41

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.10

Pitches-strikes: J Francis 62-30; G Maddux 37-26. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Francis 2-2; G Maddux 2-1. Batters faced: J Francis 15; G Maddux 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS
SDG - GREG MADDUX

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G BLUM (.261, 0-FOR-0, BB)
M GILES (.223, 0-FOR-1)
G MADDUX (.122, 0-FOR-0, SAC)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS SAN DIEGO (7) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .311
K Matsui 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301
M Holliday lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .340
T Helton 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .298
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Francis p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .163

Totals 13 0 4 0 0 4 8

BATTING: 2B - M Holliday (41, G Maddux). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - T Helton 2, G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 4.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .297
M Ensberg 1b 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 .240
M Cameron cf 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .252
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239
K Kouzmanoff 3b 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .237
J Bard c 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .268
G Blum lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .261
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223
G Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122

Totals 9 7 4 7 5 2 4

BATTING: HR - M Ensberg (11, 1st inning off J Francis 0 on, 1 Out), K
Kouzmanoff (13, 2nd inning off J Francis 0 on, 0 Out). S - G Maddux. RBI - M
Ensberg 2 (37), K Kouzmanoff 3 (50), M Cameron 2 (58). 2-out RBI - M Ensberg, M
Cameron 2, K Kouzmanoff 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bard 1.
Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - M Ensberg (13, dropped foul ball).


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COLORADO - 000 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 16 -- 7
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 2 4 7 7 5 2 2 4.41

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 3 4 0 0 0 4 0 4.07

Pitches-strikes: J Francis 62-30; G Maddux 59-43. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Francis 2-2; G Maddux 3-2. Batters faced: J Francis 15; G Maddux 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>