GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (61-57) at SAN DIEGO (64-54)

NL: COLORADO at SAN DIEGO

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COLORADO 3
SAN DIEGO 0 FINAL</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at SAN DIEGO

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COLORADO (3) AT SAN DIEGO (0) - HOW THEY SCORED
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COLORADO 7TH: C Meredith relieved C Young. G Atkins singled to right
center. B Hawpe walked, G Atkins to second. R Spilborghs struck out swinging.
Y Torrealba grounded out to shortstop, G Atkins to third, B Hawpe to second.
I Stewart hit for U Jimenez. I Stewart singled to center, G Atkins and B Hawpe
scored. K Matsui grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
SAN DIEGO 0.

COLORADO 9TH: D Brocail relieved K Cameron. C Sullivan grounded out to
second. Y Torrealba grounded out to second. J Carroll hit for J Julio.
J Carroll reached on infield single to third. J Carroll stole second. J Carroll
to third on wild pitch by D Brocail. K Matsui singled to center, J Carroll
scored. T Tulowitzki flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3,
SAN DIEGO 0.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at SAN DIEGO

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COLORADO (3) AT SAN DIEGO (0) - EVENT LOG
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Colorado Starting Lineups -- K Matsui 2B, T Tulowitzki SS, M Holliday LF,
T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, R Spilborghs CF, Y Torrealba C, U Jimenez RHP.

San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, G Blum 2B, M Cameron CF, A Gonzalez 1B,
K Greene SS, T Sledge LF, K Kouzmanoff 3B, J Bard C, C Young RHP.

Umpires -- Dan Iassogna (HP), Dale Scott (1B), Ron Kulpa (2B), Paul Emmel (3B).


Gametime Weather: 71 degrees, Clear, wind out to right at 9 mph.


COLORADO 1ST: K Matsui struck out swinging. T Tulowitzki struck out
looking. M Holliday struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0,
SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles grounded out to pitcher. G Blum singled to left.
M Cameron struck out looking. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) COLORADO 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

COLORADO 2ND: T Helton struck out looking. G Atkins singled to left.
B Hawpe lined out to first, G Atkins out at first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Greene struck out swinging. T Sledge flied out to center.
K Kouzmanoff flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

COLORADO 3RD: R Spilborghs struck out swinging. Y Torrealba flied out to
center. U Jimenez walked. K Matsui flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: J Bard struck out looking. C Young struck out looking.
B Giles hit by pitch. G Blum walked, B Giles to second. M Cameron flied out to
left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

COLORADO 4TH: T Tulowitzki grounded out to third. M Holliday doubled to
right. T Helton flied out to center. G Atkins walked. B Hawpe flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: A Gonzalez struck out looking. K Greene grounded out to
shortstop. T Sledge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0,
SAN DIEGO 0.

COLORADO 5TH: R Spilborghs singled to right. R Spilborghs stole second.
Y Torrealba grounded out to second, R Spilborghs to third. U Jimenez lined out
to pitcher. K Matsui flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0,
SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: K Kouzmanoff struck out swinging. J Bard grounded out to
second. C Young walked. C Young to second on wild pitch by U Jimenez. B Giles
lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

COLORADO 6TH: T Tulowitzki struck out looking. M Holliday flied out to
center. T Helton popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0,
SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: G Blum lined out to shortstop. M Cameron popped out to
shortstop. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

COLORADO 7TH: C Meredith relieved C Young. G Atkins singled to right
center. B Hawpe walked, G Atkins to second. R Spilborghs struck out swinging.
Y Torrealba grounded out to shortstop, G Atkins to third, B Hawpe to second.
I Stewart hit for U Jimenez. I Stewart singled to center, G Atkins and B Hawpe
scored. K Matsui grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: C Sullivan in center field. L Hawkins relieved U Jimenez.
K Greene struck out looking. T Sledge struck out swinging. K Kouzmanoff singled
to center. J Bard flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
SAN DIEGO 0.

COLORADO 8TH: K Cameron relieved C Meredith. T Tulowitzki fouled out to
first. M Holliday grounded out to second. T Helton reached on infield single
to shortstop. G Atkins walked, T Helton to second. B Hawpe popped out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: J Julio relieved L Hawkins. R Mackowiak hit for K Cameron.
R Mackowiak grounded out to third. B Giles grounded out to shortstop. G Blum
flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, SAN DIEGO 0.

COLORADO 9TH: D Brocail relieved K Cameron. C Sullivan grounded out to
second. Y Torrealba grounded out to second. J Carroll hit for J Julio.
J Carroll reached on infield single to third. J Carroll stole second. J Carroll
to third on wild pitch by D Brocail. K Matsui singled to center, J Carroll
scored. T Tulowitzki flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3,
SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: M Corpas relieved J Julio. M Cameron struck out swinging.
A Gonzalez reached on infield single to second. K Greene walked, A Gonzalez to
second. T Sledge lined out to center. K Kouzmanoff grounded into fielder's
choice to third, A Gonzalez out at third, K Greene to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) COLORADO 3, SAN DIEGO 0.</div>

 

Jimenez pitches Rockies past Young, Padres* ============================================

<h3>COLORADO 3, SAN DIEGO 0</h3>By Tim Powers
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - Rookie Ubaldo Jimenez turned in acareer-best effort and the Colorado Rockies managed just enoughoffense to take down the San Diego Padres, 3-0, on Wednesdaynight.


Jimenez held Padres All-Star starter Young to a 0-0 draw beforethe Rockies got to the bullpen in the seventh.


Jimenez (2-2) struck out a career-high nine batters over sixshutout innings, bouncing back from his shortest outing of theyear - a two-inning effort against the Chicago Cubs in which heallowed nine earned runs.


The 23-year-old righthander had yielded 15 runs - 11 earned - inhis last 6 2/3 innings, but held the Padres to one hit. Hewalked two and retired nine of the last 10 batters he faced.

LaTroy Hawkins and Jorge Julio contributed scoreless framesbefore Manny Corpas worked around a pair of baserunners in theninth for his 10th save in 13 opportunities.


Rookie Ian Stewart drove in two runs with a pinch-hit single inthe seventh, accounting for the only runs Jimenez needed asColorado won for the third time in four games.


Garrett Atkins singled to lead off the seventh against ClaMeredith (4-6), who walked the next batter, Brad Hawpe, beforeboth runners advanced on a groundout. Stewart then bounced asingle to center to give Colorado the 2-0 advantage.

The Padres put runners on first and second with two outs in thethird, but Mike Cameron's deep drive to left was caught just shyof the wall, ending the only legitimate scoring chance againstJimenez.


Young extended his scoreless innings streak at PETCO to 27 withsix shutout frames in his second outing since returning from anoblique injury. The 6-10 right-hander struck out the first fourbatters of the game - and six total - in holding Colorado tothree hits.


Entering the game with the lowest ERA in the majors, Youngmanaged to lower it further to 1.93, becoming the only starterin baseball below the 2.00 mark. He walked two batters.

The Rockies added an insurance run in the ninth when Kaz Matsuisingled off Doug Brocail to plate Jamey Carroll.


Having scored 33 runs in its past four games, San Diego wasblanked for the seventh time this season.

 

Jimenez pitches Rockies past Young, Padres

<h3>COLORADO 3, SAN DIEGO 0</h3>By Tim Powers
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - Rookie Ubaldo Jimenez turned in acareer-best effort and the Colorado Rockies managed just enoughoffense to take down the San Diego Padres, 3-0, on Wednesdaynight.


Jimenez held Padres All-Star starter Young to a 0-0 draw beforethe Rockies got to the bullpen in the seventh.


Jimenez (2-2) struck out a career-high nine batters over sixshutout innings, bouncing back from his shortest outing of theyear - a two-inning effort against the Chicago Cubs in which heallowed nine earned runs.


The 23-year-old righthander had yielded 15 runs - 11 earned - inhis last 6 2/3 innings, but held the Padres to one hit. Hewalked two and retired nine of the last 10 batters he faced.

LaTroy Hawkins and Jorge Julio contributed scoreless framesbefore Manny Corpas worked around a pair of baserunners in theninth for his 10th save in 13 opportunities.


Rookie Ian Stewart drove in two runs with a pinch-hit single inthe seventh, accounting for the only runs Jimenez needed asColorado won for the third time in four games.


Garrett Atkins singled to lead off the seventh against ClaMeredith (4-6), who walked the next batter, Brad Hawpe, beforeboth runners advanced on a groundout. Stewart then bounced asingle to center to give Colorado the 2-0 advantage.

The Padres put runners on first and second with two outs in thethird, but Mike Cameron's deep drive to left was caught just shyof the wall, ending the only legitimate scoring chance againstJimenez.


Young extended his scoreless innings streak at PETCO to 27 withsix shutout frames in his second outing since returning from anoblique injury. The 6-10 right-hander struck out the first fourbatters of the game - and six total - in holding Colorado tothree hits.


Entering the game with the lowest ERA in the majors, Youngmanaged to lower it further to 1.93, becoming the only starterin baseball below the 2.00 mark. He walked two batters.

The Rockies added an insurance run in the ninth when Kaz Matsuisingled off Doug Brocail to plate Jamey Carroll.


Having scored 33 runs in its past four games, San Diego wasblanked for the seventh time this season.

 

Jimenez pitches Rockies past Young, Padres

<h3>COLORADO 3, SAN DIEGO 0</h3>By Tim Powers
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - Rookie Ubaldo Jimenez turned in acareer-best effort and the Colorado Rockies managed just enoughoffense to take down the San Diego Padres, 3-0, on Wednesdaynight.


Jimenez held Padres All-Star starter Young to a 0-0 draw beforethe Rockies got to the bullpen in the seventh.


Jimenez (2-2) struck out a career-high nine batters over sixshutout innings, bouncing back from his shortest outing of theyear - a two-inning effort against the Chicago Cubs in which heallowed nine earned runs.


"I was getting ahead of the hitters, and my breaking ball wasgood for getting strikeouts," Jimenez said. "That was the mainthing, getting ahead. It's wonderful. We know we needed awin."


The 23-year-old righthander had yielded 15 runs - 11 earned - inhis last 6 2/3 innings, but held the Padres to one hit. Hewalked two and retired nine of the last 10 batters he faced.

"I knew I had to do better, so I can keep playing," Jimenezsaid. "My main thing was the fastball and the breaking ball wasbetter."


"(Jimenez) pitched a big-time ballgame for us tonight," Rockiesmanager Clint Hurdle said. "That was well-needed for ourballclub, and it was well-needed for him. He ought to reallypull some confidence from that outing. He was overpowering attimes."


LaTroy Hawkins and Jorge Julio contributed scoreless framesbefore Manny Corpas worked around a pair of baserunners in theninth for his 10th save in 13 opportunities.


Rookie Ian Stewart drove in two runs with a pinch-hit single inthe seventh, accounting for the only runs Jimenez needed asColorado won for the third time in four games.


Garrett Atkins singled to lead off the seventh against ClaMeredith (4-6), who walked the next batter, Brad Hawpe, beforeboth runners advanced on a groundout. Stewart then bounced asingle to center to give Colorado the 2-0 advantage.

"I was trying to be aggressive," Stewart said. "He threw me achangeup on the second pitch, and I was probablyover-aggressive. I was just able to put the good part of thebat on the ball and hit it right back up the middle and we got acouple of runs in."


The Padres put runners on first and second with two outs in thethird, but Mike Cameron's deep drive to left was caught just shyof the wall, ending the only legitimate scoring chance againstJimenez.


"I hit it pretty good," Cameron said. "The guy's ball was justmoving, man, and you can't hit it cleanly. You can't miss aball here (at Petco Park)."


Young extended his scoreless innings streak at PETCO to 27 withsix shutout frames in his second outing since returning from anoblique injury. The 6-10 right-hander struck out the first fourbatters of the game - and six total - in holding Colorado tothree hits.


Entering the game with the lowest ERA in the majors, Youngmanaged to lower it further to 1.93, becoming the only starterin baseball below the 2.00 mark. He walked two batters.

"I think there are still some lingering effects of the obliquestrain," Padres manager Bud Black said. "I do think he'spitchable. He's pitching great. He's utilizing all of hispitches. He pitched a great game, we just didn't score forhim."


The Rockies added an insurance run in the ninth when Kaz Matsuisingled off Doug Brocail to plate Jamey Carroll.


Having scored 33 runs in its past four games, San Diego wasblanked for the seventh time this season.