BALCO-92
COLORADO ROCKIES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/26/2009
 
BALCO-92
COLORADO ROCKIES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1122 - FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Rockies (26-49) 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 17 0
St. Louis Cardinals (42-34) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 16 2
Gardner, Rockies Too Much for Cardinals
Benefiting from Brett Gardner's productive game, the Colorado Rockies downed the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-7. Gardner was 4-5 with 4 singles and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Rockies. Hiroki Kuroda was the winning pitcher. Over 5.2 innings, he allowed 5 runs on 11 hits, with no walks and 4 strikeouts. The triumph makes Colorado 26-49.

Colorado relied on the hitting of Justin Morneau to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 2-run single in the top of the first inning to put the Rockies on top, 2-0. For the game, Morneau had 1 home run and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

"I'm just happy to help the team win," Gardner told the Colorado Times.
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gardner RF 5 2 4 2 1 1 2 .319 9 44
C. Guzman SS 6 1 3 1 0 1 5 .321 4 37
J. Morneau C 5 1 3 4 1 0 3 .287 4 37
D. Allen DH 5 1 0 0 1 3 7 .194 17 55
M. Valdez 1B 6 0 1 1 0 2 8 .293 14 42
A. Garcia LF 6 1 1 1 0 1 3 .305 19 46
C. Guillen 3B 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 .256 7 31
F. Lopez 2B 5 3 4 1 0 1 0 .231 4 25
R. Johnson CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .267 2 24
Totals 45 11 17 10 6 13 34      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Guzman (28, 1st Inning off J. Beckett, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Lopez (8, 2nd Inning off J. Beckett, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Guillen (12, 2nd Inning off J. Beckett, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Valdez (16, 2nd Inning off S. Hawk, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Garcia (19, 2nd Inning off J. Beckett, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Morneau (4, 2nd Inning off J. Beckett, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gardner 4 , C. Guzman 4 , J. Morneau 6 , M. Valdez 2 , A. Garcia 4 , C. Guillen 2 , F. Lopez 5
2-out RBI: B. Gardner , J. Morneau , M. Valdez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gardner , C. Guzman , D. Allen , M. Valdez 2 , A. Garcia 2
Team LOB: 13
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .310 1 21
C. Gomez CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .266 1 7
M. Teixeira 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .279 18 52
B. Roberts DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .268 0 16
P. Alvarez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .254 12 42
   a-A. Ethier PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 22 71
D. Young RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .327 4 39
J. Cantu 2B 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 .217 4 22
L. Maza SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .179 0 12
   b-A. Pagan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 0 27
J. LaRue C 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .143 1 4
Totals 43 7 16 7 1 6 20      
a - A. Ethier pinch hit for P. Alvarez in the 9th
b - A. Pagan pinch hit for L. Maza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cantu 3 (12, 2nd Inning off H. Kuroda, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off H. Kuroda, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off H. Kuroda, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Suzuki (18, 6th Inning off H. Kuroda, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. LaRue (1, 6th Inning off H. Kuroda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. LaRue (1, 2nd Inning off H. Kuroda, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Teixeira (18, 9th Inning off T. Caughey, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki 4 , C. Gomez , M. Teixeira 5 , B. Roberts , P. Alvarez , A. Ethier , D. Young , J. Cantu 7 , J. LaRue 6
2-out RBI: I. Suzuki , B. Roberts , J. LaRue
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Suzuki , C. Gomez , B. Roberts , D. Young , L. Maza , A. Pagan
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Suzuki (15)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Alvarez (8) , J. Cantu (8)
OF assists: 1 (Suzuki(Morneau at 2nd base))
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Kuroda W (1-6) 5.2 11 5 5 0 4 1 88 6.64   
P. Misch 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 4.54   
T. Caughey 0.2 3 2 2 1 2 1 22 5.86   
M. Boggs SV (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Kuroda 31
Batters Faced: H. Kuroda 28, P. Misch 9, T. Caughey 6, M. Boggs 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Kuroda 5-8, P. Misch 2-5, T. Caughey 0-0, M. Boggs 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Kuroda 88-60, P. Misch 30-20, T. Caughey 22-14, M. Boggs 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Misch 1-0 , M. Boggs 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Beckett L (6-5) 1.2 8 8 8 1 2 2 48 3.97   
S. Hawk 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 12 2.27   
B. Kintzler 1.2 4 2 0 0 1 0 40 2.25   
N. Masset 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.56   
C. Sabathia 1.2 0 0 0 3 3 0 36 2.95   
J. Barraza 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 24 1.93   
M. Rzepczynski 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 2.25   
A. Burnett 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Beckett 2
Batters Faced: J. Beckett 13, S. Hawk 3, B. Kintzler 10, N. Masset 5, C. Sabathia 8, J. Barraza 6, M. Rzepczynski 5, A. Burnett 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Beckett 2-0, S. Hawk 1-0, B. Kintzler 2-2, N. Masset 2-0, C. Sabathia 1-1, J. Barraza 1-0, M. Rzepczynski 1-0, A. Burnett 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Beckett 48-32, S. Hawk 12-5, B. Kintzler 40-26, N. Masset 14-10, C. Sabathia 36-20, J. Barraza 24-14, M. Rzepczynski 21-11, A. Burnett 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hawk 1-1 , B. Kintzler 1-1 , N. Masset 1-1 , J. Barraza 3-0 , M. Rzepczynski 2-0 , A. Burnett 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brett Gardner
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 34490
Special Notes: RP Shane Hawk was injured while pitching.
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