BALCO-92
ARIZONA FIRESTORM AT COLORADO ROCKIES
07/24/2009
 
BALCO-92
ARIZONA FIRESTORM AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 1463 - FRIDAY, JULY 24TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Firestorm (36-61) 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 6 8 1
Colorado Rockies (36-62) 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 X 8 15 0
Rockies Down Firestorm, 8-6
The Colorado Rockies bested the Arizona Firestorm by a score of 8-6, with center fielder Rontrez Johnson getting the main credit. On the day, Johnson was 2 for 3 with 2 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Rockies. Michelangelo Francolini earned the win after being summoned from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 1 hit in 2.2 innings. His record is now 2-0. The last-place Rockies have a record of 36-62.

Colorado took a 6-5 lead on Alex Garcia's 25th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Arizona pitcher Felix Heredia in the bottom of the seventh.

"It wasn't a pretty victory," said Garcia, "but we got it done."
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Cain CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .350 5 43
R. Furcal 2B, SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .275 1 30
J. Falcon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 13 52
A. Hill SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 6 35
   a-B. Tamburrino PR, 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .103 1 4
R. White DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .246 9 28
Y. Molina C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .288 3 15
D. DeJesus LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .288 3 35
A. Contreras RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 .248 12 48
A. Kennedy 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .309 2 38
Totals 35 6 8 5 2 8 8      
a - B. Tamburrino pinch ran for A. Hill in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Hill (11, 4th Inning off M. Morris, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. DeJesus (20, 5th Inning off M. Morris, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Contreras (7, 5th Inning off M. Morris, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Molina (8, 8th Inning off M. Francolini, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Contreras (12, 3rd Inning off M. Morris, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Cain , R. Furcal , A. Hill 2 , Y. Molina 3 , D. DeJesus 2 , A. Contreras 6
2-out RBI: L. Cain , R. Furcal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Falcon , R. White , A. Contreras
Hit by Pitch: A. Hill
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Furcal (15) , B. Tamburrino (3)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Cain (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gardner RF 5 0 1 1 0 3 3 .302 12 61
C. Guzman SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .308 4 47
J. Morneau C 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 .294 6 51
D. Allen DH 5 2 2 0 0 2 3 .204 20 68
M. Valdez 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .289 17 50
A. Garcia LF 5 1 1 3 0 0 2 .283 25 59
   a-F. Perez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 0 5
C. Guillen 3B 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .288 8 39
F. Lopez 2B 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .245 6 38
R. Johnson CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .274 2 34
Totals 39 8 15 8 4 9 18      
a - F. Perez substituted for A. Garcia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gardner (29, 6th Inning off C. Hiles, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Valdez (18, 8th Inning off B. Stentz, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Allen (13, 8th Inning off B. Stentz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Garcia (25, 7th Inning off F. Heredia, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Gardner 2 , J. Morneau , D. Allen 3 , M. Valdez 3 , A. Garcia 4 , C. Guillen 3 , F. Lopez 3 , R. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: B. Gardner , J. Morneau , R. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Guzman 2 , D. Allen , C. Guillen , R. Johnson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Johnson (13)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hernandez 4.1 2 1 1 4 6 0 72 5.84   
C. Hiles 1.1 5 2 2 0 2 0 26 6.75   
F. Heredia L (2-2), BS (1) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 1 15 5.79   
S. Linebrink 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 16 8.78   
B. Stentz 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 28 3.09   
D. Griffin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hernandez 57
Batters Faced: E. Hernandez 19, C. Hiles 9, F. Heredia 5, S. Linebrink 5, B. Stentz 4, D. Griffin 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hernandez 3-4, C. Hiles 1-1, F. Heredia 1-1, S. Linebrink 1-1, B. Stentz 0-1, D. Griffin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hernandez 72-40, C. Hiles 26-21, F. Heredia 15-9, S. Linebrink 16-9, B. Stentz 28-18, D. Griffin 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hiles 1-1 , F. Heredia 2-0 , D. Griffin 1-0
WP: E. Hernandez , C. Hiles
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Morris 5.1 7 5 5 0 4 1 82 6.73   
M. Francolini W (2-0) 2.2 1 1 1 2 3 0 34 2.79   
M. Boggs SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Morris 38
Batters Faced: M. Morris 24, M. Francolini 11, M. Boggs 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Morris 7-5, M. Francolini 3-2, M. Boggs 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Morris 82-57, M. Francolini 34-18, M. Boggs 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Francolini 1-0
WP: M. Francolini
Hit Batsmen: M. Morris
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rontrez Johnson
Ballpark: Coors Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 4:40 PM MT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 27104
Special Notes: SP Elvin Hernandez was injured while pitching. SS Aaron Hill was injured being hit by a pitch.
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