BALCO-92
ARIZONA FIRESTORM AT COLORADO ROCKIES
07/26/2009
 
BALCO-92
ARIZONA FIRESTORM AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 1494 - SUNDAY, JULY 26TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Firestorm (37-62) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 7 14 0
Colorado Rockies (37-63) 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 X 9 15 0
Morneau Powers Rockies Offense
Rockies catcher Justin Morneau put his stamp on his team's 9-7 win over the Arizona Firestorm. Morneau went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for Colorado in the contest. Ismael Valdez picked up the win, improving his season record to 6-12. He struck out 3 in 7 innings. The Rockies now have a record of 37-63 with the win over Arizona.

Early in the game, Morneau had a 3-run home run for Colorado. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Rockies on top, 4-1.

"Winning never gets old," said Morneau.
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Cain CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .350 5 44
R. Furcal 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .286 2 34
J. Falcon 1B 5 1 1 2 0 2 2 .291 14 54
A. Hill SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .219 6 35
R. White DH 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 .257 9 29
Y. Molina C 5 1 2 0 0 0 6 .293 4 16
D. DeJesus LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .288 3 38
A. Contreras RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .248 12 50
A. Kennedy 3B 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .309 2 41
Totals 39 7 14 7 3 3 18      
BATTING
Triples: R. Furcal (7, 5th Inning off I. Valdez, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Contreras (3, 8th Inning off T. Norton, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Falcon (14, 5th Inning off I. Valdez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Cain , R. Furcal 4 , J. Falcon 4 , A. Hill , R. White 4 , Y. Molina 2 , D. DeJesus , A. Contreras 3 , A. Kennedy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Cain , D. DeJesus , A. Contreras
GIDP: R. Furcal , Y. Molina
Hit by Pitch: L. Cain
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kennedy (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kennedy-Furcal-Falcon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gardner RF 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .310 12 63
C. Guzman SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .312 4 50
J. Morneau C 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 .296 7 56
D. Allen DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .203 21 71
M. Valdez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290 17 50
A. Garcia LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 25 59
   a-F. Perez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 0 5
C. Guillen 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .287 8 39
F. Lopez 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .245 6 38
R. Johnson CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .276 3 36
Totals 38 9 15 9 0 6 10      
a - F. Perez substituted for A. Garcia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Lopez 2 (15, 3rd Inning off J. Rojas, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off F. Heredia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Morneau (7, 3rd Inning off J. Rojas, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Johnson (3, 4th Inning off J. Rojas, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Gardner 3 , C. Guzman 2 , J. Morneau 6 , M. Valdez , A. Garcia , C. Guillen , F. Lopez 4 , R. Johnson 5
2-out RBI: B. Gardner , C. Guzman , J. Morneau
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Allen
GIDP: D. Allen
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lopez-Guzman-Valdez, Lopez-Guzman-Valdez)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rojas L (2-11) 3.1 9 6 6 0 2 2 67 6.95   
C. Hiles 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 31 6.54   
F. Heredia 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 27 6.14   
J. Heredia 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.60   
D. Griffin 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.23   
B. Stentz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rojas 18
Batters Faced: J. Rojas 18, C. Hiles 5, F. Heredia 6, J. Heredia 3, D. Griffin 3, B. Stentz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rojas 1-6, C. Hiles 3-1, F. Heredia 1-0, J. Heredia 0-1, D. Griffin 1-1, B. Stentz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rojas 67-46, C. Hiles 31-21, F. Heredia 27-16, J. Heredia 19-13, D. Griffin 9-7, B. Stentz 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Heredia 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Valdez W (6-12) 7.0 8 4 4 3 3 1 103 5.61   
T. Norton 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 29 5.19   
M. Boggs SV (18) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Valdez 45
Batters Faced: I. Valdez 31, T. Norton 7, M. Boggs 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Valdez 8-9, T. Norton 2-0, M. Boggs 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Valdez 103-61, T. Norton 29-20, M. Boggs 17-13
Hit Batsmen: T. Norton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Morneau
Ballpark: Coors Field
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 11:10 AM MT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 27542
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