BALCO-92
COLORADO ROCKIES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
08/15/2009
 
BALCO-92
COLORADO ROCKIES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 1754 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Rockies (45-73) 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 7 16 0
Atlanta Braves (64-53) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 1
On Road, Rockies Top Braves, 7-2
Riding the 2-hit performance of the top prospect Alex Garcia, the Colorado Rockies stopped the Atlanta Braves, 7-2. Matt Morris earned the win to go to 7-8. He allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts in 8 innings of work. The Rockies now have a record of 45-73.

With Colorado leading 3-1 in the top of the fifth, Garcia hit a fastball from Jason Schmidt for a 2-run home run. It was his 28th home run of the season and put the Rockies ahead, 5-1.

"Good win for our guys," said Garcia.
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gardner RF 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .322 13 69
C. Guzman SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .322 4 65
J. Morneau C 5 0 2 0 0 2 6 .292 9 66
D. Allen DH 3 1 1 1 1 2 5 .204 24 81
M. Valdez 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .290 19 59
A. Garcia LF 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 .274 28 67
Y. Betancourt 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .342 2 24
F. Lopez 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .264 9 46
R. Johnson CF 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .279 3 46
Totals 39 7 16 7 3 8 24      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Guzman (43, 4th Inning off J. Schmidt, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Morneau (23, 6th Inning off T. Hartshorn, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Betancourt (9, 9th Inning off D. De La Rosa, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Garcia (28, 5th Inning off J. Schmidt, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Gardner 3 , C. Guzman 3 , J. Morneau 3 , D. Allen , A. Garcia 5 , Y. Betancourt 3 , F. Lopez , R. Johnson 3
2-out RBI: C. Guzman , R. Johnson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morneau , D. Allen , M. Valdez 2
Sac Bunt: C. Guzman , Y. Betancourt
Sac Fly: D. Allen
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gardner (16) , R. Johnson (19)
CS: R. Johnson (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Betancourt-Lopez-Valdez, Betancourt-Lopez-Valdez, Lopez-Guzman-Valdez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Blanco RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .271 4 34
R. Willits CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 2 23
E. Armelini 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .263 25 71
R. Robnett LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .211 15 42
R. Garcia DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .304 2 12
W. Pino 2B 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .272 5 27
C. Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .248 18 47
S. Drew SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .289 8 41
J. Lopez C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .228 8 36
Totals 33 2 9 2 2 6 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: E. Armelini (25, 1st Inning off M. Morris, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Armelini 5 , R. Robnett , W. Pino 4 , C. Jones , J. Lopez
2-out RBI: E. Armelini , W. Pino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jones , S. Drew 2
GIDP: G. Blanco , R. Garcia , C. Jones
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Pino 2 (9)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Willits (2)
PB: J. Lopez
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Morris W (7-8) 8.0 7 2 2 1 4 1 97 6.07   
P. Misch 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 26 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Morris 63
Batters Faced: M. Morris 29, P. Misch 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Morris 6-11, P. Misch 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Morris 97-60, P. Misch 26-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Schmidt L (5-12) 4.1 11 5 5 0 5 1 85 5.41   
T. Hartshorn 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 29 3.39   
C. Billingsley 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 3.39   
D. De La Rosa 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 20 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Schmidt 26
Batters Faced: J. Schmidt 24, T. Hartshorn 8, C. Billingsley 8, D. De La Rosa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Schmidt 3-5, T. Hartshorn 1-3, C. Billingsley 2-2, D. De La Rosa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Schmidt 85-56, T. Hartshorn 29-15, C. Billingsley 26-18, D. De La Rosa 20-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Garcia
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 5:40 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 39713
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