Thursday Rockpile: Rockies have nothing to fear but the lack of the brave(s)
Will the Rockies give up their wild card lead? It's not likely and not really a productive exercise for Rockies fans to fret over.
| Final - 9.23.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Padres | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Colorado Rockies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Stories
Rockies 3, Padres 6: Will Venable pounces on Jason Marquis, leads Padres to victory
Will Venable beat up on Jason Marquis tonight; Rockies look to tomorrow.
GameThreads
Rockies Fans GameThread on Purple Row
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Padres Fans GameThread on Gaslamp Ball
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| San Diego Padres | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everth Cabrera, SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| David Eckstein, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 |
| Adrian Gonzalez, 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| Chase Headley, 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .264 |
| Will Venable, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
| Oscar Salazar, LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .294 |
| Mike Adams, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Heath Bell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nick Hundley, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .230 |
| Tony Gwynn, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| Tim Stauffer, P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .174 |
| Ryan Webb, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Thatcher, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Drew Macias, LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
Batting
Home runs - Venable
Doubles - Venable, Macias
Stolen Bases - Gwynn
Team LOB - 8
Home runs - Venable
Doubles - Venable, Macias
Stolen Bases - Gwynn
Team LOB - 8
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Stauffer | 4.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.58 | 0 | 101-54 |
| Ryan Webb (W, 1-0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.57 | 1 | 27-15 |
| Joe Thatcher | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.59 | 1 | 14-9 |
| Mike Adams (, 0-0) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.82 | 0 | 30-20 |
| Heath Bell (S, 6-4; S,40) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 0 | 17-11 |
| Colorado Rockies | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Smith, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .302 |
| Dexter Fowler, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Todd Helton, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .317 |
| Troy Tulowitzki, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| Brad Hawpe, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .285 |
| Matt Daley, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Beimel, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Yorvit Torrealba, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .283 |
| Ian Stewart, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .229 |
| Clint Barmes, 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .247 |
| Jason Marquis, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 |
| Matt Herges, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eric Young Jr., PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Jhoulys Chacin, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matt Murton, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| Joel Peralta, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Randy Flores, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Spilborghs, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
Batting
Doubles - Smith, Fowler, Barmes
Hit by pitch - Fowler
Sacrifices - Marquis
Sacrifice flies - Helton
Caught Stealing - Fowler
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Herges
Doubles - Smith, Fowler, Barmes
Hit by pitch - Fowler
Sacrifices - Marquis
Sacrifice flies - Helton
Caught Stealing - Fowler
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Herges
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Marquis (L, 15-12) | 4.2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3.98 | 0 | 98-54 |
| Matt Herges | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.12 | 0 | 16-8 |
| Jhoulys Chacin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 0 | 12-9 |
| Joel Peralta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.20 | 0 | 18-12 |
| Randy Flores | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 | 0 | 16-11 |
| Matt Daley | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.66 | 0 | 2-2 |
| Joe Beimel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.54 | 0 | 8-7 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Rob Drake, First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals, Second Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro, Third Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Duration: 3:26
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Rob Drake, First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals, Second Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro, Third Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Duration: 3:26
