Baseball gods displeased with Rockies, smite team.
The Colorado Rockies lost 3-2 to the Chicago White Sox thanks to many missed opportunities. They all shared a similar cause.
| Final - 6.29.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Colorado Rockies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Stories
White Sox 3, Rockies 2: Hit 'send' to end
One night after Troy Tulowitzki scored from first on a single, another bold baserunning decision decided the game in the White Sox's favor.
2011 Rockies Game #80: MOJO CHANGING OVERFLOW
Oh great, Ty Wigginton homered. Now I have to bust out the anti-jinxing magic. I invoke you, Santo Ubaldo.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Pierre, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 |
| Brent Morel, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Carlos Quentin, RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| Paul Konerko, 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .322 |
| Alexei Ramirez, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .279 |
| A.J. Pierzynski, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| Alex Rios, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 |
| Gordon Beckham, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Mark Buehrle, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Brent Lillibridge, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Matt Thornton, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brian Bruney, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sergio Santos, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Batting
Doubles - Pierzynski, Buehrle
Grounded into DP - Pierzynski
Hit by pitch - Quentin
Sacrifice flies - Pierzynski
Caught Stealing - Pierre
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Buehrle
Doubles - Pierzynski, Buehrle
Grounded into DP - Pierzynski
Hit by pitch - Quentin
Sacrifice flies - Pierzynski
Caught Stealing - Pierre
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Buehrle
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Buehrle | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3.65 | 0 | 101-61 |
| Matt Thornton | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 0 | 12-7 |
| Brian Bruney (W, 1-0) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 8-3 |
| Sergio Santos (S, 2-3; S,16) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.08 | 0 | 11-9 |
| Colorado Rockies | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Gonzalez, CF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 |
| Jonathan Herrera, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| Jason Giambi, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| Troy Tulowitzki, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .270 |
| Ty Wigginton, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .268 |
| Seth Smith, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| Ryan Spilborghs, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| Chris Iannetta, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .219 |
| Ubaldo Jimenez, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .042 |
| Chris Nelson, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| Matt Reynolds, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matt Belisle, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Huston Street, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Giambi, Wigginton
Triples - Gonzalez
Grounded into DP - Herrera, Wigginton, Spilborghs
Sacrifices - Herrera
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Jimenez
Home runs - Giambi, Wigginton
Triples - Gonzalez
Grounded into DP - Herrera, Wigginton, Spilborghs
Sacrifices - Herrera
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Jimenez
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubaldo Jimenez | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.35 | 0 | 90-56 |
| Matt Reynolds | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 | 0 | 5-4 |
| Matt Belisle | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.19 | 0 | 4-2 |
| Huston Street (L, 0-2) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.58 | 0 | 12-9 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Dana DeMuth, First Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley, Second Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza, Third Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Duration: 2:24
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Dana DeMuth, First Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley, Second Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza, Third Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Duration: 2:24
