Rockies 5, Pirates 4
What a weird one. The Pirates and Rockies traded zeroes -- with at least some alarm bells ringing regarding the Pirates' offense, considering the Buc's struggles against Milwaukee on Sunday --...
| Final - 7.16.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Colorado Rockies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Presley, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| Josh Harrison, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Drew Sutton, ph,9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Andrew McCutchen, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .372 |
| Casey McGehee, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Neil Walker, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| Pedro Alvarez, 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| Rod Barajas, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| Jordy Mercer, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| Jason Grilli, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Clint Barmes, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 |
| Jeff Karstens, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Gorkys Hernandez, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| Tony Watson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael McKenry, C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Batting
Home runs - Alvarez
Grounded into DP - Barajas, Barmes
Caught Stealing - McCutchen, Walker
Team LOB - 4
Home runs - Alvarez
Grounded into DP - Barajas, Barmes
Caught Stealing - McCutchen, Walker
Team LOB - 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Karstens | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.15 | 1 | 101-67 |
| Tony Watson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.82 | 0 | 21-13 |
| Jason Grilli (L, 1-3) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.04 | 0 | 14-9 |
| Colorado Rockies | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Fowler, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| Marco Scutaro, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Jordan Pacheco, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Carlos Gonzalez, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .331 |
| Michael Cuddyer, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 |
| Tyler Colvin, RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .295 |
| Wilin Rosario, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| Josh Rutledge, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Jeff Francis, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eric Young Jr., PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Josh Roenicke, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Rafael Betancourt, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rex Brothers, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jason Giambi, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Jeremy Guthrie, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
Batting
Doubles - Cuddyer, Young Jr.
Sacrifice flies - Fowler
Stolen Bases - Gonzalez, Rutledge
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Passed Balls - Rosario
Doubles - Cuddyer, Young Jr.
Sacrifice flies - Fowler
Stolen Bases - Gonzalez, Rutledge
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Passed Balls - Rosario
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Francis | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.76 | 0 | 72-42 |
| Josh Roenicke (, 3-0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.33 | 0 | 37-24 |
| Rafael Betancourt (, 1-3) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 0 | 6-4 |
| Rex Brothers (W, 5-2) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.93 | 0 | 9-6 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Muchlinski, First Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson, Third Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
Duration: 2:52
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Muchlinski, First Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson, Third Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
Duration: 2:52
