Rockies 11, Padres 10: Nelson's Clutch HR Propels Rox To Series Victory
Chris Nelson's seventh-inning homer propelled the Colorado Rockies to an 11-10 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
| Final - 9.2.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Padres | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 2 |
| Colorado Rockies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 11 | 11 | 1 |
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 2 |
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| San Diego Padres | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Denorfia, RF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| Logan Forsythe, SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .274 |
| Chase Headley, 3B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Carlos Quentin, LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| Yasmani Grandal, C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| Jesus Guzman, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 |
| Will Venable, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Cameron Maybin, CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| Alexi Amarista, 2B | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Casey Kelly, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Nick Vincent, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Yonder Alonso, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| Tom Layne, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brad Brach, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Thatcher, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Cory Burns, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mark Kotsay, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Totals | 43 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Headley
Doubles - Quentin, Amarista
Grounded into DP - Grandal
Hit by pitch - Forsythe
Sacrifices - Kelly
Stolen Bases - Forsythe, Headley
Caught Stealing - Maybin
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Amarista, Brach
Passed Balls - Grandal
Home runs - Headley
Doubles - Quentin, Amarista
Grounded into DP - Grandal
Hit by pitch - Forsythe
Sacrifices - Kelly
Stolen Bases - Forsythe, Headley
Caught Stealing - Maybin
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Amarista, Brach
Passed Balls - Grandal
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Kelly | 5.2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3.86 | 0 | 93-61 |
| Nick Vincent (, 1-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 | 0 | 7-6 |
| Tom Layne (, 0-0) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 9-6 |
| Brad Brach (L, 1-4) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.42 | 1 | 27-17 |
| Joe Thatcher | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.33 | 0 | 8-3 |
| Cory Burns | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 3-2 |
Pitching
IBB - Pacheco by Thatcher
IBB - Pacheco by Thatcher
| Colorado Rockies | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Fowler, CF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| Josh Rutledge, SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .344 |
| Carlos Gonzalez, LF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 |
| Jordan Pacheco, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .311 |
| Tyler Colvin, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Andrew Brown, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Jason Giambi, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Rafael Betancourt, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Nelson, 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Ramon Hernandez, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| Jonathan Herrera, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Jeff Francis, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .042 |
| Adam Ottavino, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| Matt Reynolds, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Guillermo Moscoso, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Matt Belisle, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Charlie Blackmon, ph,9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .146 |
| Totals | 34 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Colvin, Nelson, Hernandez
Doubles - Gonzalez, Pacheco, Herrera
Hit by pitch - Gonzalez
Sacrifices - Colvin, Francis
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Gonzalez
Home runs - Colvin, Nelson, Hernandez
Doubles - Gonzalez, Pacheco, Herrera
Hit by pitch - Gonzalez
Sacrifices - Colvin, Francis
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Gonzalez
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Francis | 3.2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5.73 | 0 | 80-55 |
| Adam Ottavino | 2.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.82 | 0 | 41-27 |
| Matt Reynolds | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.53 | 0 | 10-5 |
| Guillermo Moscoso (W, 1-1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.46 | 0 | 3-2 |
| Matt Belisle (, 3-5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.12 | 0 | 16-12 |
| Rafael Betancourt (S, 1-3; S,27) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 0 | 21-15 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings, First Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley, Second Base Umpire - Paul Nauert, Third Base Umpire - Angel Campos
Duration: 3:22
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings, First Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley, Second Base Umpire - Paul Nauert, Third Base Umpire - Angel Campos
Duration: 3:22
