DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
COLORADO ROCKIES AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
08/20/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
COLORADO ROCKIES AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
GAME ID: 1515 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Rockies (58-68) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
San Diego Padres (63-64) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
Rockies Nip Padres, 3-2
The Colorado Rockies bested the San Diego Padres, 3-2, at Jack Murphy Stadium. Steve Gibralter was named player of the game. He was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Clint Zavaras, the winner, improved to 6-4. He held the Padres to 2 earned runs on 5 hits over 5 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 4. The Rockies, at 58-68, sit in 4th place in the United League West Division.

With Colorado leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Gibralter hit a fastball from Ismael Valdez for a 2-run home run. It was his 19th home run of the season and put the Rockies ahead, 3-0.

"It's always a heck of a lot easier to get to sleep after a win," Gibralter told the Colorado News. "I know I'll rest easy tonight."
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Helton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .260 23 59
J. Gonzalez LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .283 39 87
B. Mueller 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 4 15
B. Hamelin DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 19 50
D. Dellucci RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .228 4 15
D. Easley 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .202 19 55
S. Gibralter CF 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 .232 19 59
C. Hale SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .224 7 35
B. Banks C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .194 11 38
Totals 34 3 7 3 2 8 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Gibralter (19, 2nd Inning off I. Valdez, 1 on, 1 out) J. Gonzalez (39, 1st Inning off I. Valdez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Dellucci 2 , S. Gibralter 5 , D. Easley , C. Hale , J. Gonzalez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hale , J. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Easley (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cole LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .314 0 7
   b-M. Lieberthal PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .185 0 5
G. Berroa RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .258 14 39
M. Ramirez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .251 38 78
T. Clark 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .209 20 42
E. Taubensee C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .247 14 55
V. Castilla 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .240 12 21
J. Edmonds CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .229 20 56
M. Bellhorn 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .216 6 17
M. Lee SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 3 17
   a-J. Conine PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 16 50
Totals 33 2 7 2 4 7 17      
a - J. Conine pinch hit for M. Lee in the 9th
b - M. Lieberthal pinch hit for A. Cole in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Clark (20, 6th Inning off C. Zavaras, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Bellhorn (6, 5th Inning off C. Zavaras, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Clark 4 , M. Ramirez , E. Taubensee , M. Bellhorn 4 , V. Castilla , A. Cole , J. Conine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Clark , M. Ramirez , V. Castilla , M. Lieberthal
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Cole (1)
CS: E. Taubensee (1)
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Zavaras W (6-4) 5.0 5 2 2 4 3 2 92 50 2.54   
T. Adams H (2) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 31 20 5.79   
J. Eischen SV (29) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 13 0.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Zavaras 48
Batters Faced: C. Zavaras 23, T. Adams 9, J. Eischen 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Zavaras 6-5, T. Adams 3-4, J. Eischen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Zavaras 92-50, T. Adams 31-20, J. Eischen 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Adams 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
I. Valdez L (11-14) 6.1 7 3 3 1 7 2 110 76 4.07   
N. Charlton 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 32 18 3.23   
R. Nen 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 1.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Valdez 53
Batters Faced: I. Valdez 27, N. Charlton 7, R. Nen 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Valdez 7-5, N. Charlton 2-3, R. Nen 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Valdez 110-76, N. Charlton 32-18, R. Nen 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Charlton 3-0 , R. Nen 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Gibralter
Ballpark: Jack Murphy Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 23965
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