DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT COLORADO ROCKIES
09/21/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 3627 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Padres (74-81) 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 12 2
Colorado Rockies (70-85) 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 X 6 8 2
Padres Fall Short, 6-5, at Colorado
The Colorado Rockies knocked off the San Diego Padres, 6-5, at Mile High Stadium. Juan Gonzalez, who captured player of the game honors, was a big reason Colorado won. The left fielder went 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Jeff Russell was the winner. Over 7.1 innings, he allowed 4 runs on 11 hits, with 1 walk and 2 strikeouts. Colorado now sits at 70-85, while San Diego falls to 74-81.

Had Damion Easley not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Easley hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 5-4, in favor of the Rockies.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Gonzalez told the Colorado News.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cole LF 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .304 1 21
J. Edmonds CF 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .239 25 66
M. Ramirez DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .255 48 100
T. Clark 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .230 27 58
V. Castilla 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .240 23 46
G. Berroa RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .248 16 51
M. Lieberthal C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .187 1 14
M. Bellhorn 2B 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .231 10 30
M. Lee SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .203 3 24
   a-E. Taubensee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 15 59
   b-M. Morandini SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 0 5
Totals 37 5 12 5 1 3 15      
a - E. Taubensee pinch hit for M. Lee in the 8th
b - M. Morandini substituted for E. Taubensee in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bellhorn 2 (13, 2nd Inning off J. Russell, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off J. Russell, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Lee (13, 6th Inning off J. Russell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Berroa (16, 2nd Inning off J. Russell, 0 on, 1 out) M. Ramirez (48, 9th Inning off J. Eischen, 0 on, 2 outs) V. Castilla (23, 4th Inning off J. Russell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Berroa 5 , T. Clark , M. Ramirez 5 , J. Edmonds 3 , M. Bellhorn 4 , V. Castilla 4 , M. Lee 2
2-out RBI: M. Ramirez , M. Lee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cole , M. Lee 2 , E. Taubensee
GIDP: M. Lieberthal
Sac Bunt: M. Bellhorn
Sac Fly: T. Clark
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Edmonds (2) , V. Castilla (4)
PB: M. Lieberthal
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Helton 1B 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .249 30 70
J. Gonzalez LF 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .262 44 105
G. Davis 2B 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 .251 15 36
S. Gibralter CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .235 21 65
B. Hamelin DH 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .198 21 57
D. Easley SS 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .211 24 71
D. Young RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .247 16 65
T. Pratt C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .188 5 15
K. Lockhart 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .201 4 23
Totals 31 6 8 5 6 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Helton (26, 5th Inning off R. Krivda, 0 on, 1 out) S. Gibralter (30, 1st Inning off R. Krivda, 0 on, 1 out) T. Pratt (2, 8th Inning off R. Nen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gonzalez (44, 1st Inning off R. Krivda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Helton 2 , S. Gibralter 2 , T. Pratt 3 , D. Easley 2 , J. Gonzalez 5
2-out RBI: B. Hamelin , D. Easley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Gibralter 2 , T. Pratt 2 , D. Young 2
Sac Fly: J. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Easley (23)
CS: T. Pratt (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Helton (13) , S. Gibralter (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Easley-Davis-Helton, Gibralter-Pratt)
OF assists: 1 (Gibralter (Edmonds at home))
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Krivda L (6-5) 6.2 6 5 3 6 5 1 133 73 3.45   
R. Nen 1.1 2 1 0 0 1 0 25 16 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Krivda 45
Batters Faced: R. Krivda 32, R. Nen 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Krivda 6-8, R. Nen 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Krivda 133-73, R. Nen 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Nen 3-1
WP: R. Krivda 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Russell W (4-15) 7.1 11 4 3 1 2 2 113 74 8.14   
B. Gideon H (13) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3.00   
J. Eischen SV (35) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17 10 1.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Russell 43
Batters Faced: J. Russell 34, B. Gideon 2, J. Eischen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Russell 9-9, B. Gideon 1-1, J. Eischen 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Russell 113-74, B. Gideon 3-2, J. Eischen 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Gideon 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Gonzalez
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 17 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 32584
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