DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
COLORADO ROCKIES AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
05/15/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
COLORADO ROCKIES AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
GAME ID: 496 - THURSDAY, MAY 15TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Colorado Rockies (24-18) 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 12 0
Arizona Diamondbacks (20-23) 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 8 12 2
Diamondbacks Walk It Off for 20th Win of Season
The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies, 8-7 at Bank One Ballpark, in part due to catcher Bobby M Estalella, who nabbed player of the game honors. He hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 4. The win was credited to Omar Daal in relief. His record improves to 3-4. Brett Gideon took the loss. The Diamondbacks move to 20-23 with the win, while the Rockies drop to 24-18.

Mark Grace, the Arizona designated hitter, contributed a run-scoring single in the bottom of the 11th inning to make the score 8-7, Diamondbacks. For the game, Grace went 1-4 with 2 walks.

"This was one of those 'not to be denied' games," said Arizona field general Alen Maglajac.
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Helton 1B 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 .318 9 24
J. Gonzalez LF 6 1 3 2 0 0 1 .291 20 39
D. Easley 2B 6 2 2 0 0 2 3 .234 9 25
G. Davis DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .259 4 11
D. Young RF 5 0 2 3 0 0 2 .259 7 26
C. Hale SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .283 2 14
M. Cuyler CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286 0 0
B. Banks C 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .192 2 11
K. Lockhart 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .209 2 9
Totals 47 7 12 7 1 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Young 2 (11, 3rd Inning off S. Karl, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. Freeman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Helton (1, 3rd Inning off S. Karl, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Banks (2, 4th Inning off S. Karl, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Gonzalez (20, 3rd Inning off S. Karl, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Helton 3 , B. Banks 4 , K. Lockhart , D. Easley 2 , D. Young 4 , J. Gonzalez 6 , G. Davis 2
2-out RBI: D. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Helton , M. Cuyler , C. Hale 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Easley (8) , M. Cuyler (6) , G. Davis (1)
CS: K. Lockhart (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. DeShields 2B 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .270 3 16
   a-S. Stahoviak PR, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .088 1 1
T. Gwynn RF 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 .265 2 11
M. Alou 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .264 9 24
B. Estalella C 4 3 3 4 2 0 1 .222 7 16
M. Greenwell LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .344 8 23
L. Blankenship CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .268 2 11
M. Grace DH 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 .207 1 13
B. Barberie SS, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .000 0 0
M. Bordick 3B, SS 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .202 3 9
Totals 42 8 12 8 6 10 30      
a - S. Stahoviak pinch ran for D. DeShields in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Blankenship (6, 5th Inning off J. Schmidt, 0 on, 1 out) M. Greenwell (7, 7th Inning off J. Russell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Estalella 2 (7, 7th Inning off J. Russell, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Russell, 2 on, 2 outs) M. Bordick (3, 4th Inning off J. Schmidt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Estalella 9 , T. Gwynn , M. Bordick 6 , M. Grace , L. Blankenship 3 , M. Alou , M. Greenwell 2
2-out RBI: B. Estalella , M. Grace
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Barberie 3 , M. Bordick , L. Blankenship , M. Alou
Sac Bunt: L. Blankenship
Sac Fly: M. Greenwell
Hit by Pitch: M. Alou 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. DeShields (16)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bordick (6) , M. Alou (2)
PB: B. Estalella
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Schmidt 5.1 5 3 3 4 4 1 100 54 3.88   
J. Russell BS (2) 2.1 5 4 4 1 2 2 50 30 9.95   
B. Gideon L (0-1) 2.1 1 1 1 1 3 0 37 21 0.59   
J. Christiansen 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 11 1.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Schmidt 46
Batters Faced: J. Schmidt 27, J. Russell 13, B. Gideon 9, J. Christiansen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Schmidt 3-9, J. Russell 5-0, B. Gideon 4-0, J. Christiansen 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Schmidt 100-54, J. Russell 50-30, B. Gideon 37-21, J. Christiansen 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Christiansen 1-1
WP: J. Christiansen
Hit Batsmen: J. Schmidt 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Karl 6.0 8 6 6 1 3 2 90 61 5.89   
M. Freeman 2.0 3 1 0 0 3 0 36 25 2.95   
D. Patterson 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 18 3.77   
O. Daal W (3-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Karl 34
Batters Faced: S. Karl 27, M. Freeman 11, D. Patterson 7, O. Daal 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Karl 5-9, M. Freeman 2-2, D. Patterson 2-3, O. Daal 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Karl 90-61, M. Freeman 36-25, D. Patterson 28-18, O. Daal 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Patterson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby M Estalella
Ballpark: Bank One Ballpark
Weather: Roof closed, 78 degrees
Start Time: 4:05 PM EST
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 30607
Special Notes: 2B Delino DeShields was injured while stealing a base.
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