Rockies 9, Giants 4
Aaron Rowand slides home with a run in the second inning. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
Tim Lincecum's Cy Young Award candidacy took a hit as he allowed a season-high six runs in a season-low 4 1/3 innings and dropped out of the lead for the National League ERA title. The right-hander did hike his Majors-leading strikeout total to 252, setting a San Francisco record.
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Series at a glance:
Tue. 09/23:
COL 9, SF 4
Wed. 09/24:
COL 15, SF 6
Thu. 09/25:
vs COL, 7:15 PM PT | Tix
Colorado
(72-85)
Won 1
Colorado 9, San Francisco 4
Today's Boxes 9/23/08
TB 5, BAL 2
TB 7, BAL 5
ATL 3, PHI 2
BOS 5, CLE 4
KC 5, DET 0
NYY 3, TOR 1
NYM 6, CHC 2
WSH 9, FLA 4
CIN 2, HOU 1
TEX 6, OAK 4
MIL 7, PIT 5
MIN 9, CWS 3
STL 7, ARI 4
SEA 9, LAA 6
LAD 10, SD 1
San Francisco
(70-87)
Lost 1
September 23, 2008
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Standings thru 9/23/08  | Recap: COL | SF  | Gameday  | Rockies stats  | Giants stats
Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Smith, Seth , CF5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .270
Grilli , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Speier , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Corpas , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tulowitzki , SS5 2 4 3 0 0 2 .260
Holliday , LF3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .321
Hawpe , RF4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .286
Iannetta , C2 1 0 2 2 0 2 .271
Stewart , 3B5 1 1 0 0 4 5 .274
Koshansky , 1B5 1 1 2 0 2 1 .200
Quintanilla , 2B4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .239
Jimenez , P2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .046
a-Taveras , PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
Totals 36 9 10 9 7 11 15
a-Grounded out for Jimenez in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Smith, Seth (7, Lincecum), Stewart (18, Lincecum), Koshansky (2, Yabu).HR : Smith, Seth (4, 3rd inning off Lincecum, 0 on, 0 out), Tulowitzki (8, 8th inning off Matos, O, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Smith, Seth 7; Tulowitzki 7; Hawpe; Stewart 2; Koshansky 2.RBI : Iannetta 2 (63), Smith, Seth 2 (14), Tulowitzki 3 (44), Koshansky 2 (7).2-out RBI : Tulowitzki 2; Smith, Seth.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Stewart 2; Tulowitzki.SF : Iannetta.Team LOB : 8. FIELDING E : Quintanilla (4, fielding).DP : 2 (Stewart-Quintanilla-Koshansky, Quintanilla-Tulowitzki-Koshansky).
San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Winn , LF4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .308
Bowker , LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
Schierholtz , RF5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .293
Sandoval, P , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .336
Espineli , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-McClain , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300
Molina, B , C3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .292
Holm , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Aurilia , 3B1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .289
b-Ishikawa , PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
Rowand , CF4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .277
Velez , 2B4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .252
Vizquel , SS2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .209
Ochoa , SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207
Lincecum , P0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .162
Yabu , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Misch , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
a-Roberts , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214
Matos, O , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gillaspie , 3B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333
Totals 31 4 6 4 7 5 16
a-Walked for Misch in the 7th. b-Grounded into a double play for Aurilia in the 8th. c-Lined out for Espineli in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Rowand (36, Jimenez), Schierholtz (3, Corpas).TB : Winn; Bowker; Schierholtz 2; Molina, B; Rowand 3.RBI : Rowand (70), Vizquel (23), Winn (62), Schierholtz (3).2-out RBI : Winn; Schierholtz.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Schierholtz; Sandoval, P; McClain 2.SF : Vizquel.GIDP : Rowand; Ishikawa.Team LOB : 8.
Yabu pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. WP : Lincecum.Pitches-strikes : Jimenez 105-61, Grilli 16-7, Speier 11-6, Corpas 18-10, Lincecum 102-60, Yabu 28-12, Misch 20-16, Matos, O 7-7, Espineli 10-6.Groundouts-flyouts : Jimenez 7-7, Grilli 3-0, Speier 3-0, Corpas 1-1, Lincecum 4-0, Yabu 1-1, Misch 3-2, Matos, O 0-3, Espineli 1-1.Batters faced : Jimenez 26, Grilli 4, Speier 3, Corpas 6, Lincecum 24, Yabu 6, Misch 7, Matos, O 4, Espineli 3.Inherited runners-scored : Yabu 2-2, Misch 1-1.Umpires : HP: Greg Gibson. 1B: Chris Guccione. 2B: D.J. Reyburn. 3B: Charlie Reliford.Weather : 73 degrees, clear.Wind : 10 mph, In from RF.T : 3:02.Att : 33,922.September 23, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner