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Rockies 9, Giants 4
Aaron Rowand slides home with a run in the second inning. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
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: Tickets vs COL, 7:15 PM PT | Tix
COL
Colorado (72-85)
Won 1
Colorado 9, San Francisco 4   SF
San Francisco (70-87)
Lost 1
September 23, 2008
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Colorado
1 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0   9 10 1
San Francisco
0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   4 6 0
Standings thru 9/23/08  |  Recap: COL | SF  |  Gameday  |  Rockies stats  |  Giants stats
ColoradoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Smith, Seth, CF5232010.270
  Grilli, P0000000.000
  Speier, P0000000.000
  Corpas, P0000000.000
Tulowitzki, SS5243002.260
Holliday, LF3100222.321
Hawpe, RF4010101.286
Iannetta, C2102202.271
Stewart, 3B5110045.274
Koshansky, 1B5112021.200
Quintanilla, 2B4100111.239
Jimenez, P2000111.046
  a-Taveras, PH-CF1000000.251
Totals36910971115 

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 FranciscoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Winn, LF4011012.308
  Bowker, LF1010000.249
Schierholtz, RF5011023.293
Sandoval, P, 1B4000011.336
  Espineli, P0000000.000
  c-McClain, PH1000002.300
Molina, B, C3110101.292
  Holm, C0000000.256
Aurilia, 3B1000200.289
  b-Ishikawa, PH-1B1000001.279
Rowand, CF4121002.277
Velez, 2B4100003.252
Vizquel, SS2001001.209
  Ochoa, SS1000010.207
Lincecum, P0000200.162
  Yabu, P0000000.000
  Misch, P0000000.111
  a-Roberts, PH0000100.214
  Matos, O, P0000000.000
  Gillaspie, 3B0100100.333
Totals314647516 

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.

 
ColoradoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Jimenez (W, 12-12)6.04334404.13
Grilli 1.00001002.82
Speier 1.00001004.31
Corpas 1.02111104.07
 
San FranciscoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lincecum (L, 17-5)4.16665912.66
Yabu 0.22222003.65
Misch 2.01000105.68
Matos, O 1.01110014.50
Espineli 1.00000105.40

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