| In a game that was nowhere near as close as it may look, Jeff Francis of the Rockies keeps the Phillies in check for 8 innings only allowing 4 hits and whiffing 14 for the game. Finally, down 10-0, the Phillies get to a tiring Francis in the 9th as they load the bases and Wes Helms smokes a grand slam homerun to spoil the shutout. By then, it was way too late. The outfield defense played a big role in keeping it close until the Rockies busted the game open in the 7th, keeping five more runs off the board. Aaron Rowand threw out a runner at home, saved a 3-run homer, and Shane Victorino also threw out a runner at the plate. The score would have been much worse otherwise. This marks the 9th consecutive loss for the Phillies, but the entire time they have stayed out of last place in the NL East. At the same time of the Phils losing streak, the Washington Nationals were losing 10 straight! The Nats broke their 10 game slide with a win today over the Brewers, as the Phils are now only one game out of last and the worst record in the National League. The Detroit Tigers have baseball's worst record at 29-55, and are currently playing the Red Sox! |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2007 Philadelphia Phillies At 2007 Colorado Rockies 7/6/2007
Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Rockies AB R H RBI AVG
J.Rollins SS 4 0 0 0 .272 W.Taveras CF 4 2 2 1 .297
S.Victorino RF 4 1 1 0 .268 K.Matsui 2B 4 0 1 4 .313
C.Utley 2B 4 0 3 0 .318 M.Holliday LF 5 0 3 1 .332
R.Howard 1B 4 1 1 0 .300 T.Helton 1B 4 1 2 0 .336
A.Rowand CF 3 1 0 0 .271 G.Atkins 3B 5 1 2 1 .279
P.Burrell LF 3 0 0 0 .197 B.Hawpe RF 3 3 2 0 .267
J.Romero P 0 0 0 01.000 T.Tulowitzki SS 5 2 2 1 .263
C-R.Barajas PH 1 0 0 0 .305 Y.Torrealba C 4 1 2 2 .296
W.Helms 3B 4 1 2 4 .240 J.Francis P 4 0 1 0 .143
C.Coste C 4 0 1 0 .455 J.Affeldt P 0 0 0 0 .500
K.Kendrick P 1 0 0 0 .000
A-A.Nunez PH 1 0 0 0 .224
J.Durbin P 0 0 0 0 .000
B-M.Bourn LF 2 0 0 0 .271
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Totals 35 4 8 4 Totals 38 10 17 10
A-Pinch Hit For Kendrick In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Durbin In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Romero In 9th Inning
Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 4 8 1
Rockies......... 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 - 10 17 0
Phillies (34-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
K.Kendrick LOSS(1-3) 4 8 4 4 4 1 0 93 5.61
J.Durbin 2 6 4 4 0 1 0 31 11.45
J.Romero 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 32 5.47
Totals 8 17 10 10 5 3 0
Rockies (42-44) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Francis WIN(6-6) 8 2/3 7 4 4 1 14 1 120 4.65
J.Affeldt 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.16
Totals 9 8 4 4 1 14 1
ATTENDANCE- 28,806 DATE- Friday, July 6th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 5 Rockies:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0 Rockies: 0
ERRORS- R.Howard
DOUBLES- C.Coste(4th), K.Matsui(12th), M.Holliday-3(21st), T.Helton(20th),
G.Atkins(14th), B.Hawpe(20th), J.Francis
HOME RUNS- W.Helms(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- W.Taveras(34th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Francis
SACRIFICE FLIES- K.Matsui
WALKS- A.Rowand, W.Taveras, T.Helton, B.Hawpe-2, Y.Torrealba
STRIKE OUTS- J.Rollins, S.Victorino-2, C.Utley, R.Howard-2, A.Rowand-2,
P.Burrell-3, R.Barajas, W.Helms, C.Coste, G.Atkins, T.Tulowitzki,
J.Francis
PASSED BALLS- C.Coste
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Aaron Rowand robbed Yorvit Torrealba of a Homerun!
Jeff Francis whiffed 14 batters and Matt Holliday hit 3 doubles at Coors Field
where the Colorado Rockies beat the reeling Philadelphia Phillies 10 to
4.
Francis(6-6) was very good in the win. He allowed only 7 hits and 1 walk in 8
and 2/3 innings. Colorado ended up with 17 hits for the game while
Philadelphia had 8.
Kyle Kendrick(1-3) was given the loss. He allowed 8 hits and 4 walks in 4
innings. Clint Hurdle was asked about the performance of Francis, 'He had
his good stuff out there tonight. The fans really get into it when the
strikeouts start mounting up - and that seems to give him even more
adrenalin.'
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