Colorado (6-8) at San Diego (8-7)

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Rox' Francis looking for better results

Thomas Harding / MLB.com
Rockies left-hander Jeff Francis has not fared well at PETCO Park in his career, going 3-5 with a 5.44 ERA. He will look for better results when the Rockies take on the Padres at 8:05 p.m. MT on Thursday in the rubber game of a three-game series.
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Rockies probable pitcher

Jeff Francis

  • #26 LHP
  • (0-2) 9.53 ERA 5 SO
Francis has to be happy to see anybody but the Diamondbacks, who have hit five home runs against him in his two starts this season. Francis has thrown a fair number of strikes, but not the quality of strikes that could keep the ball in the park against the D-backs' lineup. So he moves to PETCO Park and the Padres, who got the best of him last year (1-3, 6.61 ERA in five starts).
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 47-36 4.76 646.0 219 447 .282
Season 0-2 9.53 11.1 4 5 .380
April 0-2 9.53 11.1 4 5 .380

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/17/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Colorado Rockies (NL West) 6 8 .429 4.5 3-3 3-5
San Diego Padres (NL West) 8 7 .533 3.0 5-4 3-3
Stats - 04/17/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
COL .247 56 10 54 10 99 4.65 122.0 125 61 79
SD .264 49 6 48 4 118 3.53 135.0 113 52 91
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Padres' Peavy looks to add to fast start

Corey Brock / MLB.com
Padres right-hander Jake Peavy is 3-0 with a 1.64 ERA after three starts, even though he didn't have his best stuff when he faces the Dodgers his last time out. Peavy takes on the Rockies at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday in the finale of a three-game series.
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Padres probable pitcher

Jake Peavy

  • #44 RHP
  • (3-0) 1.64 ERA 16 SO
Peavy didn't always have his best stuff, but he got better as the game went on in his last start against the Dodgers on Friday. He allowed seven hits and two runs over the first three innings, but just one run on two hits over the last three innings. Peavy, who is off to a 3-0 start, walked two and struck out four and defeated the Dodgers for the second time this season. He now faces the Rockies for the first time since the Padres lost the Wild Card play-in game in Denver on Oct. 1.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 79-51 3.28 1109.1 354 1106 .231
Season 3-0 1.64 22.0 6 16 .187
April 2-0 2.40 15.0 3 12 .216

Rockies hitters vs Jake Peavy

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Atkins, Garrett - - - - .414 29 0 4
Barmes, Clint - - - - .238 21 0 2
Fowler, Dexter - - - - - - - -
Gomez, Hector - - - - - - - -
Gonzalez, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Hawpe, Brad - - - - .259 27 1 7
Helton, Todd - - - - .316 38 3 4
Iannetta, Chris - - - - .333 3 0 1
Murton, Matt - - - - .500 2 0 0
Nelson, Chris - - - - - - - -
Smith, Seth - - - - .500 2 0 0
Spilborghs, Ryan - - - - .000 3 0 0
Stewart, Ian - - - - .400 5 1 2
Tulowitzki, Troy - - - - .333 18 0 0
Young, Eric - - - - - - - -

Padres hitters vs Jeff Francis

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Antonelli, Matt - - - - - - - -
Blanks, Kyle - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Everth - - - - - - - -
Durango, Luis - - - - - - - -
Eckstein, David - - - - .083 12 0 0
Gonzalez, Adrian - - - - .154 26 1 3
Gwynn, Tony - - - - - - - -
Headley, Chase - - - - .000 3 0 0
Hundley, Nick - - - - - - - -
Kouzmanoff, Kevin - - - - .450 20 2 6
Salazar, Oscar - - - - - - - -
Venable, Will - - - - .333 3 0 0

Match-22: Rockies outlast Friars (7-8) (8-8)

Rockies 2, Padres 1 (22)

Tulo has game-winner

Thomas Harding / MLB.com
If the Rockies were going to play the longest game in franchise history, they were going to make sure to come away with a win. After Brad Hawpe's walk drove in the first run in the 14th, the Padres matched it with Josh Bard's RBI single. But San Diego mustered no answer for Troy Tulowitzki's RBI double in the 22nd inning.

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Series at a Glance

 
Willy Taveras scored both the Rockies' runs on Thursday night. (AP)

Padres drop epic

Sandy Burgin / Special to MLB.com
The longest Major League game since Aug. 31, 1993, became an epic showdown, with the Padres leaving 14 men on base to the Rockies' 16. Unfortunately for the home team, someone had to lose, and though San Diego's Josh Bard was able to answer Colorado's run in the 13th inning, nobody could do so in the 22nd.
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Rockies 2, Padres 1

ColoradoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Taveras, CF10230033.259
Tulowitzki, SS8021123.167
Helton, 1B9010102.242
Holliday, LF6030312.333
Atkins, 3B6010036.306
  Corpas, P0000000.000
  d-Iannetta, PH1010000.438
  Speier, P1000011.000
  Wells, P1000001.000
Hawpe, RF7001244.188
Barmes, 2B-3B9020016.400
Torrealba, C7010010.214
Francis, P2000020.167
  a-Podsednik, PH0000100.250
  Fuentes, P0000000.000
  Buchholz, P0000000.000
  b-Spilborghs, PH1000000.261
  Bowie, P0000000.000
  c-Baker, PH1000011.077
  Herges, P0000000.000
  Nix, 2B4000011.143
Totals73214282030 

a-Walked for Francis in the 8th. b-Flied out for Buchholz in the 11th. c-Struck out for Bowie in the 13th. d-Singled for Corpas in the 16th.

BATTING
2B: Barmes (2, Ledezma), Tulowitzki (4, Rusch).
TB: Taveras 3; Tulowitzki 3; Helton; Holliday 3; Atkins; Iannetta; Barmes 3; Torrealba.
RBI: Hawpe (5), Tulowitzki (3).
2-out RBI: Hawpe; Tulowitzki.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Atkins; Tulowitzki; Barmes 2; Hawpe; Taveras; Speier; Helton.
S: Torrealba 2; Tulowitzki.
GIDP: Barmes; Tulowitzki; Atkins; Holliday.
Team LOB: 16.

BASERUNNING
SB: Holliday 2 (4, 2nd base off Peavy/Bard, 2nd base off Peavy/Bard), Taveras (5, 2nd base off Rusch/Bard).
CS: Taveras (1, 2nd base by Peavy/Bard).

FIELDING
E: Atkins (3, fielding).
Outfield assists: Hawpe (McAnulty at 3rd base).
DP: 2 (Tulowitzki-Nix-Helton, Barmes-Nix-Helton).
 
San DiegoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Giles, RF9010003.298
Iguchi, 2B7000212.235
Kouzmanoff, 3B9120031.300
Clark, 1B8010142.250
Hairston, CF3000032.214
  b-Edmonds, PH-CF5000011.233
Greene, K, SS7020110.238
Bard, C9021004.292
Huber, LF3000001.286
  c-McAnulty, PH-LF5010114.222
Peavy, P2010010.222
  a-Crabbe, PH1000010.167
  Hoffman, P0000000.000
  Bell, P0000000.000
  d-Gonzalez, A, PH1000000.274
  Thatcher, P0000000.000
  e-Wolf, PH1010000.286
  Cameron, P0000000.000
  f-Morton, PH1000003.000
  Ledezma, P1000000.000
  Rusch, P2000011.000
Totals74111151724 

a-Struck out for Peavy in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Hairston in the 10th. c-Struck out for Huber in the 10th. d-Lined out for Bell in the 11th. e-Singled for Thatcher in the 13th. f-Grounded out for Cameron in the 14th.

BATTING
2B: McAnulty (1, Herges).
TB: Giles; Kouzmanoff 2; Clark; Greene, K 2; Bard 2; McAnulty 2; Peavy; Wolf.
RBI: Bard (3).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hairston; Giles; Morton 2.
S: Edmonds.
GIDP: Edmonds; Bard.
Team LOB: 14.

FIELDING
E: Greene, K (1, throw), Bard (2, throw).
DP: 4 (Greene, K-Iguchi-Clark 2, Iguchi-Greene, K-Clark, Kouzmanoff-Iguchi-Clark).
 
ColoradoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Francis 7.03001705.89
Fuentes 1.00000100.00
Buchholz 2.01000301.00
Bowie 2.00001106.00
Herges 1.02000002.79
Corpas (BS, 2)2.02112105.00
Speier 3.02000101.17
Wells (W, 1-0)4.01001301.84
 
San DiegoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Peavy 8.040031101.20
Hoffman 1.00000108.10
Bell 2.01000200.84
Thatcher 2.02000206.75
Cameron 1.01113003.00
Ledezma 5.03002302.00
Rusch (L, 0-1)3.03100108.10

IBB: Greene, K (by Corpas), Helton (by Cameron).
HBP: Greene, K (by Wells).
Pitches-strikes: Francis 111-70, Fuentes 17-11, Buchholz 23-16, Bowie 31-17, Herges 13-9, Corpas 33-19, Speier 40-27, Wells 53-31, Peavy 113-70, Hoffman 11-7, Bell 29-21, Thatcher 25-19, Cameron 27-12, Ledezma 80-50, Rusch 53-34.
Groundouts-flyouts: Francis 10-4, Fuentes 2-0, Buchholz 2-1, Bowie 2-3, Herges 0-2, Corpas 4-1, Speier 3-5, Wells 8-1, Peavy 6-6, Hoffman 0-2, Bell 3-1, Thatcher 3-1, Cameron 1-2, Ledezma 7-5, Rusch 5-3.
Batters faced: Francis 25, Fuentes 3, Buchholz 7, Bowie 8, Herges 4, Corpas 10, Speier 11, Wells 13, Peavy 29, Hoffman 3, Bell 6, Thatcher 7, Cameron 7, Ledezma 19, Rusch 13.
Umpires: HP: Alfonso Marquez. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Bob Davidson.
Weather: 71 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, L to R.
T: 6:16.
Att: 25,984.
April 17, 2008

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