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    Rockies 10, Diamondbacks 4
    Carlos Gonzalez rounds the bases after leading off the game with a homer. (Matt York/AP)
    By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
    Jason Giambi homered for the first time in a Rockies uniform, and Colorado took advantage of the Giants' loss to the Dodgers to move to 3 1/2 games up in the Wild Card race. Troy Tulowitzki homered in his fourth straight game, and Carlos Gonzalez led off the game with a long ball.
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    Series at a glance:
    COL
    Colorado (84-65)
    Won 1     		Colorado 10, Arizona 4   ARI
    Arizona (65-84)
    Lost 1
    September 19, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Colorado
    		 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 5   10 9 1
    Arizona
    		 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0   4 6 1
    Standings thru 9/19/09  |  Recap: COL | ARI  |  Gameday  |  Rockies stats  |  D-backs stats
    Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Gonzalez, C, CF-LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .282
    Smith, S, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
      a-Fowler, PH-CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269
    Helton, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .316
    Tulowitzki, SS 5 2 2 1 0 2 5 .287
    Hawpe, RF 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .286
      b-Spilborghs, PH-RF 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .249
    Torrealba, C 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 .285
    Stewart, I, 3B 3 0 0 1 1 3 5 .230
    Barmes, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238
      d-Giambi, PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .200
      Morales, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
    Hammel, P 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .118
      c-Young Jr., PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
      Betancourt, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      e-Quintanilla, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
    Totals 34 10 9 9 7 12 17  

    a-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Smith, S in the 7th. b-Doubled for Hawpe in the 7th. c-Popped out for Hammel in the 8th. d-Homered for Barmes in the 9th. e-Popped out for Betancourt, R in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Gonzalez, C (12, Zavada), Spilborghs 2 (23, Zavada, Vasquez, E).
    HR: Gonzalez, C (12, 1st inning off Scherzer, 0 on, 0 out), Tulowitzki (29, 1st inning off Scherzer, 0 on, 2 out), Giambi (12, 9th inning off Schoeneweis, 2 on, 2 out).
    TB: Tulowitzki 5; Giambi 4; Torrealba; Spilborghs 4; Gonzalez, C 6; Helton.
    RBI: Gonzalez, C (26), Tulowitzki (81), Stewart, I (68), Spilborghs 2 (48), Torrealba (25), Giambi 3 (49).
    2-out RBI: Tulowitzki; Spilborghs; Giambi 3.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hammel 2; Stewart, I 2.
    SAC: Fowler.
    SF: Stewart, I.
    Team RISP: 4-for-12.
    Team LOB: 8.

    FIELDING
    E: Stewart, I (10, throw).
    		 
    Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Young, C, CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .207
    Drew, SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .259
    Upton, J, RF 3 1 1 4 0 1 1 .308
    Montero, M, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
    Reynolds, Ma, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .268
    Parra, G, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295
      b-Ryal, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
    Roberts, R, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .277
    Allen, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217
      c-Hester, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
    Scherzer, P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .212
      Zavada, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      a-Romero, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
      Rosales, L, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Vasquez, E, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Schoeneweis, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      d-Byrnes, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214
    Totals 33 4 6 4 2 8 9  

    a-Grounded out for Zavada in the 7th. b-Flied out for Parra, G in the 9th. c-Struck out for Allen in the 9th. d-Struck out for Schoeneweis in the 9th.

    BATTING
    3B: Drew (11, Betancourt, R).
    HR: Upton, J (25, 3rd inning off Hammel, 2 on, 1 out).
    TB: Young, C; Parra, G; Roberts, R; Drew 3; Scherzer; Upton, J 4.
    RBI: Upton, J 4 (80).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Allen.
    SF: Upton, J.
    Team RISP: 1-for-3.
    Team LOB: 5.

    FIELDING
    E: Parra, G (6, throw).
     
    Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Hammel (W, 9-8) 7.0 4 3 3 2 5 1 4.35
    Betancourt, R (H, 18) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2.82
    Morales, F 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.92
    		 
    Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Scherzer (L, 9-10) 5.1 3 4 3 5 6 2 4.08
    Zavada 1.2 2 1 1 1 3 0 3.02
    Rosales, L 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.73
    Vasquez, E 0.2 3 4 4 1 2 0 4.47
    Schoeneweis 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7.43

    Game Scores: Hammel , Scherzer .
    IBB: Torrealba (by Zavada).
    HBP: Hawpe (by Scherzer), Helton (by Zavada).
    Pitches-strikes: Hammel 110-69, Betancourt, R 18-11, Morales, F 18-13, Scherzer 109-65, Zavada 36-19, Rosales, L 14-9, Vasquez, E 27-19, Schoeneweis 5-4.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Hammel 11-2, Betancourt, R 1-1, Morales, F 0-1, Scherzer 2-8, Zavada 1-1, Rosales, L 0-0, Vasquez, E 0-0, Schoeneweis 0-0.
    Batters faced: Hammel 28, Betancourt, R 4, Morales, F 4, Scherzer 25, Zavada 9, Rosales, L 3, Vasquez, E 6, Schoeneweis 2.
    Inherited runners-scored: Zavada 2-0, Schoeneweis 2-2.
    Umpires: HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Randy Marsh. 3B: Lance Barksdale.
    Weather: 75 degrees, roof closed.
    Wind: 0 mph, None.
    T: 3:08.
    Att: 29,669.
    Venue: Chase Field.
    September 19, 2009
    September 19, 2009

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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