Rockies 5, Giants 1: Marquis and Spilborghs have their best games of the season in convincing win over Giants
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 2, 2009 5:29 PM MDT
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Ryan Spilborghs has fourth career 2-HR game
| Record | 9-13 |
| Pyth Rec | 11-11 |
| Pace | 66-96 |
| Last Year | 10-12 |
In each of his last four starts, Jason Marquis (4-1) toed the rubber following a Rockies loss, and in three of those four starts, he got the victory. The Rockies are now 4-1 in his five starts, beating Cole Hamels, Rich Harden, Clayton Kershaw and Matt Cain along the way. Maybe he really is a WINNAR.
In Colorado's (9-13) 5-1 victory over San Francisco (11-11), Marquis (.342 WPA) tossed the first Rockies complete game since Ubaldo Jimenez on July 22, 2008 against the Dodgers. Going into the ninth, the former Cub had allowed one walk and four singles, and only one left the infield. But Pablo Sandoval ended Marquis' bid for his third career shutout with a home run on his 102nd pitch to lead off the ninth.
Matt Cain (2-1) got roughed up in suffering his first loss of the season, mostly at the hands of Ryan Spilborghs (.262 WPA), who led off the game with his first career leadoff home run. Spilly also punished Cain for giving Jason Marquis a leadoff walk in the fifth with his second home run of the day. Just when it looked like the best Rockie OF included Seth Smith, Dexter Fowler and Brad Hawpe, Spilborghs threw a sweet wrench into the plans.
Brad Hawpe (-.063 WPA) also hit a solo home run in the sixth, meaning Matt Cain gave up as many home runs as he earned strikeouts. That's a good formula to beat any pitcher. Colorado now has one player with 4 HR, seven with 3, two with 2, and one with 1. That means the Rockies are 4th in MLB in HR...without anyone having more than four.
Every member of the starting lineup including Marquis reached base...except for Seth Smith, who had the team's best wOBA coming into today. Troy Tulowitzki collected two hits including a triple in what hopefully is his annual spring thawing. Box Score
Forecast
Jason Hammel gets his second start, at 2:05MDT vs Barry Zito. And we'll have TV! A win tomorrow means the fifth straight series win against the Giants, and the third straight at AT&T Park.
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Yay, I'm a centurion!
Do I get a legion?
I love Greg Reynolds and I may be slightly ashamed to admit it.
One of scores of names you've been called on the board
And since you made an addition to the PR dictionary today, you may have a legion of Napoleonic stature
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 2, 2009 5:42 PM MDT up reply actions
People have been calling me names?
Do I need to put my sad puppy face on?
I love Greg Reynolds and I may be slightly ashamed to admit it.
If you want
I don’t recall any bad names though
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 2, 2009 6:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah but
That was a show of affection
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 2, 2009 6:26 PM MDT up reply actions
And I recall
a “prime example of pulchritude.” But that’s mostly because I wrote that.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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More reasons to spilly Spilly
“He became the first player to have two homers and two steals in a game since the Pirates’ Chris Duffy did it against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sept. 7, 2006.”
Assist to Harding on the scoop
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 3, 2009 12:41 AM MDT up reply actions
Comparing Spilly to Duffy?
Chris has 3 HR’s since that day, 5 if you include all (both) of his minor league dingers. This year he’s tearing up the Pirate’s roster with a Doomlike .133 average.
Ef you baldo try Hair-Be Dere!!
Haha
Not comparing him to Duffy…regardless of who it was, just pointing out he did something that hasn’t been done in 14 months of baseball.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 3, 2009 12:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Great win for the boys today
Too bad someone was smoking crack and decided not to air a Saturday afternoon game. Maybe there was a good reason that I missed, but it seems like it makes a lot more sense to take a Thursday afternoon off rather than a Saturday afternoon.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
blame fox and selig
Don't say nothing about A.J. Pierzynski without good cause , even if you do i will kick your butt
by pierzynskirules on May 2, 2009 5:54 PM MDT up reply actions
Like Bush
They can be blamed for everything. Only in their case, they actually deserve all of the blame that they get.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
yes they do
the money grubbing idiotas
Don't say nothing about A.J. Pierzynski without good cause , even if you do i will kick your butt
by pierzynskirules on May 2, 2009 6:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Sadly
a trend is deveoping. The only way the team wins is via multiple shots and a solid pitching performance. They’ll need to manufacture runs and start stringing together innings to improve into contention.
by PinchHitLancePainter on May 2, 2009 6:16 PM MDT reply actions
We rely on solid pitching performances to win?
Surely that’s pretty normal. The alternative would be to rely on the ineptitude of the opposition, and I don’t believe the NL West is actually that bad.
I do agree that we shouldn’t rely on a string of homers to win every game. Though I believe the lack of an awesome bullpen is the most telling sign of how well we’ll compete this year.
by KindredSprites on May 2, 2009 8:38 PM MDT up reply actions
In honor of our best pitcher so far...
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Sportscenter's top plays
Ian Stewart’s bobbled bare-handed catch is the number 6 play in the top plays.
The Giants are 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position in two games against the Rockies.
i think RISP failure is contageous
if you're reading this, it means my undying support for your team will result in its failure.
True, but they did manufacture every run possible in the 1st game
I believe 2 of the 3 runs came on sac flys, so they did have quality outs. I think they scored their 2nd run w/out even a hit.
It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.
Checked out the video of the three HR
Cain grooved all three of those pitches. Kudos to the Rockies for doing with them what they should have, but Cain was not on his game today.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 3, 2009 12:26 AM MDT reply actions
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