Huge eighth inning gives us the huge win. I guess our 2008 hopes are still alive. ;)
| Aspect | Score | Notes |
| Table Setters |  |
Almost all thanks to Jamey Carroll's getting aboard five out of six times. The move to put Steve Finley in against Davis didn't work so well. |
| Heart of Lineup |  |
Nine hits, seven runs, seven RBI, it was all we could ask for from our big bats today. |
| Bottom of the Order |  |
This was almost all Yorvit's success (3 for 5) driving it up, as Tulo looked pretty bad in getting the golden sombrero (4 K's) today along with his one hit. |
| Situational Hitting/Bench | |
Jeff Baker's perfect in pinch hitting on the season. Still. The guy is amazing. Why can't we be in the AL for this season? |
| Starting Pitching |  |
Seven innings from Lopez rested the bullpen (save Hawkins) and let the Rockies take this series. Colorado has a lot of doubters to silence, though, Rodrigo, so your work might still be cut out for you. |
| Middle Relief |  |
Affeldt was good for one out, and Buchholz allowed two runs when it didn't matter. |
| Late Relief | |
Hawkins came on for the third day in a high leverage situation, and for the second in a row did everything he needed to in helping our win. |
| Coaching/Management |  |
I'm not sure we want to have a dead armed Hawk when we go to Petco. Then again, given Opening Day, maybe we do. |
| Luck |  |
This should have been a lopsided game much earlier than the eighth, but luck's been with Arizona all series. |
| Defense | |
This has been a silent weakness of the series, and will need to be addressed before we head West. |