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. |