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2012 Rockies Game #89: There Can Be Only One Jeff

By Andrew Martin

Current Series

Dodgers lead the series 2-0

Fri 05/11 WP: Chris Capuano (5 - 0)
LP: Jamie Moyer (1 - 3)
3 - 7 loss

Pittsburgh Pirates
@ Colorado Rockies

Monday, Jul 16, 2012, 6:40 PM MDT
Coors Field

Jeff Karstens

#27 / Pitcher / Pittsburgh Pirates

6-3

185

R

R

Sep 24, 1982

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2012 - Jeff Karstens 2-2 6 6 0 0 0 0 32.0 34 15 14 1 5 24 3.94 1.22


vs

Jeff Francis

#26 / Pitcher / Colorado Rockies

6-5

220

L

L

Jan 08, 1981

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2012 - Jeff Francis 2-2 7 7 0 0 0 0 34.2 43 20 20 3 7 19 5.19 1.44


Cloudy. Winds blowing in from left field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75.

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Sun 05/13 WP: Ted Lilly (5 - 0)
LP: Alex White (0 - 2)
5 - 11 loss

From the Rockies' press wire:

  • The Rockies will play the first game of a 3-game home series against the Pittsburgh Pirates...this series is the second 3-game set on Colorado's current 6-game homestand vs. PHI (1-2, 7/13-15) and PIT (7/16-18).
  • The Rockies dropped the first series on this homestand 2-games-1 to Philadelphia.
  • The Rockies took the first game of the series before dropping the last two to take the series loss
  • The Rox lost yesterday's game 5-1, as Cole Hamels allowed just one run on 6 hits over 8.0 innings to earn the win over the Rockies
  • Colorado comes into this series having lost four-straight three-game home series...following this series the Rockies will have an off day on Thursday, then travel to San Diego to begin a 6-game road trip at SD (7/20-22) and at ARI (7/23-25).
  • Left-handed pitcher Jeff Francis will make his eighth start of 2012 tonight for Colorado...Francis is 2-1 with a 2.77 ERA (26.0 ip, 8 er), 3 walks and 16 strikeouts in his last five starts, since 6/21.
  • The Pirates will start right-handed pitcher Jeff Karstens...tonight will be just his seventh start of the season...he is 2-1 with a 3.60 ERA (20.0 ip, 8 er) in three starts since returning from the DL on 6/25...this will be Karsten's first career starting assignment against the Rockies, as each of his previous three appearances vs. COL came in relief.

Lineups Post-Jump

US:

1. Dexter Fowler (S) CF
2. Marco Scutaro (R) 2B
3. Jordan Pacheco (R) 3B
4. Carlos Gonzalez (L) LF
5. Michael Cuddyer (R) 1B
6. Tyler Colvin (L) RF
7. Wilin Rosario (R) C
8. Josh Rutledge (R) SS
9. Jeff Francis (L) P

THEM

1. Alex Presley (L) LF
2. Josh Harrison (R) RF
3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF
4. Casey McGehee (R) 1B
5. Neil Walker (S) 2B
6. Pedro Alvarez (L) 3B
7. Rod Barajas (R) C
8. Clint Barmes (R) SS
9. Jeff Karstens (R) P

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