Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies - Box Score - July 16, 2012

Scores for Jul 16, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Colorado leads 1-0 (as of 7/16)

(49-40, 20-26 away)

(35-54, 20-27 home)

Coverage: ROOT Sports

8:40 PM ET, July 16, 2012

Coors Field, Denver, Colorado

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Presley LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	22	.242	.275	.393
J Harrison RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	15	.222	.279	.373
a-D Sutton PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.274	.303	.484
A McCutchen CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	13	.372	.424	.649
C McGehee 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	10	.250	.320	.406
N Walker 2B	4	1	3	0	0	0	10	.298	.364	.428
P Alvarez 3B	3	2	1	3	1	0	17	.227	.301	.483
R Barajas C	4	0	1	0	0	0	12	.216	.286	.368
J Mercer PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.188
J Grilli P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
C Barmes SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	16	.206	.228	.296
J Karstens P	2	0	1	1	0	0	5	.143	.143	.143
b-G Hernandez PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.091	.130	.091
T Watson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M McKenry C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.323	.505
Totals	34	4	11	4	1	1	124
a-grounded to second for J Harrison in the 8th b-grounded to second for J Karstens in the 8th
BATTING HR: P Alvarez (18, 9th inning off R Brothers 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Karstens (1), P Alvarez 3 (54) 2-out RBI: J Karstens GIDP: R Barajas, C Barmes Pirates RISP: 2-5 (C McGehee 0-1, J Karstens 1-1, A McCutchen 0-1, A Presley 0-1, P Alvarez 1-1) Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING CS: N Walker (4, 2nd base by J Francis/W Rosario); A McCutchen (5, 2nd base by J Francis) Picked Off: A McCutchen (1st base by J Francis)
FIELDING DP: 1 (C Barmes-C McGehee).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Karstens	7.0	6	4	4	2	4	0	101-67	4.15
T Watson	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	21-13	4.82
J Grilli (L, 1-3)	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	14-9	2.04
Totals	8.2	9	5	5	3	6	0	136-89
PITCHING WP: J Karstens First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Karstens 18/28; T Watson 3/5; J Grilli 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Karstens 12-15-18-22; T Watson 3-3-4-3; J Grilli 1-2-3-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Karstens 7-9; T Watson 1-1; J Grilli 0-1 Game Scores: J Karstens 51

Colorado Rockies
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Fowler CF	4	0	1	1	0	1	23	.300	.384	.532
M Scutaro 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	8	.273	.324	.367
J Pacheco 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	14	.300	.335	.386
C Gonzalez LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.331	.389	.578
M Cuddyer 1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	15	.261	.313	.479
T Colvin RF	3	1	0	0	1	2	17	.295	.330	.600
W Rosario C	3	2	2	0	1	0	13	.259	.292	.543
J Rutledge SS	4	1	1	1	0	1	11	.250	.333	.333
J Francis P	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000
a-E Young Jr. PH	1	1	1	2	0	0	5	.276	.364	.356
J Roenicke P	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.167	.000
R Betancourt P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
R Brothers P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-J Giambi PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	.247	.388	.338
J Guthrie PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.120	.083
Totals	33	5	9	5	3	6	136
a-doubled to deep right for J Francis in the 5th b-singled to deep center for R Brothers in the 9th
BATTING 2B: M Cuddyer (27, J Karstens); E Young Jr. (2, J Karstens) RBI: J Rutledge (3), E Young Jr. 2 (7), M Scutaro (25), D Fowler (38) SF: D Fowler Rockies RISP: 3-9 (T Colvin 0-2, E Young Jr. 1-1, D Fowler 0-1, J Rutledge 1-2, M Scutaro 1-1, J Pacheco 0-1, C Gonzalez 0-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: J Rutledge (2, 2nd base off J Karstens/R Barajas); C Gonzalez (12, 2nd base off T Watson/R Barajas)
FIELDING DP: 2 (J Rutledge-M Scutaro-M Cuddyer, J Pacheco-M Scutaro-M Cuddyer). PB: W Rosario.

Colorado Rockies
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Francis	5.0	6	1	1	0	1	0	72-42	4.76
J Roenicke (H, 4)	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	37-24	2.33
R Betancourt (H, 1)	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	6-4	3.27
R Brothers (W, 5-2; B, 5)	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	1	9-6	3.93
Totals	9.0	11	4	4	1	1	1	124-76
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Francis 7/19; J Roenicke 9/10; R Betancourt 2/3; R Brothers 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Francis 11-2-12-17; J Roenicke 8-1-6-9; R Betancourt 1-0-0-3; R Brothers 1-1-1-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Francis 6-6; J Roenicke 8-1; R Betancourt 0-1; R Brothers 2-0 Game Scores: J Francis 52

			PIT	COL
	5th	J Karstens singled to right, P Alvarez scored, C Barmes to third.	1	0
	5th	J Rutledge singled to center, T Colvin scored, W Rosario to third.	1	1
	5th	E Young Jr. doubled to deep right, W Rosario and J Rutledge scored.	1	3
	5th	M Scutaro singled to left, E Young Jr. scored.	1	4
	9th	P Alvarez homered to left (405 feet), A McCutchen and N Walker scored.	4	4
	9th	D Fowler hit sacrifice fly to center, W Rosario scored.	4	5
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THE GAME RESUMED IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING AFTER A 53 MINUTE DELAY.
PIRATES SECOND BASEMAN NEIL WALKER SINGLED IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 16 GAMES.

Stadium	Coors Field, Denver, CO
Attendance	36,907 (73.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:52
Weather	68 degrees, cloudy
Wind	4 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Mike Muchlinski, First Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base - Adrian Johnson, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom

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