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Arizona Diamondbacks @ Colorado Rockies

2011-05-24 · Night game · Coors Field · Att: 25096 · 52°F · Wind 4 mph to RF · 2:25

Arizona Diamondbacks defeated Colorado Rockies 5–2. Arizona Diamondbacks put up 3 in the 6th. Joe Saunders earned the win and J.J. Putz picked up the save. Kelly Johnson went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ARI	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	5	7
COL	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	6

W: Joe Saunders L: Jhoulys Chacin SV: J.J. Putz

Umpires — HP: Mark Wegner · 1B: Chris Guccione · 2B: Mike Everitt · 3B: Mark Ripperger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Arizona Diamondbacks — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ryan Roberts	3	1	0	0	1	1
Kelly Johnson	3	3	2	2	1	1
Chris Young	4	0	1	0	0	1
Stephen Drew	4	1	2	1	0	0
Xavier Nady	4	0	1	1	0	0
Miguel Montero	4	0	1	1	0	0
Sean Burroughs	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gerardo Parra	4	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Saunders	3	0	0	0	0	1
Justin Upton	0	0	0	0	1	0
Willie Bloomquist	1	0	0	0	0	0

Colorado Rockies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alfredo Amezaga	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dexter Fowler	4	0	1	0	0	0
Carlos Gonzalez	4	0	1	0	0	2
Troy Tulowitzki	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Giambi	2	1	1	1	0	0
Ty Wigginton	4	1	1	1	0	0
Ryan Spilborghs	2	0	1	0	1	0
Jose Morales	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jhoulys Chacin	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Lopez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Herrera	1	0	0	0	0	0

Arizona Diamondbacks — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Saunders	8.0	6	1	4
J. J. Putz	1.0	0	0	0

Colorado Rockies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jhoulys Chacin	7.0	5	2	4
Matt Belisle	0.2	2	0	1
Matt Reynolds	0.1	0	0	0
Matt Lindstrom	1.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ryan Roberts: 53/G56S-
Kelly Johnson: HR/F8LXD+
Chris Young: 63/G6
Stephen Drew: 9/F89M

Bot 1

Alfredo Amezaga: 63/G56
Dexter Fowler: 53/G6S
Carlos Gonzalez: 7/F7D

Top 2

Xavier Nady: 53/G56
Miguel Montero: 3/G3
Sean Burroughs: 63/G6

Bot 2

Troy Tulowitzki: 6/L6+
Jason Giambi: HR/F9D+
Ty Wigginton: 43/G4M
Ryan Spilborghs: D9/L3D
Jose Morales: 63/G6

Top 3

Gerardo Parra: 63/G6M
Joe Saunders: 31/G34-
Ryan Roberts: 63/G6M-

Bot 3

Jhoulys Chacin: K
Alfredo Amezaga: 13/G
Dexter Fowler: S6/G56+
Carlos Gonzalez: S8/L4MD+.1-3
Troy Tulowitzki: OA.3XH(21)

Top 4

Kelly Johnson: W
Chris Young: S7/L7S+.1-2
Stephen Drew: 8/F8RD.2-3
Xavier Nady: 6(1)/FO/G6M.3-H
Miguel Montero: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 4

Troy Tulowitzki: 5/F56-
Jason Giambi: HP
Ty Wigginton: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M-

Top 5

Sean Burroughs: 63/G4MS-
Gerardo Parra: 53/G56
Joe Saunders: K

Bot 5

Ryan Spilborghs: 9/F9M
Jose Morales: 53/G56-
Jhoulys Chacin: 8/F8RD

Top 6

Ryan Roberts: W
Kelly Johnson: D7/F7D+.1-H
Chris Young: K
Stephen Drew: D7.2-H
Xavier Nady: 9/F89XD+.2-3
Miguel Montero: D8/F8RXD+.3-H
Sean Burroughs: 43/G4

Bot 6

Alfredo Amezaga: K
Dexter Fowler: 9/F89M
Carlos Gonzalez: K

Top 7

Gerardo Parra: K
Joe Saunders: 13/G15-
Ryan Roberts: K

Bot 7

Troy Tulowitzki: 53/G6S-
Jason Giambi: 43/G4+
Ty Wigginton: HR/F9LD+
Ryan Spilborghs: W
Jose Morales: S9/L9S.1-3
Jose Lopez: 43/G34-

Top 8

Kelly Johnson: K
Chris Young: 9/F9M
Stephen Drew: S9/L34D-
Xavier Nady: S7.1-2
Miguel Montero: 43/G4

Bot 8

Alfredo Amezaga: 7/F7M
Dexter Fowler: 63/G6
Carlos Gonzalez: K

Top 9

Justin Upton: W
Gerardo Parra: K
Willie Bloomquist: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S-

Bot 9

Troy Tulowitzki: 53/G56
Jonathan Herrera: 53/G5
Ty Wigginton: 63/G6

Notes & reviews

after the pitch went to the backstop, Dexter Fowler tried to score; he and pitcher Joe Saunders collided at the plate; when Fowler was called out, Rockies manager Jim Tracy argued with HP umpire Mark Wegner; Tracy pointed at the slide marks and the plate and was ejected by Wegner

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