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Kansas City Royals @ Colorado Rockies

2011-07-03 · Day game · Coors Field · Att: 40269 · 89°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph from RF · 3:28

Kansas City Royals defeated Colorado Rockies 16–8. Kansas City Royals put up 6 in the 6th. Blake Wood earned the win. Melky Cabrera went 4-for-5 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	1	0	3	2	0	6	4	0	0	16	21
COL	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	8	8

W: Blake Wood L: Jason Hammel SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Reynolds · 1B: Mike DiMuro · 2B: Andy Fletcher · 3B: Tim Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chris Getz	5	2	2	2	1	2
Melky Cabrera	5	4	4	5	0	0
Alex Gordon	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff Francoeur	6	2	3	3	0	0
Eric Hosmer	6	1	4	4	0	0
Matt Treanor	3	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Moustakas	6	2	3	1	0	0
Alcides Escobar	6	2	2	1	0	0
Luke Hochevar	2	0	0	0	0	1
Brayan Pena	2	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Wood	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mitch Maier	1	2	1	0	1	0
Billy Butler	1	0	1	0	0	0
Louis Coleman	1	0	0	0	0	1

Colorado Rockies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carlos Gonzalez	4	2	2	6	0	1
Mark Ellis	5	1	2	2	0	1
Todd Helton	2	0	0	0	2	1
Troy Tulowitzki	4	0	1	0	0	2
Seth Smith	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ty Wigginton	2	2	0	0	2	0
Charlie Blackmon	4	0	1	0	0	0
Matt Pagnozzi	3	1	1	0	1	1
Jason Hammel	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Spilborghs	1	2	0	0	2	0
Clayton Mortensen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Herrera	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Giambi	1	0	1	0	0	0
Chris Iannetta	1	0	0	0	0	1
Aaron Cook	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luke Hochevar	4.1	5	3	3
Blake Wood	1.2	1	2	4
Tim Collins	1.0	0	1	0
Louis Coleman	2.0	2	1	3

Colorado Rockies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Hammel	3.2	7	1	2
Eric Stults	1.1	0	0	1
Matt Belisle	0.2	7	0	1
Clayton Mortensen	3.1	7	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chris Getz: K
Melky Cabrera: HR/F9D+
Alex Gordon: 13/G13-
Jeff Francoeur: 53/G56

Bot 1

Carlos Gonzalez: 13/G-
Mark Ellis: 8/F8LXD+
Todd Helton: K

Top 2

Eric Hosmer: 9/L9D+
Matt Treanor: 63/G6
Mike Moustakas: 1/L15-

Bot 2

Troy Tulowitzki: K
Seth Smith: 3/G3
Ty Wigginton: 2/F2RF-

Top 3

Alcides Escobar: D9/L9LS
Luke Hochevar: K
Chris Getz: SB3
Chris Getz: W
Melky Cabrera: HR/F9D+.3-H;1-H
Alex Gordon: 3/G3
Jeff Francoeur: S8/G6M
Eric Hosmer: S8/L8RS+.1-2
Matt Treanor: POCS3(145)

Bot 3

Charlie Blackmon: S9/L89S.B-2(E9)
Matt Pagnozzi: 43/G4MS-.2-3
Jason Hammel: FC1.3XH(125)
Carlos Gonzalez: K

Top 4

Matt Treanor: D8/F8LXD+
Mike Moustakas: D9/L9LS.2-H
Alcides Escobar: 43/G4.2-3
Luke Hochevar: E1/TH1/BG
Chris Getz: 26(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Melky Cabrera: HP.1-2
Alex Gordon: K

Bot 4

Mark Ellis: 8/F8RXD+
Todd Helton: 9/F89S
Troy Tulowitzki: S5/G6S
Seth Smith: 6/P

Top 5

Jeff Francoeur: 7/F78S
Eric Hosmer: 4/F4-
Matt Treanor: 4/F8LS-

Bot 5

Ty Wigginton: W
Charlie Blackmon: 8/L8LD
Matt Pagnozzi: S9/L34D+.1-2
Ryan Spilborghs: W.2-3;1-2
Carlos Gonzalez: D9/L89M+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Mark Ellis: HR/F7LD+.2-H
Todd Helton: W
Troy Tulowitzki: K
Seth Smith: K

Top 6

Mike Moustakas: D9/G3+
Alcides Escobar: D9/G3+.2-H
Brayan Pena: 7/F78D
Chris Getz: S7/G56.2-H;B-2(THH)
Melky Cabrera: D7.2-H
Alex Gordon: HP
Jeff Francoeur: D8/F8LXD+.2-H;1-H
Eric Hosmer: S8/G4M+.2-H
Blake Wood: K
Mike Moustakas: S1/G15+.1-2
Alcides Escobar: 8/F8RM

Bot 6

Ty Wigginton: W
Charlie Blackmon: 8/F8LXD+
Matt Pagnozzi: K
Ryan Spilborghs: W.1-2
Carlos Gonzalez: HR/F7LD+.2-H;1-H
Mark Ellis: K

Top 7

Brayan Pena: 8/F8LXD+
Chris Getz: K
Melky Cabrera: S9/L9S
Mitch Maier: S8/L4MD.1-3
Jeff Francoeur: S4/G4S-.3-H;1-2
Eric Hosmer: HR/F89XD+.2-H;1-H
Billy Butler: D9/L9LM
Mike Moustakas: 6/F6M-

Bot 7

Todd Helton: W
Troy Tulowitzki: 8/F8LD
Clayton Mortensen: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 8

Alcides Escobar: 4/F3DF-
Brayan Pena: HP
Chris Getz: S7/L7LM.1-2
Melky Cabrera: 8/F8RM
Mitch Maier: W.2-3;1-2
Jeff Francoeur: 13/G15

Bot 8

Ty Wigginton: 8/F8LXD+
Charlie Blackmon: 3/G34+
Matt Pagnozzi: W
Ryan Spilborghs: DI.1-2
Ryan Spilborghs: 9/F89S

Top 9

Eric Hosmer: D7/F7D
Louis Coleman: K
Mike Moustakas: 3/G3.2-3
Alcides Escobar: 63/G6S

Bot 9

Jonathan Herrera: K
Mark Ellis: S6/G4MD
Jason Giambi: D9/G3+.1-3
Chris Iannetta: K
Aaron Cook: K

Notes & reviews

Royals left fielder Alex Gordon left the game due to an injured knee
Rockies center fielder Carlos Gonzalez slammed into the fence after making the catch
Rockies center fielder Carlos Gonzalez left the game due to an injured wrist
Originally scored E3, changed after game to double

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