MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
09/18/1998
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
GAME ID: 12893 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Rockies (65-90) 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 2
San Diego Padres (72-83) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 2
Rodriguez Helps Rockies Defeat Padres, 9-5
Led by 23-year-old Alex Rodriguez, the Colorado Rockies downed the San Diego Padres, 9-5. Rodriguez went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for Colorado. Kevin Millwood picked up the win, improving his season record to 2-2. He struck out 6 in 6 innings. Pete Smith picked up his 1st save of the season.

Center Fielder Peter Bergeron made an impact for Colorado, when he swatted a bases-clearing double off Jason Bere in the top of the third. For the contest, Bergeron was 1-5 with a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

"I put some good swings on the ball tonight," said Rodriguez.

Colorado is now 65-90.
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Boone 2B 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 .291 26 71
   P. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
T. Helton 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .318 3 8
A. Rodriguez SS 4 2 4 2 1 0 0 .372 47 130
J. Jaha 3B 5 0 1 2 0 2 4 .253 34 73
   d-J. Cruz RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 5
D. Bichette RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .284 30 100
   e-L. Garcia 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
R. Gant LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .214 26 76
   b-T. Greene LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 7 35
P. Bergeron CF 5 1 1 3 0 1 2 .181 3 10
R. Hernandez C 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .281 5 11
K. Millwood P 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .286 0 0
   a-H. Meulens PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-T. Bogar 2B, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 0 11
Totals 41 9 13 8 4 5 21      
a - H. Meulens pinch hit for K. Millwood in the 7th
b - T. Greene substituted for R. Gant in the 7th
c - T. Bogar substituted for H. Meulens in the 7th
d - J. Cruz substituted for J. Jaha in the 8th
e - L. Garcia substituted for D. Bichette in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rodriguez 2 (47, 1st Inning off J. Bere, 2 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off S. Bryant, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Bergeron (3, 3rd Inning off J. Bere, 3 on, 2 outs) , T. Helton (6, 4th Inning off S. Bryant, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Boone , T. Helton 3 , A. Rodriguez 6 , J. Jaha , D. Bichette 2 , P. Bergeron 2 , R. Hernandez , K. Millwood
2-out RBI: P. Bergeron
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Boone , R. Gant , T. Greene , R. Hernandez 2
GIDP: B. Boone
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Boone (10)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Boone (13) , J. Jaha (20)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. White LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .266 20 93
T. Long CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .303 17 75
R. Alomar 2B 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .333 13 86
F. McGriff 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 5 .264 32 108
J. Vidro 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .301 13 73
T. Gwynn RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .306 7 55
B. Surhoff C 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .247 9 67
T. Perez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .204 1 16
J. Bere P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .119 0 3
   S. Bryant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   O. Olivares P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-T. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 7
   T. Mathews P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   J. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Mientkiewicz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   T. Hudson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 5 8 4 4 7 26      
a - T. Lee pinch hit for O. Olivares in the 6th
b - D. Mientkiewicz pinch hit for J. Anderson in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. White 2 , T. Long , R. Alomar 2 , J. Vidro , T. Gwynn , D. Mientkiewicz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , J. Vidro , T. Gwynn , T. Perez 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Vidro 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: R. White 2 (25) , T. Long (18) , J. Vidro (15)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Vidro 2 (20)
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Alomar-McGriff)
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Millwood W (2-2) 6.0 7 5 3 3 6 0 111 5.88   
P. Smith SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Millwood 45
Batters Faced: K. Millwood 32, P. Smith 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Millwood 5-7, P. Smith 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: K. Millwood 111-75, P. Smith 27-19
WP: P. Smith
Hit Batsmen: K. Millwood 2
Balk: K. Millwood
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bere L (3-8) 3.0 6 7 5 2 0 0 54 5.16   
S. Bryant 2.0 4 2 2 2 0 0 52 12.27   
O. Olivares 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.99   
T. Mathews 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 32 4.25   
J. Anderson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.15   
T. Hudson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bere 19
Batters Faced: J. Bere 19, S. Bryant 11, O. Olivares 3, T. Mathews 8, J. Anderson 1, T. Hudson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bere 4-5, S. Bryant 1-4, O. Olivares 0-1, T. Mathews 2-2, J. Anderson 1-0, T. Hudson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bere 54-33, S. Bryant 52-27, O. Olivares 10-9, T. Mathews 32-19, J. Anderson 1-1, T. Hudson 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bryant 1-1 , O. Olivares 1-0 , J. Anderson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Rodriguez
Ballpark: Qualcomm Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 24348
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