DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
08/16/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 1483 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Arizona Diamondbacks (64-59) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 3
Colorado Rockies (65-58) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 9 1
Walk-Off Victory for Rockies Takes Record to 65-58
The Rockies faced a stiff challenge from Arizona pitcher Andy Benes, but persevered to claim a win at Mile High Stadium. The final score was 4-3. Benes went 5 innings and allowed no earned runs. The Diamondbacks, now 64-59, have lost 5 in a row.

Colorado took a 4-3 lead on Mark McGwire's 23rd home run of the season. The solo home run came off Arizona pitcher Kelvim Escobar in the bottom of the 12th.

"We didn't go down without a fight," said Arizona manager Alen Maglajac.
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Blankenship CF 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .167 1 5
T. Gwynn RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .272 5 50
   a-B. Estalella PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 36 75
   b-D. DeShields RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 7 41
M. Alou DH 5 1 2 3 0 1 0 .278 25 75
M. Grace 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 15 49
D. Bichette LF, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .185 7 19
F. Tatis 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .243 14 48
S. Alomar Jr. C 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .211 3 13
B. Barberie 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .236 5 22
M. Bordick SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .209 2 15
Totals 44 3 9 3 1 8 15      
a - B. Estalella pinch hit for T. Gwynn in the 9th
b - D. DeShields substituted for B. Estalella in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Tatis 2 (26, 4th Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 1 out) B. Barberie (7, 2nd Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Alou (25, 1st Inning off J. Rijo, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Tatis 4 , T. Gwynn 2 , B. Barberie 2 , M. Bordick 2 , M. Alou 5
2-out RBI: M. Alou
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bichette , B. Barberie , M. Bordick , M. Grace , S. Alomar Jr.
Sac Bunt: L. Blankenship
Hit by Pitch: M. Grace , M. Alou
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bichette (1) , B. Barberie (8) , M. Bordick (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Bordick-Barberie-Grace)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis RF 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 .257 37 91
T. Helton 1B 5 0 1 0 1 2 2 .256 20 62
J. Gonzalez LF 6 2 1 1 0 3 4 .260 37 102
M. McGwire DH 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 .241 23 47
B. Jordan CF 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 .370 5 9
A. Beltre 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .261 6 32
J. Bell SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .252 4 11
M. Meluskey C 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .265 0 8
M. McLemore 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .194 0 16
Totals 41 4 9 4 6 11 25      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Meluskey (5, 11th Inning off K. Escobar, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Helton (25, 9th Inning off D. Patterson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gonzalez (37, 6th Inning off O. Daal, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Davis (37, 7th Inning off O. Daal, 0 on, 2 outs) M. McGwire (23, 12th Inning off K. Escobar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. McLemore , M. Meluskey 2 , T. Helton 2 , A. Beltre , B. Jordan 2 , J. Gonzalez 4 , E. Davis 4 , M. McGwire 4
2-out RBI: E. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Meluskey 2 , T. Helton , J. Gonzalez 2 , J. Bell , M. McGwire 2
GIDP: E. Davis
Sac Bunt: J. Bell
Sac Fly: A. Beltre
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. McLemore (6) , A. Beltre (9) , E. Davis (30)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gonzalez (4)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Benes 5.0 3 0 0 3 6 0 95 55 3.76   
O. Daal H (1) 2.0 3 3 2 1 1 2 51 31 5.53   
D. Patterson BS (8) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 29 18 4.17   
K. Escobar L (4-3) 2.0 2 1 1 1 4 1 41 27 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Benes 64
Batters Faced: A. Benes 20, O. Daal 11, D. Patterson 9, K. Escobar 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Benes 4-4, O. Daal 3-2, D. Patterson 4-2, K. Escobar 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Benes 95-55, O. Daal 51-31, D. Patterson 29-18, K. Escobar 41-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Patterson 2-1
WP: D. Patterson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Rijo 6.0 9 3 3 0 3 1 103 70 2.75   
J. Christiansen 3.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 55 37 3.00   
M. Rivera W (2-0) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 32 17 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 45
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 27, J. Christiansen 13, M. Rivera 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 9-6, J. Christiansen 4-4, M. Rivera 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 103-70, J. Christiansen 55-37, M. Rivera 32-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Christiansen 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Christiansen 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Benes
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 11:05 AM EST
Time: 4:07
Attendance: 31427
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