MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
08/17/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2159 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Rockies (49-73) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 8 13 0
Atlanta Braves (45-77) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0
Rockies Win at Atlanta, 8-2
The Colorado Rockies picked up a win at SunTrust Park, knocking off the Atlanta Braves, 8-2. Starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs was an essential part of his team's success. Atlanta has now lost 4 consecutive games.

The Rockies got a big at-bat from second baseman Tommy La Stella. For the game, La Stella was 3 for 5 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the top of the ninth, with the bases loaded, he stroked a 2-run single. His 109th hit of the season gave Colorado a 4-2 lead.

La Stella attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bauers 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .264 16 67
B. Guyer LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 .279 3 34
M. Trout CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .318 32 72
T. La Stella 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .275 8 50
J. Mercer SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .271 12 73
B. Drury 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .304 1 4
B. Brentz RF 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 .245 9 36
S. Leon C 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .243 9 42
T. Skaggs P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .149 0 0
   a-A. Alford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 3 23
   K. Makita P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Benoit P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   M. Cabrera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Stallings PH 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .191 1 11
   C. O'Grady P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8 5 8 20      
a - A. Alford pinch hit for T. Skaggs in the 7th
b - J. Stallings pinch hit for M. Cabrera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. La Stella (18, 3rd Inning off T. Walker, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Guyer (3, 7th Inning off P. Moylan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Skaggs , J. Mercer 2 , T. La Stella 4 , B. Brentz , M. Trout , B. Guyer 5 , S. Leon 2 , J. Stallings
2-out RBI: , J. Mercer 2 , T. La Stella , B. Brentz , B. Guyer , S. Leon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Drury 2 , B. Guyer , J. Stallings
Hit by Pitch: J. Bauers
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mercer-La Stella-Bauers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Garcia 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .244 13 54
M. Smith CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .251 5 29
D. Santana LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .256 19 55
M. Sano 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .231 22 51
G. Bird 1B 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .226 20 56
H. Renfroe RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 5 .188 12 26
J. Alfaro C 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .231 4 20
J. Iglesias SS 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .214 3 19
   a-K. Calhoun PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294 1 4
   b-P. Valaika SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 6 35
T. Walker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114 0 2
   T. Cahill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Moylan P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   B. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
   c-J. Hazelbaker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 3 10
Totals 27 2 5 2 6 9 17      
a - K. Calhoun pinch hit for J. Iglesias in the 8th
b - P. Valaika substituted for K. Calhoun in the 9th
c - J. Hazelbaker pinch hit for B. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Smith (17, 8th Inning off J. Benoit, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Renfroe , M. Smith 2 , G. Bird , J. Alfaro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Smith 2 , J. Alfaro 2 , K. Calhoun
GIDP: H. Renfroe
Sac Bunt: T. Cahill , T. Walker
Sac Fly: H. Renfroe , L. Garcia
Hit by Pitch: J. Iglesias
Team LOB: 9
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Skaggs 6.0 3 1 1 4 6 0 89 54 6.07   
K. Makita H (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 12 3.81   
J. Benoit H (17) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 14 8 5.33   
M. Cabrera W (3-6), BS (4) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 5 7.09   
C. O'Grady 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 7 1.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Skaggs 64
Batters Faced: T. Skaggs 25, K. Makita 3, J. Benoit 3, M. Cabrera 4, C. O'Grady 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Skaggs 7-4, K. Makita 0-1, J. Benoit 0-1, M. Cabrera 0-2, C. O'Grady 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Skaggs 89-54, K. Makita 19-12, J. Benoit 14-8, M. Cabrera 13-5, C. O'Grady 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Cabrera 2-1
WP: M. Cabrera
Hit Batsmen: T. Skaggs
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Walker 3.1 6 1 1 0 3 0 62 41 4.43   
T. Cahill 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 39 27 1.48   
P. Moylan L (3-4) 2.1 5 7 7 4 2 1 66 36 3.77   
B. Johnson 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 7 6.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Walker 45
Batters Faced: T. Walker 16, T. Cahill 11, P. Moylan 15, B. Johnson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Walker 4-3, T. Cahill 3-3, P. Moylan 3-1, B. Johnson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Walker 62-41, T. Cahill 39-27, P. Moylan 66-36, B. Johnson 17-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Johnson 3-3
Hit Batsmen: T. Cahill
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Skaggs
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM EST
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 34377
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