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Alright guys, I'm gonna post these games I have to update in a different format...so please let me know which one you prefer (I'll honestly probably run with both at different times, depending on how much time I have and if I'm behind or not lol)

Padres Series

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Game 1:

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Oops: Cabrera Error Sets Up Tulo Slam in 7-5 Win

San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies
Apr 5, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Diego (2-1)	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	5	10	1
Colorado (1-2)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	x	7	8	1
W: Edgmer Escalona (1-0) L: Luke Gregerson (0-1) S: Rafael Betancourt (1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SDG	COL
COL	1	Gonzalez Homers to Right	0	1
COL	2	Rosario Singles to Right, Colvin Scores	0	2
SDG	3	Cabrera Singles to Center, Baker Scores	1	2
SDG	6	Denorfia Singles to Left, Alonso Scores	2	2
SDG	6	Guzman Triples to Right Center, Quentin and Denorfia Score	4	2
SDG	6	Forsythe SAC Fly, Guzman Scores	5	2
COL	7	Rutledge Singles to Center, Colvin Scores	5	3
COL	8	Tulowitzki Grand Slam to Center, Cuddyer, Fowler, and Gonzalez Score	5	7

This game was a crazy back and forth affair as the Rockies ended up taking this thing in a wacky turn of events. The Rockies jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a Gonzalez homer and a Rosario RBI single in the 1st two innings. But the Padres scored 5 unanswered runs off Christian Friedrich in his first start of the season. Friedrich lasted 6 innings while allowing those 5 runs, but he looked pretty good outside of the horrid 6th inning he experienced. Anthony Bass took the ball for the Padres and pitched 7 innings of three run baseball which would have been good enough for a win if the pen hadn't imploded. Gregerson gets handed the loss in this game, but if it weren't for the dropped CarGo popup...the two out grand slam wouldn't have ever happened and the Padres would have won the game. But Tulowitzki worked his magic and willed the Rockies to victory in their home opener.

Game 2:

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Cuddyer proves to be Mr. Everything in 9-4 Win over Pads

San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies
Apr 6, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Diego (2-2)	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	4	12	0
Colorado (2-2)	0	0	2	0	4	2	1	0	x	9	14	0
W: Chris Volstad (1-0) L: Clayton Richard (0-1) S: Jeff Francis (1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SDG	COL
SDG	1	Denorfia Triples, Quentin Scores	1	0
COL	3	Young Jr Doubles to Left, Torrealba Scores	1	1
COL	3	Tulwitzki Singles to Center, Young Jr Scores	1	2
COL	6	Cuddyer Triples to Right Center, Gonzalez and Tulowitzki Score	1	4
SDG	6	Fowler Homers to Left Center, Cuddyer Scores	1	6
SDG	7	Gyorko Singles to Right, Denorfia and Headley Score	3	6
COL	7	Cuddyer Doubles to Center, Tulowitzki Scores	3	7
COL	7	Torrealba Singles to Right, Cuddyer Scores	3	8
SDG	8	Denorfia SAC Fly, Quentin Scores	4	8
COL	8	Pacheco Singles to Center, Young Jr. Scores	4	9

Wow, Michael Cuddyer was definitely the player of the game in this one for me. He went 4-4, a homer short of the cycle with 3 RBIs and this throw he made in the 9th inning ended the game as he nailed Alonso at the plate to finish it. Chris Volstad pitched a pretty solid 6 innings of 3 run ball for me enroute to his first victory of the season. Jeff Francis nailed down 3 innings of relief to pick up a save and things are looking up now that the Rocks are at home.

Game 3:

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Lueb-tacular: Luebke Handcuffs Rockies in Series Finale

San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies
Apr 7, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Diego (2-2)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	9	0
Colorado (2-2)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	0
W: Cory Luebke (2-0) L: Jhoulys Chacin (0-1) S: Houston Street (2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SDG	COL
COL	5	Rutledge Homers to Right	0	1
SDG	6	Quentin Doubles to Left Center, Alonso Scores	1	1
SDG	6	Denorfia Singles to Right, Headley Scores	2	1

And this surprises nobody: the Rockies get rolling for a couple games and then run into a bulldog on the mound in Cory Luebke. Luebke stifled the dominant Rockies offense and held them to a lone run over his 6.2 innings of work before the Padres bullpen finally held a lead in the series. Josh Rutledge hit his first homer of the season in this game but it wasn't enough to lead the Rockies past Luebke. Jhoulys Chacin (0-1) is the tough luck loser as he tossed 7 innings of 2 run baseball, but ended up taking his first loss of the season anyways. The Rockies after a 2-1 home stand head to San Fran to play the defending champion Giants for 3 games.

Giants Series

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Game 1:

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Ex-Squeeze Me: Blanco Squeeze Bunt Pinches Rockies in 10

Rockies at Giants |
Apr 8, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Colorado (3-3)	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	4	0
San Francisco (4-2)	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	9	0
W: George Kontos (1-0) L: Jeff Francis (0-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			COL	SFO
COL	2	Cuddyer Triples to Right Center, Rosario Scores	1	0
COL	2	Nelson SAC Fly, Cuddyer Scores	2	0
SFO	2	Sandoval Homers to Left	2	1
SFO	2	Pence Homers to Right	2	2
SFO	6	Posey Singles to Left, Pagan Scores	3	2
COL	7	Rosario Grounds into a Fielder's Choice, Gonzalez Scores	3	3
SFO	10	Blanco Squeeze Bunt, Torres Scores	3	4

This loss hurts, not because JDR pitched 5 solid innings of 2 run ball (granted he was in and out of trouble the whole time, but that isn't the point) but more because of the way the Rockies lost. They lost via a squeeze bunt...a stinking suicide squeeze is how this epic game ended. Bochy definitely outsmarted us here because I was not expecting that at all. The offense did enough off Madison Bumgarner to knock him out, but not enough to power us past the defending World Champs, whose bullpen was spectacular in this game after Bumgarner left. The thing that killed us in this one were the 2nd inning homers by the Giants, since Sandoval and Pence hit hanging sliders a long long way. If JDR could have kept just one of those down, this game would have probably gone differently.

Game 2:

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Belt's Spectacular Catch in Vain as Rockies Win a Close One 3-1

Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants
Apr 9, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Colorado (3-4)	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	10	1
San Francisco (5-2)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
W: Juan Nicasio (1-0) L: Tim Lincecum (1-1) S: Rafael Betancourt (2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			COL	SFO
COL	3	Gonzalez Homers to Right Center, Young Jr. Scores	2	0
COL	5	Colvin Singles to Center, Gonzalez Scores	3	0
SFO	5	Pence Homers to Left	3	1

Juan Nicasio has been the best pitcher on the staff so far in the young season. Juan pitched 7 sparkling innings against the best team in the division (until someone dethrones them), allowing his lone run on a Pence dinger. Carlos Gonzalez hit his 2nd homer of the season, this one a 2 run shot off Tim Lincecum that gave the Rockies the lead they would need to win the game. Gonzalez also scored the other run of the game on a Colvin base hit later in the game. Lincecum pitched very well except for the longball to CarGo, but takes the loss due to the gem turned in by his counterpart. Rafael Betancourt picks up the save after Brother and Escalona bridged the gap to the 9th inning.

Game 3:

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Vogelsong Masterpiece Silences Rocks in Series Finale
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Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants
Apr 10, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Colorado (3-4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	1
San Francisco (5-2)	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	10	0
W: Ryan Vogelsong (1-0) L: Christian Friedrich (0-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			COL	SFO
SFO	1	Posey Singles to Center, Scutaro Scores	0	1
SFO	1	Sandoval Triples to Left Center, Posey Scores	0	2
SFO	1	Pence Doubles to Right, Sandoval Scores	0	3
SFO	5	Arias Singles to Center, Pence Scores	0	4
COL	8	Garland Doubles to Right Center, Rutledge Scores	1	4

Vogelsong twirled himself a beautiful complete game, 7 hitter today in the series finale against Colorado. Vogelsong punched out 4 batters and gave up a lone run in the 8th inning when relief pitcher Jon Garland laced a double to the wall driving in Josh Rutledge. Christian Friedrich allowed 3 first inning runs to the Giants who pounced on him early, however he did settle into a grove and go 5 innings of 4 run baseball. The story today is definitely Vogelsong though, who at one point had retired 17 batters in a row before Rutledge singled off him in the 8th inning. The Rocks now head to San Diego to play the very same Padres who they slammed at Coors not even a week ago