Guardians 2 - 4 Rockies
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Francis hoping to improve home record vs. Indians

Jun 18, 2008 - 2:00 PM Cleveland (33-38) at Colorado (29-42) 9:05 p.m. EDT

DENVER (Ticker) -- Jeff Francis hopes the Colorado Rockies can continue their sudden resurgence against the Cleveland Indians when the teams continue a three-game interleague series on Wednesday.

The Rockies pounded out a season-high 17 hits en route to a 10-2 victory over the Indians during the series opener on Tuesday, snapping a two-game losing streak at home while earning their first win against Cleveland in six meetings.

The win also helped Colorado improve to 9-4 since dropping a season-high eight straight games from May 26 to June 2.

Francis (2-6, 5.49 ERA) will need a similar offensive outburst from his teammates on Wednesday if he hopes to improve his dismal home record. The 27-year-old lefthander is just 1-4 with a 5.79 ERA in seven starts at Coors Field this season and has lost each of his last two outings here.

Aaron Laffey (4-3, 2.83) counters for the Indians after a pair of stellar outings. Laffey, 23, has allowed just three runs and 11 hits over his last 12 2/3 innings, earning a 1-0 record over that span.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 1
    COLORADO 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 x 4 9 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CLE - AARON LAFFEY, RAFAEL BETANCOURT (7TH) AND KELLY SHOPPACH
    COL - JEFF FRANCIS, JASON GRILLI (7TH), TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ
    (8TH), BRIAN FUENTES (9TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA

    Jun 18 11:46 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY RYAN SPILBORGHS SCORED WILLY TAVERAS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
    COLORADO 4 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.326, 1-FOR-2, BB)

    Guardians 2, Rockies 4  Bot 7, 0 OutsJun 18 11:14 PM
  • 14
    roots
    RUWTbot Took away 35 roots

    Guardians 2, Rockies 4  Bot 7, 0 OutsJun 18 11:14 PM
  • 49
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 44 roots (Close Finish)

    Guardians 2, Rockies 3  Bot 7, 0 OutsJun 18 11:03 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY SHIN-SOO CHOO SCORED CASEY BLAKE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K SHOPPACH ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
    COLORADO 3 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.267, 1-FOR-2, HBP)

    Guardians 2, Rockies 3  Top 7, 0 OutsJun 18 11:00 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY OMAR QUINTANILLA SCORED JEFF BAKER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, O QUINTANILLA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
    COLORADO 3 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J FRANCIS (.143, 0-FOR-1, SAC)

    Guardians 1, Rockies 3  Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 18 10:44 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JAMEY CARROLL SCORED GRADY SIZEMORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CARROLL ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
    COLORADO 2 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: B FRANCISCO (.308, 0-FOR-2)

    Guardians 1, Rockies 2  Top 6, 0 OutsJun 18 10:27 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JEFF BAKER (3) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    4TH OFF AARON LAFFEY.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0, COLORADO 2
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C IANNETTA (.277, 0-FOR-0, HBP)

    Guardians 0, Rockies 2  Bot 4, 0 OutsJun 18 10:03 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY OMAR QUINTANILLA SCORED JEFF BAKER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, O QUINTANILLA ON SECOND, C IANNETTA ON
    THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
    COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J FRANCIS (.150, 0 HR, 1 RBI)

    Guardians 0, Rockies 1  Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 18 9:33 PM

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