WHALEHEAD LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/26/2024
 
WHALEHEAD LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 880 - SUNDAY, MAY 26TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Rockies (22-27) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 0
Detroit Tigers (30-20) 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 9 0
Rockies Come Up Short at Detroit, 4-3
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Colorado Rockies, 4-3, in National League action at Comerica Park. Detroit pitcher Shane Baz had a standout performance. Baz got the win, improving to 7-2. He allowed 4 hits and walked 2 over 5.2 innings. Baz allowed 2 runs. Diego Castillo finished the game for Detroit and earned his 3rd save.

Josh Naylor swatted a solo home run for Detroit in the bottom of the seventh. The first baseman went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and batted in 1.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Detroit manager Malcolm Thornton.

Detroit goes to 30-20. The win puts them 4½ games up in their division.
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Straw RF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .227 0 10
   a-A. Benintendi PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 8
B. Donovan 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .296 2 20
S. Ohtani LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .290 13 36
V. Pasquantino DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .247 4 24
K. Bryant 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 5 29
J. Crawford SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .287 6 31
L. Taveras CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .291 4 24
R. McGuire C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .240 2 14
I. Castillo 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .343 1 14
Totals 31 3 8 2 2 7 11      
a - A. Benintendi pinch hit for M. Straw in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Straw (6, 4th Inning off S. Baz, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Donovan (8, 4th Inning off S. Baz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Straw 3 , A. Benintendi , B. Donovan 2 , S. Ohtani , J. Crawford , L. Taveras , I. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Castillo
GIDP: B. Donovan , S. Ohtani
Sac Fly: V. Pasquantino
Hit by Pitch: L. Taveras
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Straw (5) , L. Taveras (16)
CS: J. Crawford (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Harris II CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .289 4 26
S. Steer 3B, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .310 10 28
J. Naylor 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .408 9 38
   a-M. Garcia 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
J. Walker RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .275 9 32
G. Moreno C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .196 2 5
M. Sano LF 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .228 9 20
M. Yoshida DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .258 0 1
D. Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 4 17
N. Hoerner 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244 1 13
Totals 32 4 9 3 3 6 17      
a - M. Garcia substituted for J. Naylor in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Naylor (13, 1st Inning off D. Rucinski, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Walker (3, 7th Inning off A. Morejon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sano (9, 2nd Inning off D. Rucinski, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Naylor (9, 7th Inning off A. Morejon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Harris II , S. Steer , J. Naylor 6 , J. Walker 2 , M. Sano 4 , M. Yoshida 2 , N. Hoerner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Naylor , G. Moreno , M. Yoshida , D. Swanson
Hit by Pitch: N. Hoerner
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Naylor-Swanson-Baz, Hoerner-Swanson-Steer)
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Rucinski L (1-3) 1.1 5 3 3 0 1 1 38 23 4.39   
P. Avila 3.0 2 0 0 3 2 0 54 29 8.10   
A. Morejon 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 27 13 8.71   
Y. Cano 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 30 20 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rucinski 27
Batters Faced: D. Rucinski 9, P. Avila 14, A. Morejon 8, Y. Cano 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rucinski 1-2, P. Avila 3-4, A. Morejon 0-4, Y. Cano 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rucinski 38-23, P. Avila 54-29, A. Morejon 27-13, Y. Cano 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Avila 2-1 , A. Morejon 2-0 , Y. Cano 1-0
WP: D. Rucinski
Hit Batsmen: A. Morejon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Baz W (7-2) 5.2 4 2 2 2 6 0 93 55 2.01   
B. Martin H (5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 16 2.84   
D. Floro H (6) 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 23 12 4.03   
D. Castillo SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Baz 57
Batters Faced: S. Baz 21, B. Martin 5, D. Floro 6, D. Castillo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Baz 5-4, B. Martin 1-2, D. Floro 2-1, D. Castillo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Baz 93-55, B. Martin 22-16, D. Floro 23-12, D. Castillo 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Martin 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Castillo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shane Baz
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 27364
Special Notes: SP Drew Rucinski was injured while pitching.
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