Clark clubs D-backs past Rox
Helton hot, Kim cold in loss By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
Todd Helton hit a solo home run -- his first since Sept. 10 -- and collected two RBIs to finish the series against the Diamondbacks 6-for-13 with six RBIs. But Byung-Hyun Kim allowed five runs in three-plus innings before departing with a thumb injury in a loss to Arizona.
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Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 4
Tony Clark is congratulated after the first of his two homers on Sunday. (Roy Dabner/AP)
Clark carries D-backs to win By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
Tony Clark launched a two-run homer to cap a four-run first inning and added a solo homer in the fourth to help lead the D-backs to a series-clinching win over the Rockies. Doug Davis scuffled in five innings, giving up four runs and scattering nine hits, to earn the win.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 15, 2007
Colorado
(5-7)
Lost 2
Arizona 6, Colorado 4
Today's Boxes 4/15/07
CLE 2, CWS 1
ATL 8, FLA 4
TOR 2, DET 1
TB 6, MIN 4
STL 10, MIL 2
CIN 1, CHC 0
OAK 5, NYY 4
SEA 14, TEX 6
LAD 9, SD 3
Arizona
(9-4)
Won 2
April 15, 2007
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Standings thru 4/15/07  | Gameday  | Rockies Stats  | Diamondbacks Stats
Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Taveras , CF3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .147
b-Mabry , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111
Affeldt , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carroll , 2B5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .389
Atkins , 3B5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .268
Helton , 1B4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .302
Holliday , LF2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .340
Baker , RF5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .438
Torrealba , C4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .300
Tulowitzki , SS2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .179
Kim , P2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Buchholz , P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Ramirez , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Hawpe , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
Finley , CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050
Totals 35 4 10 4 6 6 19
a-Flied out for Ramirez in the 8th. b-Lined out for Taveras in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Carroll (2, Davis), Atkins (2, Davis), Torrealba (1, Davis).HR : Helton (1, 3rd inning off Davis, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Carroll 3; Atkins 3; Helton 5; Holliday; Torrealba 3; Tulowitzki.RBI : Atkins (5), Helton 2 (8), Taveras (1).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Torrealba; Kim; Buchholz; Mabry; Baker.S : Taveras.GIDP : Baker.Team LOB : 11.
Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Drew , SS4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .209
Callaspo , RF3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .297
Hudson , 2B3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .412
Tracy , 3B3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .267
Byrnes , CF3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .273
Clark , 1B3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .353
Hairston , LF3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .256
Snyder , C4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .208
Davis , P2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Nippert , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Barden , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
Pena , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lyon , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Jackson , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Valverde , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 6 8 6 5 4 13
a-Flied out for Nippert in the 6th. b-Flied out for Lyon in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Snyder (1, Buchholz).HR : Clark 2 (2, 1st inning off Kim, 1 on, 2 out; 4th inning off Kim, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Callaspo; Hudson 2; Tracy; Clark 8; Hairston; Snyder 2.RBI : Tracy (9), Byrnes (11), Clark 3 (6), Hairston (4).2-out RBI : Clark 2; Hairston.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Byrnes; Callaspo 2; Snyder; Tracy.SF : Tracy; Byrnes.Team LOB : 7. FIELDING PB : Snyder (3).DP : (Drew-Hudson-Clark).
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Davis (W, 1-1)5.0 9 4 4 4 3 1 3.38
Nippert (H, 1)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Pena (H, 1)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Lyon (H, 4)1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.29
Valverde (S, 6)1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.35
Kim pitched to 1 batter in the 4th. Balk : Davis.IBB : Clark (by Buchholz), Tulowitzki (by Davis).Pitches-strikes : Kim 65-35, Buchholz 54-30, Ramirez 19-10, Affeldt 7-6, Davis 112-60, Nippert 16-9, Pena 5-4, Lyon 13-9, Valverde 22-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Kim 1-6, Buchholz 3-4, Ramirez 1-2, Affeldt 1-2, Davis 6-6, Nippert 1-1, Pena 2-1, Lyon 1-2, Valverde 0-1.Batters faced : Kim 15, Buchholz 15, Ramirez 4, Affeldt 3, Davis 27, Nippert 3, Pena 3, Lyon 4, Valverde 5.Inherited runners-scored : Ramirez 2-0.Umpires : HP: CB Bucknor. 1B: Joe West. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Ed Hickox.Weather : 77 degrees, sunny.Wind : 16 mph, R to L.T : 3:07.Att : 21,925.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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