The Rockies got off to a rocky (I know, bad pun) start when Jeff Francis was tagged for a run in the bottom of the first inning but he didn’t allow a run the rest of the way and the Rockies got the bats going in their 5-1 win. Troy Tulowitzki hit into a double play in the second that scored Todd Helton to tie it at 1-1 and then Kaz Matsui singled home a run and Brad Hawpe singled home two in the third to open the game up. The Rockies scored another run in the eighth inning on Conor Jackson’s erro but at that point, the run was unneccesary.
Hawpe reached base three times with two singles and a walk. Oddly, none of the eight Rockies hits were for extra bases, they just managed to bunch them up in that third inning when it counted.
Francis gave up the one run on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. Brian Fuentes and Manny Corpas once again got through the eighth and ninth respectively without giving up a run.
Game two is tonight. It’ll be Doug Davis for the Diamondbacks and Ubaldo Jimenez will throw for the Rockies. A 2-0 lead with both wins on the road sure would be nice.
