SAN DIEGO -- Ryan Hanigan made a big impression in his first game with the Rockies.
The veteran catcher was summoned Wednesday and led Colorado on Thursday with an RBI infield single in the 11th inning of a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.
"What a game he had coming in from our Triple-A (Albuquerque) team and contributing with a veteran game behind the plate with a rookie pitcher and multiple relief pitchers that he hasn't caught," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "That is not easy."
Hanigan, who also homered, grounded a ball up the middle that Erick Aybar fielded but could not flip to Cory Spangenberg at second for a force. That allowed Ian Desmond to score.
"It was in the right spot," Black said.
So was Hanigan, who had three hits, during numerous key moments in the game.
"It was a fun day for me, for sure," he said.
Chad Qualls (1-0) pitched the 10th for the win. Greg Holland followed for his 12th save, although the potential tying run did reach base.
Brad Hand (0-1) took the loss.
Adam Ottavino walked the bases loaded in the eighth and Yangervis Solarte tied it off reliever Jake McGee. Solarte narrowly beat a relay on his potential double-play grounder to even the score.
Rookie Kyle Freeland finished with 6 1/3 innings and was charged with one run and three hits. He notched four strikeouts and two walks, but Colorado's stellar bullpen couldn't keep down San Diego.
"Kyle doesn't pitch like a rookie or act like a rookie," Hanigan said. "He's got a bright future."
The Padres finally got to Freeland in the seventh, chasing him after Hunter Renfroe's RBI double sliced the deficit to 2-1. Freeland was lifted after his one-out walk to Ryan Schimpf, but relievers Scott Oberg and Ottavino sat down pinch-hitters Spangenberg and Hector Sanchez.
Hanigan, who spent last year with the Red Sox and hit one home run in 105 at-bats, smacked a seventh-inning solo homer, his first of the year, pushing the Rockies ahead 2-0. Reliever Ryan Buchter elevated a 91 mph fastball and Hanigan got just enough of it to clear the fence in left, with the ball traveling 364 feet.
Freeland, who absorbed his lone loss this season when facing the Padres last month, retired 18 of the first 20 batters he faced. Of the two hits San Diego collected over that span, one was of the infield variety.
"In the first seven against Freeland we didn't really give ourselves much of a chance -- he pitched well," Padres manager Andy Green said.
San Diego's Luis Perdomo was strangely effective. Pitching from behind to many batters, he lasted six innings, charged with one run and five hits. His 90 pitches produced five strikeouts and two walks.
"I was feeling good," Perdomo said through a translator. "Every day I'm working hard in my bullpens to make sure that my pitches are working for my next start."
A struggling Perdomo had to wiggle from a jam in the third when he loaded the bases on a hit batter and two walks with one out. But he avoided the trouble by getting Desmond to ground into a double play.
The Rockies struck first in the second when Alexi Amarista, an ex-Padre, drove in Desmond with an RBI single. Desmond had the first of three consecutive singles, with Amarista's giving the Rockies a 1-0 lead.
Mark Reynolds had three hits for the Rockies.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP German Marquez (0-1, 7.20) begins a 10-game homestand in a start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. Marquez didn't figure into the decision when he pitched five innings and allowed six runs and seven hits when facing Arizona on Sunday.
Padres: RHP Jhoulys Chacin (3-3, 5.82) takes the hill as the Dodgers arrive to open a three-game series on Friday. Chacin has shined in two starts at Petco Park this season, winning both games while throwing scoreless ball in 14 2/3 innings.
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Colorado Rockies
The veteran catcher was summoned Wednesday and led Colorado on Thursday with an RBI infield single in the 11th inning of a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.
"What a game he had coming in from our Triple-A (Albuquerque) team and contributing with a veteran game behind the plate with a rookie pitcher and multiple relief pitchers that he hasn't caught," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "That is not easy."
Hanigan, who also homered, grounded a ball up the middle that Erick Aybar fielded but could not flip to Cory Spangenberg at second for a force. That allowed Ian Desmond to score.
"It was in the right spot," Black said.
So was Hanigan, who had three hits, during numerous key moments in the game.
"It was a fun day for me, for sure," he said.
Chad Qualls (1-0) pitched the 10th for the win. Greg Holland followed for his 12th save, although the potential tying run did reach base.
Brad Hand (0-1) took the loss.
Adam Ottavino walked the bases loaded in the eighth and Yangervis Solarte tied it off reliever Jake McGee. Solarte narrowly beat a relay on his potential double-play grounder to even the score.
Rookie Kyle Freeland finished with 6 1/3 innings and was charged with one run and three hits. He notched four strikeouts and two walks, but Colorado's stellar bullpen couldn't keep down San Diego.
"Kyle doesn't pitch like a rookie or act like a rookie," Hanigan said. "He's got a bright future."
The Padres finally got to Freeland in the seventh, chasing him after Hunter Renfroe's RBI double sliced the deficit to 2-1. Freeland was lifted after his one-out walk to Ryan Schimpf, but relievers Scott Oberg and Ottavino sat down pinch-hitters Spangenberg and Hector Sanchez.
Hanigan, who spent last year with the Red Sox and hit one home run in 105 at-bats, smacked a seventh-inning solo homer, his first of the year, pushing the Rockies ahead 2-0. Reliever Ryan Buchter elevated a 91 mph fastball and Hanigan got just enough of it to clear the fence in left, with the ball traveling 364 feet.
Freeland, who absorbed his lone loss this season when facing the Padres last month, retired 18 of the first 20 batters he faced. Of the two hits San Diego collected over that span, one was of the infield variety.
"In the first seven against Freeland we didn't really give ourselves much of a chance -- he pitched well," Padres manager Andy Green said.
San Diego's Luis Perdomo was strangely effective. Pitching from behind to many batters, he lasted six innings, charged with one run and five hits. His 90 pitches produced five strikeouts and two walks.
"I was feeling good," Perdomo said through a translator. "Every day I'm working hard in my bullpens to make sure that my pitches are working for my next start."
A struggling Perdomo had to wiggle from a jam in the third when he loaded the bases on a hit batter and two walks with one out. But he avoided the trouble by getting Desmond to ground into a double play.
The Rockies struck first in the second when Alexi Amarista, an ex-Padre, drove in Desmond with an RBI single. Desmond had the first of three consecutive singles, with Amarista's giving the Rockies a 1-0 lead.
Mark Reynolds had three hits for the Rockies.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP German Marquez (0-1, 7.20) begins a 10-game homestand in a start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. Marquez didn't figure into the decision when he pitched five innings and allowed six runs and seven hits when facing Arizona on Sunday.
Padres: RHP Jhoulys Chacin (3-3, 5.82) takes the hill as the Dodgers arrive to open a three-game series on Friday. Chacin has shined in two starts at Petco Park this season, winning both games while throwing scoreless ball in 14 2/3 innings.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Perdomo pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Blackmon struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| González grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Margot lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Aybar grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Myers grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luis Perdomo pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Desmond reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds singled to left center, Desmond to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Amarista singled to right, Desmond scored, Reynolds to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Hanigan struck out swinging. Reynolds out at third. | 1 | 0 |
| Freeland popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Solarte flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Renfroe popped out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Schimpf popped out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Perdomo pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Blackmon hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop, Blackmon to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Arenado walked. | 1 | 0 |
| González walked, Blackmon to third, Arenado to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Desmond grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, González out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Hedges grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Blash reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Perdomo sacrificed to catcher, Blash to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Margot grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luis Perdomo pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Reynolds lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Amarista grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Hanigan grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Aybar flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Myers singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Myers stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| Solarte flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Renfroe grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luis Perdomo pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Freeland struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Blackmon grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Schimpf struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Hedges struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Blash struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luis Perdomo pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Arenado grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| González struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Desmond singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Desmond caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Córdoba hit for Perdomo. | 1 | 0 |
| Córdoba struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Margot grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Aybar grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Buchter pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Buchter relieved Perdomo. | 1 | 0 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Amarista lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Hanigan homered to left (374 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Freeland struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Myers grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Solarte walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Renfroe doubled to deep right center, Solarte scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Schimpf walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Oberg relieved Freeland. | 2 | 1 |
| Spangenberg hit for Hedges. | 2 | 1 |
| Spangenberg struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Sánchez hit for Blash. | 2 | 1 |
| Dunn relieved Oberg. | 2 | 1 |
| Sánchez grounded into fielder's choice to second, Schimpf out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Torres pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Spangenberg in left field. | 2 | 1 |
| Sánchez catching. | 2 | 1 |
| Torres relieved Buchter. | 2 | 1 |
| Blackmon grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| LeMahieu singled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| González lined out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Adam Ottavino pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Ottavino relieved Dunn. | 2 | 1 |
| Sardiñas hit for Torres. | 2 | 1 |
| Sardiñas walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Margot walked, Sardiñas to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Aybar flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Sardiñas to third, Margot to second on wild pitch by Ottavino. | 2 | 1 |
| Myers walked. | 2 | 1 |
| McGee relieved Ottavino. | 2 | 1 |
| Solarte grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Sardiñas scored, Myers out at second, Margot to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Renfroe popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Maurer pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Maurer relieved Torres. | 2 | 2 |
| Sardiñas at second base. | 2 | 2 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Reynolds singled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Amarista grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Reynolds out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Story at shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Amarista in right field. | 2 | 2 |
| Schimpf struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Spangenberg singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Sánchez fouled out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| Sardiñas singled to left, Spangenberg to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Margot walked, Spangenberg to third, Sardiñas to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Aybar flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Brad Hand pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Hand relieved Maurer. | 2 | 2 |
| Hanigan singled to shallow left. | 2 | 2 |
| Valaika hit for McGee. | 2 | 2 |
| Valaika bunt popped out foul to first. | 2 | 2 |
| Blackmon struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| LeMahieu grounded into fielder's choice to second, Hanigan out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Chad Qualls pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Qualls relieved McGee. | 2 | 2 |
| Myers reached on bunt single to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Hand sacrificed to catcher, Myers to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Renfroe flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Schimpf walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Spangenberg flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Brad Hand pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Arenado popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Story walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Desmond grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Story out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| Reynolds singled to center, Desmond to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Amarista walked, Desmond to third, Reynolds to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Hanigan reached on infield single to shortstop, Desmond scored, Reynolds to third, Amarista to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Parra hit for Qualls. | 3 | 2 |
| Parra flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Holland relieved Qualls. | 3 | 2 |
| Parra in right field. | 3 | 2 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Sardiñas flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Margot reached on infield single to pitcher. | 3 | 2 |
| Aybar struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Colorado Rockies
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmon CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .292 | .338 | .583 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .269 | .358 | .361 |
| Arenado 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .288 | .347 | .586 |
| González RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .200 | .268 | .310 |
Story SS
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .160 | .269 | .394 |
| Desmond LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .368 | .368 | .684 |
| Reynolds 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .307 | .366 | .594 |
| Amarista SS-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | .321 | .345 | .500 |
Holland P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hanigan C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 |
| Freeland P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
Oberg P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Dunn P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ottavino P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
McGee P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Valaika PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .333 | .471 |
Qualls P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Parra PH-RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .268 | .302 | .402 |
| Totals | 40 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 168 | |||
| a-bunt popped out foul to first for J Mcgee in the 10th b-flied out to left for C Qualls in the 11th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Hanigan (1, 7th inning off Buchter 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Amarista (6), Hanigan 2 (2) 2-out RBI: Hanigan 2 GIDP: Desmond, Amarista Rockies RISP: 2-6 (Hanigan 1-2, Desmond 0-1, Amarista 1-1, Parra 0-1, Freeland 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Desmond (1, 2nd base by Perdomo/Hedges) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Petco Park, San Diego, CA |
| Attendance | 16,356 (39.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:13 |
| Weather | 71 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Clint Fagan, First Base - Manny Gonzalez, Second Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base - Mark Carlson |
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