HILLENBRAND BELTS 3 HRS AS D-BACKS POUND ROCKIES
14 TB Ties ML Single Game High
DENVER, June 30 (AP) - On the day that Ray Durham became the fourth major
leaguer to hit three home runs in a game this season, Shea Hillenbrand became
the fifth. Hillenbrand added a double to his trio of long balls and drove
in five runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-2 thumping of the Colorado
Rockies at Coors Field. The 14 total bases accrued by Hillenbrand sets a
new National League mark this season and ties the major league high set by Nomar
Garciaparra of the Boston Red Sox on May 14. Garciaparra hit three home
runs himself that day.
Hillenbrand's four safeties were part of a 16-hit Arizona attack that made a
winner of starter Elmer Dessens (10-4). Dessens worked seven strong
innings, surrendering just two runs on six hits.
The Diamondbacks set the tone early, scoring four runs in the first inning off
Darren Oliver (8-3). Matt Kata reached on Jose Uribe's error to start the
game and was doubled to third by Carlos Baerga. Alex Cintron then singled
both runners home to give Arizona a 2-0 lead. After Luis Gonzalez forced
Cintron at second on a grounder to third, Hillenbrand unloaded his first home
run of the game, putting the Diamondbacks on top 4-0.
The Rockies scored a run back in the second on Charles Johnson's 15th home run
of the season, but the Diamondbacks got it back in the third when, with two
outs, Hillenbrand doubled and scored on Steve Finley's single to center.
Todd Helton's solo homer in the bottom of the third drew the Rockies to within
5-2 but that's as close as they would get.
In the top of the fifth, with two outs and the bases empty, Hillenbrand launched
his second home run of the contest to put Arizona back on top by four runs.
The Diamondbacks blew the game open in the seventh and, once again, Hillenbrand
was right in the middle of it. Gonzalez led off with a base hit off
reliever Matt Miller and Hillenbrand followed by belting his third home run of
the game. The long ball--which came on a 2-2 count--landed nearly halfway
up the bleachers in left-center field and gave the Diamondbacks an 8-2
advantage. Finley followed with his eighth home run of the year to make
the score 9-2.
Hillenbrand had a shot at a fourth home run when he led off the top of the ninth
against Jose Jimenez, but popped to short. But Arizona still scored a
final run, when David Dellucci and Rod Barajas hit back-to-back two-out doubles.
6/30/2003, Ari03-Col03, Coors Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2003 Diamondbacks 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 10 16 0 8 0 2003 Rockies 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 7 0 Diamondbacks AB R H BI AVG Rockies AB R H BI AVG Kata 2b 4 1 0 0 .233 Uribe ss 4 0 0 0 .240 Baerga 1b 5 1 3 0 .349 Bellhorn 2b 3 0 1 0 .284 Cintron ss 5 0 1 1 .217 Helton 1b 4 1 2 1 .333 Gonzalez,L lf 5 2 1 1 .296 Wilson,Pr cf 4 0 1 0 .288 Mantei p 0 0 0 0 .000 Walker,L rf 4 0 0 0 .318 Hillenbrand 3b 5 4 4 5 .317 Payton lf 3 0 0 0 .271 Finley cf 5 1 3 2 .232 Norton,G 3b 4 0 0 0 .256 Hammock rf 4 0 1 0 .347 Johnson,C c 3 1 1 1 .262 Dellucci ph 1 1 1 0 .262 Oliver p 1 0 0 0 .212 Barajas c 5 0 2 1 .227 Cruz,N p 0 0 0 0 .294 Dessens p 4 0 0 0 .205 Vaughn,G ph 1 0 0 0 .200 Myers,M p 0 0 0 0 .000 Miller,M p 0 0 0 0 .000 McCracken ph 1 0 0 0 .188 Reed,S p 0 0 0 0 .000 44 10 16 10 Sweeney,Ma ph 1 0 1 0 .313 Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 .000 Jimenez,J p 0 0 0 0 1.000 Stynes ph 1 0 0 0 .285 33 2 6 2 Diamondbacks INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Dessens W 10-4 7.0 6 2 2 1 2 98 61 3.25 Myers,M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 7.24 Mantei 1.0 0 0 0 2 3 26 14 1.38 9.0 6 2 2 3 5 133 81 Rockies INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Oliver L 8-3 4.2 9 6 5 1 1 90 57 3.90 Cruz,N 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5.85 Miller,M 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 23 16 9.00 Reed,S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12 8 5.45 Fuentes 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 15 11 3.89 Jimenez,J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 20 13 6.29 9.0 16 10 9 1 3 161 106 Ari: Dellucci batted for Hammock in the 9th McCracken batted for Myers,M in the 9th Dellucci moved to rf in the 9th McCracken moved to lf in the 9th Col: Vaughn,G batted for Cruz,N in the 5th Sweeney,Ma batted for Reed,S in the 7th Stynes batted for Jimenez,J in the 9th E-Uribe, Wilson,Pr. 2B-Baerga(13), Hillenbrand(19), Barajas 2(10), Dellucci(12), Sweeney,Ma(11). HR-Hillenbrand 3(9), Finley(8), Helton(20), Johnson,C(15). RBI-Cintron(18), Gonzalez,L(46), Hillenbrand 5(46), Finley 2(26), Barajas(13), Helton(59), Johnson,C(48). SB-Kata(1). K-Barajas, Dessens 2, Wilson,Pr, Walker,L, Norton,G 2, Stynes. BB-Kata, Bellhorn, Payton, Johnson,C. BALK-Fuentes. GWRBI: Cintron Temperature: 89, Sky: clear, Wind: out to center at 11 MPH. Attendance: 19,091 Game Time: 3:04