Marlins 12, 
Rockies 2
| W: | A. Sanchez (1-0) |
| L: | J. De La Rosa (5-6) |
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| W Taveras CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| J Grilli P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-C Barmes PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| T Tulowitzki SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .234 |
| M Holliday LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .343 |
| S Smith LF-CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .263 |
| B Hawpe RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .279 |
| G Atkins 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .301 |
| L Vizcaino P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Sullivan LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| I Stewart 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .313 |
| Y Torrealba C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .251 |
| O Quintanilla 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .264 |
| J De La Rosa P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 |
| K Wells P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| a-J Baker PH-1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .282 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | |
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for K Wells in the 6th b-fouled out to first for J Grilli in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING RBI: I Stewart (20), O Quintanilla (13) S: K Wells 2-out RBI: O Quintanilla Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Baker 2, T Tulowitzki 1, O Quintanilla 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (T Tulowitzki-O Quintanilla-G Atkins). | ||||||||
| Colorado Rockies | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J De La Rosa (L, 5-6) | 1.2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 65-33 | 6.94 |
| K Wells | 3.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 71-40 | 5.68 |
| L Vizcaino | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25-15 | 6.35 |
| J Grilli | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-14 | 3.71 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 187-102 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Cantu (By J De La Rosa) Batters faced: J De La Rosa 14; K Wells 17; L Vizcaino 5; J Grilli 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J De La Rosa 0-1; K Wells 6-2; L Vizcaino 1-0; J Grilli 1-2 Game Scores: J De La Rosa 16 | |||||||||
| Florida Marlins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| H Ramirez SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .297 |
| A Amezaga SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| J Hermida RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 |
| J Cantu 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 |
| J Willingham LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .277 |
| L Gonzalez LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| D Uggla 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .271 |
| W Helms 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .245 |
| C Ross CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .253 |
| J Baker C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .204 |
| A Sanchez P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 |
| J Miller P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| J Nelson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Uggla (27, J De La Rosa); J Hermida (21, J Grilli) HR: J Cantu (19, 1st inning off J De La Rosa 0 on, 2 Out); H Ramirez (25, 5th inning off K Wells 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Cantu (62), H Ramirez 2 (49), J Hermida 2 (49), J Willingham (28), D Uggla 2 (67), C Ross (54), J Baker 2 (11), W Helms (26) S: A Sanchez 2-out RBI: J Cantu, H Ramirez, J Hermida 2, J Willingham, D Uggla 2, C Ross, J Baker 2 GIDP: J Willingham Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: H Ramirez 1, J Baker 2, A Sanchez 1, W Helms 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Willingham (2, 2nd base by J De La Rosa) | ||||||||
| Florida Marlins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Sanchez (W, 1-0) | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 95-56 | 3.18 |
| J Miller | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35-22 | 4.09 |
| J Nelson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 1.55 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 139-84 | |
| PITCHING HBP: Y Torrealba (By A Sanchez); C Sullivan (By J Miller) Batters faced: A Sanchez 26; J Miller 9; J Nelson 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Sanchez 6-7; J Miller 1-3; J Nelson 1-2 Game Scores: A Sanchez 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| COL | FLA | |||
 | 1st | J Cantu homered to left center. | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | H Ramirez walked, W Helms scored, C Ross to third, J Baker to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | J Hermida singled to center, C Ross and J Baker scored, H Ramirez to third. | 0 | 4 |
| 2nd | J Willingham walked, H Ramirez scored, J Hermida to third, J Cantu to second. | 0 | 5 |
| 2nd | D Uggla doubled to deep left, J Hermida and J Cantu scored, J Willingham to third. | 0 | 7 |
 | 4th | I Stewart singled to right, M Holliday scored, B Hawpe to third. | 1 | 7 |
| 4th | C Ross walked, J Hermida scored, D Uggla to third, W Helms to second. | 1 | 8 |
| 4th | J Baker singled to left, D Uggla and W Helms scored, C Ross to second. | 1 | 10 |
| 5th | H Ramirez homered to left. | 1 | 11 |
| 6th | O Quintanilla singled to left, S Smith scored, I Stewart to third, Y Torrealba to second. | 2 | 11 |
| 8th | W Helms singled to left, J Hermida scored, L Gonzalez to third, D Uggla to second. | 2 | 12 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 44 MINUTE DELAY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Land Shark Stadium, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 13,634 (35.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:12 |
| Weather | 88 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Alfonso Marquez, First Base - Mike Reilly, Second Base - Bob Davidson, Third Base - Rob Drake |
MLB Scores
Thursday, July 31st 2008
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 |
| Chi Cubs | 11 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 9 |
| LA Angels | 12 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Colorado | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 12 |
| Seattle | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 10 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 1 |