Week in Review April 26-May 2

The Rockies ended their first losing week of the year with a win to go 2-4 during the week. Meanwhile the West Leading Padres turned in a 5-2 week, the Giants went 4-2, and the Dodgers and D-Backs went 3-4.

Results:
April 26--D-BACKS 5 Rockies 3
April 27--D-Backs 1 ROCKIES 12
April 28--D-BACKS 12 Rockies 11 (10 Innings)
April 30--Rockies 2 GIANTS 5
May 1--Rockies 1 GIANTS 6
May 2--ROCKIES 4 Giants 1

This Week
May 3--Rockies @ Padres
May 4--Rockies @ Padres
May 5--Rockies @ Padres
May 7--Rockies @ Dodgers
May 8--Rockies @ Dodgers
May 9--Rockies @ Dodgers

The Rockies will complete their longest road trip before the All-Star Break and 2nd longest of the entire season this week, traveling to San Diego and Los Angeles. The following 5 weeks are one-week home stands followed by one week road trips, until June 15. The only road trip longer than this one will be from the All-Star break through July 26 an 11 game 3 city trip.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK:Jim Tracy moved Carlos Gonzalez to #5 in the order and then #3 and CarGo responded going 9 for 27 for a .333 average in the week, with 2 Homers, and 3 steals. He also had a double and triple among his 4 extra base hits. He scored 4 runs and knocked in 10 and leads the team with 17 RBI's on the year.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK: In 4 games during the week in which Ubaldo Jimenez was NOT the starter, the Rockies gave up 28 runs before Sunday. Jhoulys Chacin not only stopped the bleeding but shut the Giants down giving up one hit and striking out 7 in 7 full innings pitched, walking 3 and throwing 99 pitches. It was exciting to watch another young Rockies pitcher in the making.

STAT OF THE WEEKPrior to Sunday's game the Giants starters had had 13 straight games of giving up 2 runs or less. The Rockies got to Jonathan Sanchez today for a total of 3 Runs--two of them scoring AFTER Sanchez left the ballgame in the 5th inning.