Seattle Mariners vs Colorado Rockies
August 28, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1997 at Coors Field. The Colorado Rockies defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 5, Colorado Rockies 9

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 0 0 1
Kelly lf 5 1 2 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 4 1 2 1
Rodriguez ss 3 1 1 0
Buhner rf 3 1 2 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
Wilson c 4 0 0 0
Sheets 3b 3 0 0 0
  Sorrento ph 1 0 0 0
Olivares p 2 0 1 2
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Ducey ph,rf 2 1 2 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Weiss ss 3 2 1 0
Burks cf 4 1 2 0
  McCracken cf 1 0 0 0
Walker rf 5 0 1 1
Bichette lf 4 1 1 0
  Pulliam lf 0 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 4 3 3 3
Castilla 3b 3 1 1 0
Reed J. c 4 1 3 3
Perez 2b 4 0 0 0
Astacio p 3 0 0 0
  Reed S. p 0 0 0 0
  Helton ph 1 0 0 0
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 7
Seattle 020 000 0305103
Colorado 031 002 30x9120
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Olivares  L (6-9) 6.0 9 6 4 0 3
  Charlton   1.0 3 3 3 2 1
  Wells   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
9
7
2
5
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  W (8-9) 7.2 8 5 5 2 9
  Reed   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Holmes   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
9

  E–Cora (16), Rodriguez (23), Sheets (1).  DP–Seattle 1, Colorado 3.  2B–Colorado Galarraga (22,off Charlton).  3B–Seattle Ducey (1,off Astacio).  HR–Seattle Kelly (8,8th inning off Astacio 0 on, 1 out); E Martinez (24,8th inning off Astacio 0 on, 2 out), Colorado J Reed (12,2nd inning off Olivares 2 on, 1 out); Galarraga (35,6th inning off Olivares 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Cora (7,off Astacio).  HBP–Griffey (6,by Astacio); Weiss (2,by Wells).  CS–Griffey (4,2nd base by Astacio/J Reed).  WP–Charlton 2 (5), Astacio (5).  HBP–Wells (2,Weiss); Astacio (7,Griffey).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:37.  A–48,422.
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