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Bettis bests Giants for Rockies’ first CG of ’16
- Updated: September 6, 2016
DENVER — Rockies right-hander Chad Bettis pitched the game of his life Monday with a two-hit shutout in a 6-0 win over the Giants.
Bettis didn’t allow a baserunner until there were two outs in the fifth inning and pitched the first two-hit shutout for the Rockies since Jason Marquis blanked the Dodgers on June 30, 2009.
“Everything was working,” Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. “He was commanding the fastball and using the curveball and changeup really well. He was commanding the secondary stuff. He could throw any pitch at any time for a strike, and when you do that, you win.”
Bettis struck out seven — one short of his career high — and garnered a season-high 15 groundouts against just two flyouts. The Giants didn’t hit a ball out of the infield until the fourth inning, when Denard Span flied out to left field.
“I think the best feel for stuff, maybe not the best stuff,” Bettis said. “I was just trying to get outs. The fact that they were beating the ball into the ground …
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