Rafael Betancourt Stats & Facts
Rafael Betancourt Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R 74 Weight: 215 Born: Tuesday, April 29, 1975 in Cumana, Sucre Venezuela Died: in , Debut: 7/13/2003 Last Game: 8/22/2015 Full Name: Rafael Jose Betancourt
The Tigers acquire closer Francisco Rodriguez from the Brewers
The Tigers acquire closer Francisco Rodriguez from the Brewers in return for IF Javier Betancourt and a player to be named. The Tigers had struggled to find a pitcher to fill the role all of last season following an ijury to veteran Joe Nathan.
Angel Pagan gives the Giants a 6 – 5 win over the Rockies with an inside-the-park walk-off home run in the 10th inning. The hit comes off Rafael Betancourt with Brandon Crawford on second base, after Troy Tulowitzkihad hit a solo homer in the top of the inning to give Colorado a 5 – 4 lead. It is the first game won on a walk-off inside-the-parker in Giants history, and the first in the majors since Rey Sanchez had such a hit on June 11, 2004.
Angel Pagan gives the Giants a 6 – 5 win over the Rockies with an inside-the-park walk-off home run in the 10th inning. The hit comes off Rafael Betancourt with Brandon Crawford on second base, after Troy Tulowitzkihad hit a solo homer in the top of the inning to give Colorado a 5 – 4 lead. It is the first game won on a walk-off inside-the-parker in Giants history, and the first in the majors since Rey Sanchez had such a hit on June 11, 2004.