GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (74-69) at PHILADELPHIA (76-67)

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

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COLORADO 8
PHILADELPHIA 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

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COLORADO (8) AT PHILADELPHIA (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
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COLORADO 1ST: C Sullivan struck out swinging. T Tulowitzki homered to
left. M Holliday struck out swinging. T Helton singled to center. G Atkins
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

COLORADO 4TH: T Helton homered to right. G Atkins popped out to shortstop.
B Hawpe flied out to right. Y Torrealba struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) COLORADO 2, PHILADELPHIA 0.

COLORADO 6TH: T Tulowitzki walked. M Holliday homered to left,
T Tulowitzki scored. K Davis relieved A Eaton. T Helton singled to center.
G Atkins singled to center, T Helton to second. B Hawpe flied out to center,
T Helton to third. Y Torrealba singled to center, T Helton scored, G Atkins to
second. G Geary relieved K Davis. J Carroll walked, G Atkins to third,
Y Torrealba to second. J Koshansky hit for F Morales. J Koshansky hit sacrifice
fly to left, G Atkins scored. C Sullivan grounded out to second. (4 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 6, PHILADELPHIA 0.

COLORADO 7TH: T Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. M Holliday hit by
pitch. M Holliday stole second. T Helton intentionally walked. G Atkins
doubled to right, M Holliday scored, T Helton to third. B Hawpe intentionally
walked. Y Torrealba grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
B Hawpe out at second.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 7, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: J Affeldt relieved R Speier. J Rollins homered to left.
C Utley singled to center. P Burrell struck out swinging. R Howard grounded
out to second, C Utley to second. A Rowand safe at first on throwing error by
shortstop C Barmes, C Utley scored. L Hawkins relieved J Affeldt. J Werth
walked, A Rowand to second. G Dobbs hit for W Helms. G Dobbs grounded out to
first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) COLORADO 7, PHILADELPHIA 2.

COLORADO 9TH: G Dobbs at third base. F Castro relieved F Rosario.
M Holliday homered to left. T Helton struck out looking. Colorado's Coach
J Quirk ejected by M Dimuro. Colorado's Manager C Hurdle ejected by
J Hirschbeck. G Atkins walked. B Hawpe struck out swinging. Y Torrealba
flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 8, PHILADELPHIA 2.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

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COLORADO (8) AT PHILADELPHIA (2) - EVENT LOG
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Colorado Starting Lineups -- C Sullivan CF, T Tulowitzki SS, M Holliday LF,
T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, Y Torrealba C, J Carroll 2B, F Morales LHP.

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, C Utley 2B, P Burrell LF,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, J Werth RF, W Helms 3B, C Ruiz C, A Eaton RHP.

Umpires -- Mike Dimuro (HP), Bill Welke (1B), John Hirschbeck (2B), Wally Bell (3B).

Gametime Weather: 73 degrees, Overcast, wind out to right at 11 mph.


COLORADO 1ST: C Sullivan struck out swinging. T Tulowitzki homered to
left. M Holliday struck out swinging. T Helton singled to center. G Atkins
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins popped out to first. C Utley flied out to
right. P Burrell walked. R Howard flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

COLORADO 2ND: B Hawpe singled to center. Y Torrealba struck out swinging.
B Hawpe caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. J Carroll flied out to
left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: A Rowand grounded out to shortstop. J Werth grounded out
to shortstop. W Helms singled to right. C Ruiz grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

COLORADO 3RD: F Morales grounded out to second. C Sullivan walked.
T Tulowitzki struck out swinging. M Holliday grounded into fielder's choice to
third, C Sullivan out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: A Eaton struck out looking. J Rollins struck out
swinging. C Utley flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

COLORADO 4TH: T Helton homered to right. G Atkins popped out to shortstop.
B Hawpe flied out to right. Y Torrealba struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) COLORADO 2, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: P Burrell doubled to left. R Howard struck out swinging.
A Rowand grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, P Burrell out at third.
J Werth singled to center, A Rowand to second. W Helms struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, PHILADELPHIA 0.

COLORADO 5TH: J Carroll lined out to second. F Morales reached on infield
single to catcher. C Sullivan grounded into double play, second to shortstop
to first, F Morales out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: C Ruiz fouled out to first. A Eaton flied out to right.
J Rollins popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

COLORADO 6TH: T Tulowitzki walked. M Holliday homered to left,
T Tulowitzki scored. K Davis relieved A Eaton. T Helton singled to center.
G Atkins singled to center, T Helton to second. B Hawpe flied out to center,
T Helton to third. Y Torrealba singled to center, T Helton scored, G Atkins to
second. G Geary relieved K Davis. J Carroll walked, G Atkins to third,
Y Torrealba to second. J Koshansky hit for F Morales. J Koshansky hit sacrifice
fly to left, G Atkins scored. C Sullivan grounded out to second. (4 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 6, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: M Herges relieved F Morales. C Utley flied out to center.
P Burrell walked. R Howard struck out swinging. A Rowand grounded out to
third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 6, PHILADELPHIA 0.

COLORADO 7TH: T Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. M Holliday hit by
pitch. M Holliday stole second. T Helton intentionally walked. G Atkins
doubled to right, M Holliday scored, T Helton to third. B Hawpe intentionally
walked. Y Torrealba grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
B Hawpe out at second.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 7, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: R Speier relieved M Herges. C Barmes at shortstop.
J Werth grounded out to third. W Helms grounded out to second. C Ruiz walked.
P LaForest hit for G Geary. P LaForest struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 7, PHILADELPHIA 0.

COLORADO 8TH: F Rosario relieved G Geary. J Carroll grounded out to
shortstop. C Barmes flied out to right. C Sullivan doubled to deep left.
I Stewart hit for R Speier. I Stewart struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) COLORADO 7, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: J Affeldt relieved R Speier. J Rollins homered to left.
C Utley singled to center. P Burrell struck out swinging. R Howard grounded
out to second, C Utley to second. A Rowand safe at first on throwing error by
shortstop C Barmes, C Utley scored. L Hawkins relieved J Affeldt. J Werth
walked, A Rowand to second. G Dobbs hit for W Helms. G Dobbs grounded out to
first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) COLORADO 7, PHILADELPHIA 2.

COLORADO 9TH: G Dobbs at third base. F Castro relieved F Rosario.
M Holliday homered to left. T Helton struck out looking. Colorado's Coach
J Quirk ejected by M Dimuro. Colorado's Manager C Hurdle ejected by
J Hirschbeck. G Atkins walked. B Hawpe struck out swinging. Y Torrealba
flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 8, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: O Quintanilla at second base. M Corpas relieved
L Hawkins. G Atkins at first base. J Carroll at third base. C Ruiz grounded out
to third. S Victorino hit for F Castro. S Victorino lined out to pitcher.
J Rollins grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 8,
PHILADELPHIA 2.</div>

 

Rockies use long ball to topple Phillies

<h3>COLORADO 8, PHILADELPHIA 2</h3>By Vince DiGregorio
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The Colorado Rockies played long ballat Citizens Bank Park.


Matt Holiday hit two homers and drove in three runs while TroyTulowitzki and Todd Helton added solo shots as the Rockiesdefeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-2, on Tuesday in a battlebetween National League wild card contenders.


The win pulled the Rockies (74-69) within three games of the SanDiego Padres (77-65) in the NL wild card race. The Phillies(76-67) dropped two behind San Diego, pending the outcome of thegame between San Diego and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Franklin Morales (1-2) earned his first major-league win. The21-year-old went five innings and allowed only three hits with awalk and three strikeouts.


Tulowitzki gave Colorado a 1-0 lead in the first inning with his21st home run of the season. He lined a 1-0 pitch fromPhillies starter Adam Eaton just over the fence in left field.

Helton led off the fourth with his 13th homer after driving a2-1 pitch into the second deck down the right field line to makeit, 2-0.


Bad baserunning prevented Philadelphia from getting on the boardin the fourth. Pat Burrell led off with a double, but one outlater, made an ill-advised attempt to advance to third on AaronRowand's grounder to short and was thrown out.


Jayson Werth followed with a single before Wes Helms struck outswinging to end the inning.


Colorado broke the game open with four runs in the sixth inningto take a 6-0 lead. Tulowitzki walked to start the frame beforeHolliday hit a 1-0 pitch over the left field fence for a homerun that made it 4-0.


Kane Davis replaced Eaton and surrendered singles to three ofthe next four batters, culminated by a RBI single by YorvitTorrealba. Later in the inning, pinch hitter Joe Koshansky hita sacrifice fly off Geoff Geary to make it, 6-0.


Eaton (9-9) went five-plus innings and allowed four runs on sixhits.


Garrett Atkins' RBI double upped the Rockies advantage to 7-0 inthe seventh inning.


Jimmy Rollins got the Phillies on the board when he led off theeighth with his 27th home run of the season. Clint Barnes'throwing error scored an unearned run to make it 7-2.

Holliday led off the ninth inning by hitting Fabvio Castro'sfirst pitch down the left field line for his second homer of thegame and 29th of the season to make it 8-2.


For Holliday, it was his eighth career multi-homer game.

 

Rockies use long ball to topple Phillies

<h3>COLORADO 8, PHILADELPHIA 2</h3>By Vince DiGregorio
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The Colorado Rockies played long ball atCitizens Bank Park.


Matt Holliday hit two homers and drove in three runs while TroyTulowitzki and Todd Helton added solo shots as the Rockiesdefeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-2, on Tuesday in a battlebetween National League wild card contenders.


The win pulled the Rockies (75-69) within three games of the SanDiego Padres (77-65) in the NL wild card race. The Phillies(76-68) dropped two behind San Diego, pending the outcome of thegame between San Diego and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

"I think the rest of the season, every game we play is veryimportant," Holliday said. "There's so many teams that are rightthere for the wild card that if we don't win consistently, itwill be very difficult for us."


Franklin Morales (1-2) earned his first major-league win. The21-year-old went five innings and allowed only three hits with awalk and three strikeouts.


Tulowitzki gave Colorado a 1-0 lead in the first inning with his21st home run of the season. He lined a 1-0 pitch fromPhillies starter Adam Eaton just over the fence in left field.

"Tulo set the tone for us and we came out and swung the batslike we're capable of," Helton said.


Helton led off the fourth with his 13th homer after driving a2-1 pitch into the second deck down the right field line to makeit, 2-0.


"(Helton) is a great player," Holliday said. "The stats proveit. Watching him play day in and day out proves it."

Bad baserunning prevented Philadelphia from getting on the boardin the fourth. Pat Burrell led off with a double, but one outlater, made an ill-advised attempt to advance to third on AaronRowand's grounder to short and was thrown out.


Jayson Werth followed with a single before Morales struck outWes Helms swinging to end the inning.


"The fourth inning was a test for (Morales), but he answered,"Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. "One thing we found out abouthim is he's a fierce competitor. He likes to play the game."

Colorado broke the game open with four runs in the sixth inningto take a 6-0 lead. Tulowitzki walked to start the frame beforeHolliday hit a 1-0 pitch over the left field fence for a homerun that made it 4-0.


"(The pitch) was just a 1-0 fastball, a little bit out over theplate," Holliday said.


Kane Davis replaced Eaton and surrendered singles to three ofthe next four batters, culminated by a RBI single by YorvitTorrealba. Later in the inning, pinch hitter Joe Koshansky hita sacrifice fly off Geoff Geary to make it, 6-0.


"We have such a good offense that we're not necessarily countingon one or two guys," Holliday said. "We got six, seven or eightguys that can hurt you at any time."


Eaton (9-9) went five-plus innings and allowed four runs on sixhits, including three home runs.


"The three home runs did (Eaton) in," Phillies manager CharlieManuel said. "They kept adding on."


The righthander hasn't recorded a victory in his last sevenstarts, dating to July 20.


"When I was winning, I was pitching a little bit better," Eatonsaid. "Now, it seems like I can't get over that hump."

Garrett Atkins' RBI double upped the Rockies advantage to 7-0 inthe seventh inning.


Jimmy Rollins got the Phillies on the board when he led off theeighth with his 27th home run of the season. Clint Barnes'throwing error scored an unearned run to make it 7-2.

Holliday led off the ninth inning by hitting Fabio Castro'sfirst pitch down the left field line for his second homer of thegame and 29th of the season to make it 8-2.


For Holliday, it was his eighth career multi-homer game.