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

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Fuentes relieved J Julio.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 12 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C Ruiz (.261, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Baker in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 12 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C Ruiz (.261, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Koshansky at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 12 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C Ruiz (.261, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: I Stewart at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 12 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C Ruiz (.261, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Spilborghs in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 12 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C Ruiz (.261, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Iguchi hit for J Romero.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 12 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: T Iguchi (.308, 3 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 0
PHILADELPHIA 4 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 12 13 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - BRIAN FUENTES
PHI - J.C. ROMERO (OUT)

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R SPILBORGHS (.294, 0-FOR-1)
C SULLIVAN (.324, 1-FOR-3, BB)
B FUENTES (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">COLORADO (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (12) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Sullivan cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .324
T Tulowitzki ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .296
J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Holliday lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .333
J Baker rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
T Helton 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .316
J Koshansky 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Atkins 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .286
I Stewart 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
B Hawpe rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .279
R Ortiz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
J Morillo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Carroll ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
C Iannetta c 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211
O Quintanilla 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .246
J Francis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .175
T Buchholz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
D Serafini p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Spilborghs rf-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294

Totals 29 4 7 3 4 8 13

BATTING: HR - G Atkins (22, 5th inning off C Condrey 0 on, 1 Out). S - J
Francis. RBI - G Atkins 2 (102), O Quintanilla (4). 2-out RBI - O Quintanilla.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Helton 1, M Holliday 1, J Francis
2. GIDP - M Holliday. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: PB - C Iannetta.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 .296
C Utley 2b 4 3 1 2 1 1 3 .338
P Burrell lf 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .268
M Bourn pr-lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .279
R Howard 1b 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .263
A Rowand cf 4 2 2 2 1 0 3 .311
J Werth rf 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .325
W Helms 3b 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .249
a-G Dobbs ph-3b 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .281
A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
C Ruiz c 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .260
J Durbin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263
G Geary p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
b-P LaForest ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
C Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-R Barajas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-T Iguchi ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308

Totals 36 12 13 11 9 4 21

a-intentionally walked for W Helms in the 4th; b-flied out to left for G Geary
in the 4th; c-grounded to first for K Davis in the 6th; d-walked for J Romero
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - W Helms (19, J Francis); J Werth (10, J Julio). HR - C Utley (19,
4th inning off J Francis 1 on, 0 Out). SF - G Dobbs. RBI - A Rowand 2 (82), W
Helms 2 (38), C Utley 2 (94), J Werth 3 (39), C Ruiz (51), G Dobbs (47). 2-out
RBI - A Rowand, W Helms 2, J Werth. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Rowand 1, P LaForest 2, J Durbin 1, C Ruiz 1, G Dobbs 1, M Bourn 1. Team LOB -
12.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (32, 2nd base off J Francis/C Iannetta), J Werth
(5, 2nd base off T Buchholz/C Iannetta).

FIELDING: E - P Burrell (9, bobble). DP: 1 (J Rollins-C Utley-R Howard).


----------------------------------------------------
COLORADO - 300 010 00 -- 4
PHILADELPHIA - 400 430 10 -- 12
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 3 1/3 8 8 8 4 2 1 4.35
T Buchholz 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 4.57
D Serafini 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 54.01
R Ortiz 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00
J Morillo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
J Julio 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5.47
B Fuentes 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.40

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Durbin 1 5 3 3 3 3 0 6.46
G Geary 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.50
C Condrey 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.70
K Davis 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.43
A Alfonseca 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.06
J Romero 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.73

J Durbin pitched to 2 batters in the 2nd.
D Serafini pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

IBB - C Ruiz (by J Francis), G Dobbs (by T Buchholz). BALK - D Serafini. HBP
- C Utley (by J Francis); J Werth (by R Ortiz); T Helton (by A Alfonseca).
Pitches-strikes: J Francis 91-53; T Buchholz 25-12; D Serafini 5-1; R Ortiz
14-11; J Morillo 10-6; J Julio 19-10; B Fuentes 23-15; J Durbin 50-28; G Geary
26-18; C Condrey 17-11; K Davis 13-9; A Alfonseca 11-6; J Romero 23-14. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Francis 6-2; T Buchholz 1-2; D Serafini 0-0; R Ortiz 1-1; J
Morillo 1-2; J Julio 1-1; B Fuentes 2-0; J Durbin 0-0; G Geary 6-2; C Condrey
0-2; K Davis 0-2; A Alfonseca 1-0; J Romero 1-2. Batters faced: J Francis 23; T
Buchholz 7; D Serafini 1; R Ortiz 4; J Morillo 3; J Julio 5; B Fuentes 5; J
Durbin 11; G Geary 10; C Condrey 4; K Davis 3; A Alfonseca 3; J Romero 4.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Mike Dimuro. 3B--Bill
Welke.
EJECTIONS: PHILADELPHIA's Alfonseca by Hirschbeck (7th).
Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: JOSE MESA (0-2, 6.21) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4, PHILADELPHIA 12

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R SPILBORGHS (.294, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Mesa relieved J Romero.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 12 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R Spilborghs (.294, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Barmes hit for B Fuentes.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 12 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C Barmes (.206, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
PHILADELPHIA 4 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 x 12 13 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: COL - JEFF FRANCIS, TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (4TH), DAN SERAFINI (5TH), RAMON
ORTIZ (5TH), JUAN MORILLO (6TH), JORGE JULIO (7TH), BRIAN
FUENTES (8TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA

PHI - J.D. DURBIN, GEOFF GEARY (2ND), CLAY CONDREY
(5TH), KANE DAVIS (6TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA (7TH), J.C. ROMERO
(7TH), JOSE MESA (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

HOME RUNS: COL - GARRETT ATKINS (22) OFF CLAY CONDREY IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

PHI - CHASE UTLEY (19) OFF JEFF FRANCIS IN THE 4TH, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
PHILADELPHIA 4 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 x 12 13 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: COL - JEFF FRANCIS, TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (4TH), DAN SERAFINI (5TH), RAMON
ORTIZ (5TH), JUAN MORILLO (6TH), JORGE JULIO (7TH), BRIAN
FUENTES (8TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA

PHI - J.D. DURBIN, GEOFF GEARY (2ND), CLAY CONDREY
(5TH), KANE DAVIS (6TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA (7TH), J.C. ROMERO
(7TH), JOSE MESA (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ


WP - GEOFF GEARY (2-2)
LP - JEFF FRANCIS (15-8)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: COL - GARRETT ATKINS (22) OFF CLAY CONDREY IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

PHI - CHASE UTLEY (19) OFF JEFF FRANCIS IN THE 4TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:35 ATT: 42,623

PROBABLES: PHI - JAMIE MOYER (13-11, 5.23)
NYM - TOM GLAVINE (13-6, 3.95)

PROBABLES: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS (8-15, 5.27)
COL - JOSH FOGG (9-9, 4.90)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">COLORADO (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (12) - FINAL

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Sullivan cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .321
T Tulowitzki ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .296
J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Barmes ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
M Holliday lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .333
J Baker rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
T Helton 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .316
J Koshansky 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Atkins 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .286
I Stewart 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
B Hawpe rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .279
R Ortiz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
J Morillo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Carroll ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
C Iannetta c 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211
O Quintanilla 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .246
J Francis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .175
T Buchholz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
D Serafini p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Spilborghs rf-lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293

Totals 32 4 7 3 4 9 13

a-struck out swinging for B Fuentes in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - G Atkins (22, 5th inning off C Condrey 0 on, 1 Out). S - J
Francis. RBI - G Atkins 2 (102), O Quintanilla (4). 2-out RBI - O Quintanilla.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Helton 1, M Holliday 1, J Francis
2. GIDP - M Holliday. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: PB - C Iannetta.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 .296
C Utley 2b 4 3 1 2 1 1 3 .338
P Burrell lf 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .268
M Bourn pr-lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .279
R Howard 1b 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .263
A Rowand cf 4 2 2 2 1 0 3 .311
J Werth rf 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .325
W Helms 3b 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .249
a-G Dobbs ph-3b 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .281
A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
C Ruiz c 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .260
J Durbin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263
G Geary p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
b-P LaForest ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
C Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-R Barajas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-T Iguchi ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308
J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 36 12 13 11 9 4 21

a-intentionally walked for W Helms in the 4th; b-flied out to left for G Geary
in the 4th; c-grounded to first for K Davis in the 6th; d-walked for J Romero
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - W Helms (19, J Francis); J Werth (10, J Julio). HR - C Utley (19,
4th inning off J Francis 1 on, 0 Out). SF - G Dobbs. RBI - A Rowand 2 (82), W
Helms 2 (38), C Utley 2 (94), J Werth 3 (39), C Ruiz (51), G Dobbs (47). 2-out
RBI - A Rowand, W Helms 2, J Werth. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Rowand 1, P LaForest 2, J Durbin 1, C Ruiz 1, G Dobbs 1, M Bourn 1. Team LOB -
12.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (32, 2nd base off J Francis/C Iannetta), J Werth
(5, 2nd base off T Buchholz/C Iannetta).

FIELDING: E - P Burrell (9, bobble). DP: 1 (J Rollins-C Utley-R Howard).


----------------------------------------------------
COLORADO - 300 010 000 -- 4
PHILADELPHIA - 400 430 10x -- 12
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis (L, 15-8) 3 1/3 8 8 8 4 2 1 4.35
T Buchholz 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 4.57
D Serafini 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 54.01
R Ortiz 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00
J Morillo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
J Julio 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5.47
B Fuentes 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.40

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Durbin 1 5 3 3 3 3 0 6.46
G Geary (W, 2-2) 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.50
C Condrey 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.70
K Davis 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.43
A Alfonseca 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.06
J Romero 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.73
J Mesa 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.03

J Durbin pitched to 2 batters in the 2nd.
D Serafini pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

IBB - C Ruiz (by J Francis), G Dobbs (by T Buchholz). BALK - D Serafini. HBP
- C Utley (by J Francis); J Werth (by R Ortiz); T Helton (by A Alfonseca).
Pitches-strikes: J Francis 91-53; T Buchholz 25-12; D Serafini 5-1; R Ortiz
14-11; J Morillo 10-6; J Julio 19-10; B Fuentes 23-15; J Durbin 50-28; G Geary
26-18; C Condrey 17-11; K Davis 13-9; A Alfonseca 11-6; J Romero 23-14; J Mesa
8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Francis 6-2; T Buchholz 1-2; D Serafini 0-0; R
Ortiz 1-1; J Morillo 1-2; J Julio 1-1; B Fuentes 2-0; J Durbin 0-0; G Geary
6-2; C Condrey 0-2; K Davis 0-2; A Alfonseca 1-0; J Romero 1-2; J Mesa 0-2.
Batters faced: J Francis 23; T Buchholz 7; D Serafini 1; R Ortiz 4; J Morillo
3; J Julio 5; B Fuentes 5; J Durbin 11; G Geary 10; C Condrey 4; K Davis 3; A
Alfonseca 3; J Romero 4; J Mesa 3.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Mike Dimuro. 3B--Bill
Welke.
EJECTIONS: PHILADELPHIA's Alfonseca by Hirschbeck (7th).
T--3:35. Att--42,623.
Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 12 FINAL</div>

 

Werth helps Phillies rout Rockies

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 12, COLORADO 4</h3>By Vince DiGregorio
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - After being outscored by an 18-runmargin in the last two games, the Philadelphia Phillies' offensecame alive.


Jayson Werth drove in three runs, while Chase Utley, AaronRowand and Wes Helms added two RBI each to lead the Phillies toa 12-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday and a splitof their four-game series.


The Phillies (77-69) moved within two games of the San DiegoPadres (78-66) in the National League wild card race, pendingthe outcome of Thursday's late game pitting San Diego againstthe Los Angeles Dodgers. The Rockies (76-70) dropped threegames behind the Padres.


Geoff Geary (2-2) tossed three scoreless innings and allowedonly one hit with a walk and a strikeout.


After both teams experienced an unusual first inning inWednesday's contest with a triple play and missed chances, thefirst inning in this one was even more interesting.

Each team batted around in the frame with the Rockies scoringthree runs and the Phillies answering with four to lead 4-3. Theinning had a combined 85 pitches and took about 45 minutes toplay.


Phillies starter J.D. Durbin struck out the side in the first,but good things did not come in threes for the righthander as hewalked three, gave up three hits and three runs. He tossed 44pitches.


Colorado scored its first run on an error by left fielder PatBurrell, then RBI singles by Garrett Atkins and Omar Quintanellamade it, 3-0.


Philadelphia scored all four of its runs with two outs. ChrisIannetta's passed ball scored Utley, Rowand had a RBI singlebefore Helms doubled high off the fence in right-center to platetwo more runs to give the Phillies a 4-3 lead.


Francis allowed four hits, two walks and threw 41 pitches in theinning.


Durbin, who gave singles to Cory Sullivan and rookie TroyTulowitzki to start the second inning, was replaced by Geary.Geary got Matt Holliday to hit into a double play, then retiredTodd Helton on a first-pitch flyout to end the threat.

Durbin went only one-plus innings and surrendered three runs onfive hits with three walks and three strikeouts. In his lastthree starts, Durbin has allowed 15 runs on 15 hits in 5 1/3innings.


Philadelphia batted around again in the fourth and scored fourmore runs.


Jimmy Rollins led off with a single and Utley followed with his19th home run of the season to right-center. Werth and CarlosRuiz added RBI to give the Phillies an 8-3 lead.


Francis (15-8) went 3 1/3 innings and gave up eight runs oneight hits. The lefthander walked four and hit a batter.

Atkins cut the deficit to 8-4 in the fifth with his 22nd homerun of the year, but the Phillies sent eight batters to theplate in the bottom half and scored three more runs.

Rowand had his second RBI single, Werth was hit by a pitch toforce in a run and Greg Dobbs added a sacrifice fly to make it,11-4.


Werth drove in his third run on a double in the seventh.

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COLORADO (4) AT PHILADELPHIA (12) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COLORADO 1ST: C Sullivan walked. T Tulowitzki singled to left, C Sullivan
to second, C Sullivan scored, T Tulowitzki to second on error by left fielder
P Burrell. M Holliday walked. T Helton struck out swinging. G Atkins singled to
left, T Tulowitzki scored, M Holliday to second. B Hawpe struck out swinging.
C Iannetta walked, M Holliday to third, G Atkins to second. O Quintanilla
singled to left, M Holliday scored, G Atkins to third, C Iannetta to second.
J Francis struck out looking. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) COLORADO 3, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins singled to left. C Utley grounded into
fielder's choice to second, J Rollins out at second. P Burrell struck out
swinging. R Howard singled to right center, C Utley to third. C Utley scored,
R Howard to second on passed ball by C Iannetta. A Rowand singled to center,
R Howard scored, A Rowand to second advancing on throw. J Werth walked. W Helms
doubled to deep right center, A Rowand and J Werth scored. C Ruiz
intentionally walked. J Durbin grounded out to first. (4 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 3, PHILADELPHIA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: J Rollins reached on infield single to third. J Rollins
stole second. C Utley homered to right, J Rollins scored. P Burrell singled to
left. R Howard flied out to center. A Rowand walked, P Burrell to second.
T Buchholz relieved J Francis. J Werth safe at first on error by shortstop
T Tulowitzki, P Burrell scored, A Rowand to third. G Dobbs hit for W Helms.
J Werth stole second. G Dobbs intentionally walked. C Ruiz grounded out to
third, A Rowand scored, J Werth to third, G Dobbs to second. P LaForest hit
for G Geary. P LaForest flied out to left. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, PHILADELPHIA 8.

COLORADO 5TH: G Dobbs at third base. C Condrey relieved G Geary. T Helton
lined out to shortstop. G Atkins homered to left. B Hawpe struck out
swinging. C Iannetta lined out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4,
PHILADELPHIA 8.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: J Rollins flied out to center. C Utley walked.
P Burrell singled to left, C Utley to second. D Serafini relieved T Buchholz.
C Utley to third, P Burrell to second on balk by D Serafini. R Howard walked.
R Ortiz relieved D Serafini. R Spilborghs in right field. A Rowand singled to
left, C Utley scored, P Burrell to third, R Howard to second. J Werth hit by
pitch, P Burrell scored, R Howard to third, A Rowand to second. G Dobbs hit
sacrifice fly to left, R Howard scored, A Rowand to third. C Ruiz grounded out
to second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, PHILADELPHIA 11.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: J Julio relieved J Morillo. J Carroll at shortstop.
P Burrell walked. M Bourn ran for P Burrell. R Howard struck out swinging.
A Rowand flied out to right. J Werth doubled to deep right, M Bourn scored.
G Dobbs grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4,
PHILADELPHIA 12.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COLORADO (4) AT PHILADELPHIA (12) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Colorado Starting Lineups -- C Sullivan CF, T Tulowitzki SS, M Holliday LF,
T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, C Iannetta C, O Quintanilla 2B, J Francis 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, J Durbin RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 75 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 5 mph.


COLORADO 1ST: C Sullivan walked. T Tulowitzki singled to left, C Sullivan
to second, C Sullivan scored, T Tulowitzki to second on error by left fielder
P Burrell. M Holliday walked. T Helton struck out swinging. G Atkins singled to
left, T Tulowitzki scored, M Holliday to second. B Hawpe struck out swinging.
C Iannetta walked, M Holliday to third, G Atkins to second. O Quintanilla
singled to left, M Holliday scored, G Atkins to third, C Iannetta to second.
J Francis struck out looking. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) COLORADO 3, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins singled to left. C Utley grounded into
fielder's choice to second, J Rollins out at second. P Burrell struck out
swinging. R Howard singled to right center, C Utley to third. C Utley scored,
R Howard to second on passed ball by C Iannetta. A Rowand singled to center,
R Howard scored, A Rowand to second advancing on throw. J Werth walked. W Helms
doubled to deep right center, A Rowand and J Werth scored. C Ruiz
intentionally walked. J Durbin grounded out to first. (4 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 3, PHILADELPHIA 4.

COLORADO 2ND: C Sullivan singled to center. T Tulowitzki singled to
center, C Sullivan to second. G Geary relieved J Durbin. M Holliday grounded
into double play, shortstop to second to first, T Tulowitzki out at second,
C Sullivan to third. T Helton flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 3, PHILADELPHIA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: J Rollins grounded out to shortstop. C Utley hit by
pitch. P Burrell flied out to center. R Howard walked, C Utley to second.
A Rowand grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Howard out at second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, PHILADELPHIA 4.

COLORADO 3RD: G Atkins grounded out to third. B Hawpe struck out looking.
C Iannetta grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3,
PHILADELPHIA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: J Werth grounded out to third. W Helms grounded out to
shortstop. C Ruiz singled to left center. G Geary struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, PHILADELPHIA 4.

COLORADO 4TH: O Quintanilla singled to left. J Francis sacrificed to
catcher, O Quintanilla to second. C Sullivan grounded out to shortstop.
T Tulowitzki walked. M Holliday flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 3, PHILADELPHIA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: J Rollins reached on infield single to third. J Rollins
stole second. C Utley homered to right, J Rollins scored. P Burrell singled to
left. R Howard flied out to center. A Rowand walked, P Burrell to second.
T Buchholz relieved J Francis. J Werth safe at first on error by shortstop
T Tulowitzki, P Burrell scored, A Rowand to third. G Dobbs hit for W Helms.
J Werth stole second. G Dobbs intentionally walked. C Ruiz grounded out to
third, A Rowand scored, J Werth to third, G Dobbs to second. P LaForest hit
for G Geary. P LaForest flied out to left. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, PHILADELPHIA 8.

COLORADO 5TH: G Dobbs at third base. C Condrey relieved G Geary. T Helton
lined out to shortstop. G Atkins homered to left. B Hawpe struck out
swinging. C Iannetta lined out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4,
PHILADELPHIA 8.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: J Rollins flied out to center. C Utley walked.
P Burrell singled to left, C Utley to second. D Serafini relieved T Buchholz.
C Utley to third, P Burrell to second on balk by D Serafini. R Howard walked.
R Ortiz relieved D Serafini. R Spilborghs in right field. A Rowand singled to
left, C Utley scored, P Burrell to third, R Howard to second. J Werth hit by
pitch, P Burrell scored, R Howard to third, A Rowand to second. G Dobbs hit
sacrifice fly to left, R Howard scored, A Rowand to third. C Ruiz grounded out
to second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, PHILADELPHIA 11.

COLORADO 6TH: K Davis relieved C Condrey. O Quintanilla struck out
swinging. R Spilborghs popped out to second. C Sullivan flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, PHILADELPHIA 11.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: J Morillo relieved R Ortiz. R Barajas hit for K Davis.
R Barajas grounded out to first. J Rollins flied out to center. C Utley lined
out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, PHILADELPHIA 11.

COLORADO 7TH: A Alfonseca relieved K Davis. T Tulowitzki grounded out to
shortstop. M Holliday struck out swinging. T Helton hit by pitch. J Romero
relieved A Alfonseca. Philadelphia's A Alfonseca ejected by J Hirschbeck in the
7th. G Atkins struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4,
PHILADELPHIA 11.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: J Julio relieved J Morillo. J Carroll at shortstop.
P Burrell walked. M Bourn ran for P Burrell. R Howard struck out swinging.
A Rowand flied out to right. J Werth doubled to deep right, M Bourn scored.
G Dobbs grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4,
PHILADELPHIA 12.

COLORADO 8TH: M Bourn in left field. A Nunez at third base. J Carroll lined
out to right. C Iannetta flied out to right. O Quintanilla grounded out to
pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, PHILADELPHIA 12.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: B Fuentes relieved J Julio. J Baker in right field.
J Koshansky at first base. I Stewart at third base. R Spilborghs in left field.
C Ruiz grounded out to third. T Iguchi hit for J Romero. T Iguchi walked.
J Rollins singled to center, T Iguchi to second. C Utley struck out looking.
M Bourn grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4,
PHILADELPHIA 12.

COLORADO 9TH: J Mesa relieved J Romero. R Spilborghs flied out to center.
C Sullivan fouled out to catcher. C Barmes hit for B Fuentes. C Barmes struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, PHILADELPHIA 12.</div>

 

Werth helps Phillies rout Rockies

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 12, COLORADO 4</h3>By Vince DiGregorio
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - After being outscored by an 18-runmargin in the last two games, the Philadelphia Phillies' offensecame alive.


Jayson Werth drove in three runs, while Chase Utley, AaronRowand and Wes Helms added two RBI each to lead the Phillies toa 12-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday and a splitof their four-game series.


The Phillies (77-69) moved within 1 1/2 games of the San DiegoPadres (78-67) in the National League wild card race. TheRockies (76-70) dropped 2 1/2 games behind the Padres.

"To bounce back and not only score a lot of runs against them,but just to beat them after what they did to us the past twogames was big for us," Helms said.


Philadelphia embarks on a 10-game road swing through New York,St. Louis and Washington.


"We've got a big road trip," Werth said. "It's (going to) betough going to New York, into St. Louis and finishing up withWashington. It should be exciting."


Geoff Geary (2-2) tossed three scoreless innings and allowedonly one hit with a walk and a strikeout.


"Geary did a heck of a job tonight," Phillies manager CharlieManuel said. "He came in and gave us innings when we neededthem."


After both teams experienced an unusual first inning inWednesday's contest with a triple play and missed chances, thefirst inning in this one was even more interesting.

Each team batted around in the frame with the Rockies scoringthree runs and the Phillies answering with four to lead 4-3. Theinning had a combined 85 pitches and took about 45 minutes toplay.


Phillies starter J.D. Durbin struck out the side in the first,but good things did not come in threes for the righthander as hewalked three, gave up three hits and three runs. He tossed 44pitches.


"Inexperience shows up with Durbin," Manuel said. "Sometimes,that's what you get when you use young pitchers."


Colorado scored its first run on an error by left fielder PatBurrell, then RBI singles by Garrett Atkins and Omar Quintanellamade it, 3-0.


"The lineup Colorado features is one of the best in the NationalLeague," Helms said.


Philadelphia scored all four of its runs with two outs. ChrisIannetta's passed ball scored Utley, Rowand had a RBI singlebefore Helms doubled high off the fence in right-center to platetwo more runs to give the Phillies a 4-3 lead.


Francis allowed four hits, two walks and threw 41 pitches in theinning.


"It's disappointing, especially after we had an early lead,"Francis said. "I fell behind on a lot of guys."


Durbin, who gave singles to Cory Sullivan and rookie TroyTulowitzki to start the second inning, was replaced by Geary.Geary got Matt Holliday to hit into a double play, then retiredTodd Helton on a first-pitch flyout to end the threat.

"I got my ground balls and the defense played great behind me,"Geary said. "(Facing Holliday) I'm thinking, 'One pitch, twoouts.' A lot of times, it doesn't happen that way."

Durbin went only one-plus innings and surrendered three runs onfive hits with three walks and three strikeouts. In his lastthree starts, Durbin has allowed 15 runs on 15 hits in 5 1/3innings.


"I was really trying to find something positive, (but) I justhaven't done it yet," Durbin said. "Geary came in today and didan awesome job. I hugged him and said, 'Thanks for picking meup.'"


Philadelphia batted around again in the fourth and scored fourmore runs.


Jimmy Rollins led off with a single and Utley followed with his19th home run of the season to right-center. Werth and CarlosRuiz added RBI to give the Phillies an 8-3 lead.


Francis (15-8) went 3 1/3 innings and gave up eight runs oneight hits. The lefthander walked four and hit a batter.

"Every ace has a struggle once in a while," Rockies managerClint Hurdle said.


Atkins cut the deficit to 8-4 in the fifth with his 22nd homerun of the year, but the Phillies sent eight batters to theplate in the bottom half and scored three more runs.

Rowand had his second RBI single, Werth was hit by a pitch toforce in a run and Greg Dobbs added a sacrifice fly to make it,11-4.


Werth drove in his third run on a double in the seventh.