NL: FLORIDA (65-83) at COLORADO (76-72) <h3>Rockies hope to stay in wild card race vs. Marlins</h3> <div class="pre">Florida (65-83) at Colorado (76-72) 3:05 pm EDT</div> DENVER (Ticker) - The Colorado Rockies are hanging on by athread in the National League wild card race. They will try tostay in the hunt when they wrap up a weekend series with theFlorida Marlins on Sunday. The Rockies have been playing themselves out of the race, losingthree straight, including the first two games of this serieswith the lowly Marlins. Pitching has been at the root of theproblem recently, as Colorado has given up 29 runs in the threelosses. The bright spot for the club has been the continued stellar playof MVP candidate Matt Holliday, who leads the NL with 120 RBIand ranks in the top five in hits (193), runs scored (104) andbatting average (.330). Holliday will take his hacks on Sunday against lefthander ScottOlsen (9-13, 5.81 ERA). The 23-year-old is 0-4 over his lastsix starts and has allowed 25 runs - 21 earned - over his lastfour outings. Holliday is 4-for-5 in his career against Olsen with a homer anda double. He is batting .293 against lefthanders overall thisseason. Colorado will counter with rookie Franklin Morales (1-2, 4.84).The 21-year-old lefthander picked up his first major league winon Tuesday at Philadelphia, allowing three hits in fivescoreless frames.
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">FLORIDA AT COLORADO -- LINEUPS FLORIDA COLORADO AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Hanley Ramirez SS .333 28 73 Jamey Carroll 2B .220 2 19 Dan Uggla 2B .244 29 81 Troy Tulowitzki SS .295 21 86 Jeremy Hermida RF .290 17 55 Matt Holliday LF .330 31 120 Miguel Cabrera 3B .323 32 104 Todd Helton 1B .313 13 76 Cody Ross CF .333 11 33 Garrett Atkins 3B .289 22 102 Jason Wood 1B .257 3 25 Ryan Spilborghs CF .288 10 45 Matt Treanor C .294 3 16 Jeff Baker RF .221 4 12 Brett Carroll LF .182 0 2 Chris Iannetta C .210 3 22 Scott Olsen LHP .188 0 3 Franklin Morales LHP .333 0 1 (9-13, 5.81) (1-2, 4.84)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO WARMUPS: FLA - SCOTT OLSEN (9-13, 5.81) COL - FRANKLIN MORALES (1-2, 4.84) UMPIRES: HP - PHIL CUZZI 1B - TOM HALLION 2B - BRUCE DRECKMAN 3B - CHRIS GUCCIONE WEATHER: 84 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 4 mph, out to center</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO STARTING BATS: FLA - SCOTT OLSEN AND MATT TREANOR COL - FRANKLIN MORALES AND CHRIS IANNETTA DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.334, 28 HR, 73 RBI) D UGGLA (.244, 29 HR, 81 RBI) J HERMIDA (.290, 17 HR, 55 RBI)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - FLORIDA 0 0 1 0 COLORADO 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - SCOTT OLSEN COL - FRANKLIN MORALES DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J CARROLL (.220, 2 HR, 19 RBI) T TULOWITZKI (.295, 21 HR, 86 RBI) M HOLLIDAY (.330, 31 HR, 120 RBI)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 J Wood 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 B Carroll lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - H Ramirez (13, 2nd base by F Morales/C Iannetta). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Baker rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 F Morales p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA - 0 -- 0 COLORADO - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era S Olsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.81 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era F Morales 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.63 Pitches-strikes: F Morales 8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: F Morales 1-0. Batters faced: F Morales 3. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Chris Guccione. Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO CONFIRMED STARTERS: FLA - SCOTT OLSEN COL - FRANKLIN MORALES</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - FLORIDA 0 0 1 0 COLORADO 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - SCOTT OLSEN COL - FRANKLIN MORALES DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M CABRERA (.323, 32 HR, 104 RBI) C ROSS (.333, 11 HR, 33 RBI) J WOOD (.257, 3 HR, 25 RBI)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS COLORADO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 J Wood 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 B Carroll lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - H Ramirez (13, 2nd base by F Morales/C Iannetta). FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Cabrera-D Uggla-J Wood). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295 M Holliday lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .332 T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .312 G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Baker rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 F Morales p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 BATTING: GIDP - T Helton. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA - 0 -- 0 COLORADO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era S Olsen 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.77 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era F Morales 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.63 Pitches-strikes: S Olsen 14-8; F Morales 8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: S Olsen 3-0; F Morales 1-0. Batters faced: S Olsen 4; F Morales 3. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Chris Guccione. Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - FLORIDA 0 0 0 1 0 COLORADO 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - SCOTT OLSEN COL - FRANKLIN MORALES DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.289, 22 HR, 102 RBI) R SPILBORGHS (.288, 10 HR, 45 RBI) J BAKER (.221, 4 HR, 12 RBI)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .322 C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331 J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 B Carroll lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Totals 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - H Ramirez (13, 2nd base by F Morales/C Iannetta). FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Cabrera-D Uggla-J Wood). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295 M Holliday lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .332 T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .312 G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Baker rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 F Morales p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 BATTING: GIDP - T Helton. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA - 00 -- 0 COLORADO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era S Olsen 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.77 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era F Morales 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.44 Pitches-strikes: S Olsen 14-8; F Morales 17-13. Ground balls-fly balls: S Olsen 3-0; F Morales 2-1. Batters faced: S Olsen 4; F Morales 6. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Chris Guccione. Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY GARRETT ATKINS (23) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF SCOTT OLSEN. CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0, COLORADO 1 DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R SPILBORGHS (.288, 10 HR, 45 RBI)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY CHRIS IANNETTA (4) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF SCOTT OLSEN SCORED RYAN SPILBORGHS AND JEFF BAKER. CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0, COLORADO 4 DUE UP FOR COLORADO: F MORALES (.333, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - FLORIDA 0 0 0 1 0 COLORADO 0 4 4 5 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - SCOTT OLSEN COL - FRANKLIN MORALES DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M TREANOR (.294, 3 HR, 16 RBI) B CARROLL (.182, 0 HR, 2 RBI) S OLSEN (.188, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS COLORADO (4) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .322 C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331 J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 B Carroll lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Totals 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - H Ramirez (13, 2nd base by F Morales/C Iannetta). FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Cabrera-D Uggla-J Wood). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Carroll 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295 M Holliday lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .332 T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .312 G Atkins 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290 R Spilborghs cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291 J Baker rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .227 C Iannetta c 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .214 F Morales p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Totals 10 4 5 4 1 1 2 BATTING: HR - G Atkins (23, 2nd inning off S Olsen 0 on, 0 Out), C Iannetta (4, 2nd inning off S Olsen 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Atkins (103), C Iannetta 3 (25). GIDP - T Helton. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA - 00 -- 0 COLORADO - 04 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era S Olsen 2 5 4 4 1 1 2 5.95 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era F Morales 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.44 WP - S Olsen. Pitches-strikes: S Olsen 37-24; F Morales 17-13. Ground balls-fly balls: S Olsen 3-2; F Morales 2-1. Batters faced: S Olsen 11; F Morales 6. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Chris Guccione. Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 1 0 COLORADO 0 4 4 5 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - SCOTT OLSEN COL - FRANKLIN MORALES DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.332, 1-FOR-1) T HELTON (.312, 0-FOR-1) G ATKINS (.290, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS COLORADO (4) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .322 C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331 J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 M Treanor c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 B Carroll lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 S Olsen p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184 Totals 9 0 1 0 0 4 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - H Ramirez (13, 2nd base by F Morales/C Iannetta). FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Cabrera-D Uggla-J Wood). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Carroll 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295 M Holliday lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .332 T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .312 G Atkins 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290 R Spilborghs cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291 J Baker rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .227 C Iannetta c 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .214 F Morales p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Totals 10 4 5 4 1 1 2 BATTING: HR - G Atkins (23, 2nd inning off S Olsen 0 on, 0 Out), C Iannetta (4, 2nd inning off S Olsen 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Atkins (103), C Iannetta 3 (25). GIDP - T Helton. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA - 000 -- 0 COLORADO - 04 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era S Olsen 2 5 4 4 1 1 2 5.95 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era F Morales 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 4.26 WP - S Olsen. Pitches-strikes: S Olsen 37-24; F Morales 30-23. Ground balls-fly balls: S Olsen 3-2; F Morales 2-2. Batters faced: S Olsen 11; F Morales 9. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Chris Guccione. Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE BASES LOADED WALK TO RYAN SPILBORGHS SCORED MATT HOLLIDAY. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R SPILBORGHS ON FIRST, G ATKINS ON SECOND, T HELTON ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0 COLORADO 5 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J BAKER (.227, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE FLA: ROSS WOLF (0-1, 11.25) IN THE 3RD SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R SPILBORGHS ON FIRST, G ATKINS ON SECOND, T HELTON ON THIRD, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0, COLORADO 5 DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J BAKER (.227, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Wolf relieved S Olsen. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R SPILBORGHS ON FIRST, G ATKINS ON SECOND, T HELTON ON THIRD, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0 COLORADO 5 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J Baker (.227, 1-FOR-1)</div>
