GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (84-72) at LA DODGERS (80-76)

NL: COLORADO (84-72) at LA DODGERS (80-76)

<h3>Rockies try to extend win streak vs. Dodgers</h3>



<div class="pre">Colorado (84-72) at La Dodgers (80-76) 10:10 pm EDT</div>

<div class="pre">LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - The Colorado Rockies will try to extend</div>their eight-game win streak when they open a three-game serieswith the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.


On the strength of the winning streak, which included a four-gamesweep of the Dodgers, the Rockies sit just one game back of theSan Diego Padres (85-71) and the Philadelphia Phillies (85-71)in the National League wild card race.


Colorado, which is four games back of the Arizona Diamondbacks(88-68) in the NL West Division, still has an outside chance ofclaiming the division title. The Rockies will finish theirseason with a three-game series against the Diamondbacks atCoors Field in Denver.


Winning on Tuesday won't be easy for Colorado, as the Dodgerswill send ace Brad Penny (16-4, 2.93 ERA) to the mound. The29-year-old righthander is looking to notch his career-high 17thwin of the season.


Penny pitched well in his last start despite not factoring inthe decision. He surrendered four runs - three earned - andnine hits over six innings as the Dodgers were edged by theRockies, 6-5, on Wednesday.


Rookie Ubaldo Jimenez (4-4, 4.14 ERA) will try to earn hissecond win in a week against the Dodgers when he toes the rubberfor the Rockies.


Jimenez allowed three runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings,handing Los Angeles a 9-4 setback on Thursday.

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO AT LA DODGERS -- LINEUPS

COLORADO LA DODGERS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Kaz Matsui 2B .289 4 34 Juan Pierre CF .294 0 37
Troy Tulowitzki SS .292 22 91 Matt Kemp RF .333 10 40
Matt Holliday LF .337 36 131 James Loney 1B .331 13 60
Todd Helton 1B .317 15 85 Jeff Kent 2B .301 20 79
Garrett Atkins 3B .293 24 105 Russell Martin C .299 18 85
Brad Hawpe RF .288 28 106 Andre Ethier LF .289 13 64
Yorvit Torrealba C .257 7 45 Andy Laroche 3B .217 1 8
Cory Sullivan CF .308 2 14 Chin-Lung Hu SS .286 1 2
Ubaldo Jimenez RHP .095 0 0 Brad Penny RHP .254 0 7
(4-4, 4.14) (16-4, 2.93)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
WARMUPS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ (4-4, 4.14)
LOS - BRAD PENNY (16-4, 2.93)

UMPIRES: HP - JERRY LAYNE
1B - BILL MILLER
2B - MARVIN HUDSON
3B - ED MONTAGUE

WEATHER: 75 Degrees, clear
WIND: 6 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS -- REVISED WARMUPS
WARMUPS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ (4-4, 4.14)
LOS - BRAD PENNY (16-4, 2.93)

UMPIRES: HP - JERRY LAYNE
1B - BILL MILLER
2B - MARVIN HUDSON
3B - ED MONTAGUE

WEATHER: 75 Degrees, clear
WIND: 6 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
STARTING BATS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ AND YORVIT TORREALBA
LOS - BRAD PENNY AND RUSSELL MARTIN

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.289, 4 HR, 34 RBI)
T TULOWITZK (.292, 22 HR, 91 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.337, 36 HR, 131 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 0 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J PIERRE (.294, 0 HR, 37 RBI)
M KEMP (.333, 10 HR, 40 RBI)
J LONEY (.331, 13 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS LA DODGERS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
C Sullivan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
A Ethier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A LaRoche 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
C Hu ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.14

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.91

Pitches-strikes: B Penny 10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: B Penny 1-2. Batters
faced: B Penny 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
LOS - BRAD PENNY</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.317, 15 HR, 85 RBI)
G ATKINS (.293, 24 HR, 105 RBI)
B HAWPE (.288, 28 HR, 106 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS LA DODGERS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
C Sullivan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: PB - Y Torrealba.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
J Loney 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .301
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
A Ethier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A LaRoche 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
C Hu ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Martin 2. Team LOB - 2.


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.09

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.91

Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 16-8; B Penny 10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: U
Jimenez 2-0; B Penny 1-2. Batters faced: U Jimenez 5; B Penny 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 0 1 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.289, 13 HR, 64 RBI)
A LAROCHE (.217, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
C HU (.286, 1 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS LA DODGERS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
C Sullivan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - Y Torrealba.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
J Loney 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .301
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
A Ethier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A LaRoche 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
C Hu ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Martin 2. Team LOB - 2.


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COLORADO - 00 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.09

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.90

Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 16-8; B Penny 28-20. Ground balls-fly balls: U
Jimenez 2-0; B Penny 1-4. Batters faced: U Jimenez 5; B Penny 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C SULLIVAN (.308, 2 HR, 14 RBI)
U JIMENEZ (.095, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
K MATSUI (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS LA DODGERS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
C Sullivan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - Y Torrealba.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
J Loney 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .301
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
A Ethier lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
A LaRoche 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
C Hu ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375
B Penny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Martin 2. Team LOB - 3.


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COLORADO - 00 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.03

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.90

Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 27-16; B Penny 28-20. Ground balls-fly balls: U
Jimenez 4-0; B Penny 1-4. Batters faced: U Jimenez 9; B Penny 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KAZ MATSUI SCORED CORY SULLIVAN. ERROR BY RUSSELL
MARTIN ALLOWED KAZ MATSUI TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 2
LA DODGERS 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 2 2 3 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 2 1 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J PIERRE (.294, 0-FOR-1)
M KEMP (.332, 0-FOR-1)
J LONEY (.333, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (2) VS LA DODGERS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
T Tulowitzki ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Holliday lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
T Helton 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .318
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
C Sullivan cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 11 2 3 1 0 1 4

BATTING: S - U Jimenez. RBI - K Matsui (35). Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: PB - Y Torrealba.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
J Loney 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .301
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
A Ethier lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
A LaRoche 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
C Hu ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375
B Penny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Martin 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - R Martin (13, throw).


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COLORADO - 002 -- 2
LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.03

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 3 3 2 2 0 1 0 2.97

HBP - C Sullivan (by B Penny). Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 27-16; B Penny
48-33. Ground balls-fly balls: U Jimenez 4-0; B Penny 2-6. Batters faced: U
Jimenez 9; B Penny 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.292, 0-FOR-1)
B HAWPE (.288, 0-FOR-1)
Y TORREALBA (.257, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (2) VS LA DODGERS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
T Tulowitzki ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Holliday lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
T Helton 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .318
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
C Sullivan cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 11 2 3 1 0 1 4

BATTING: S - U Jimenez. RBI - K Matsui (35). Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: PB - Y Torrealba.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Kemp rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
J Loney 1b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .335
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .300
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
A Ethier lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
A LaRoche 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
C Hu ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375
B Penny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250

Totals 12 0 3 0 1 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Martin 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - R Martin (13, throw).


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COLORADO - 002 -- 2
LA DODGERS - 000 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 3.98

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 3 3 2 2 0 1 0 2.97

HBP - C Sullivan (by B Penny). Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 37-23; B Penny
48-33. Ground balls-fly balls: U Jimenez 6-1; B Penny 2-6. Batters faced: U
Jimenez 13; B Penny 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 2 0 2 4 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 3 1 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.298, 0-FOR-1)
A ETHIER (.288, 0-FOR-1)
A LAROCHE (.214, 0-FOR-1)</div>