GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (85-72) at LA DODGERS (80-77)

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

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

BATTERIES: COL - JOSH FOGG, JEREMY AFFELDT (7TH), BRIAN FUENTES (8TH), MANNY
CORPAS (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA

LOS - DEREK LOWE, JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH), TAKASHI SAITO
(9TH) AND CHAD MOELLER


WP - JOSH FOGG (10-9)
LP - DEREK LOWE (12-14)
SAVE - MANNY CORPAS (18)

HOME RUNS: COL - NONE

LOS - NONE


TIME: 2:24 ATT: 45,036

PROBABLES: COL - FRANKLIN MORALES (2-2, 3.15)
LOS - ESTEBAN LOAIZA (1-3, 8.53)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (2) VS LA DODGERS (0) - FINAL

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .288
T Tulowitzki ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292
M Holliday lf 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .338
T Helton 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .319
G Atkins 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .290
J Carroll 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
B Hawpe rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
R Spilborghs cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Y Torrealba c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J Fogg p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .137
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305

Totals 30 2 5 2 1 10 6

BATTING: 2B - Y Torrealba (22, D Lowe). RBI - K Matsui (36), M Holliday (132).
2-out RBI - K Matsui, M Holliday. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T
Helton 1. GIDP - T Helton. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .292
C Hu ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
D Young lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .478
J Loney 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .335
A LaRoche 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .221
A Ethier rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .288
C Moeller c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .157
b-R Martin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
W Valdez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .213
c-L Gonzalez ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
D Lowe p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .119
a-M Sweeney ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Saito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-O Saenz ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .193
M Kemp pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331

Totals 34 0 8 0 3 7 14

a-singled to left for D Lowe in the 7th; b-grounded to first for C Moeller in
the 9th; c-reached on infield single to third for W Valdez in the 9th;
d-reached on infield single to pitcher for T Saito in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Ethier (32, J Fogg). 3B - D Young (1, J Fogg). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Pierre 1, J Loney 1, A Ethier 2. GIDP - J Pierre.
Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (W Valdez-J Loney, T Saito-C Hu-J Loney).


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COLORADO - 002 000 000 -- 2
LA DODGERS - 000 000 000 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg (W, 10-9) 6 2/3 5 0 0 3 5 0 4.79
J Affeldt (H, 11) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.61
B Fuentes (H, 8) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.12
M Corpas (S, 18) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.92

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe (L, 12-14) 7 5 2 2 0 7 0 3.88
J Broxton 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.89
T Saito 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.44

Pitches-strikes: J Fogg 97-63; J Affeldt 3-3; B Fuentes 13-8; M Corpas 16-11;
D Lowe 89-54; J Broxton 13-10; T Saito 14-6. Ground balls-fly balls: J Fogg
12-3; J Affeldt 1-0; B Fuentes 1-1; M Corpas 2-0; D Lowe 9-4; J Broxton 0-1; T
Saito 2-0. Batters faced: J Fogg 27; J Affeldt 1; B Fuentes 4; M Corpas 5; D
Lowe 25; J Broxton 3; T Saito 3.

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

T--2:24. Att--45,036.
Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
COLORADO 2
LA DODGERS 0 FINAL</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

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COLORADO (2) AT LA DODGERS (0) - HOW THEY SCORED
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COLORADO 3RD: R Spilborghs grounded out to second. Y Torrealba doubled to
shallow left. J Fogg struck out bunting foul. K Matsui singled to right,
Y Torrealba scored. T Tulowitzki singled to center, K Matsui to second.
M Holliday singled to center, K Matsui scored, T Tulowitzki to third. T Helton
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 0.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

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COLORADO (2) AT LA DODGERS (0) - EVENT LOG
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Colorado Starting Lineups -- K Matsui 2B, T Tulowitzki SS, M Holliday LF,
T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, R Spilborghs CF, Y Torrealba C, J Fogg RHP.

La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- J Pierre CF, C Hu SS, D Young LF, J Loney 1B,
A LaRoche 3B, A Ethier RF, C Moeller C, W Valdez 2B, D Lowe RHP.

Umpires -- Bill Miller (HP), Marvin Hudson (1B), Ed Montague (2B), Jerry Layne (3B).

Gametime Weather: 72 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to right at 4 mph.


COLORADO 1ST: K Matsui grounded out to second. T Tulowitzki grounded out
to third. M Holliday struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0,
LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 1ST: J Pierre grounded out to pitcher. C Hu struck out swinging.
D Young tripled to deep center. J Loney grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, LA DODGERS 0.

COLORADO 2ND: T Helton reached on infield single to shortstop. G Atkins
struck out swinging. B Hawpe lined into double play, second to shortstop,
T Helton doubled off first.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: A LaRoche grounded out to third. A Ethier grounded out to
second. C Moeller grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 0, LA DODGERS 0.

COLORADO 3RD: R Spilborghs grounded out to second. Y Torrealba doubled to
shallow left. J Fogg struck out bunting foul. K Matsui singled to right,
Y Torrealba scored. T Tulowitzki singled to center, K Matsui to second.
M Holliday singled to center, K Matsui scored, T Tulowitzki to third. T Helton
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 3RD: W Valdez struck out looking. D Lowe singled to left
center. J Pierre grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
D Lowe out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 0.

COLORADO 4TH: G Atkins struck out swinging. B Hawpe struck out swinging.
R Spilborghs grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 4TH: C Hu grounded out to shortstop. D Young singled to left.
J Loney popped out to shortstop. A LaRoche grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 0.

COLORADO 5TH: Y Torrealba flied out to right. J Fogg struck out swinging.
K Matsui grounded out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 5TH: A Ethier doubled to deep right center. C Moeller grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Ethier out at third. W Valdez grounded
into fielder's choice to second, C Moeller out at second. D Lowe struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 0.

COLORADO 6TH: T Tulowitzki lined out to third. M Holliday struck out looking.
T Helton grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 6TH: J Pierre grounded out to second. C Hu flied out to left.
D Young walked. J Loney walked, D Young to second. A LaRoche walked, D Young
to third, J Loney to second. A Ethier struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 0.

COLORADO 7TH: G Atkins grounded out to shortstop. B Hawpe popped out to
second. R Spilborghs grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 7TH: C Moeller struck out looking. W Valdez lined out to
center. M Sweeney hit for D Lowe. M Sweeney singled to left. J Affeldt
relieved J Fogg. C Sullivan in center field. J Pierre grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 0.

COLORADO 8TH: J Broxton relieved D Lowe. Y Torrealba flied out to right.
C Sullivan struck out swinging. K Matsui struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 8TH: B Fuentes relieved J Affeldt. C Hu popped out to shortstop.
D Young grounded out to shortstop. J Loney singled to center. A LaRoche
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 0.

COLORADO 9TH: T Saito relieved J Broxton. T Tulowitzki struck out looking.
M Holliday walked. T Helton grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to
first, M Holliday out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 9TH: M Corpas relieved B Fuentes. J Carroll at third base.
A Ethier struck out looking. R Martin hit for C Moeller. R Martin grounded out
to first. L Gonzalez hit for W Valdez. L Gonzalez reached on infield single to
third. O Saenz hit for T Saito. O Saenz reached on infield single to pitcher,
L Gonzalez to second. M Kemp ran for O Saenz. J Pierre grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, M Kemp out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
LA DODGERS 0.</div>

 

Rockies win franchise-best 10th straight with help from Fogg

<h3>COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 0</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- A strong Fogg kept it clear sailing forthe Colorado Rockies.


Josh Fogg tossed 6 2/3 strong innings as the Rockies set afranchise record by winning their 10th straight game, downingthe Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-0, on Wednesday.


The win keeps the Rockies (86-72) on the heels of the San DiegoPadres (86-71) in the National League wild card chase, one-halfgame back and tied with the Philadelphia Phillies (86-72), whodefeated the Atlanta Braves earlier in the evening.

It also puts them just two games back of the NL West-leadingArizona Diamondbacks (88-70), who lost to the Pittsburgh Piratesearlier in the day.


Since May 22, Colorado has gone (67-45), which is the bestrecord in the NL in that span and second best in majors behindonly the New York Yankees (71-44). The 10-game winning streakis the longest in the majors this season.


Fogg (10-9), who was just 0-1 with a 6.94 ERA against theDodgers in three starts against them this season entering thiscontest, extended his unbeaten streak to six games, yieldingfive hits and walking three before departing in favor ofreliever Jeremy Affeldt after throwing 97 pitches.

The righthander benefited from Colorado's two-run third off LosAngeles starter Derek Lowe (12-14) that was sparked by a one-outdouble from Yorvit Torrealba and broke a scoreless tie. AfterFogg struck out on a bunt attempt, Kaz Matsui plated the firstRockie run with an RBI single.


Following Troy Tulowitzki's single that advanced Matsui tosecond, Matt Holliday scored Matsui with his own RBI single toincrease the lead to 2-0.


Closer Manny Corpas, who followed Affeldt and fellow relieverBrian Fuentes, worked around two infield singles in the ninthfor his 18th save in 21 chances.


Fogg's mastery of the Dodgers lineup made a hard-luck loser outof Lowe, who lost his second straight start despite yieldingonly two runs and five hits with seven strikeouts over sevenframes. In the sinkerballer's 14 losses this season, LosAngeles has managed just 30 runs.


Rookie Delwyn Young had two hits for the Dodgers, who havedropped nine of their last 10 contests.

 

Rockies win franchise-best 10th straight with help from Fogg

<h3>COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 0</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- A strong Fogg kept it clear sailing forthe Colorado Rockies.


Josh Fogg tossed 6 2/3 strong innings as the Rockies set afranchise record by winning their 10th straight game, downingthe Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-0, on Wednesday.


The win kept the Rockies (86-72) one game behind the San DiegoPadres (87-71) in the National League wild card chase and tiedwith the Philadelphia Phillies (86-72), who defeated the AtlantaBraves earlier Wednesday.


"Right now, we are just trying to keep pace with the otherteams, and hopefully, we win enough games the next few days andreach our goal," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said.

It also put them just two games back of the NL WestDivision-leading Arizona Diamondbacks (88-70), who lost to thePittsburgh Pirates earlier in the day.


Since May 22, Colorado has gone 67-45, which is the best recordin the NL in that span and second best in the major leaguesbehind only the New York Yankees (71-44). The 10-game winningstreak is the longest in the majors this season.


"It means a lot to our team with our (club-record) win streak,especially since there were other good teams that played sincethe team has been around," Fogg said. "The wins are veryimportant to our team right now since we're coming down thewire."


Fogg (10-9), who was just 0-1 with a 6.94 ERA against theDodgers in three previous starts against them this season,extended his unbeaten streak to six games. He yielded five hitsand walked three before departing in favor of reliever JeremyAffeldt after throwing 97 pitches.


The righthander benefited from Colorado's two-run third againstLos Angeles starter Derek Lowe (12-14) that was sparked by aone-out double by Yorvit Torrealba. After Fogg struck out on abunt attempt, Kaz Matsui drove in the Rockies' first run with asingle.


"I just wanted to go out and make my pitches and keep giving usa chance to get the win," Fogg said. "We just have to worryabout ourselves and try not to get caught up in what the otherteams are doing."


"(Fogg) was tough out there tonight," Dodgers first basemanJames Loney said. "Right now, they are playing really goodbaseball at the most important time in the year."


After advancing to second on rookie Troy Tulowitzki's single,Matsui scored on Matt Holliday's base hit to double Colorado'slead.


Closer Manny Corpas, who followed Affeldt and fellow relieverBrian Fuentes, worked around two infield singles in the ninthfor his 18th save in 21 chances.


Fogg's mastery of the Dodgers' lineup made a hard-luck loser outof Lowe, who lost his second straight start despite yieldingonly two runs and five hits with seven strikeouts in sevenframes. In the sinkerballer's 14 losses this season, LosAngeles has managed just 30 runs.


Rookie Delwyn Young had two hits for the Dodgers, who havedropped nine of their last 10 contests.