GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (86-72) at LA DODGERS (80-78)

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: O Quintanilla at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 10
LA DODGERS 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A LaRoche (.225, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - PITCHING CHANGE
COL: TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (6-5, 4.38) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 10, LA DODGERS 4

DUE UP FOR LADODGERS: A LAROCHE (.225, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Buchholz relieved L Hawkins.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 10
LA DODGERS 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A LaRoche (.225, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Baker in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 10
LA DODGERS 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A LaRoche (.225, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

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 0 3 0 1 2 4 0 10 15 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: COL - FRANKLIN MORALES, RYAN SPEIER (6TH), JEREMY AFFELDT (6TH),
JORGE JULIO (6TH), LATROY HAWKINS (8TH), TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (9TH)
AND YORVIT TORREALBA

LOS - ESTEBAN LOAIZA, ERIC STULTS (4TH), RUDY SEANEZ
(6TH), SCOTT PROCTOR (6TH), JOE BEIMEL (7TH), JONATHAN MELOAN
(8TH), D.J. HOULTON (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN, CHAD MOELLER
(9TH)

HOME RUNS: COL - GARRETT ATKINS (25) OFF ESTEBAN LOAIZA IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
BRAD HAWPE (29) OFF ESTEBAN LOAIZA IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
TODD HELTON (16) OFF SCOTT PROCTOR IN THE 7TH, 1 ON

LOS - NONE</div>

 

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 0 3 0 1 2 4 0 10 15 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: COL - FRANKLIN MORALES, RYAN SPEIER (6TH), JEREMY AFFELDT (6TH),
JORGE JULIO (6TH), LATROY HAWKINS (8TH), TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (9TH)
AND YORVIT TORREALBA

LOS - ESTEBAN LOAIZA, ERIC STULTS (4TH), RUDY SEANEZ
(6TH), SCOTT PROCTOR (6TH), JOE BEIMEL (7TH), JONATHAN MELOAN
(8TH), D.J. HOULTON (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN, CHAD MOELLER
(9TH)


WP - FRANKLIN MORALES (3-2)
LP - ESTEBAN LOAIZA (1-4)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: COL - GARRETT ATKINS (25) OFF ESTEBAN LOAIZA IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
BRAD HAWPE (29) OFF ESTEBAN LOAIZA IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
TODD HELTON (16) OFF SCOTT PROCTOR IN THE 7TH, 1 ON

LOS - NONE


TIME: 3:18 ATT: 51,999

PROBABLES: SFO - KEVIN CORREIA (4-6, 3.20)
LOS - DAVID WELLS (8-9, 5.53)

PROBABLES: ARI - BRANDON WEBB (17-10, 3.02)
COL - JEFF FRANCIS (17-8, 4.17)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (10) VS LA DODGERS (4) - FINAL

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .288
b-O Quintanilla ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232
T Tulowitzki ss 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .292
M Holliday lf 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 .338
T Buchholz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
T Helton 1b 5 1 1 2 0 3 3 .318
G Atkins 3b 4 3 4 2 1 0 0 .294
B Hawpe rf 5 1 3 4 0 0 1 .289
R Spilborghs cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303
Y Torrealba c 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .260
F Morales p 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .308
R Speier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-S Smith ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-J Baker ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 39 10 15 10 4 7 17

a-singled to right for J Julio in the 8th; b-struck out looking for K Matsui
in the 9th; c-popped out to second for L Hawkins in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - G Atkins (34, S Proctor); T Tulowitzki (31, J Meloan); B Hawpe
(30, J Meloan). HR - G Atkins (25, 4th inning off E Loaiza 1 on, 1 Out), B
Hawpe (29, 4th inning off E Loaiza 0 on, 1 Out), T Helton (16, 7th inning off S
Proctor 1 on, 0 Out). S - K Matsui , F Morales. SF - Y Torrealba. RBI - G
Atkins 2 (107), B Hawpe 4 (111), Y Torrealba (46), T Helton 2 (89), T
Tulowitzki (94). 2-out RBI - B Hawpe 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- Y Torrealba 1, C Sullivan 1, K Matsui 1, T Tulowitzki 3. Team LOB - 9.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .292
D Young lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .423
M Kemp rf 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .333
J Loney 1b 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .337
R Martin c 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .295
C Moeller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157
A LaRoche 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .222
W Valdez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200
C Hu ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211
E Loaiza p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
E Stults p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
a-O Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Proctor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Meloan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Sweeney ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
D Houlton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 4 7 4 1 9 10

a-grounded to shortstop for E Stults in the 5th; b-singled to right for J
Meloan in the 8th.

BATTING: 3B - J Loney (4, F Morales). RBI - J Loney 3 (66), R Martin (86).
2-out RBI - J Loney. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Martin 2. Team
LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre 2 (63, 2nd base off F Morales/Y Torrealba, 3rd
base off J Affeldt/Y Torrealba), D Young (1, 2nd base off J Affeldt/Y
Torrealba).


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COLORADO - 000 301 240 -- 10
LA DODGERS - 000 201 010 -- 4
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales (W, 3-2) 5 4 3 3 1 4 0 3.43
R Speier (H, 2) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.32
J Affeldt (H, 12) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.59
J Julio (H, 17) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.94
L Hawkins 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.48
T Buchholz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.34

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Loaiza (L, 1-4) 3 2/3 5 3 3 2 4 2 8.34
E Stults 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.93
R Seanez 2/3 4 1 1 0 1 0 3.82
S Proctor 1/3 2 2 2 1 0 1 3.60
J Beimel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.90
J Meloan 1 4 4 4 1 1 0 11.81
D Houlton 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.75

F Morales pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
S Proctor pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: F Morales 64-44; R Speier 4-3; J Affeldt 3-2; J Julio 16-10;
L Hawkins 20-12; T Buchholz 9-7; E Loaiza 85-52; E Stults 17-10; R Seanez
20-14; S Proctor 18-12; J Beimel 8-6; J Meloan 30-19; D Houlton 11-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: F Morales 10-1; R Speier 0-0; J Affeldt 1-0; J Julio 2-0; L
Hawkins 2-0; T Buchholz 2-0; E Loaiza 4-3; E Stults 1-3; R Seanez 0-1; S
Proctor 1-0; J Beimel 3-0; J Meloan 1-1; D Houlton 1-1. Batters faced: F
Morales 20; R Speier 1; J Affeldt 1; J Julio 4; L Hawkins 6; T Buchholz 3; E
Loaiza 18; E Stults 4; R Seanez 6; S Proctor 4; J Beimel 3; J Meloan 8; D
Houlton 3.

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

T--3:18. Att--51,999.
Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
COLORADO 10
LA DODGERS 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

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COLORADO (10) AT LA DODGERS (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COLORADO 4TH: M Holliday singled to right. T Helton struck out swinging.
G Atkins homered to left center, M Holliday scored. B Hawpe homered to left
center. R Spilborghs flied out to right. Y Torrealba singld to center.
F Morales singled to right, Y Torrealba to second. E Stults relieved E Loaiza.
K Matsui grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 4TH: D Young grounded out to shortstop. M Kemp reached on
infield single to third. J Loney tripled to deep right, M Kemp scored.
R Martin grounded out to third, J Loney scored. A LaRoche struck out swinging.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, LA DODGERS 2.

COLORADO 6TH: R Seanez relieved E Stults. G Atkins singled to left.
B Hawpe singled to right, G Atkins to second. R Spilborghs reached on infield
single to third, G Atkins to third, B Hawpe to second. Y Torrealba hit
sacrifice fly to center, G Atkins scored, B Hawpe to third. F Morales struck
out looking. K Matsui singled to center, R Spilborghs to second. S Proctor
relieved R Seanez. T Tulowitzki grounded out to second. (1 Run, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 4, LA DODGERS 2.

LA DODGERS 6TH: J Pierre singled to center. J Pierre stole second. D Young
walked. R Speier relieved F Morales. M Kemp struck out swinging. J Affeldt
relieved R Speier. J Pierre stole third, D Young stole second. J Loney grounded
out to first, J Pierre scored, D Young to third. J Julio relieved J Affeldt.
R Martin grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, LA DODGERS 3.

COLORADO 7TH: M Holliday walked. T Helton homered to right, M Holliday
scored. G Atkins doubled to deep left. J Beimel relieved S Proctor. B Hawpe
grounded out to second, G Atkins to third. R Spilborghs grounded out to
second. Y Torrealba grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 6, LA DODGERS 3.

COLORADO 8TH: J Meloan relieved J Beimel. S Smith hit for J Julio. S Smith
singled to right. K Matsui sacrificed to pitcher, S Smith to second.
T Tulowitzki doubled to deep right center, S Smith scored. M Holliday walked.
T Helton struck out looking. G Atkins reached on infield single to shortstop,
T Tulowitzki to third, M Holliday to second. B Hawpe doubled to deep right
center, T Tulowitzki, M Holliday and G Atkins scored. C Sullivan flied out to
center. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 10, LA DODGERS 3.

LA DODGERS 8TH: L Hawkins relieved J Julio. M Sweeney hit for J Meloan.
M Sweeney singled to right. J Pierre struck out swinging. D Young grounded into
fielder's choice to third, M Sweeney out at second. M Kemp singled to center,
D Young to third. J Loney singled to right center, D Young scored, M Kemp to
third. R Martin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Loney out at
second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 10, LA DODGERS 4.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

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COLORADO (10) AT LA DODGERS (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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, F Morales LHP.

La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- J Pierre CF, D Young LF, M Kemp RF, J Loney 1B,
R Martin C, A LaRoche 3B, W Valdez 2B, C Hu SS, E Loaiza RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 67 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to center at 9 mph.


COLORADO 1ST: K Matsui grounded out to shortstop. T Tulowitzki grounded
out to shortstop. M Holliday flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 0, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 1ST: J Pierre grounded out to pitcher. D Young struck out
swinging. M Kemp struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0,
LA DODGERS 0.

COLORADO 2ND: T Helton struck out looking. G Atkins walked. B Hawpe flied
out to left. R Spilborghs struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 0, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: J Loney grounded out to pitcher. R Martin flied out to
right. A LaRoche singled to left. W Valdez struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, LA DODGERS 0.

COLORADO 3RD: Y Torrealba walked. F Morales sacrificed to third,
Y Torrealba to second. K Matsui grounded out to second, Y Torrealba to third.
T Tulowitzki struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0,
LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 3RD: C Hu grounded out to shortstop. E Loaiza grounded out to
shortstop. J Pierre grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 0, LA DODGERS 0.

COLORADO 4TH: M Holliday singled to right. T Helton struck out swinging.
G Atkins homered to left center, M Holliday scored. B Hawpe homered to left
center. R Spilborghs flied out to right. Y Torrealba singled to center.
F Morales singled to right, Y Torrealba to second. E Stults relieved E Loaiza.
K Matsui grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 4TH: D Young grounded out to shortstop. M Kemp reached on
infield single to third. J Loney tripled to deep right, M Kemp scored.
R Martin grounded out to third, J Loney scored. A LaRoche struck out swinging.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, LA DODGERS 2.

COLORADO 5TH: T Tulowitzki flied out to center. M Holliday flied out to
right. T Helton flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3,
LA DODGERS 2.

LA DODGERS 5TH: W Valdez bunt grounded out to first. C Hu grounded out to
second. O Saenz hit for E Stults. O Saenz grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, LA DODGERS 2.

COLORADO 6TH: R Seanez relieved E Stults. G Atkins singled to left.
B Hawpe singled to right, G Atkins to second. R Spilborghs reached on infield
single to third, G Atkins to third, B Hawpe to second. Y Torrealba hit
sacrifice fly to center, G Atkins scored, B Hawpe to third. F Morales struck
out looking. K Matsui singled to center, R Spilborghs to second. S Proctor
relieved R Seanez. T Tulowitzki grounded out to second. (1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 4, LA DODGERS 2.

LA DODGERS 6TH: J Pierre singled to center. J Pierre stole second. D Young
walked. R Speier relieved F Morales. M Kemp struck out swinging. J Affeldt
relieved R Speier. J Pierre stole third, D Young stole second. J Loney grounded
out to first, J Pierre scored, D Young to third. J Julio relieved J Affeldt.
R Martin grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4,
LA DODGERS 3.

COLORADO 7TH: M Holliday walked. T Helton homered to right, M Holliday
scored. G Atkins doubled to deep left. J Beimel relieved S Proctor. B Hawpe
grounded out to second, G Atkins to third. R Spilborghs grounded out to
second. Y Torrealba grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 6, LA DODGERS 3.

LA DODGERS 7TH: C Sullivan in center field. A LaRoche grounded out to
third. W Valdez struck out swinging. C Hu struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 6, LA DODGERS 3.

COLORADO 8TH: J Meloan relieved J Beimel. S Smith hit for J Julio. S Smith
singled to right. K Matsui sacrificed to pitcher, S Smith to second.
T Tulowitzki doubled to deep right center, S Smith scored. M Holliday walked.
T Helton struck out looking. G Atkins reached on infield single to shortstop,
T Tulowitzki to third, M Holliday to second. B Hawpe doubled to deep right
center, T Tulowitzki, M Holliday and G Atkins scored. C Sullivan flied out to
center. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 10, LA DODGERS 3.

LA DODGERS 8TH: L Hawkins relieved J Julio. M Sweeney hit for J Meloan.
M Sweeney singled to right. J Pierre struck out swinging. D Young grounded into
fielder's choice to third, M Sweeney out at second. M Kemp singled to center,
D Young to third. J Loney singled to right center, D Young scored, M Kemp to
third. R Martin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Loney out at
second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 10, LA DODGERS 4.

COLORADO 9TH: C Moeller catching. D Houlton relieved J Meloan. Y Torrealba
grounded out to shortstop. J Baker hit for L Hawkins. J Baker popped out to
second. O Quintanilla hit for K Matsui. O Quintanilla struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 10, LA DODGERS 4.

LA DODGERS 9TH: O Quintanilla at second base. T Buchholz relieved
L Hawkins. J Baker in left field. A LaRoche struck out swinging. W Valdez
grounded out to second. C Hu grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 10, LA DODGERS 4.</div>

 

Hawpe drives in four runs as Rockies win 11th straight

<h3>COLORADO 10, LA DODGERS 4</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Brad Hawpe has been a one-man wreckingcrew of late, but he got plenty of help on Thursday.

Hawpe homered and drove in four runs, and Garrett Atkins andTodd Helton also homered as the Colorado Rockies extended theirfranchise record-high winning streak to 11 games with a 10-4victory over the hapless Los Angeles Dodgers.


Franklin Morales extended his scoreless streak to 20 1/3 inningsfor the Rockies, who kept pace in both the wild card andNational League West Division standings.


Colorado (87-72) remained tied with Philadelphia (87-72) at onegame behind San Diego (88-71) in the wild card and two gamesback of Arizona (89-70) in the NL West with three games to play.The Rockies start a season-ending three-game series at homewith the Diamondbacks on Friday.


Hawpe, who entered hitting .448 (13-for-29) with three homers -including a walkoff blast - and 11 RBI in his last seven games,followed Atkins' two-run homer in the fourth with his 29th ofthe season off Dodgers starter Esteban Loaiza.


The lefthanded-hitting Hawpe then put an exclamation point onthe major league's longest winning streak this season with athree-run double in the eighth that opened a 10-4 edge.

The offense provided enough support for Morales (3-2), who cameinto the game with 17 scoreless frames over his previous threestarts. He had a 3-0 lead until surrendering a pair of runs inthe fourth and left after allowing the first two runners in thesixth to score.


The rookie lefthander was charged with three runs and four hitswith a walk and four strikeouts.


Loaiza (1-4), who entered having allowed seven homers in 19innings in his four starts since being acquired from the OaklandAthletics, was charged with three runs and five hits - twohomers - in 3 2/3 innings.


James Loney had two hits and drove in three runs for theDodgers, who have lost 10 of their last 11.

 

Hawpe drives in four runs as Rockies win 11th straight

<h3>COLORADO 10, LA DODGERS 4</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Brad Hawpe has been a one-man wreckingcrew of late, but he got plenty of help on Thursday.

Hawpe homered and drove in four runs, and Garrett Atkins andTodd Helton also homered as the Colorado Rockies extended theirfranchise record-high winning streak to 11 games with a 10-4victory over the hapless Los Angeles Dodgers.


Franklin Morales extended his scoreless streak to 20 1/3 inningsfor the Rockies, who kept pace in both the wild card andNational League West Division standings.


Colorado (87-72) remained tied with Philadelphia (87-72) at onegame behind San Diego (88-71) in the wild card and two gamesback of Arizona (89-70) in the NL West with three games to play.The Rockies start a season-ending three-game series at homewith the Diamondbacks on Friday.


"We just keep on playing good baseball and winning games,"Helton said. "It would be great if we can keep the winningstreak going for three more games."


Hawpe, who entered hitting .448 (13-for-29) with three homers -including a walkoff blast - and 11 RBI in his last seven games,followed Atkins' two-run homer in the fourth with his 29th ofthe season off Dodgers starter Esteban Loaiza.


"Right now it just seems like everyone in our lineup is hittingthe ball good and driving guys in," Hawpe said. "I don't thinkI have ever been on a team that is playing such good baseball,and it couldn't have come at a better time."


After Helton hit a two-run homer in the sixth off Scott Proctorthat provided a 6-3 edge, Hawpe put an exclamation point on themajor league's longest winning streak this season with athree-run double in the eighth that opened a 10-4 edge.

"This was a big series for us, because we knew that the Dodgersweren't going to give up and make us work for every win," Heltonsaid.


The offense provided enough support for Morales (3-2), who cameinto the game with 17 scoreless frames over his previous threestarts. He had a 3-0 lead until surrendering a pair of runs inthe fourth and left after allowing the first two runners in thesixth to score.


"Just continue to get solid pitching performances and come upwith those innings where we put up a few runs and put pressureon the other team," Hurdle said.


The rookie lefthander was charged with three runs and four hitswith a walk and four strikeouts.


"(Morales) went right after those guys tonight and was doing agood job mixing up his pitches and working in and out of thezone," Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba said.


"He's (Morales) showing us that he can pitch and come up big forus at such a young age," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said.

Loaiza (1-4), who entered having allowed seven homers in 19innings in his four starts since being acquired from the OaklandAthletics, was charged with three runs and five hits - twohomers - in 3 2/3 innings.


James Loney had two hits and drove in three runs for theDodgers, who have lost 10 of their last 11.


"It just seems like we can't get anything going right now onboth sides of the ball," Dodgers manager Grady Little said. "Wejust want to go out and try to win the last series of theseason and end the season on a good note going into next year."