NL: ARIZONA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE COL: MANNY CORPAS (4-2, 1.92) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 11 DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J SALAZAR (.286, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Corpas relieved B Fuentes. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1 COLORADO 11 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J Salazar (.286, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Barmes at shortstop. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1 COLORADO 11 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J Salazar (.286, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Montero hit for A Ojeda. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1 COLORADO 11 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M Montero (.224, 10 HR, 37 RBI)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 COLORADO 4 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 x 11 13 2 (FINAL) BATTERIES: ARI - EDGAR GONZALEZ, JAILEN PEGUERO (4TH), DUSTIN NIPPERT (5TH), BILL MURPHY (6TH), TONY PENA (7TH), JUAN CRUZ (8TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER, ROBBY HAMMOCK (4TH) COL - MARK REDMAN, MATT HERGES (6TH), JEREMY AFFELDT (7TH), BRIAN FUENTES (8TH), MANNY CORPAS (9TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA HOME RUNS: ARI - NONE COL - TROY TULOWITZKI (24) OFF DUSTIN NIPPERT IN THE 5TH, 3 ON</div>
NL: ARIZONA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 COLORADO 4 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 x 11 13 2 (FINAL) BATTERIES: ARI - EDGAR GONZALEZ, JAILEN PEGUERO (4TH), DUSTIN NIPPERT (5TH), BILL MURPHY (6TH), TONY PENA (7TH), JUAN CRUZ (8TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER, ROBBY HAMMOCK (4TH) COL - MARK REDMAN, MATT HERGES (6TH), JEREMY AFFELDT (7TH), BRIAN FUENTES (8TH), MANNY CORPAS (9TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA WP - MARK REDMAN (2-4) LP - EDGAR GONZALEZ (8-4) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: ARI - NONE COL - TROY TULOWITZKI (24) OFF DUSTIN NIPPERT IN THE 5TH, 3 ON TIME: 3:13 ATT: 47,368 PROBABLES: ARI - DOUG DAVIS (13-12, 4.25) COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ (4-4, 4.52)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at COLORADO <div class="pre">ARIZONA (1) VS COLORADO (11) - FINAL ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .237 J Upton rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .221 D Nippert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Owings ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 T Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 E Byrnes lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 C Quentin lf-rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .209 C Jackson 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .285 c-A Callaspo ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 M Reynolds 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 a-J Cirillo ph-3b-1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .252 J Peguero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Salazar rf-lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 A Ojeda ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .274 d-M Montero ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 E Bonifacio 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .238 Ed Gonzalez p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190 R Hammock c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 Totals 34 1 8 1 2 9 18 a-lined out to second for M Reynolds in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for B Murphy in the 7th; c-flied out to center for C Jackson in the 8th; d-popped out to shortstop for A Ojeda in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - C Jackson (29, M Redman). 3B - J Salazar (1, M Herges). RBI - C Young (68). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Ojeda 1, C Quentin 1. GIDP - A Ojeda, E Byrnes. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: E - E Bonifacio (1, throw). DP: 2 (M Reynolds-E Bonifacio-C Jackson, E Bonifacio-A Ojeda-C Jackson). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Matsui 2b 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .290 b-O Quintanilla ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 T Tulowitzki ss 4 2 1 4 1 1 3 .289 M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Holliday lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .340 C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 T Helton 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .318 J Baker 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 G Atkins 3b 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .299 J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-C Barmes ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 B Hawpe rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .291 R Spilborghs cf-lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .300 C Iannetta c 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .218 M Redman p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 a-S Smith ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .571 M Herges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Carroll 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 Totals 35 11 13 10 6 6 20 a-reached on infield single to second for M Redman in the 5th; b-flied out to left for K Matsui in the 7th; c-struck out swinging for B Fuentes in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - K Matsui (22, Ed Gonzalez); M Holliday (50, Ed Gonzalez); T Helton (41, J Peguero). 3B - B Hawpe (4, Ed Gonzalez). HR - T Tulowitzki (24, 5th inning off D Nippert 3 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Holliday 2 (135), G Atkins 2 (109), C Iannetta (27), B Hawpe (113), T Tulowitzki 4 (98). 2-out RBI - T Tulowitzki 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Redman 2, T Tulowitzki 1. GIDP - T Tulowitzki, B Hawpe. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: E - K Matsui (4, throw); J Carroll (3, throw). DP: 2 (G Atkins-T Helton, M Redman-T Tulowitzki-T Helton). ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA - 001 000 000 -- 1 COLORADO - 401 060 00x -- 11 ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era Ed Gonzalez (L, 8-4) 3 6 5 5 4 1 0 5.03 J Peguero 1 2/3 3 5 5 2 1 0 9.20 D Nippert 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.48 B Murphy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.26 T Pena 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.27 J Cruz 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.10 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era M Redman (W, 2-4) 5 7 1 0 1 6 0 7.62 M Herges 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.15 J Affeldt 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.53 B Fuentes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.07 M Corpas 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.89 Pitches-strikes: Ed Gonzalez 74-48; J Peguero 46-25; D Nippert 9-5; B Murphy 17-9; T Pena 18-14; J Cruz 11-8; M Redman 80-54; M Herges 13-7; J Affeldt 20-13; B Fuentes 7-5; M Corpas 16-8. Ground balls-fly balls: Ed Gonzalez 6-2; J Peguero 0-4; D Nippert 0-1; B Murphy 3-0; T Pena 0-1; J Cruz 0-1; M Redman 6-3; M Herges 1-1; J Affeldt 1-0; B Fuentes 1-2; M Corpas 1-2. Batters faced: Ed Gonzalez 18; J Peguero 10; D Nippert 2; B Murphy 3; T Pena 5; J Cruz 3; M Redman 21; M Herges 4; J Affeldt 4; B Fuentes 3; M Corpas 4. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jeff Nelson. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Tim Tschida. T--3:13. Att--47,368. Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at COLORADO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARIZONA (1) AT COLORADO (11) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLORADO 1ST: K Matsui doubled to right. T Tulowitzki walked. M Holliday doubled to deep right center, K Matsui and T Tulowitzki scored. T Helton walked. G Atkins singled to right center, M Holliday scored, T Helton to third. B Hawpe walked, G Atkins to second. R Spilborghs flied out to right. C Iannetta grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Helton scored, B Hawpe out at second, G Atkins to third. M Redman grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Iannetta out at second. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, COLORADO 4. ARIZONA 3RD: E Bonifacio singled to right. Ed Gonzalez reached on infield single to second, E Bonifacio to second, E Bonifacio to third on throwing error by second baseman K Matsui. C Young singled to left, E Bonifacio scored, Ed Gonzalez to second. J Upton popped out to first. E Byrnes grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, C Young out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 4. COLORADO 3RD: C Quentin in left field. G Atkins singled to center. B Hawpe tripled to deep right center, G Atkins scored. R Spilborghs grounded out to pitcher. C Iannetta struck out looking. M Redman grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 5. COLORADO 5TH: T Helton doubled to deep left. G Atkins singled to left center, T Helton scored. B Hawpe flied out to left, G Atkins to second. R Spilborghs flied out to center. C Iannetta walked. S Smith hit for M Redman. S Smith reached on infield single to second, G Atkins to third, C Iannetta to second, G Atkins scored, C Iannetta to third on throwing error by second baseman E Bonifacio. K Matsui walked, S Smith to second. D Nippert relieved J Peguero. J Salazar in right field. T Tulowitzki homered to right, C Iannetta, S Smith and K Matsui scored. M Holliday lined out to center. (6 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 11.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at COLORADO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARIZONA (1) AT COLORADO (11) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, J Upton RF, E Byrnes LF, C Jackson 1B, M Reynolds 3B, C Snyder C, A Ojeda SS, E Bonifacio 2B, Ed Gonzalez RHP. Colorado Starting Lineups -- K Matsui 2B, T Tulowitzki SS, M Holliday LF, T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, R Spilborghs CF, C Iannetta C, M Redman LHP. Umpires -- Jim Joyce (HP), Jeff Nelson (1B), Jim Wolf (2B), Tim Tschida (3B). Gametime Weather: 73 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 12 mph. ARIZONA 1ST: C Young struck out swinging. J Upton grounded out to second. E Byrnes struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 1ST: K Matsui doubled to right. T Tulowitzki walked. M Holliday doubled to deep right center, K Matsui and T Tulowitzki scored. T Helton walked. G Atkins singled to right center, M Holliday scored, T Helton to third. B Hawpe walked, G Atkins to second. R Spilborghs flied out to right. C Iannetta grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Helton scored, B Hawpe out at second, G Atkins to third. M Redman grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Iannetta out at second. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, COLORADO 4. ARIZONA 2ND: C Jackson doubled to left. M Reynolds struck out swinging. C Snyder walked. A Ojeda grounded into double play, third to first, C Jackson out at third.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, COLORADO 4. COLORADO 2ND: K Matsui walked. T Tulowitzki grounded into double play, third to second to first, K Matsui out at second. M Holliday reached on infield single to shortstop. T Helton flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, COLORADO 4. ARIZONA 3RD: E Bonifacio singled to right. Ed Gonzalez reached on infield single to second, E Bonifacio to second, E Bonifacio to third on throwing error by second baseman K Matsui. C Young singled to left, E Bonifacio scored, Ed Gonzalez to second. J Upton popped out to first. E Byrnes grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, C Young out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 4. COLORADO 3RD: C Quentin in left field. G Atkins singled to center. B Hawpe tripled to deep right center, G Atkins scored. R Spilborghs grounded out to pitcher. C Iannetta struck out looking. M Redman grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 5. ARIZONA 4TH: C Jackson singled to left. M Reynolds popped out to third. C Snyder struck out swinging. A Ojeda grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Jackson out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 5. COLORADO 4TH: J Peguero relieved Ed Gonzalez. R Hammock catching. K Matsui struck out swinging. T Tulowitzki popped out to first. M Holliday popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 5. ARIZONA 5TH: E Bonifacio flied out to right. R Hammock reached on infield single to shortstop. C Young singled to left, R Hammock to second. J Upton struck out swinging. C Quentin struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 5. COLORADO 5TH: T Helton doubled to deep left. G Atkins singled to left center, T Helton scored. B Hawpe flied out to left, G Atkins to second. R Spilborghs flied out to center. C Iannetta walked. S Smith hit for M Redman. S Smith reached on infield single to second, G Atkins to third, C Iannetta to second, G Atkins scored, C Iannetta to third on throwing error by second baseman E Bonifacio. K Matsui walked, S Smith to second. D Nippert relieved J Peguero. J Salazar in right field. T Tulowitzki homered to right, C Iannetta, S Smith and K Matsui scored. M Holliday lined out to center. (6 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 11. ARIZONA 6TH: M Herges relieved M Redman. C Jackson grounded out to first. J Cirillo hit for M Reynolds. J Cirillo lined out to second. J Salazar tripled to right. A Ojeda struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 11. COLORADO 6TH: B Murphy relieved D Nippert. C Quentin in right field. J Cirillo at third base. J Salazar in left field. T Helton singled to center. G Atkins grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Helton out at second. B Hawpe grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, G Atkins out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 11. ARIZONA 7TH: J Affeldt relieved M Herges. J Carroll at third base. E Bonifacio grounded out to second. R Hammock safe at first on throwing error by third baseman J Carroll. C Young struck out looking. M Owings hit for B Murphy. M Owings struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 11. COLORADO 7TH: T Pena relieved B Murphy. R Spilborghs singled to center. C Iannetta singled to center, R Spilborghs to second. J Carroll struck out swinging. O Quintanilla hit for K Matsui. O Quintanilla flied out to left. T Tulowitzki struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 11. ARIZONA 8TH: O Quintanilla at second base. C Sullivan in center field. J Baker at first base. B Fuentes relieved J Affeldt. R Spilborghs in left field. C Quentin grounded out to shortstop. A Callaspo hit for C Jackson. A Callaspo flied out to center. J Cirillo lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 11. COLORADO 8TH: J Cruz relieved T Pena. A Callaspo at third base. J Cirillo at first base. C Sullivan flied out to left. J Baker struck out swinging. C Barmes hit for B Fuentes. C Barmes struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 11. ARIZONA 9TH: M Corpas relieved B Fuentes. C Barmes at shortstop. J Salazar grounded out to pitcher. M Montero hit for A Ojeda. M Montero popped out to shortstop. E Bonifacio walked. R Hammock popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 11.</div>
Rockies pound Diamondbacks to keep postseason hopes alive <h3>COLORADO 11, ARIZONA 1</h3>By Tony Desiere PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer DENVER (Ticker) - The Colorado Rockies' playoff hopes are stillalive. Troy Tulowitzki hit a grand slam and Matt Holliday drove in tworuns as the Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11-1, onSaturday night in front of a full house at Coors Field. Colorado took advantage of San Diego's loss earlier in the dayto Milwaukee and now sits one game back in the National Leaguewild card race. The Rockies (88-73) are tied with both the New York Mets (88-73)and the Philadelphia Phillies (88-73) - one game behind thePadres (89-72). The Diamondbacks (90-71) hold a one-game lead over the Padres inthe NL West. Should the Padres lose on Sunday and the Rockies, Mets andPhillies all win, a series of one-game playoffs would take placeto decide the NL playoff participants. The Rockies hammered Arizona starter Edgar Gonzalez (8-4) in thefirst inning, scoring four runs on three hits and three walks.Kaz Matsui led off the inning with a double to right field. After Tulowitzki walked, Holliday doubled to center field,driving in the first two runs of the game. Colorado would addtwo more runs in the inning to take a 4-0 lead. Gonzalez pitched three innings, giving up five runs off six hitswhile walking four. Colorado starter Mark Redman (2-4) was effective enough to makethat lead stand. He went five innings, yielding an unearnedrun, striking out six and scattering seven hits. The Rockies continued to pound away at Arizona pitchers. In the fifth inning, Todd Helton led off with a double and wasdriven home by Garrett Atkins, who singled to left. With twoouts, the Rockies loaded the bases after two walks and athrowing error by Diamondbacks second baseman Emilio Bonifacio. Arizona went to the bullpen and brought in Dustin Nippert topitch to Tulowitzki. Two pitches later, the ball landed in theoutfield bullpen for the rookie's 24th home run of the year,giving Colorado an 11-1 lead. Atkins had three hits and drove in three runs for Colorado andHelton added two hits, including a double, and scored twice inthe victory.
Rockies pound Diamondbacks to keep postseason hopes alive <h3>COLORADO 11, ARIZONA 1</h3>By Tony Desiere PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer DENVER (Ticker) - The Colorado Rockies' playoff hopes are stillalive. Troy Tulowitzki hit a grand slam and Matt Holliday drove in tworuns as the Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11-1, onSaturday night in front of a full house at Coors Field. Colorado took advantage of San Diego's loss earlier in the dayTo Milwaukee and now sits one game back in the National Leaguewild card race. "It's been a great ride so far," Colorado manager Clint Hurdlesaid. "It's been a great experience. Experience you can't getanywhere else and it's been good for everyone involved in it." The Rockies (88-73) are tied with both the New York Mets (88-73)and the Philadelphia Phillies (88-73) - one game behind thePadres (89-72). The Diamondbacks (90-71) hold a one-game lead over the Padres inthe NL West. Should the Padres lose on Sunday and the Rockies , Mets andPhillies all win, a series of one-game playoffs would take placeto decide the NL playoff participants. "It's going to be exciting," Holliday said of Sunday's game."Obviously we still need some help, but if the Brewers can takecare of business (Sunday against San Diego), we have a chance.We're the biggest Brewer fans around." The Rockies hammered Arizona starter Edgar Gonzalez (8-4) in thefirst inning, scoring four runs on three hits and three walks.Kaz Matsui led off the inning with a double to right field. After Tulowitzki walked, Holliday doubled to center field,driving in the first two runs of the game. Colorado would addtwo more runs in the inning to take a 4-0 lead. "Anytime you can get up on someone early, it's huge," Tulowitzkisaid. "It's important to start the game off the right way.Hopefully we can do it again tomorrow." "That was a tough way to start the game," Arizona manager BobMelvin said. "They've got a talented team over there and theyshowed it right off the bat." Gonzalez pitched three innings, giving up five runs off six hitswhile walking four. Colorado starter Mark Redman (2-4) was effective enough to makethat lead stand. He went five innings, yielding an unearnedrun, striking out six and scattering seven hits. "He used all his pitches," Hurdle said. "He was able to get outof a couple of jams. He had a pretty effective outing. Nobodyhammered him." The Rockies continued to pound away at Arizona pitchers. In the fifth inning, Todd Helton led off with a double and wasdriven home by Garrett Atkins, who singled to left. With twoouts, the Rockies loaded the bases after two walks and athrowing error by Diamondbacks second baseman Emilio Bonifacio. "We didn't have our best game tonight," Melvin said. "We stillreached our goal. We want to win every game, but we still haveto get ready for the playoffs." Arizona went to the bullpen and brought in Dustin Nippert topitch to Tulowitzki. Two pitches later, the ball landed in theoutfield bullpen for the rookie's 24th home run of the year,giving Colorado an 11-1 lead. "I've had a couple in college and stuff," Tulowitzki said of thegrand slam. "This is one I'll always remember." "I'm not surprised by his performances," Rockies outfielder BradHawpe said of Tulowitzki. "He's one of the best competitors inthis locker room." Atkins had three hits and drove in three runs for Colorado andHelton added two hits, including a double, and scored twice inthe victory.
