NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Coste hit for J Romero. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 10 PHILADELPHIA 5 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C Coste (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - COLORADO 2 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 10 12 1 PHILADELPHIA 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 9 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: COL - FRANKLIN MORALES, JOSH FOGG (4TH), JEREMY AFFELDT (6TH), RYAN SPEIER (7TH), BRIAN FUENTES (8TH), MANNY CORPAS (8TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, KYLE LOHSE (4TH), JOSE MESA (6TH), CLAY CONDREY (6TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA (8TH), J.C. ROMERO (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ HOME RUNS: COL - TROY TULOWITZKI (1) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 1ST, 0 ON MATT HOLLIDAY (2) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 1ST, 0 ON KAZ MATSUI (1) OFF KYLE LOHSE IN THE 4TH, 3 ON PHI - JIMMY ROLLINS (1) OFF FRANKLIN MORALES IN THE 1ST, 0 ON RYAN HOWARD (1) OFF JEREMY AFFELDT IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</div>
NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - COLORADO 2 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 10 12 1 PHILADELPHIA 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 9 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: COL - FRANKLIN MORALES, JOSH FOGG (4TH), JEREMY AFFELDT (6TH), RYAN SPEIER (7TH), BRIAN FUENTES (8TH), MANNY CORPAS (8TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, KYLE LOHSE (4TH), JOSE MESA (6TH), CLAY CONDREY (6TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA (8TH), J.C. ROMERO (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ WP - JOSH FOGG (1-0) LP - KYLE KENDRICK (0-1) SAVE - MANNY CORPAS (2) HOME RUNS: COL - TROY TULOWITZKI (1) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 1ST, 0 ON MATT HOLLIDAY (2) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 1ST, 0 ON KAZ MATSUI (1) OFF KYLE LOHSE IN THE 4TH, 3 ON PHI - JIMMY ROLLINS (1) OFF FRANKLIN MORALES IN THE 1ST, 0 ON RYAN HOWARD (1) OFF JEREMY AFFELDT IN THE 6TH, 0 ON TIME: 3:32 ATT: 45,991 PROBABLES: PHI - JAMIE MOYER (NR) COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ (NR)</div>
NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">COLORADO (10) VS PHILADELPHIA (5) - FINAL COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Matsui 2b 5 2 3 5 0 0 0 .333 M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T Tulowitzki ss 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .250 M Holliday lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .333 T Helton 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 G Atkins 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 B Hawpe rf 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .143 R Spilborghs cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .200 R Speier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Y Torrealba c 3 2 1 2 1 0 3 .429 F Morales p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 a-S Smith ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 J Fogg p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 38 10 12 10 4 6 14 a-reached on infield single to third for F Morales in the 4th. BATTING: 2B - K Matsui (1, K Kendrick); G Atkins (2, K Kendrick); Y Torrealba (1, J Mesa); T Tulowitzki (1, A Alfonseca). 3B - K Matsui (1, C Condrey). HR - T Tulowitzki (1, 1st inning off K Kendrick 0 on, 1 Out), M Holliday (2, 1st inning off K Kendrick 0 on, 1 Out), K Matsui (1, 4th inning off K Lohse 3 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Tulowitzki (2), M Holliday 2 (3), K Matsui 5 (5), Y Torrealba 2 (3). 2-out RBI - K Matsui 4, M Holliday. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Helton 1, M Holliday 1. GIDP - Y Torrealba. Team LOB - 5. FIELDING: E - Y Torrealba (1, throw). PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Rollins ss 5 1 2 4 0 0 0 .250 C Utley 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .222 P Burrell lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .286 R Howard 1b 4 1 2 1 0 2 3 .250 A Rowand cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .125 J Werth rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 W Helms 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 a-G Dobbs ph-3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 d-T Iguchi ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Ruiz c 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .286 K Kendrick p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Bourn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-S Victorino ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 e-C Coste ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 9 5 4 8 12 a-flied out to right for W Helms in the 4th; b-grounded to second for K Lohse in the 5th; c-singled to right for C Condrey in the 7th; d-walked for G Dobbs in the 8th; e-flied out to center for J Romero in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - C Ruiz (1, F Morales). 3B - J Rollins (1, F Morales). HR - J Rollins (1, 1st inning off F Morales 0 on, 0 Out), R Howard (1, 6th inning off J Affeldt 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Rollins 4 (4), R Howard (1). 2-out RBI - J Rollins 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Utley 1, C Ruiz 2, R Howard 1. Team LOB - 8. BASERUNNING: SB - S Victorino (1, 2nd base off R Speier/Y Torrealba). Picked Off - R Howard (1st base, F Morales). FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Condrey-C Utley-R Howard). ---------------------------------------------------- COLORADO - 200 404 000 -- 10 PHILADELPHIA - 120 001 100 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era F Morales 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 9.00 J Fogg (W, 1-0) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 J Affeldt 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 9.00 R Speier 1 1/3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 B Fuentes 1/3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 M Corpas (S, 2) 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era K Kendrick (L, 0-1) 3 2/3 5 5 5 2 2 2 12.27 K Lohse 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 6.75 J Mesa 1/3 1 3 3 2 0 0 81.01 C Condrey 1 2/3 4 1 1 0 2 0 5.40 A Alfonseca 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 J Romero 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 WP - B Fuentes. IBB - Y Torrealba (by K Kendrick). HBP - R Howard (by F Morales). Pitches-strikes: F Morales 59-37; J Fogg 34-22; J Affeldt 16-10; R Speier 20-14; B Fuentes 19-10; M Corpas 15-11; K Kendrick 66-38; K Lohse 22-16; J Mesa 16-6; C Condrey 26-20; A Alfonseca 11-8; J Romero 12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: F Morales 2-3; J Fogg 3-2; J Affeldt 1-0; R Speier 2-2; B Fuentes 0-0; M Corpas 2-1; K Kendrick 3-6; K Lohse 2-1; J Mesa 1-0; C Condrey 2-1; A Alfonseca 1-2; J Romero 1-1. Batters faced: F Morales 14; J Fogg 7; J Affeldt 4; R Speier 5; B Fuentes 4; M Corpas 6; K Kendrick 18; K Lohse 5; J Mesa 4; C Condrey 8; A Alfonseca 4; J Romero 3. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Derryl Cousins. LF--Ed Hickox. RF--Dale Scott. T--3:32. Att--45,991. Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED ** NL COLORADO 10 PHILADELPHIA 5 FINAL</div>
Matsui drives in five as Rockies open commanding NLDS lead <h3>COLORADO 10, PHILADELPHIA 5</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The greenest pitching matchup inpostseason history took place here on Thursday. And a slew ofhitters took advantage. Kaz Matsui played the unlikely hero, clubbing a grand slam anddriving in five runs to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 10-5victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Two of theNational League Division Series. Yorvit Torrealba drove in two runs for the Rockies, who openedup a two games to none lead in the best-of-five NLDS. Game Three is Saturday at Coors Field in Colorado. Matsui finished the game a single short of the cycle, flying outto center field in his final at-bat in the eighth inning. Notknow for his power, the Japanese leadoff hitter had just fourhomers in the regular season, but gave the Rockies a 6-3 lead inthe fourth when he greeted righthanded reliever Kyle Lohse witha grand slam over the wall in right field. The 31-year-old Matsui then tripled in a run during Colorado'sfour-run sixth inning that opened a 10-3 bulge. Franklin Morales started for the Rockies and combined withPhillies starter Kyle Kendrick to mark the first time in historythat two opposing pitchers with less than 20 career starts eachmatched up in the postseason. It did not take long for either starter to show his youth. Rookie Troy Tulowitzki was the second man up in the first forthe Rockies, and he turned on the first pitch he saw fromKendrick, knocking the ball into the flower pots beyond theleft-center field fence. There was a brief delay as the umpires got together to determinewhether the ball had cleared the fence, but Tulowitzki wascorrectly awarded the plate, giving Colorado an early 1-0 edge. The Rockies' MVP candidate, Matt Holliday, was up next. He madeit back-to-back blasts, again turning on Kendrick's initialoffering for a solo blast to deep left field, extending theadvantage to 2-0. The homer marked Holliday's sixth in six total games at CitizensBank Park this season, including a solo homer in the eighthinning of Game One on Wednesday. Not to be outdone, Philadelphia's MVP candidate, Jimmy Rollins,cut the deficit in half with a solo blast in the bottom of thefirst and gave his team a 3-2 lead with a two-run triple in thesecond. But the Rockies, who had to win 14 of their last 15 games in theregular season just to advance to the NLDS, kept the pressureon Kendrick. Garrett Atkins led off the fourth with a double to left fieldbefore Kendrick retired Brad Hawpe and Ryan Spilborghs.Torrealba followed with an intentional walk before rookie SethSmith - pinch hitting for Morales - beat out and infield singleto load the bases. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel turned to his bullpen, callingon Lohse to get out of the jam. The righthander, whoPhiladelphia acquired at the trade deadline in order to shore upits suspect starting rotation, hung a 1-2 pitch, which Matsuideposited over the fence to give Colorado the lead for good. That closed the line on Kendrick, who was charged with five runsand five hits in 3 2/3 frames while walking two and strikingout a pair. The 23-year-old righthander, who was not on the Phillies' 40-manroster to begin the season, got knocked around by the Rockieson September 12 as well, surrendering four runs and seven hitsin three innings to suffer his only loss in the final 1 1/2months of the season. Morales did not fare much better, surrendering three runs andthree hits in three innings while walking two and strikingthree. The 21-year-old lefthander set a club record forconsecutive scoreless innings by a starting pitcher with 20 1/3that ended in late September. He ended the season going 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA over his last fourstarts and entered Thursday's game as one of only five opposingpitchers to through at least five scoreless innings at CitizensBank Park when he earned a win here September 11. Josh Fogg was the first of five pitchers out of the bullpen forColorado, and earned the win with two scoreless frames.
NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLORADO (10) AT PHILADELPHIA (5) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLORADO 1ST: K Matsui grounded out to second. T Tulowitzki homered to left center. M Holliday homered to left. T Helton fouled out to catcher. G Atkins flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, PHILADELPHIA 0. PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins homered to left. C Utley struck out swinging. P Burrell walked. R Howard struck out swinging. A Rowand grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, P Burrell out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, PHILADELPHIA 1. PHILADELPHIA 2ND: J Werth struck out swinging. W Helms walked. C Ruiz doubled to deep center, W Helms to third. K Kendrick grounded out to second. J Rollins tripled to deep center, W Helms and C Ruiz scored. C Utley flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, PHILADELPHIA 3. COLORADO 4TH: G Atkins doubled to deep left center. B Hawpe lined out to left. R Spilborghs popped out to first. Y Torrealba intentionally walked. S Smith hit for F Morales. S Smith reached on infield single to third, G Atkins to third, Y Torrealba to second. K Lohse relieved K Kendrick. K Matsui homered to right, G Atkins, Y Torrealba and S Smith scored. T Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 6, PHILADELPHIA 3. COLORADO 6TH: J Mesa relieved K Lohse. B Hawpe walked. R Spilborghs walked, B Hawpe to second. Y Torrealba doubled to deep right, B Hawpe and R Spilborghs scored. J Fogg bunt grounded out to catcher. C Condrey relieved J Mesa. K Matsui tripled to deep right, Y Torrealba scored. T Tulowitzki struck out looking. M Holliday singled to center, K Matsui scored. T Helton struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 10, PHILADELPHIA 3. PHILADELPHIA 6TH: J Affeldt relieved J Fogg. R Howard homered to center. A Rowand struck out swinging. J Werth grounded out to third. G Dobbs struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 10, PHILADELPHIA 4. PHILADELPHIA 7TH: R Speier relieved J Affeldt. C Sullivan in center field. C Ruiz grounded out to shortstop. S Victorino hit for C Condrey. S Victorino singled to right. S Victorino stole second. S Victorino safe at third on throwing error by catcher Y Torrealba. J Rollins grounded out to first, S Victorino scored. C Utley flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) COLORADO 10, PHILADELPHIA 5.</div>
NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLORADO (10) AT PHILADELPHIA (5) - 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. Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, C Utley 2B, P Burrell LF, R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, J Werth RF, W Helms 3B, C Ruiz C, K Kendrick RHP. Umpires -- Jim Reynolds (HP), Chuck Meriwether (1B), Jeff Kellogg (2B), Derryl Cousins (3B), Ed Hickox (LF), Dale Scott (RF). Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Sunny, wind left to right at 5 mph. COLORADO 1ST: K Matsui grounded out to second. T Tulowitzki homered to left center. M Holliday homered to left. T Helton fouled out to catcher. G Atkins flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, PHILADELPHIA 0. PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins homered to left. C Utley struck out swinging. P Burrell walked. R Howard struck out swinging. A Rowand grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, P Burrell out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, PHILADELPHIA 1. COLORADO 2ND: B Hawpe walked. R Spilborghs grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, B Hawpe out at second. Y Torrealba flied out to center. F Morales struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, PHILADELPHIA 1. PHILADELPHIA 2ND: J Werth struck out swinging. W Helms walked. C Ruiz doubled to deep center, W Helms to third. K Kendrick grounded out to second. J Rollins tripled to deep center, W Helms and C Ruiz scored. C Utley flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, PHILADELPHIA 3. COLORADO 3RD: K Matsui doubled to deep center. T Tulowitzki struck out swinging. M Holliday grounded out to third. T Helton flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, PHILADELPHIA 3. PHILADELPHIA 3RD: P Burrell lined out to second. R Howard hit by pitch. R Howard picked off first. A Rowand flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, PHILADELPHIA 3. COLORADO 4TH: G Atkins doubled to deep left center. B Hawpe lined out to left. R Spilborghs popped out to first. Y Torrealba intentionally walked. S Smith hit for F Morales. S Smith reached on infield single to third, G Atkins to third, Y Torrealba to second. K Lohse relieved K Kendrick. K Matsui homered to right, G Atkins, Y Torrealba and S Smith scored. T Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 6, PHILADELPHIA 3. PHILADELPHIA 4TH: J Fogg relieved F Morales. J Werth grounded out to shortstop. G Dobbs hit for W Helms. G Dobbs flied out to right. C Ruiz flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 6, PHILADELPHIA 3. COLORADO 5TH: G Dobbs at third base. M Holliday struck out looking. T Helton grounded out to first. G Atkins flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 6, PHILADELPHIA 3. PHILADELPHIA 5TH: M Bourn hit for K Lohse. M Bourn grounded out to second. J Rollins grounded out to shortstop. C Utley singled to center. P Burrell struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 6, PHILADELPHIA 3. COLORADO 6TH: J Mesa relieved K Lohse. B Hawpe walked. R Spilborghs walked, B Hawpe to second. Y Torrealba doubled to deep right, B Hawpe and R Spilborghs scored. J Fogg bunt grounded out to catcher. C Condrey relieved J Mesa. K Matsui tripled to deep right, Y Torrealba scored. T Tulowitzki struck out looking. M Holliday singled to center, K Matsui scored. T Helton struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 10, PHILADELPHIA 3. PHILADELPHIA 6TH: J Affeldt relieved J Fogg. R Howard homered to center. A Rowand struck out swinging. J Werth grounded out to third. G Dobbs struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 10, PHILADELPHIA 4. COLORADO 7TH: G Atkins flied out to center. B Hawpe singled to center. R Spilborghs singled to left, B Hawpe to second. Y Torrealba grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, R Spilborghs out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 10, PHILADELPHIA 4. PHILADELPHIA 7TH: R Speier relieved J Affeldt. C Sullivan in center field. C Ruiz grounded out to shortstop. S Victorino hit for C Condrey. S Victorino singled to right. S Victorino stole second. S Victorino safe at third on throwing error by catcher Y Torrealba. J Rollins grounded out to first, S Victorino scored. C Utley flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) COLORADO 10, PHILADELPHIA 5. COLORADO 8TH: A Alfonseca relieved C Condrey. C Sullivan grounded out to third. K Matsui flied out to center. T Tulowitzki doubled to left. M Holliday lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 10, PHILADELPHIA 5. PHILADELPHIA 8TH: P Burrell lined out to shortstop. B Fuentes relieved R Speier. R Howard singled to right. A Rowand struck out swinging, R Howard to second on wild pitch by B Fuentes. J Werth walked. T Iguchi hit for G Dobbs. T Iguchi walked, R Howard to third, J Werth to second. M Corpas relieved B Fuentes. J Carroll at second base. C Ruiz grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 10, PHILADELPHIA 5. COLORADO 9TH: A Nunez at third base. J Romero relieved A Alfonseca. T Helton grounded out to pitcher. G Atkins flied out to center. B Hawpe struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 10, PHILADELPHIA 5. PHILADELPHIA 9TH: C Coste hit for J Romero. C Coste flied out to center. J Rollins grounded out to second. C Utley singled to left center. P Burrell singled to left, C Utley to second. R Howard struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 10, PHILADELPHIA 5.</div>
NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">COLORADO (10) VS PHILADELPHIA (5) - FINAL COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Matsui 2b 5 2 3 5 0 0 0 .333 M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T Tulowitzki ss 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .250 M Holliday lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .333 T Helton 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 G Atkins 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 B Hawpe rf 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .143 R Spilborghs cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .200 R Speier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Y Torrealba c 3 2 1 2 1 0 3 .429 F Morales p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 a-S Smith ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 J Fogg p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 38 10 12 10 4 6 14 a-reached on infield single to third for F Morales in the 4th. BATTING: 2B - K Matsui (1, K Kendrick); G Atkins (2, K Kendrick); Y Torrealba (1, J Mesa); T Tulowitzki (1, A Alfonseca). 3B - K Matsui (1, C Condrey). HR - T Tulowitzki (1, 1st inning off K Kendrick 0 on, 1 Out), M Holliday (2, 1st inning off K Kendrick 0 on, 1 Out), K Matsui (1, 4th inning off K Lohse 3 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Tulowitzki (2), M Holliday 2 (3), K Matsui 5 (5), Y Torrealba 2 (3). 2-out RBI - K Matsui 4, M Holliday. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Helton 1, M Holliday 1. GIDP - Y Torrealba. Team LOB - 5. FIELDING: E - Y Torrealba (1, throw). PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Rollins ss 5 1 2 4 0 0 0 .250 C Utley 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .222 P Burrell lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .286 R Howard 1b 4 1 2 1 0 2 3 .250 A Rowand cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .125 J Werth rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 W Helms 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 a-G Dobbs ph-3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 d-T Iguchi ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Ruiz c 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .286 K Kendrick p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Bourn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-S Victorino ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 e-C Coste ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 9 5 4 8 12 a-flied out to right for W Helms in the 4th; b-grounded to second for K Lohse in the 5th; c-singled to right for C Condrey in the 7th; d-walked for G Dobbs in the 8th; e-flied out to center for J Romero in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - C Ruiz (1, F Morales). 3B - J Rollins (1, F Morales). HR - J Rollins (1, 1st inning off F Morales 0 on, 0 Out), R Howard (1, 6th inning off J Affeldt 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Rollins 4 (4), R Howard (1). 2-out RBI - J Rollins 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Utley 1, C Ruiz 2, R Howard 1. Team LOB - 8. BASERUNNING: SB - S Victorino (1, 2nd base off R Speier/Y Torrealba). Picked Off - R Howard (1st base, F Morales). FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Condrey-C Utley-R Howard). ---------------------------------------------------- COLORADO - 200 404 000 -- 10 PHILADELPHIA - 120 001 100 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era F Morales 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 9.00 J Fogg (W, 1-0) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 J Affeldt 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 9.00 R Speier 1 1/3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 B Fuentes 1/3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 M Corpas (S, 2) 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era K Kendrick (L, 0-1) 3 2/3 5 5 5 2 2 2 12.27 K Lohse 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 6.75 J Mesa 1/3 1 3 3 2 0 0 81.01 C Condrey 1 2/3 4 1 1 0 2 0 5.40 A Alfonseca 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 J Romero 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 WP - B Fuentes. IBB - Y Torrealba (by K Kendrick). HBP - R Howard (by F Morales). Pitches-strikes: F Morales 59-37; J Fogg 34-22; J Affeldt 16-10; R Speier 20-14; B Fuentes 19-10; M Corpas 15-11; K Kendrick 66-38; K Lohse 22-16; J Mesa 16-6; C Condrey 26-20; A Alfonseca 11-8; J Romero 12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: F Morales 2-3; J Fogg 3-2; J Affeldt 1-0; R Speier 2-2; B Fuentes 0-0; M Corpas 2-1; K Kendrick 3-6; K Lohse 2-1; J Mesa 1-0; C Condrey 2-1; A Alfonseca 1-2; J Romero 1-1. Batters faced: F Morales 14; J Fogg 7; J Affeldt 4; R Speier 5; B Fuentes 4; M Corpas 6; K Kendrick 18; K Lohse 5; J Mesa 4; C Condrey 8; A Alfonseca 4; J Romero 3. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Derryl Cousins. LF--Ed Hickox. RF--Dale Scott. T--3:32. Att--45,991. Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>
Matsui drives in five as Rockies open commanding NLDS lead <h3>COLORADO 10, PHILADELPHIA 5</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The greenest pitching matchup inpostseason history took place here on Thursday. And a slew ofhitters took advantage. Kaz Matsui played the unlikely hero, clubbing a grand slam anddriving in five runs to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 10-5victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Two of theNational League Division Series. Yorvit Torrealba drove in two runs for the Rockies, who openedup a two games to none lead in the best-of-five NLDS. Game Three is Saturday at Coors Field in Colorado. Matsui finished the game a single short of the cycle, flying outto center field in his final at-bat in the eighth inning. Notknow for his power, the Japanese leadoff hitter had just fourhomers in the regular season, but gave the Rockies a 6-3 lead inthe fourth when he greeted righthanded reliever Kyle Lohse witha grand slam over the wall in right field. "I don't think it was a mistake," Phillies manager CharlieManuel said when asked if he regretted pulling his starter. "Idid it. But at the same time, I looked at it as basically whatit was, I liked Lohse against Matsui, I liked him going againstMatsui and one reason I liked him is because of his stuff,breaking ball, changeup and fastball. And Kyle, with the basesloaded there, and also it's the second time I got him up andwhen I put him in, he was going to go to the sixth inning. Imade the decision and I was the guy that made it." "I didn't think about any like grand slam at all," said Matsui,who went 0-for-4 in Game One. "Like yesterday, I was like, I'vegot a chance and I couldn't hit. So I just stepped into thebatter's box and I tried to hit." The 31-year-old Matsui then tripled in a run during Colorado'sfour-run sixth inning that opened a 10-3 bulge. Franklin Morales started for the Rockies and combined withPhillies starter Kyle Kendrick to mark the first time in historythat two opposing pitchers with less than 20 career starts eachmatched up in the postseason. It did not take long for either starter to show his youth. Rookie Troy Tulowitzki was the second man up in the first forthe Rockies, and he turned on the first pitch he saw fromKendrick, knocking the ball into the flower pots beyond theleft-center field fence. There was a brief delay as the umpires got together to determinewhether the ball had cleared the fence, but Tulowitzki wascorrectly awarded the plate, giving Colorado an early 1-0 edge. The Rockies' MVP candidate, Matt Holliday, was up next. He madeit back-to-back blasts, again turning on Kendrick's initialoffering for a solo blast to deep left field, extending theadvantage to 2-0. "The pitch to Tulowitzki, it was up and he put a pretty goodswing on it," Kendrick said. "The pitch to Holliday, it was downand in and he's a first pitch, fastball swinger and he also puta good swing on it. You know, you've just got to battle throughand try to keep the team in the game at that point. The homer marked Holliday's sixth in six total games at CitizensBank Park this season, including a solo homer in the eighthinning of Game One on Wednesday. Not to be outdone, Philadelphia's MVP candidate, Jimmy Rollins,cut the deficit in half with a solo blast in the bottom of thefirst and gave his team a 3-2 lead with a two-run triple in thesecond. But the Rockies, who had to win 14 of their last 15 games in theregular season just to advance to the NLDS, kept the pressureon Kendrick. Garrett Atkins led off the fourth with a double to left fieldbefore Kendrick retired Brad Hawpe and Ryan Spilborghs.Torrealba followed with an intentional walk before rookie SethSmith - pinch hitting for Morales - beat out and infield singleto load the bases. Manuel turned to his bullpen, calling on Lohse to get out of thejam. The righthander, who Philadelphia acquired at the tradedeadline in order to shore up its suspect starting rotation,hung a 1-2 pitch, which Matsui deposited over the fence to giveColorado the lead for good. That closed the line on Kendrick, who was charged with five runsand five hits in 3 2/3 frames while walking two and strikingout a pair. The 23-year-old righthander, who was not on the Phillies' 40-manroster to begin the season, got knocked around by the Rockieson September 12 as well, surrendering four runs and seven hitsin three innings to suffer his only loss in the final 1 1/2months of the season. Morales did not fare much better, surrendering three runs andthree hits in three innings while walking two and strikingthree. The 21-year-old lefthander set a club record forconsecutive scoreless innings by a starting pitcher with 20 1/3that ended in late September. He ended the season going 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA over his last fourstarts and entered Thursday's game as one of only five opposingpitchers to through at least five scoreless innings at CitizensBank Park when he earned a win here September 11. Josh Fogg was the first of five pitchers out of the bullpen forColorado, and earned the win with two scoreless frames. "We have another game to play," Manuel said. "We've lost two ina row. We've played those games before this year quite a bit.We've got another one to play, and like we win, we go on. Youknow, I expect us to come out Saturday and play just like alwaysbefore."
Matsui drives in five as Rockies open commanding NLDS lead <h3>COLORADO 10, PHILADELPHIA 5</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The greenest pitching matchup inpostseason history took place here on Thursday. And a slew ofhitters took advantage. Kaz Matsui played the unlikely hero, clubbing a grand slam anddriving in five runs to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 10-5victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Two of theNational League Division Series. Yorvit Torrealba drove in two runs for the Rockies, who openedup a two games to none lead in the best-of-five NLDS. "We know how good (the Phillies) play at home," Torrealba said."To be able to win two games here is huge. In our mind, all wewanted to do was just win at least one out of two. It's great." Game Three is Saturday at Coors Field in Colorado. Matsui finished the game a single short of the cycle, flying outto center field in his final at-bat in the eighth inning. Notknown for his power, the Japanese leadoff hitter had just fourhomers in the regular season, but gave the Rockies a 6-3 lead inthe fourth when he greeted righthanded reliever Kyle Lohse witha grand slam over the wall in right field. "I didn't think about a grand slam at all," Matsui said throughan interpreter. "(The pitch) was inside and after I hit it, Iknew it was gone." The 31-year-old Matsui then tripled in a run during Colorado'sfour-run sixth inning that opened a 10-3 bulge. Franklin Morales started for the Rockies and combined withPhillies starter Kyle Kendrick to mark the first time in historythat two opposing pitchers with less than 20 career starts eachmatched up in the postseason. It did not take long for either starter to show his youth. Rookie Troy Tulowitzki was the second man up in the first forthe Rockies, and he turned on the first pitch he saw fromKendrick, knocking the ball into the flower pots beyond theleft-center field fence. The ball caromed back on to the field as Tulowitzki slid intothird base. There was a brief delay as the umpires got together to determinewhether the ball had cleared the fence, but Tulowitzki wascorrectly awarded the plate, giving Colorado an early 1-0 edge. "It was a fastball," Tulowitzki said of the home run pitch. "Iput a decent swing on it. I was definitely running hard. Islid into third and I got a home run, but you never know, so youmight as well run hard." The Rockies' MVP candidate, Matt Holliday, was up next. He madeit back-to-back blasts, again turning on Kendrick's initialoffering for a solo blast to deep left field, extending theadvantage to 2-0. "(The pitch) was a sinking, two-seam fastball inside andbasically my approach was looking for a good pitch to hit,"Holliday said. "I was lucky enough to get the barrel of the baton it." The homer marked Holliday's sixth in six total games at CitizensBank Park this season, including a solo homer in the eighthinning of Game One on Wednesday. Not to be outdone, Philadelphia's MVP candidate, Jimmy Rollins,cut the deficit in half with a solo blast in the bottom of thefirst and gave his team a 3-2 lead with a two-run triple in the<div class="pre">second. He added his fourth RBI on a grounder in the seventh.</div> But the Rockies, who had to win 14 of their last 15 games in theregular season just to advance to the NLDS, kept the pressureon Kendrick (0-1). Garrett Atkins led off the fourth with a double to left fieldbefore Kendrick retired Brad Hawpe and Ryan Spilborghs.Torrealba followed with an intentional walk before rookie SethSmith - pinch hitting for Morales - beat out an infield singleto load the bases. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel turned to his bullpen, callingon Lohse to get out of the jam. The righthander, whoPhiladelphia acquired at the trade deadline in order to shore upits suspect starting rotation, hung a 1-2 pitch, which Matsuideposited over the fence to give Colorado the lead for good. Manuel defended his decision to call on Lohse. "I made the decision and I was the guy that made it," Manuelsaid. "I don't think it was a mistake. I liked Lohse againstMatsui because of his stuff - breaking ball, changeup andfastball - and when I put him in, he was going to go to thesixth inning." That closed the line on Kendrick, who was charged with five runsand five hits in 3 2/3 frames while walking two and strikingout a pair. "It's (Manuel's) call," Kendrick said of being pulled from thegame. "I felt OK, but you know, I'm just out there to pitch whenI'm called on." The 23-year-old righthander, who was not on the Phillies' 40-manroster to begin the season, got knocked around by the Rockieson September 12 as well, surrendering four runs and seven hitsin three innings to suffer his only loss in the final 1 1/2months of the season. Morales did not fare much better, surrendering three runs andthree hits in three innings while walking two and strikingthree. The 21-year-old lefthander set a club record forconsecutive scoreless innings by a starting pitcher with 20 1/3that ended in late September. "I felt it was a very pivotal point in the game and I thinkFranklin was trying to give us everything he had," Rockiesmanager Clint Hurdle said. "(His) command was a little spottyfor me at the time, (so) I just thought it would be betterserved maybe getting somebody in with a little more experience." He ended the season going 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA over his last fourstarts and entered Thursday's game as one of only five opposingpitchers to through at least five scoreless innings at CitizensBank Park when he earned a win here September 11. Josh Fogg (1-0) was the first of five pitchers out of thebullpen for Colorado, and earned the win with two scorelessframes. Manny Corpas pitched the final 1 1/3 innings to recordhis second save in the series. Corpas replaced Brian Fuentes with the bases loaded and two outsin the eighth and got out of the jam when he retired CarlosRuiz on a groundout. "It was a big out and it was something I wanted to do to get(Fuentes) out of trouble," Corpas said through an interpreter. Ryan Howard belted a solo home run in the sixth inning for thePhillies, his first hit of the series.
