GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (1-0) at PHILADELPHIA (0-1)

NL: COLORADO (1-0) at PHILADELPHIA (0-1)

<h3>Rockies look to open commanding lead in Game Two</h3>

<div class="pre">Colorado at Philadelphia 3:07 pm EDT</div><div class="pre">National League Division Series Game Two</div>

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The Colorado Rockies used a younglefthander to quiet the powerful Philadelphia Phillies lineup inGame One of the National League Division Series on Wednesday.They will try the same tactic in Game Two on Thursday.

Jeff Francis tossed six solid innings in outdueling Cole Hamels,and Matt Holliday added a solo home run as the Rockies defeatedthe Phillies, 4-2, to grab the early lead in the best-of-fiveseries.


The 26-year-old Francis allowed two runs and four hits with twowalks and eight strikeouts. He struck out Chase Utley fourtimes and Ryan Howard three.


Yorvit Torrealba had two hits and an RBI for Colorado, whichclosed out the season with wins in 14 of its last 15 games,including a 9-8 victory over the San Diego Padres in a one-gameplayoff on Monday.


The Rockies will try to keep rolling with rookie FranklinMorales (3-2, 3.43 ERA). The 21-year-old lefthander set a clubrecord for consecutive scoreless innings by a starting pitcherwith 20 1/3 that ended in late September. He ended up going 3-0with a 1.23 ERA over his last four starts.


His scoreless streak began on September 11 at Citizens BankPark, when he held the Phillies to three hits in five inningswhile striking out four.


"I'm not nervous, and I don't expect to get nervous, and I'm 100percent ready for the game," Morales said about his startagainst the Phillies. "I thought that I would end the year inthe big leagues because I know that I work hard, but I just haveto focus on the situation that we are in the playoffs."

Philadelphia will counter with its own impressive rookie, KyleKendrick (10-4, 3.87). The 23-year-old righthander was not onthe Phillies' 40-man roster to begin the season, but injuries toJon Lieber, Brett Myers and Freddy Garcia forced the club toscramble, opening the door for Kendrick.


He got knocked around by the Rockies on September 12,surrendering four runs and seven hits in three innings to sufferhis only loss in the final 1 1/2 months of the season.

"Obviously they have a good lineup and they have some guys withpower and can swing the bats," Kendrick said. "You've got tomix it up, move the ball in and out, up and down, obviously theyhave a good lineup. So I'm going to go out (Thursday), you haveto go out and get ahead and do what I've been doing all year."

 

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<div class="pre">COLORADO AT PHILADELPHIA -- LINEUPS

COLORADO PHILADELPHIA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Kaz Matsui 2B .000 0 0 Jimmy Rollins SS .000 0 0
Troy Tulowitzki SS .000 0 1 Chase Utley 2B .000 0 0
Matt Holliday LF .250 1 1 Pat Burrell LF .333 1 1
Todd Helton 1B .250 0 0 Ryan Howard 1B .000 0 0
Garrett Atkins 3B .250 0 1 Aaron Rowand CF .250 1 1
Brad Hawpe RF .000 0 0 Jayson Werth RF .000 0 0
Ryan Spilborghs CF .000 0 0 Wes Helms 3B .000 0 0
Yorvit Torrealba C .500 0 1 Carlos Ruiz C .333 0 0
Franklin Morales LHP .000 0 0 Kyle Kendrick RHP .000 0 0
(NO RECORD) (NO RECORD)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
WARMUPS: COL - FRANKLIN MORALES (NO RECORD)
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK (NO RECORD)

UMPIRES: HP - JIM REYNOLDS
1B - CHUCK MERIWETHER
2B - JEFF KELLOGG
3B - DERRYL COUSINS
LF - ED HICKOX
RF - DALE SCOTT

WEATHER: 79 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 5 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
STARTING BATS: COL - FRANKLIN MORALES AND YORVIT TORREALBA
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK AND CARLOS RUIZ

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
T TULOWITZK (.000, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.250, 1 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA PLAYOFFS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY TROY TULOWITZKI (1) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF KYLE KENDRICK.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 1, PHILADELPHIA 0

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.250, 1 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA PLAYOFFS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MATT HOLLIDAY (2) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF KYLE KENDRICK.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 2, PHILADELPHIA 0

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - FRANKLIN MORALES
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
C UTLEY (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
P BURRELL (.333, 1 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">COLORADO (2) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Tulowitzki ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
M Holliday lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
F Morales p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 5 2 2 2 0 0 0

BATTING: 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). RBI - T Tulowitzki (2), M
Holliday (2). Team LOB - 0.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Utley 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
K Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 2 -- 2
PHILADELPHIA - -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ###

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 18.00

Pitches-strikes: K Kendrick 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: K Kendrick 1-2.
Batters faced: K Kendrick 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Derryl
Cousins. LF--Ed Hickox. RF--Dale Scott.

Weather: 79 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL COLORADO AT PHILADELPHIA
NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY COLORADO'S TROY TULOWITZKI AND MATT
HOLLIDAY IN THE FIRST INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: COL - FRANKLIN MORALES
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA PLAYOFFS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JIMMY ROLLINS (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF FRANKLIN MORALES.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 2, PHILADELPHIA 1

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C UTLEY (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL COLORADO AT PHILADELPHIA
NOTE: PHILADELPHIA SHORTSTOP JIMMY ROLLINS LED OFF THE TOP
OF THE FIRST INNING WITH A HOME RUN.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - FRANKLIN MORALES
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R SPILBORGHS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Y TORREALBA (.500, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">COLORADO (2) VS PHILADELPHIA (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Tulowitzki ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
M Holliday lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
F Morales p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 5 2 2 2 0 0 0

BATTING: 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). RBI - T Tulowitzki (2), M
Holliday (2). Team LOB - 0.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
K Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 1 1 1 1 2 2

BATTING: HR - J Rollins (1, 1st inning off F Morales 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J
Rollins (1). Team LOB - 1.


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COLORADO - 2 -- 2
PHILADELPHIA - 1 -- 1
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 9.00

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 18.00

Pitches-strikes: F Morales 19-11; K Kendrick 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Morales 1-0; K Kendrick 1-2. Batters faced: F Morales 5; K Kendrick 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Derryl
Cousins. LF--Ed Hickox. RF--Dale Scott.

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - FRANKLIN MORALES
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J WERTH (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
W HELMS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
C RUIZ (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">COLORADO (2) VS PHILADELPHIA (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Tulowitzki ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
M Holliday lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
R Spilborghs cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400
F Morales p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 8 2 2 2 1 1 3

BATTING: 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). RBI - T Tulowitzki (2), M
Holliday (2). Team LOB - 1.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
K Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 1 1 1 1 2 2

BATTING: HR - J Rollins (1, 1st inning off F Morales 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J
Rollins (1). Team LOB - 1.


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COLORADO - 20 -- 2
PHILADELPHIA - 1 -- 1
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 9.00

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 9.00

Pitches-strikes: F Morales 19-11; K Kendrick 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Morales 1-0; K Kendrick 2-3. Batters faced: F Morales 5; K Kendrick 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Derryl
Cousins. LF--Ed Hickox. RF--Dale Scott.

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA PLAYOFFS - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY JIMMY ROLLINS SCORED WES HELMS AND CARLOS RUIZ.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J ROLLINS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 2
PHILADELPHIA 3 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C UTLEY (.000, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - FRANKLIN MORALES
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.000, 0-FOR-1)
T TULOWITZKI (.250, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.400, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">COLORADO (2) VS PHILADELPHIA (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Tulowitzki ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
M Holliday lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
R Spilborghs cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400
F Morales p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 8 2 2 2 1 1 3

BATTING: 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). RBI - T Tulowitzki (2), M
Holliday (2). Team LOB - 1.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .400
C Utley 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
W Helms 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
C Ruiz c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
K Kendrick p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Totals 9 3 3 3 2 3 5

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). RBI - J Rollins 3 (3). 2-out
RBI - J Rollins 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Utley 1. Team
LOB - 2.


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COLORADO - 20 -- 2
PHILADELPHIA - 12 -- 3
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales 2 3 3 3 2 3 1 13.50

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 9.00

Pitches-strikes: F Morales 51-32; K Kendrick 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Morales 2-1; K Kendrick 2-3. Batters faced: F Morales 11; K Kendrick 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Derryl
Cousins. LF--Ed Hickox. RF--Dale Scott.

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - FRANKLIN MORALES
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: P BURRELL (.333, 0-FOR-0, BB)
R HOWARD (.000, 0-FOR-1)
A ROWAND (.200, 0-FOR-1)</div>