NL: ST LOUIS (20-28) at COLORADO (24-27) <h3>Rockies shoot for seventh consecutive win</h3> St Louis (20-28) at Colorado (24-27) 9:05 pm EDT DENVER (Ticker) -- It been a while since the Colorado Rockieshave put together a winning streak like this. The Rockies will be after their seventh consecutive victory whenthey host the St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of afour-game series on Tuesday. Colorado hadn't won six in a row since May 21-26, 2002 and havenot won seven consecutive games since September 6-12, 1998. Rodrigo Lopez (1-0, 1.59 ERA) comes off the disabled list tomake his first start for the Rockies since April 18. Therighthander had pitched well in three starts before going downwith a forearm strain, allowing just three earned runs in 17innings. Braden Looper (6-3, 3.10) will start for the Cardinals, who arejust 9-15 away from Busch Stadium this year. Outside of amiserable start against the Detroit Tigers on May 18, therighthander has been solid in his last four outings. He allowed seven runs in four innings to the Tigers, but was 3-0with an 0.95 ERA in the other three starts which comprise 19innings. Matt Holiday and Brad Hawpe homered as the Rockies won theopener of this series, 6-2, on Monday. The defending World Series Champions, St. Louis continues tostruggle in 2007. The the team was 31-17 through 48 games last season and sluggerAlbert Pujols had hit 23 home runs. The Cardinals are 20-28this season and Pujols has connected on just eight longballs.
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO WARMUPS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER (6-3, 3.10) COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ (1-0, 1.59) UMPIRES: HP - MIKE EVERITT 1B - PAUL NAUERT 2B - BRIAN GORMAN 3B - GERRY DAVIS WEATHER: 49 Degrees, rain WIND: 9 mph, in from center</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO STARTING BATS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER AND YADIER MOLINA COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ AND YORVIT TORREALBA DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.293, 0 HR, 7 RBI) S SPIEZIO (.275, 1 HR, 15 RBI) A PUJOLS (.297, 8 HR, 24 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 COLORADO 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R SPILBORGHS (.333, 0 HR, 4 RBI) K MATSUI (.316, 0 HR, 8 RBI) M HOLLIDAY (.341, 9 HR, 41 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 S Spiezio rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 S Taguchi lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341 T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0 COLORADO - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.10 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era R Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.50 Pitches-strikes: R Lopez 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: R Lopez 1-0. Batters faced: R Lopez 3. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Gerry Davis. Weather: 49 degrees, rain. Wind: 9 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO CONFIRMED STARTERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE FIELDER'S CHOICE BY GARRETT ATKINS SCORED KAZ MATSUI. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G ATKINS ON FIRST, M HOLLIDAY ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 0 COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.290, 6 HR, 29 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 COLORADO 1 1 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.230, 3 HR, 16 RBI) S ROLEN (.233, 2 HR, 19 RBI) S TAGUCHI (.256, 1 HR, 7 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS COLORADO (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 S Spiezio rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 S Taguchi lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Spilborghs cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 K Matsui 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .328 M Holliday lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .344 T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .357 G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .219 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 5 1 2 1 2 1 4 BATTING: RBI - G Atkins (20). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Tulowitzki 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0 COLORADO - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 3.19 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era R Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.50 Pitches-strikes: B Looper 27-14; R Lopez 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: B Looper 2-0; R Lopez 1-0. Batters faced: B Looper 7; R Lopez 3. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Gerry Davis. Weather: 48 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 COLORADO 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y TORREALBA (.229, 0 HR, 12 RBI) R LOPEZ (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) R SPILBORGHS (.308, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS COLORADO (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 S Spiezio rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 S Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Spilborghs cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 K Matsui 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .328 M Holliday lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .344 T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .357 G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .219 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 5 1 2 1 2 1 4 BATTING: RBI - G Atkins (20). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Tulowitzki 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0 COLORADO - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 3.19 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era R Lopez 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.42 Pitches-strikes: B Looper 27-14; R Lopez 26-16. Ground balls-fly balls: B Looper 2-0; R Lopez 3-0. Batters faced: B Looper 7; R Lopez 6. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Gerry Davis. Weather: 48 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 COLORADO 1 0 1 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.276, 1 HR, 12 RBI) A KENNEDY (.237, 0 HR, 10 RBI) B LOOPER (.188, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS COLORADO (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 S Spiezio rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 S Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Spilborghs cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 K Matsui 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .328 M Holliday lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .344 T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .357 G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .219 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 R Lopez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 8 1 2 1 2 1 4 BATTING: RBI - G Atkins (20). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Tulowitzki 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0 COLORADO - 10 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 3.14 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era R Lopez 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.42 Pitches-strikes: B Looper 36-20; R Lopez 26-16. Ground balls-fly balls: B Looper 5-0; R Lopez 3-0. Batters faced: B Looper 10; R Lopez 6. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Gerry Davis. Weather: 48 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 COLORADO 1 0 1 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.328, 1-FOR-1) M HOLLIDAY (.344, 1-FOR-1) T HELTON (.357, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS COLORADO (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 S Spiezio rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 S Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 A Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 B Looper p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 Totals 9 0 0 0 0 5 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Spilborghs cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 K Matsui 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .328 M Holliday lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .344 T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .357 G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .219 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 R Lopez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 8 1 2 1 2 1 4 BATTING: RBI - G Atkins (20). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Tulowitzki 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 000 -- 0 COLORADO - 10 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 3.14 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era R Lopez 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 1.35 Pitches-strikes: B Looper 36-20; R Lopez 39-24. Ground balls-fly balls: B Looper 5-0; R Lopez 4-0. Batters faced: B Looper 10; R Lopez 9. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Gerry Davis. Weather: 48 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 COLORADO 1 0 0 1 2 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.290, 0-FOR-1) S SPIEZIO (.272, 0-FOR-1) A PUJOLS (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS COLORADO (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 S Spiezio rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 S Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 A Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 B Looper p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 Totals 9 0 0 0 0 5 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Spilborghs cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 K Matsui 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .322 M Holliday lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .343 T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .355 G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .219 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 R Lopez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 11 1 2 1 2 2 4 BATTING: RBI - G Atkins (20). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Tulowitzki 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 000 -- 0 COLORADO - 100 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 3 2 1 1 2 2 0 3.09 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era R Lopez 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 1.35 Pitches-strikes: B Looper 51-31; R Lopez 39-24. Ground balls-fly balls: B Looper 7-0; R Lopez 4-0. Batters faced: B Looper 13; R Lopez 9. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Gerry Davis. Weather: 48 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY ALBERT PUJOLS SCORED AARON MILES. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1 COLORADO 1 TOP, 4TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.228, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 COLORADO 1 0 0 1 2 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.219, 0-FOR-1, RBI) B HAWPE (.290, 0-FOR-0, BB) T TULOWITZKI (.271, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS COLORADO (1) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Miles ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298 S Spiezio rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .295 J Edmonds cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 S Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 A Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 B Looper p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 Totals 12 1 1 1 0 6 0 BATTING: 2B - A Miles (5, R Lopez). SF - A Pujols. RBI - A Pujols (25). Team LOB - 0. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Spilborghs cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 K Matsui 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .322 M Holliday lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .343 T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .355 G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .219 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 R Lopez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 11 1 2 1 2 2 4 BATTING: RBI - G Atkins (20). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Tulowitzki 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 000 1 -- 1 COLORADO - 100 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 3 2 1 1 2 2 0 3.09 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era R Lopez 4 1 1 1 0 6 0 1.71 Pitches-strikes: B Looper 51-31; R Lopez 55-33. Ground balls-fly balls: B Looper 7-0; R Lopez 4-2. Batters faced: B Looper 13; R Lopez 13. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Gerry Davis. Weather: 48 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>
