GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (20-29) at COLORADO (25-27)

NL: ST LOUIS (20-29) at COLORADO (25-27)

<h3>Hirsh looking to keep Rockies rolling</h3>



St Louis (20-29) at Colorado (25-27) 9:05 pm EDT

DENVER (Ticker) -- Jason Hirsh takes the ball for the ColoradoRockies looking to extend their season-high, seven-game winningstreak against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.

Hirsh (2-4, 4.30 ERA) is hoping some of the Rockies' recentsuccess can help him earn his first win in more than a month.In his last start, the righthander yielded three runs and fivehits in six innings, but did not figure in the decision of a 5-3win over San Francisco on Friday.

It is no surprise that the winning streak has coincided with abreakout by the Colorado offense. The Rockies are averagingover six runs in their last five games.

On Tuesday, Colorado posted an 8-3 win behind a grand slam fromYorvit Torrealba and six strong innings from Rodrigo Lopez. Itmarked the franchise's first seven-game winning streak sinceSeptember 6-12, 1998. The Rockies have not won eight straightsince a franchise-best nine-game run from August 25-September 6,1997.

Brad Hawpe has been integral in the streak, hitting .421(8-for-19) with three homers and seven RBI during that stretch.

Meanwhile, St. Louis will be trying to avoid losing eightstraight road games for the first time since 2001. ToddWellemeyer (0-1, 8.06) makes his first career start in place ofthe demoted Anthony Reyes.

Wellemeyer was moved from the bullpen when the struggling Reyeswas sent down to Class AAA Louisville. Wellemeyer made 96starts in the minor leagues, but all 119 of his appearances inthe majors have come in relief.

 

NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS AT COLORADO -- LINEUPS

ST LOUIS COLORADO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Aaron Miles SS .292 0 7 Kaz Matsui 2B .328 0 8
So Taguchi LF .256 1 7 Troy Tulowitzki SS .273 2 21
Albert Pujols 1B .292 8 25 Matt Holliday LF .340 9 41
Jim Edmonds CF .232 4 17 Todd Helton 1B .351 5 27
Scott Rolen 3B .247 3 20 Garrett Atkins 3B .222 3 20
Juan Encarnacion RF .217 0 3 Brad Hawpe RF .293 7 31
Gary Bennett C .227 0 2 Yorvit Torrealba C .229 1 16
Adam Kennedy 2B .231 0 10 Steve Finley CF .182 1 2
Todd Wellemeyer RHP .000 0 0 Jason Hirsh RHP .053 0 0
(0-0, 2.70) (2-4, 4.30)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
WARMUPS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER (0-0, 2.70)
COL - JASON HIRSH (2-4, 4.30)

UMPIRES: HP - PAUL NAUERT
1B - BRIAN GORMAN
2B - GERRY DAVIS
3B - MIKE EVERITT

WEATHER: 59 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 13 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
STARTING BATS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER AND GARY BENNETT
COL - JASON HIRSH AND YORVIT TORREALBA

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.292, 0 HR, 7 RBI)
S TAGUCHI (.256, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.292, 8 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY SCOTT ROLEN SCORED SO TAGUCHI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S ROLEN ON SECOND, A PUJOLS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
COLORADO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J ENCARNACION (.217, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY JASON HIRSH ALLOWED ALBERT PUJOLS TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, S ROLEN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2
COLORADO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J ENCARNACION (.217, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
COL - JASON HIRSH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.328, 0 HR, 8 RBI)
T TULOWITZKI (.273, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.340, 9 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (2) 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 .289
S Taguchi lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256
A Pujols 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230
S Rolen 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213
G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 5 2 2 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (8, J Hirsh). RBI - S Rolen (21). 2-out RBI - S Rolen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 1.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
S Finley cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
J Hirsh p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 2 -- 2
COLORADO - -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.52

WP - J Hirsh. HBP - S Taguchi (by J Hirsh). Pitches-strikes: J Hirsh 29-18.
Ground balls-fly balls: J Hirsh 2-1. Batters faced: J Hirsh 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
COL - JASON HIRSH</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
MATT HOLLIDAY HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING KAZ MATSUI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2
COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.351, 5 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
COL - JASON HIRSH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: G BENNETT (.227, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
A KENNEDY (.231, 0 HR, 10 RBI)
T WELLEMEYER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (2) 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 .289
S Taguchi lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256
A Pujols 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230
S Rolen 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213
G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 5 2 2 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (8, J Hirsh). RBI - S Rolen (21). 2-out RBI - S Rolen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Kennedy-A Miles-A Pujols).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .328
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
S Finley cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
J Hirsh p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053

Totals 3 1 1 0 1 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Holliday. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (8, 2nd base off T Wellemeyer/G Bennett).


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ST LOUIS - 2 -- 2
COLORADO - 1 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.52

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.52

WP - J Hirsh. HBP - S Taguchi (by J Hirsh). Pitches-strikes: T Wellemeyer
16-8; J Hirsh 29-18. Ground balls-fly balls: T Wellemeyer 2-1; J Hirsh 2-1.
Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 4; J Hirsh 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
COL - JASON HIRSH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.222, 3 HR, 20 RBI)
B HAWPE (.293, 7 HR, 31 RBI)
Y TORREALBA (.229, 1 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (2) 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 .289
S Taguchi lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256
A Pujols 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230
S Rolen 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
A Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
T Wellemeyer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 2 2 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (8, J Hirsh). RBI - S Rolen (21). 2-out RBI - S Rolen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Kennedy-A Miles-A Pujols).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .328
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
S Finley cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
J Hirsh p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053

Totals 3 1 1 0 1 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Holliday. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (8, 2nd base off T Wellemeyer/G Bennett).


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ST LOUIS - 20 -- 2
COLORADO - 1 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.52

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.45

WP - J Hirsh. HBP - S Taguchi (by J Hirsh). Pitches-strikes: T Wellemeyer
16-8; J Hirsh 44-29. Ground balls-fly balls: T Wellemeyer 2-1; J Hirsh 3-3.
Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 4; J Hirsh 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY BRAD HAWPE (8) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF TODD WELLEMEYER.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2, COLORADO 2

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y TORREALBA (.229, 1 HR, 16 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 2 0 2 2 0
COLORADO 1 1 2 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
COL - JASON HIRSH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.289, 0-FOR-1)
S TAGUCHI (.256, 0-FOR-0, HBP)
A PUJOLS (.296, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
S Taguchi lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256
A Pujols 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230
S Rolen 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
A Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
T Wellemeyer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 2 2 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (8, J Hirsh). RBI - S Rolen (21). 2-out RBI - S Rolen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Kennedy-A Miles-A Pujols).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .328
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
B Hawpe rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
S Finley cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180
J Hirsh p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053

Totals 7 2 2 1 1 0 1

BATTING: HR - B Hawpe (8, 2nd inning off T Wellemeyer 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - B
Hawpe (32). GIDP - M Holliday. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (8, 2nd base off T Wellemeyer/G Bennett).


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ST LOUIS - 20 -- 2
COLORADO - 11 -- 2
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 4.15

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.45

WP - J Hirsh. HBP - S Taguchi (by J Hirsh). Pitches-strikes: T Wellemeyer
31-18; J Hirsh 44-29. Ground balls-fly balls: T Wellemeyer 4-2; J Hirsh 3-3.
Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 8; J Hirsh 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
COL - JASON HIRSH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J HIRSH (.053, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
K MATSUI (.328, 0-FOR-0, BB)
T TULOWITZKI (.277, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (2) VS COLORADO (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Miles ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
S Taguchi lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253
A Pujols 1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230
S Rolen 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
A Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
T Wellemeyer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 11 2 2 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (8, J Hirsh). RBI - S Rolen (21). 2-out RBI - S Rolen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Kennedy-A Miles-A Pujols).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .328
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
B Hawpe rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
S Finley cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180
J Hirsh p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053

Totals 7 2 2 1 1 0 1

BATTING: HR - B Hawpe (8, 2nd inning off T Wellemeyer 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - B
Hawpe (32). GIDP - M Holliday. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (8, 2nd base off T Wellemeyer/G Bennett).


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ST LOUIS - 200 -- 2
COLORADO - 11 -- 2
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 4.15

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.38

WP - J Hirsh. HBP - S Taguchi (by J Hirsh). Pitches-strikes: T Wellemeyer
31-18; J Hirsh 60-39. Ground balls-fly balls: T Wellemeyer 4-2; J Hirsh 4-5.
Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 8; J Hirsh 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
COL - JASON HIRSH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.230, 0-FOR-1)
S ROLEN (.252, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
J ENCARNACION (.213, 0-FOR-1)</div>