GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (56-46) at COLORADO (51-50)

NL: LA DODGERS (56-46) at COLORADO (51-50)

<h3>Penny, Dodgers look to get back on track, face Rockies</h3>



<div class="pre">La Dodgers (56-46) at Colorado (51-50) 9:05 pm EDT</div>

DENVER (Ticker) - The Los Angeles Dodgers turn to ace Brad Pennyhelp them break out of a funk.


Penny and the Dodgers begin a four-game series against theColorado Rockies on Thursday.


Los Angeles has lost five of its last seven games, includingdropping two of three games at Houston earlier this week.

The Dodgers turn to Penny (12-1, 2.42 ERA), who looks to joinCarlos Zambrano of the Chicago Cubs as the National League'sonly 13-game winners.


The big righthander has won two straight starts and sevenconsecutive decisions, including an 8-6 win vs. the New YorkMets last Saturday when he allowed four runs - three earned -and six hits in 6 1/3 innings.


Penny gave up just two hits over 6 1/3 innings in a 1-0 win overColorado on April 11. The righthander is 4-1 with a 3.60 ERAin eight career starts at Coors Field.


Los Angeles has won eight of its last 11 games here.

The Rockies counter with Rodrigo Lopez (5-3, 4.46), who has lostthree of his last four decisions. The 31-year-old righthanderallowed three runs and five hits in six innings in a 3-0 loss tothe Washington Nationals last Saturday.


The Rockies, who have alternated wins and losses in their lasteight games, are 2-3 vs. Dodgers this season.

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS AT COLORADO -- LINEUPS

LA DODGERS COLORADO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rafael Furcal SS .280 3 34 Willy Taveras CF .309 2 21
Juan Pierre CF .282 0 25 Kaz Matsui 2B .279 3 23
Russell Martin C .300 11 66 Matt Holliday LF .333 18 79
Luis Gonzalez LF .293 11 47 Todd Helton 1B .303 9 55
Nomar Garciaparra 3B .282 4 48 Garrett Atkins 3B .260 14 60
James Loney 1B .362 4 23 Brad Hawpe RF .297 18 66
Wilson Betemit 2B .235 10 26 Troy Tulowitzki SS .282 11 44
Matt Kemp RF .361 6 23 Yorvit Torrealba C .270 5 30
Brad Penny RHP .263 0 6 Rodrigo Lopez RHP .050 0 0
(12-1, 2.42) (5-3, 4.46)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
WARMUPS: LOS - BRAD PENNY (12-1, 2.42)
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ (5-3, 4.46)

UMPIRES: HP - KERWIN DANLEY
1B - DOUG EDDINGS
2B - DANA DEMUTH
3B - DERRYL COUSINS

WEATHER: 85 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 5 mph, in from right</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
STARTING BATS: LOS - BRAD PENNY AND RUSSELL MARTIN
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ AND YORVIT TORREALBA

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.280, 3 HR, 34 RBI)
J PIERRE (.282, 0 HR, 25 RBI)
R MARTIN (.300, 11 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRAD PENNY
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.309, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
K MATSUI (.279, 3 HR, 23 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.333, 18 HR, 79 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362
W Betemit 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .361
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - R Martin. Team LOB - 0.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
COLORADO - -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.42

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.40

Pitches-strikes: R Lopez 8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: R Lopez 3-0. Batters
faced: R Lopez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LOS - BRAD PENNY
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRAD PENNY
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.293, 11 HR, 47 RBI)
N GARCIAPARRA (.282, 4 HR, 48 RBI)
J LONEY (.362, 4 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (0) VS COLORADO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362
W Betemit 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .361
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - R Martin. Team LOB - 0.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.40

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.40

Pitches-strikes: B Penny 8-6; R Lopez 8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: B Penny
2-0; R Lopez 3-0. Batters faced: B Penny 3; R Lopez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRAD PENNY
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.303, 9 HR, 55 RBI)
G ATKINS (.260, 14 HR, 60 RBI)
B HAWPE (.297, 18 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (0) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359
W Betemit 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .361
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - R Martin. Team LOB - 0.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).


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LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.40

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.34

Pitches-strikes: B Penny 8-6; R Lopez 20-15. Ground balls-fly balls: B Penny
2-0; R Lopez 4-1. Batters faced: B Penny 3; R Lopez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRAD PENNY
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: W BETEMIT (.235, 10 HR, 26 RBI)
M KEMP (.361, 6 HR, 23 RBI)
B PENNY (.263, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (0) VS COLORADO (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359
W Betemit 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .361
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - R Martin. Team LOB - 0.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
G Atkins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).


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LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
COLORADO - 00 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.39

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.34

Pitches-strikes: B Penny 25-19; R Lopez 20-15. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Penny 2-2; R Lopez 4-1. Batters faced: B Penny 7; R Lopez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRAD PENNY
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y TORREALBA (.270, 5 HR, 30 RBI)
R LOPEZ (.050, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
W TAVERAS (.308, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (0) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359
W Betemit 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .358
B Penny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256

Totals 8 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: GIDP - R Martin. Team LOB - 0.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
G Atkins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton, T Helton).


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LA DODGERS - 000 -- 0
COLORADO - 00 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.39

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.28

Pitches-strikes: B Penny 25-19; R Lopez 37-26. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Penny 2-2; R Lopez 4-2. Batters faced: B Penny 7; R Lopez 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRAD PENNY
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.279, 0-FOR-1)
J PIERRE (.283, 1-FOR-1)
R MARTIN (.299, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (0) VS COLORADO (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359
W Betemit 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .358
B Penny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256

Totals 8 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: GIDP - R Martin. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Loney-R Furcal-W Betemit).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308
K Matsui 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
G Atkins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
Y Torrealba c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
R Lopez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .048

Totals 10 0 2 0 1 2 4

BATTING: GIDP - R Lopez. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton, T Helton).


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LA DODGERS - 000 -- 0
COLORADO - 000 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 2.37

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.28

Pitches-strikes: B Penny 38-26; R Lopez 37-26. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Penny 5-2; R Lopez 4-2. Batters faced: B Penny 11; R Lopez 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY LUIS GONZALEZ SCORED JUAN PIERRE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L GONZALEZ ON SECOND, R MARTIN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
COLORADO 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: N GARCIAPARRA (.282, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY NOMAR GARCIAPARRA SCORED RUSSELL MARTIN AND LUIS
GONZALEZ.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, N GARCIAPARRA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
COLORADO 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.359, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRAD PENNY
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.333, 0-FOR-1)
T HELTON (.302, 0-FOR-1)
G ATKINS (.262, 1-FOR-1)</div>