NL: CINCINNATI (22-34) at COLORADO (25-30) <h3>RHP Lohse aims for back-to-back wins for Reds</h3> Cincinnati (22-34) at Colorado (25-30) 8:05 pm EDT DENVER (Ticker) -- Kyle Loshe hopes to build off his recentsuccess as the Cincinnati Reds take on the Colorado Rockies onSaturday. After enduring a personal six-game slide, Loshe (2-6, 4.59 ERA)finally was able to brake through in his last start. He gave upsix hits in his first complete-game win of the season, a 4-0victory over Pittsburgh. In his only start against the Rockies, the righthander yieldedone run in six frames during a win as a member of the MinnesotaTwins on June 11, 2003. Bobby Livingston recorded his first career win and Ken GriffeyJr. stroked his 12th homer this season as Cincinnati posted a4-2 triumph on Friday. Griffey's homer was the 575th of his career, leaving him eightshy from tying Mark McGwire for eighth on the all-time list. "Anytime you're able to spot the pitcher like that it takes alittle pressure off him and I was fortunate to get a ball Icould hit and I hit it," Griffey said. The Rockies will send Jeff Francis (4-4, 3.93 ERA) to the mound.He was brilliant last time out, taking a shutout into theeighth inning of a 6-2 win on Monday here over St. Louis. Francis is 2-1 with a 3.75 ERA in four lifetime starts vs.Cincinnati, winning both os his meetings at Coors Field.
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI AT COLORADO -- LINEUPS CINCINNATI COLORADO AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Norris Hopper CF .311 0 0 Willy Taveras CF .322 0 10 Brandon Phillips 2B .279 9 29 Kaz Matsui 2B .300 0 8 Ken Griffey Jr RF .293 12 32 Matt Holliday LF .347 10 43 Jeff Conine 1B .275 2 17 Todd Helton 1B .339 5 27 Adam Dunn LF .251 14 35 Troy Tulowitzki SS .272 2 22 Alex Gonzalez SS .269 11 26 Brad Hawpe RF .292 8 32 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .252 3 21 Jeff Baker 3B .222 2 6 David Ross C .206 6 17 Chris Iannetta C .193 1 10 Kyle Lohse RHP .235 0 0 Jeff Francis LHP .150 0 0 (2-6, 4.59) (4-4, 3.93)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO WARMUPS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE (2-6, 4.59) COL - JEFF FRANCIS (4-4, 3.93) UMPIRES: HP - LARRY PONCINO 1B - BRUCE DRECKMAN 2B - GARY DARLING 3B - JERRY MEALS WEATHER: 70 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 4 mph, right to left</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO STARTING BATS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE AND DAVID ROSS COL - JEFF FRANCIS AND CHRIS IANNETTA DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.311, 0 HR, 0 RBI) B PHILLIPS (.279, 9 HR, 29 RBI) K GRIFFEY J (.293, 12 HR, 32 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 COLORADO 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE COL - JEFF FRANCIS DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.322, 0 HR, 10 RBI) K MATSUI (.300, 0 HR, 8 RBI) M HOLLIDAY (.347, 10 HR, 43 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 J Conine 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 J Baker 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0 COLORADO - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era K Lohse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.59 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Francis 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.87 Pitches-strikes: J Francis 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Francis 1-0. Batters faced: J Francis 3. UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry Meals. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO CONFIRMED STARTERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE COL - JEFF FRANCIS</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY TODD HELTON (6) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF KYLE LOHSE SCORED KAZ MATSUI. CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0, COLORADO 2 DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.272, 2 HR, 22 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 COLORADO 2 2 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE COL - JEFF FRANCIS DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J CONINE (.275, 2 HR, 17 RBI) A DUNN (.251, 14 HR, 35 RBI) A GONZALEZ (.269, 11 HR, 26 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS COLORADO (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 J Conine 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 K Matsui 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .345 T Helton 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .342 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 J Baker 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Totals 5 2 2 2 0 2 1 BATTING: HR - T Helton (6, 1st inning off K Lohse 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Helton 2 (29). 2-out RBI - T Helton 2. Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (9, 2nd base off K Lohse/D Ross). ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0 COLORADO - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era K Lohse 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 4.79 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Francis 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.87 Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 19-13; J Francis 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 0-1; J Francis 1-0. Batters faced: K Lohse 5; J Francis 3. UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry Meals. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 COLORADO 2 2 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE COL - JEFF FRANCIS DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.292, 8 HR, 32 RBI) J BAKER (.222, 2 HR, 6 RBI) C IANNETTA (.193, 1 HR, 10 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS COLORADO (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 K Matsui 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .345 T Helton 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .342 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 J Baker 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Totals 5 2 2 2 0 2 1 BATTING: HR - T Helton (6, 1st inning off K Lohse 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Helton 2 (29). 2-out RBI - T Helton 2. Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (9, 2nd base off K Lohse/D Ross). ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0 COLORADO - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era K Lohse 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 4.79 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Francis 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.82 Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 19-13; J Francis 28-19. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 0-1; J Francis 2-1. Batters faced: K Lohse 5; J Francis 6. UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry Meals. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 COLORADO 2 0 2 3 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE COL - JEFF FRANCIS DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.252, 3 HR, 21 RBI) D ROSS (.206, 6 HR, 17 RBI) K LOHSE (.235, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS COLORADO (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-J Conine). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 K Matsui 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .345 T Helton 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .342 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 B Hawpe rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 J Baker 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 C Iannetta c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Totals 8 2 3 2 0 2 2 BATTING: HR - T Helton (6, 1st inning off K Lohse 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Helton 2 (29). 2-out RBI - T Helton 2. GIDP - J Baker. Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (9, 2nd base off K Lohse/D Ross). ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0 COLORADO - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era K Lohse 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 4.72 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Francis 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.82 Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 36-22; J Francis 28-19. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 3-1; J Francis 2-1. Batters faced: K Lohse 8; J Francis 6. UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry Meals. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 0 COLORADO 2 0 2 3 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE COL - JEFF FRANCIS DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J FRANCIS (.150, 0 HR, 0 RBI) W TAVERAS (.320, 0-FOR-1) K MATSUI (.310, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS COLORADO (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Totals 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-J Conine). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 K Matsui 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .345 T Helton 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .342 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 B Hawpe rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 J Baker 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 C Iannetta c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Totals 8 2 3 2 0 2 2 BATTING: HR - T Helton (6, 1st inning off K Lohse 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Helton 2 (29). 2-out RBI - T Helton 2. GIDP - J Baker. Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (9, 2nd base off K Lohse/D Ross). ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 000 -- 0 COLORADO - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era K Lohse 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 4.72 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Francis 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.77 Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 36-22; J Francis 40-28. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 3-1; J Francis 4-2. Batters faced: K Lohse 8; J Francis 9. UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry Meals. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MATT HOLLIDAY SCORED KAZ MATSUI. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M HOLLIDAY ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0 COLORADO 3 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.342, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 0 COLORADO 2 0 1 3 5 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE COL - JEFF FRANCIS DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.306, 0-FOR-1) B PHILLIPS (.278, 0-FOR-1) K GRIFFEY JR (.291, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS COLORADO (3) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Totals 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-J Conine). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 K Matsui 2b 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .319 M Holliday lf 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .348 T Helton 1b 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .340 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 B Hawpe rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 J Baker 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 C Iannetta c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 J Francis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 Totals 13 3 5 3 0 3 3 BATTING: HR - T Helton (6, 1st inning off K Lohse 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Helton 2 (29), M Holliday (44). 2-out RBI - T Helton 2, M Holliday. GIDP - J Baker. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (9, 2nd base off K Lohse/D Ross). ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 000 -- 0 COLORADO - 201 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era K Lohse 3 5 3 3 0 3 1 4.78 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Francis 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.77 Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 55-36; J Francis 40-28. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 4-2; J Francis 4-2. Batters faced: K Lohse 13; J Francis 9. UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry Meals. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COLORADO 2 0 1 3 5 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE COL - JEFF FRANCIS DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.270, 0-FOR-1) B HAWPE (.296, 1-FOR-1) J BAKER (.219, 0-FOR-1)</div>
