Hoffman, Gonzalez lift Rockies to 10-7 win over Dodgers

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    The way Jeff Hoffman pitched early and how the Colorado offense built a 10-run lead, it looked like a sure night off for closer extraordinaire Greg Holland.

    Not quite. Holland was needed to extinguish a late rally.

    "You know what that is? That's baseball," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "I've seen it happen before."

    Hoffman struck out eight and then anxiously waited to earn his first major league win, Carlos Gonzalez showed signs of breaking out of a slump with a two-hit, three-RBI night and the Rockies held off the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-7 on Thursday.

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