GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (57-47) at COLORADO (52-51)

NL: LA DODGERS (57-47) at COLORADO (52-51)

<h3>Rockies, Dodgers get glimpse of future aces in finale</h3>

<div class="pre">LA Dodgers (57-47) at Colorado (52-51) 3:05 pm EDT</div>

DENVER (Ticker) - When the Los Angeles Dodgers and ColoradoRockies finish off their abbreviated four-game set on Sunday atCoors Field - one of the majors' most hitter-friendly parks - itmay be the young pitching that takes center stage.

Due to Friday's rainout, the series has been shortened from fourgames to three games, with the final game to be added on theSeptember 18-20 three-game series between the teams at CoorsField. None of this matters to Chad Billingsley (7-0, 3.38),however, as he hopes to celebrate his 23rd birthday in the samemanner he has celebrated several other days this season - with awin.


The righthander, who was one of the Dodgers' top prospectsbefore finishing out last season, is 3-0 in seven starts sincejoining the rotation in part due to his keeping a tidy 2.53 ERA.Billingsley registered his first complete game in his lastouting on Monday in a 10-2 win over the Phillies as he permittedjust two runs and five hits, striking out six.


The 2003 first-round draft choice has faced the Rockies twice inrelief and made one start, sporting no record with a 8.00 ERA.

Ubaldo Jimenez (0-0, 3.75) will be making his fourth careerstart after recording two no-decisions since his promotion onJuly 17. The righthander yielded three runs and four hits withfive strikeouts but did not factor into the decision as thebullpen allowed two runs the inning after Jimenez departed in a5-3 loss to the Padres.

 

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 .284 4 36 Willy Taveras CF .309 2 21
Juan Pierre CF .282 0 25 Jamey Carroll 2B .231 1 8
Russell Martin C .296 11 66 Matt Holliday LF .329 19 81
Jeff Kent 2B .297 15 56 Todd Helton 1B .300 9 56
Luis Gonzalez LF .290 11 48 Garrett Atkins 3B .266 15 61
Nomar Garciaparra 3B .285 4 50 Brad Hawpe RF .298 18 69
James Loney 1B .348 4 23 Troy Tulowitzki SS .279 12 46
Andre Ethier RF .300 8 44 Yorvit Torrealba C .275 5 30
Chad Billingsley RHP .154 0 2 Ubaldo Jimenez RHP .250 0 0
(7-0, 3.38) (0-0, 3.75)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
WARMUPS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY (7-0, 3.38)
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ (0-0, 3.75)

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

WEATHER: 79 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
STARTING BATS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY AND RUSSELL MARTIN
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ AND YORVIT TORREALBA

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.284, 4 HR, 36 RBI)
J PIERRE (.282, 0 HR, 25 RBI)
R MARTIN (.296, 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 0 0
COLORADO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.309, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
J CARROLL (.231, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.329, 19 HR, 81 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 .284
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
COLORADO - -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.46

Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: U Jimenez 3-0.
Batters faced: U Jimenez 3.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ</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
COLORADO 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.297, 15 HR, 56 RBI)
L GONZALEZ (.290, 11 HR, 48 RBI)
N GARCIAPARRA (.285, 4 HR, 50 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 .284
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.33

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.46

Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 16-9; U Jimenez 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls:
C Billingsley 1-1; U Jimenez 3-0. Batters faced: C Billingsley 3; U Jimenez 3.


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

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</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 0
COLORADO 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.300, 9 HR, 56 RBI)
G ATKINS (.266, 15 HR, 61 RBI)
B HAWPE (.298, 18 HR, 69 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 .284
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .346
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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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
C Billingsley 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.33

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.21

Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 16-9; U Jimenez 25-14. Ground balls-fly balls:
C Billingsley 1-1; U Jimenez 4-1. Batters faced: C Billingsley 3; U Jimenez 7.


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

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.300, 8 HR, 44 RBI)
C BILLINGSLEY (.154, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
R FURCAL (.284, 0-FOR-1)</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 .284
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .346
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - J Kent (13, ground ball).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 7 0 0 0 0 3 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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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
C Billingsley 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.29

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.21

Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 37-22; U Jimenez 25-14. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Billingsley 1-2; U Jimenez 4-1. Batters faced: C Billingsley 7; U
Jimenez 7.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</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 0 1
COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y TORREALBA (.275, 5 HR, 30 RBI)
U JIMENEZ (.250, 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
J Pierre cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .346
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 8 0 0 0 2 1 3

BATTING: S - C Billingsley. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Pierre
1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - J Kent (13, ground ball).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 7 0 0 0 0 3 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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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
C Billingsley 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.29

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 3.00

Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 37-22; U Jimenez 38-19. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Billingsley 1-2; U Jimenez 6-2. Batters faced: C Billingsley 7; U
Jimenez 11.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY YORVIT TORREALBA (6) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF CHAD BILLINGSLEY.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0, COLORADO 1

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: U JIMENEZ (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MATT HOLLIDAY (20) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF CHAD BILLINGSLEY SCORED JAMEY CARROLL.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0, COLORADO 3

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.299, 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 0 0 2
COLORADO 0 0 3 3 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.296, 0-FOR-1)
J KENT (.297, 0-FOR-1)
L GONZALEZ (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
J Pierre cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .346
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 8 0 0 0 2 1 3

BATTING: S - C Billingsley. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Pierre
1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - J Kent (13, ground ball); R Martin (10, catch).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .307
J Carroll 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .234
M Holliday lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .330
T Helton 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
Y Torrealba c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278
U Jimenez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 13 3 3 3 0 4 3

BATTING: HR - Y Torrealba (6, 3rd inning off C Billingsley 0 on, 0 Out), M
Holliday (20, 3rd inning off C Billingsley 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - Y Torrealba
(31), M Holliday 2 (83). 2-out RBI - M Holliday 2. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Carroll (4, 2nd base off C Billingsley/R Martin).


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LA DODGERS - 000 -- 0
COLORADO - 003 -- 3
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 3 3 3 3 0 4 2 3.59

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 3.00

Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 64-39; U Jimenez 38-19. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Billingsley 2-3; U Jimenez 6-2. Batters faced: C Billingsley 13; U
Jimenez 11.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY NOMAR GARCIAPARRA SCORED RUSSELL MARTIN.

SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J KENT ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
COLORADO 3 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.346, 0-FOR-1)</div>