GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (54-52) at FLORIDA (50-58)

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Borchard ran for J Wood.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J BORCHARD ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
FLORIDA 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M Olivo (.233, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JORGE JULIO
FLA - ARMANDO BENITEZ

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.272, 0-FOR-3)
Y TORREALBA (.280, 0-FOR-1, 2 BB)
J JULIO (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">COLORADO (4) VS FLORIDA (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .316
K Matsui 2b 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 .283
M Holliday lf 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .337
T Helton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .296
G Atkins 3b 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 .266
B Hawpe rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .290
T Tulowitzki ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .280
J Hirsh p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
T Buchholz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
a-R Spilborghs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323
L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 27 4 7 4 4 12 8

a-struck out swinging for T Buchholz in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M Holliday (36, A Benitez). S - J Hirsh. SF - G Atkins. RBI - G
Atkins 2 (67), M Holliday 2 (86). 2-out RBI - G Atkins. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Hawpe 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (18, 2nd base off R Vanden Hurk/M Olivo). CS - W
Taveras (9, 2nd base by M Lindstrom/M Olivo).

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


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .339
D Uggla 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .255
M Cabrera 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .340
J Willingham lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .269
J Hermida rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .260
A Benitez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Wood 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .286
J Borchard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199
M Olivo c 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .232
A Amezaga cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .269
R Vanden Hurk p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083
R Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Jacobs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Ross rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295

Totals 31 3 9 3 4 12 15

a-fouled out to catcher for M Lindstrom in the 6th.

BATTING: 3B - A Amezaga (9, J Hirsh). HR - D Uggla (22, 1st inning off J Hirsh
1 on, 0 Out), J Willingham (16, 3rd inning off J Hirsh 0 on, 2 Out). S - R
Vanden Hurk. RBI - D Uggla 2 (68), J Willingham (66). 2-out RBI - J Willingham.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ross 1, M Jacobs 1, H Ramirez 1, J
Hermida 1, R Vanden Hurk 1. GIDP - J Willingham. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - H Ramirez (31, 3rd base off J Hirsh/Y Torrealba), J
Borchard (4, 2nd base off J Julio/Y Torrealba).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Hermida (M Holliday at 2nd base).


----------------------------------------------------
COLORADO - 101 000 02 -- 4
FLORIDA - 201 000 00 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 5 1/3 6 3 3 4 8 2 4.91
T Buchholz 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.95
L Hawkins 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.09
J Julio 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.54

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
R Vanden Hurk 4 1/3 4 2 2 3 5 0 6.75
R Pinto 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.10
M Lindstrom 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.77
J Miller 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.96
A Benitez 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 5.62

Pitches-strikes: J Hirsh 98-63; T Buchholz 10-7; L Hawkins 22-12; J Julio
16-10; R Vanden Hurk 100-65; R Pinto 6-4; M Lindstrom 24-14; J Miller 21-12; A
Benitez 20-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hirsh 4-4; T Buchholz 0-1; L Hawkins
1-1; J Julio 1-0; R Vanden Hurk 4-3; R Pinto 0-0; M Lindstrom 0-0; J Miller
1-0; A Benitez 1-1. Batters faced: J Hirsh 25; T Buchholz 2; L Hawkins 5; J
Julio 4; R Vanden Hurk 19; R Pinto 1; M Lindstrom 4; J Miller 4; A Benitez 5.


UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Adrian Johnson. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 88 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - PITCHING CHANGE
FLA: LEE GARDNER (2-2, 2.72) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4, FLORIDA 3

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.272, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Gardner relieved A Benitez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
FLORIDA 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T Tulowitzki (.272, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Borchard in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
FLORIDA 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T Tulowitzki (.272, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Amezaga at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
FLORIDA 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T Tulowitzki (.272, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Ross in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
FLORIDA 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T Tulowitzki (.272, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Sullivan hit for J Julio.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
FLORIDA 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C Sullivan (.333, 0 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JORGE JULIO (OUT)
FLA - LEE GARDNER

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.339, 1-FOR-3, BB)
D UGGLA (.255, 2-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)
M CABRERA (.340, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - PITCHING CHANGE
COL: MANNY CORPAS (3-2, 2.28) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4, FLORIDA 3

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.339, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Corpas relieved J Julio.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
FLORIDA 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H Ramirez (.339, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

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

BATTERIES: COL - JASON HIRSH, TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (6TH), LATROY HAWKINS (7TH),
JORGE JULIO (8TH), MANNY CORPAS (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA

FLA - RICK VANDEN HURK, RENYEL PINTO (5TH), MATT
LINDSTROM (5TH), JUSTIN MILLER (7TH), ARMANDO BENITEZ (8TH),
LEE GARDNER (9TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO

HOME RUNS: COL - NONE

FLA - DAN UGGLA (22) OFF JASON HIRSH IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
JOSH WILLINGHAM (16) OFF JASON HIRSH IN THE 3RD, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

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

BATTERIES: COL - JASON HIRSH, TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (6TH), LATROY HAWKINS (7TH),
JORGE JULIO (8TH), MANNY CORPAS (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA

FLA - RICK VANDEN HURK, RENYEL PINTO (5TH), MATT
LINDSTROM (5TH), JUSTIN MILLER (7TH), ARMANDO BENITEZ (8TH),
LEE GARDNER (9TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO


WP - LATROY HAWKINS (2-5)
LP - ARMANDO BENITEZ (2-7)
SAVE - MANNY CORPAS (8)

HOME RUNS: COL - NONE

FLA - DAN UGGLA (22) OFF JASON HIRSH IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
JOSH WILLINGHAM (16) OFF JASON HIRSH IN THE 3RD, 0 ON


TIME: 3:15 ATT: 11,927

PROBABLES: HOU - ROY OSWALT (10-6, 3.63)
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS (7-10, 4.95)

PROBABLES: COL - JEFF FRANCIS (11-5, 4.12)
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ (10-5, 2.84)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">COLORADO (4) VS FLORIDA (3) - FINAL

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .316
K Matsui 2b 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 .283
M Holliday lf 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .337
T Helton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .296
G Atkins 3b 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 .266
B Hawpe rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .290
T Tulowitzki ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
Y Torrealba c 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .279
J Hirsh p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
T Buchholz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
a-R Spilborghs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323
L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 4 7 4 4 12 8

a-struck out swinging for T Buchholz in the 7th; b-flied out to right for J
Julio in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - M Holliday (36, A Benitez). S - J Hirsh. SF - G Atkins. RBI - G
Atkins 2 (67), M Holliday 2 (86). 2-out RBI - G Atkins. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Hawpe 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (18, 2nd base off R Vanden Hurk/M Olivo). CS - W
Taveras (9, 2nd base by M Lindstrom/M Olivo).

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


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .338
D Uggla 2b 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .255
M Cabrera 3b 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .339
J Willingham lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .269
J Hermida rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .260
A Benitez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Gardner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Wood 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .286
J Borchard pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199
M Olivo c 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .232
A Amezaga cf-1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .269
R Vanden Hurk p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083
R Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Jacobs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Ross rf-cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295

Totals 33 3 9 3 5 12 16

a-fouled out to catcher for M Lindstrom in the 6th.

BATTING: 3B - A Amezaga (9, J Hirsh). HR - D Uggla (22, 1st inning off J Hirsh
1 on, 0 Out), J Willingham (16, 3rd inning off J Hirsh 0 on, 2 Out). S - R
Vanden Hurk. RBI - D Uggla 2 (68), J Willingham (66). 2-out RBI - J Willingham.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ross 1, M Jacobs 1, H Ramirez 1, J
Hermida 1, R Vanden Hurk 1. GIDP - J Willingham, M Cabrera. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - H Ramirez (31, 3rd base off J Hirsh/Y Torrealba), J
Borchard (4, 2nd base off J Julio/Y Torrealba).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Hermida (M Holliday at 2nd base).


----------------------------------------------------
COLORADO - 101 000 020 -- 4
FLORIDA - 201 000 000 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 5 1/3 6 3 3 4 8 2 4.91
T Buchholz 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.95
L Hawkins (W, 2-5) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.09
J Julio (H, 9) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.54
M Corpas (S, 8) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.24

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
R Vanden Hurk 4 1/3 4 2 2 3 5 0 6.75
R Pinto 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.10
M Lindstrom 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.77
J Miller (H, 11) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.96
A Benitez (L, 2-7; B, 5) 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 5.62
L Gardner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.66

Pitches-strikes: J Hirsh 98-63; T Buchholz 10-7; L Hawkins 22-12; J Julio
16-10; M Corpas 11-5; R Vanden Hurk 100-65; R Pinto 6-4; M Lindstrom 24-14; J
Miller 21-12; A Benitez 20-15; L Gardner 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hirsh
4-4; T Buchholz 0-1; L Hawkins 1-1; J Julio 1-0; M Corpas 2-1; R Vanden Hurk
4-3; R Pinto 0-0; M Lindstrom 0-0; J Miller 1-0; A Benitez 1-1; L Gardner 1-2.
Batters faced: J Hirsh 25; T Buchholz 2; L Hawkins 5; J Julio 4; M Corpas 3; R
Vanden Hurk 19; R Pinto 1; M Lindstrom 4; J Miller 4; A Benitez 5; L Gardner 3.


UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Adrian Johnson. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Brian
Runge.

T--3:15. Att--11,927.
Weather: 88 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from
right.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
COLORADO 4
FLORIDA 3 FINAL</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COLORADO (4) AT FLORIDA (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COLORADO 1ST: W Taveras struck out looking. K Matsui struck out swinging.
M Holliday walked. T Helton walked, M Holliday to second. G Atkins singled to
left, M Holliday scored, T Helton to third. B Hawpe flied out to right.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez walked. D Uggla homered to left, H Ramirez scored.
M Cabrera struck out looking. J Willingham grounded out to second. J Hermida
singled to right. J Wood flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, FLORIDA 2.

COLORADO 3RD: W Taveras grounded out to first. K Matsui singled to right.
K Matsui stole second. M Holliday singled to right, K Matsui scored advancing
on play. M Holliday out stretching at second. T Helton flied out to left.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, FLORIDA 2.

FLORIDA 3RD: D Uggla lined out to right. M Cabrera struck out swinging.
J Willingham homered to left. J Hermida struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) COLORADO 2, FLORIDA 3.

COLORADO 8TH: A Benitez relieved J Miller. C Ross in right field. K Matsui
reached on bunt single to second. M Holliday doubled to deep right center,
K Matsui scored, M Holliday to third advancing on throw. T Helton struck out
looking. G Atkins hit sacrifice fly to right, M Holliday scored. B Hawpe
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, FLORIDA 3.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COLORADO (4) AT FLORIDA (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Colorado Starting Lineups -- W Taveras CF, K Matsui 2B, M Holliday LF, T Helton 1B,
G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, T Tulowitzki SS, Y Torrealba C, J Hirsh RHP.

Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, D Uggla 2B, M Cabrera 3B,
J Willingham LF, J Hermida RF, J Wood 1B, M Olivo C, A Amezaga CF, R Vanden Hurk RHP.

Umpires -- Mark Wegner (HP), Adrian Johnson (1B), Bruce Froemming (2B),
Brian Runge (3B).

Gametime Weather: 88 degrees, Clear, wind in from right at 9 mph.


COLORADO 1ST: W Taveras struck out looking. K Matsui struck out swinging.
M Holliday walked. T Helton walked, M Holliday to second. G Atkins singled to
left, M Holliday scored, T Helton to third. B Hawpe flied out to right.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez walked. D Uggla homered to left, H Ramirez scored.
M Cabrera struck out looking. J Willingham grounded out to second. J Hermida
singled to right. J Wood flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, FLORIDA 2.

COLORADO 2ND: T Tulowitzki struck out swinging. Y Torrealba popped out to
second. J Hirsh grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, FLORIDA 2.

FLORIDA 2ND: M Olivo struck out swinging. A Amezaga walked. R Vanden Hurk
sacrificed to first, A Amezaga to second. H Ramirez popped out to first.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, FLORIDA 2.

COLORADO 3RD: W Taveras grounded out to first. K Matsui singled to right.
K Matsui stole second. M Holliday singled to right, K Matsui scored advancing
on play. M Holliday out stretching at second. T Helton flied out to left.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, FLORIDA 2.

FLORIDA 3RD: D Uggla lined out to right. M Cabrera struck out swinging.
J Willingham homered to left. J Hermida struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) COLORADO 2, FLORIDA 3.

COLORADO 4TH: G Atkins struck out looking. B Hawpe struck out looking.
T Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 4TH: J Wood struck out swinging. M Olivo flied out to right.
A Amezaga tripled to deep right. R Vanden Hurk struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, FLORIDA 3.

COLORADO 5TH: Y Torrealba walked. J Hirsh sacrificed to first, Y Torrealba
to second. W Taveras singled to left, Y Torrealba to third. R Pinto relieved
R Vanden Hurk. K Matsui struck out swinging. M Lindstrom relieved R Pinto.
W Taveras caught stealing second, catcher to second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 2, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 5TH: H Ramirez singled to left. D Uggla singled to left center,
H Ramirez to second. M Cabrera struck out swinging. H Ramirez stole third.
J Willingham grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Uggla out
at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, FLORIDA 3.

COLORADO 6TH: M Holliday struck out swinging. T Helton struck out
swinging. G Atkins singled to center. B Hawpe struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 6TH: J Hermida struck out swinging. J Wood walked. M Olivo
walked, J Wood to second. T Buchholz relieved J Hirsh. A Amezaga struck out
looking. M Jacobs hit for M Lindstrom. M Jacobs fouled out to catcher.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, FLORIDA 3.

COLORADO 7TH: J Miller relieved M Lindstrom. T Tulowitzki grounded out to
shortstop. Y Torrealba walked. R Spilborghs hit for T Buchholz. R Spilborghs
struck out swinging. W Taveras struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 2, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 7TH: L Hawkins relieved T Buchholz. H Ramirez struck out looking.
D Uggla popped out to shortstop. M Cabrera singled to right. J Willingham
singled to right, M Cabrera to second. J Hermida grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, J Willingham out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 2, FLORIDA 3.

COLORADO 8TH: A Benitez relieved J Miller. C Ross in right field. K Matsui
reached on bunt single to second. M Holliday doubled to deep right center,
K Matsui scored, M Holliday to third advancing on throw. T Helton struck out
looking. G Atkins hit sacrifice fly to right, M Holliday scored. B Hawpe
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 8TH: J Julio relieved L Hawkins. J Wood singled to center.
J Borchard ran for J Wood. M Olivo struck out swinging. J Borchard stole second.
A Amezaga grounded out to second, J Borchard to third. C Ross struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, FLORIDA 3.

COLORADO 9TH: L Gardner relieved A Benitez. J Borchard in right field.
A Amezaga at first base. C Ross in center field. T Tulowitzki flied out to right.
Y Torrealba grounded out to third. C Sullivan hit for J Julio. C Sullivan
flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 9TH: M Corpas relieved J Julio. H Ramirez lined out to left.
D Uggla walked. M Cabrera grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, D Uggla out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, FLORIDA 3.</div>

 

Holliday, Rockies rally to defeat Marlins

<h3>COLORADO 4, FLORIDA 3</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- After being held down by a series of Floridapitchers, Matt Holliday and the Colorado Rockies finally brokethrough.


Holliday hit a game-tying double and scored the winning run on asacrifice fly by Garrett Atkins as the Rockies rallied to beatthe Marlins, 4-3, on Thursday.


Kaz Matsui had two hits and scored twice for Colorado, which haswon four of its last five games.


Trailing, 3-2, to start the eighth, Matsui led off with aninfield single off Armando Benitez (2-7) and came all the wayaround to tie the game on Holliday's shot into the gap inright-center field. Holliday, who took third on the throw homein an attempt to get Matsui, scored one out later on a sacrificefly by Atkins to make it 4-3.


LaTroy Hawkins (2-5), the third of five Rockies pitchers,allowed two hits in one inning to record the win.


Jorge Julio pitched a scoreless eighth, before Manny Corpasworked around a one-out walk in the ninth to earn his eighthsave in 12 opportunities.


Florida had taken a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the third whenJosh Willingham drilled a 2-1 pitch from Rockies rookie starterJason Hirsh over the left field wall to put the Marlins ahead.It was Willingham's 16th homer.


Florida had held down Colorado for most of the night despitesome strange circumstances in the fifth inning.


Marlins rookie starter Rick Vanden Hurk allowed a walk and asingle in the top of the fifth to put runners at first and thirdwith one out. Manager Fredi Gonzalez came out to get the22-year-old after he had reached the 100-pitch mark, including65 for strikes.


Vanden Hurk allowed two runs, four hits and three walks in 4 1/3innings.


In his place was fellow rookie Renyel Pinto, who proceeded tostrike out Matsui before throwing a strike to Holliday.However, after that pitch, Pinto bent over to try to touch histoes. Gonzalez and the team trainer immediately came out to themound to talk to Pinto, who then left the game with a leftshoulder strain.


After Matt Lindstrom replaced Pinto with runners on the corners,Willy Taveras attempted to steal second base but was gunneddown by catcher Miguel Olivo to end the frame.


The Rockies had taken an early lead in the first when with twoouts, Vanden Hurk walked two batters before yielding an RBIsingle to Atkins to give Colorado a 1-0 lead.


A half-inning later, however, the Marlins took the lead afterHanley Ramirez walked and Uggla belted 1-2 pitch from Hirsh overthe left field wall for a 2-1 advantage. It was Uggla's 22ndblast, five shy of his career high set in 2006.


Colorado tied the score in the third when Matsui hit a one-outsingle to right, stole second, and scored on a base hit to rightby Holliday.

 

Holliday, Rockies rally to defeat Marlins

<h3>COLORADO 4, FLORIDA 3</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- After being held down by a series of Floridapitchers, Matt Holliday and the Colorado Rockies finally brokethrough.


Holliday hit a game-tying double and scored the winning run on asacrifice fly by Garrett Atkins as the Rockies rallied to beatthe Marlins, 4-3, on Thursday.


Kaz Matsui had two hits and scored twice for Colorado, which haswon four of its last five games.


Trailing, 3-2, to start the eighth, Matsui led off with aninfield single off Armando Benitez (2-7) and came all the wayaround to tie the game on Holliday's shot into the gap inright-center field.


"It was good for us to be able to regain the lead and turn itover to our eighth and ninth inning guys," Holliday said."That's what it's all about. It's a big hit for the team.Obviously, any time you can help the team win, it's a big hit."

Holliday, who took third on the throw home in an attempt to getMatsui, scored one out later on a sacrifice fly by Atkins tomake it 4-3.


"I was thinking the same thing the whole time," Atkins said."Just try and get a strike and try and hit the ball in the airand score Holliday. I knew I didn't have to hit it too deep andhe scored pretty easily. I ended up hitting it pretty good."

The blown save was the fifth of the season for Benitez, histhird since returning to the Marlins in May.


"He (Holliday) hit a hanging slider," Benitez said. "Hey, whatcan I do? He got me today."


LaTroy Hawkins (2-5), the third of five Rockies pitchers,allowed two hits in the seventh inning to record the win.

"When you come in in that situation it's like a crapshootwhether you're going to get the win or not," Hawkins said."It's good that we can come in the next inning and score tworuns and get the lead."


Jorge Julio pitched a scoreless eighth, before Manny Corpasworked around a one-out walk in the ninth to earn his eighthsave in 12 opportunities.


"We did our job tonight," said Hawkins of the Rockies bullpen."We went out there got timely outs and it (turned out to be) thekey to the ballgame."


Florida had taken a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the third whenJosh Willingham drilled a 2-1 pitch from Rockies rookie starterJason Hirsh over the left field wall to put the Marlins ahead.It was Willingham's 16th homer.


Hirsh, who was making his first start in over a month, went 51/3 innings, yielding three runs, six hits and four walks. The25-year-old righthander, who tied his season-high with eightstrikeouts, had been on the disabled list since July 2 with asprained right ankle.


"Jason battled, he gave us a chance to win the ballgame,"Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. "He'd probably like to havetwo pitches back. He spun two balls and left them over theplate and they hit them out of the ballpark."


Florida had held down Colorado for most of the night despitesome strange circumstances in the fifth inning.


Marlins rookie starter Rick VandenHurk allowed a walk and asingle in the top of the fifth to put runners at first and thirdwith one out. Manager Fredi Gonzalez came out to get the22-year-old after he had reached the 100-pitch mark, including65 for strikes.


"Obviously you want to go as long as you can," VandenHurk said."But I threw a lot of pitches in the first inning, so Icouldn't go far in the game. ... 100 is a lot of pitches for 41/3 innings."


VandenHurk allowed two runs, four hits and three walks in 4 1/3innings.


In his place was fellow rookie Renyel Pinto, who proceeded tostrike out Matsui before throwing a strike to Holliday. However,after that pitch, Pinto bent over to try to touch his toes.Gonzalez and the team trainer immediately came out to the moundto talk to Pinto, who then left the game with a left shoulderstrain.


"I felt a pinch after I struck out Matsui," Pinto said. "I hopeit's not serious."


The club said Pinto would be re-evaluated on Friday.

After Matt Lindstrom replaced Pinto with runners on the corners,Willy Taveras attempted to steal second base but was gunneddown by catcher Miguel Olivo to end the frame.


"Using that many pitchers is tough duty for the bullpen twonights in a row," said Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez, who usedfour relievers the night before in a 4-3 win vs. the Rockies."We had some opportunities to add on (some runs). We justdidn't do it."


The Rockies had taken an early lead in the first when with twoouts, VandenHurk walked two batters before yielding an RBIsingle to Atkins to give Colorado a 1-0 lead.


A half-inning later, however, the Marlins took the lead afterHanley Ramirez walked and Uggla belted 1-2 pitch from Hirsh overthe left field wall for a 2-1 advantage. It was Uggla's 22ndblast, five shy of his career high set in 2006.


Colorado tied the score in the third when Matsui hit a one-outsingle to right, stole second, and scored on a base hit to rightby Holliday.


The Marlins have lost their last three series.