GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (43-42) at COLORADO (42-43)

NL: PHILADELPHIA (43-42) at COLORADO (42-43)

<h3>Kendrick looking to continue impressive start</h3>

Philadelphia (43-42) at Colorado (42-43) 9:05 pm EDT

DENVER (Ticker) -- Rookie Kyle Kendrick will hope to continue theundefeated start to his career when the Philadelphia Philliesface the Colorado Rockies in the opener of a three-game serieson Friday.

Kendrick (3-0, 4.38 ERA) has been solid in each of the firstfour starts of his career. He has received the win in hisprevious three starts and the Phillies are 4-0 when the22-year-old righthander takes the mound.

The rookie had his longest career outing in his last start,pitching 6 2/3 innings and giving up two runs and six hits withthree walks in a 5-3 triumph over the New York Mets on Sunday.

Philadelphia snapped a two-game losing streak behind sevenstrong innings from Cole Hamels in an 8-3 victory in Wednesday'scontests against the Houston Astros.

The Rockies will counter with Jeff Francis (8-5, 3.56), who haswon three straight decisions.

Francis pitched seven scoreless innings in a 5-0 win over theAstros on Sunday in his previous start. The 26-year-oldlefthander yielded just three hits and four walks with fourstrikeouts.

The four-year veteran posted a 3-0 record with a 2.63 ERA in hislast four starts.

Colorado has won four of its last five contests after losingeight straight.

 

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<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA AT COLORADO -- LINEUPS

PHILADELPHIA COLORADO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jimmy Rollins SS .281 15 50 Willy Taveras CF .320 2 19
Shane Victorino RF .276 10 35 Kaz Matsui 2B .311 2 20
Chase Utley 2B .324 15 66 Matt Holliday LF .352 14 68
Ryan Howard 1B .254 20 62 Todd Helton 1B .309 7 46
Aaron Rowand CF .309 11 43 Garrett Atkins 3B .260 13 53
Pat Burrell LF .207 10 34 Brad Hawpe RF .295 14 58
Wes Helms 3B .266 3 22 Troy Tulowitzki SS .285 9 37
Chris Coste C .429 1 1 Yorvit Torrealba C .251 4 22
Kyle Kendrick RHP .143 0 0 Jeff Francis LHP .111 0 0
(3-0, 4.38) (8-5, 3.56)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
WARMUPS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK (3-0, 4.38)
COL - JEFF FRANCIS (8-5, 3.56)

UMPIRES: HP - LAZ DIAZ
1B - JOHN HIRSCHBECK
2B - BILL WELKE
3B - ANGEL CAMPOS

WEATHER: 89 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 13 mph, out to center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
STARTING BATS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK AND CHRIS COSTE
COL - JEFF FRANCIS AND YORVIT TORREALBA

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.281, 15 HR, 50 RBI)
S VICTORINO (.276, 10 HR, 35 RBI)
C UTLEY (.324, 15 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CHASE UTLEY SCORED JIMMY ROLLINS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C UTLEY ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1
COLORADO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.254, 20 HR, 62 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PAT BURRELL SCORED CHASE UTLEY AND AARON ROWAND.

SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, P BURRELL ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
COLORADO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: W HELMS (.266, 3 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.320, 2 HR, 19 RBI)
K MATSUI (.311, 2 HR, 20 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.352, 14 HR, 68 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (3) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
S Victorino rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
C Utley 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .326
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
A Rowand cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312
P Burrell lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .211
W Helms 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
C Coste c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .467
K Kendrick p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125

Totals 9 3 6 3 0 0 5

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (22, J Francis); A Rowand (18, J Francis). RBI - C
Utley (67), P Burrell 2 (36). 2-out RBI - P Burrell 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - K Kendrick 2. Team LOB - 3.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 3 -- 3
COLORADO - -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.38

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 1 6 3 3 0 0 0 3.77

Pitches-strikes: J Francis 33-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J Francis 1-2.
Batters faced: J Francis 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Angel Campos.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK
COL - JEFF FRANCIS</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.283, 1-FOR-1)
S VICTORINO (.276, 0-FOR-1)
C UTLEY (.326, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (3) VS COLORADO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
S Victorino rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
C Utley 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .326
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
A Rowand cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312
P Burrell lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .211
W Helms 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
C Coste c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .467
K Kendrick p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125

Totals 9 3 6 3 0 0 5

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (22, J Francis); A Rowand (18, J Francis). RBI - C
Utley (67), P Burrell 2 (36). 2-out RBI - P Burrell 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - K Kendrick 2. Team LOB - 3.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .351
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - W Taveras (9, K Kendrick). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 2.


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PHILADELPHIA - 3 -- 3
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.21

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 1 6 3 3 0 0 0 3.77

Pitches-strikes: K Kendrick 15-9; J Francis 33-20. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Kendrick 2-1; J Francis 1-2. Batters faced: K Kendrick 5; J Francis 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Angel Campos.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN HOWARD SCORED SHANE VICTORINO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R HOWARD ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
COLORADO 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.312, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.295, 14 HR, 58 RBI)
T TULOWITZKI (.285, 9 HR, 37 RBI)
Y TORREALBA (.251, 4 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (4) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282
S Victorino rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .278
C Utley 2b 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .325
R Howard 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .256
A Rowand cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .314
P Burrell lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .211
W Helms 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
C Coste c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .467
K Kendrick p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125

Totals 14 4 9 4 0 1 6

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (22, J Francis); A Rowand 2 (19, J Francis 2); S
Victorino (16, J Francis). RBI - C Utley (67), P Burrell 2 (36), R Howard (63).
2-out RBI - P Burrell 2, R Howard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Kendrick 2. Team LOB - 4.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .351
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - W Taveras (9, K Kendrick). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - W Taveras (R Howard at Home).


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PHILADELPHIA - 31 -- 4
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.21

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 2 9 4 4 0 1 0 3.81

Pitches-strikes: K Kendrick 15-9; J Francis 48-31. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Kendrick 2-1; J Francis 2-2. Batters faced: K Kendrick 5; J Francis 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Angel Campos.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY YORVIT TORREALBA SCORED BRAD HAWPE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J FRANCIS (.111, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: P BURRELL (.211, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)
W HELMS (.270, 1-FOR-1)
C COSTE (.467, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at COLORADO

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (4) VS COLORADO (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282
S Victorino rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .278
C Utley 2b 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .325
R Howard 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .256
A Rowand cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .314
P Burrell lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .211
W Helms 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
C Coste c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .467
K Kendrick p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125

Totals 14 4 9 4 0 1 6

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (22, J Francis); A Rowand 2 (19, J Francis 2); S
Victorino (16, J Francis). RBI - C Utley (67), P Burrell 2 (36), R Howard (63).
2-out RBI - P Burrell 2, R Howard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Kendrick 2. Team LOB - 4.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .351
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
B Hawpe rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
J Francis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - W Taveras (9, K Kendrick); B Hawpe (19, K Kendrick). RBI - Y
Torrealba (23). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB
- 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - W Taveras (R Howard at Home).


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PHILADELPHIA - 31 -- 4
COLORADO - 01 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.39

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 2 9 4 4 0 1 0 3.81

Pitches-strikes: K Kendrick 27-17; J Francis 48-31. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Kendrick 4-2; J Francis 2-2. Batters faced: K Kendrick 9; J Francis 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Angel Campos.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.322, 1-FOR-1)
K MATSUI (.309, 0-FOR-1)
M HOLLIDAY (.351, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (4) VS COLORADO (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282
S Victorino rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .278
C Utley 2b 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .325
R Howard 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .256
A Rowand cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .314
P Burrell lf 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .210
W Helms 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
C Coste c 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .438
K Kendrick p 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111

Totals 17 4 9 4 0 2 8

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (22, J Francis); A Rowand 2 (19, J Francis 2); S
Victorino (16, J Francis). RBI - C Utley (67), P Burrell 2 (36), R Howard (63).
2-out RBI - P Burrell 2, R Howard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Kendrick 2. Team LOB - 5.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .351
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
B Hawpe rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
J Francis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - W Taveras (9, K Kendrick); B Hawpe (19, K Kendrick). RBI - Y
Torrealba (23). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB
- 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - W Taveras (R Howard at Home).


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PHILADELPHIA - 310 -- 4
COLORADO - 01 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.39

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 3 9 4 4 0 2 0 3.78

HBP - W Helms (by J Francis). Pitches-strikes: K Kendrick 27-17; J Francis
61-39. Ground balls-fly balls: K Kendrick 4-2; J Francis 3-3. Batters faced: K
Kendrick 9; J Francis 18.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Angel Campos.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK
COL - JEFF FRANCIS

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.282, 1-FOR-2)
S VICTORINO (.278, 1-FOR-2)
C UTLEY (.325, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>