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

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

<h3>Lopez, Rockies happy to be home</h3>



<div class="pre">Philadelphia (43-43) at Colorado (43-43) 8:05 pm EDT</div>

DENVER (Ticker) - No one is happier than Rodrigo Lopez that theColorado Rockies' recent nightmarish road trip is over.

Lopez (4-2, 4.77 ERA) takes the mound looking to stay unbeatenat home and lead the Rockies to their fifth straight win againstthe Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.

Lopez, who recently went 0-2 with a 14.54 ERA during thefranchise-worst 1-9 trip, is 4-0 with a 3.27 ERA in six startshere.

In his last start Lopez was lit up for six runs and eight hitsin a season-low tying four innings against Houston on Friday.

On Friday Brad Hawpe hit a game-tying home run off AntonioAlfonseca in the ninth and Yorvit Torrealba hit a two-out RBIsingle in the 11th in the Rockies' 7-6 win.

The Rockies have won seven straight at home and are averaging 10runs a game in their last four contests. Colorado has not woneight in a row at home since May 25- June 5, 2003.

Meanwhile, Philadelphia is enduring a rough road trip of theirown. The Phillies, which have started their six-game road trip1-3, will send 44-year-old Jamie Moyer to the hill.

Moyer (7-6, 4.25) also lost to the Astros in his last start,surrendering four runs and nine hits in six innings on Monday.

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at COLORADO

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

PHILADELPHIA COLORADO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jimmy Rollins SS .282 15 50 Ryan Spilborghs CF .310 4 24
Shane Victorino RF .275 10 35 Jamey Carroll 2B .213 1 7
Chase Utley 2B .324 15 67 Matt Holliday LF .349 15 69
Ryan Howard 1B .256 20 63 Todd Helton 1B .305 7 46
Aaron Rowand CF .315 11 43 Garrett Atkins 3B .262 13 53
Greg Dobbs LF .282 7 34 Troy Tulowitzki SS .286 9 37
Wes Helms 3B .271 3 24 Brad Hawpe RF .303 15 59
Chris Coste C .368 1 1 Yorvit Torrealba C .259 4 24
Jamie Moyer LHP .154 0 0 Rodrigo Lopez RHP .067 0 0
(7-6, 4.25) (4-2, 4.77)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
WARMUPS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER (7-6, 4.25)
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ (4-2, 4.77)

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

WEATHER: 89 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 12 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
STARTING BATS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER AND CHRIS COSTE
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ AND YORVIT TORREALBA

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.282, 15 HR, 50 RBI)
S VICTORINO (.275, 10 HR, 35 RBI)
C UTLEY (.324, 15 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JIMMY ROLLINS (16) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF RODRIGO LOPEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1, COLORADO 0

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: S VICTORINO (.275, 10 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL PHILADELPHIA AT COLORADO
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY PHILADELPHIA SHORTSTOP JIMMY ROLLINS
LED OFF THE GAME AND WAS THE 100TH OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN HOWARD (21) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF RODRIGO LOPEZ SCORED CHASE UTLEY.
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3, COLORADO 0

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.315, 11 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
NOTE: THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN IN THE TOP OF
THE FIRST INNING.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, W HELMS ON FIRST, G DOBBS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3, COLORADO 0</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
NOTE: THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST INNING
AFTER A 1 HOUR AND 20 MINUTE DELAY.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, W HELMS ON FIRST, G DOBBS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3, COLORADO 0</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R SPILBORGHS (.310, 4 HR, 24 RBI)
J CARROLL (.213, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.349, 15 HR, 69 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 1 0 0 0 .283
S Victorino rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
C Utley 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .326
R Howard 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .259
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
G Dobbs lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .350
J Moyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 7 3 4 3 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - C Utley (34, R Lopez); G Dobbs (13, R Lopez). HR - J Rollins (16,
1st inning off R Lopez 0 on, 0 Out), R Howard (21, 1st inning off R Lopez 1 on,
1 Out). RBI - J Rollins (51), R Howard 2 (65). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Coste 1. Team LOB - 2.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

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
J Moyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.25

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 1 4 3 3 1 0 2 5.17

Pitches-strikes: R Lopez 29-17. Ground balls-fly balls: R Lopez 2-1. Batters
faced: R Lopez 8.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 80 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 90 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY TODD HELTON SCORED JAMEY CARROLL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HELTON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.262, 13 HR, 53 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 4 0
COLORADO 1 1 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J MOYER (.154, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J ROLLINS (.283, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
S VICTORINO (.274, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at COLORADO

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283
S Victorino rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
C Utley 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .326
R Howard 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .259
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
G Dobbs lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .350
J Moyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 7 3 4 3 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - C Utley (34, R Lopez); G Dobbs (13, R Lopez). HR - J Rollins (16,
1st inning off R Lopez 0 on, 0 Out), R Howard (21, 1st inning off R Lopez 1 on,
1 Out). RBI - J Rollins (51), R Howard 2 (65). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Coste 1. Team LOB - 2.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310
J Carroll 2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .307
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 4 1 1 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - T Helton (20, J Moyer). RBI - T Helton (47). 2-out RBI - T
Helton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 1.


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PHILADELPHIA - 3 -- 3
COLORADO - 1 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.29

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 1 4 3 3 1 0 2 5.17

Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 19-12; R Lopez 29-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Moyer 1-1; R Lopez 2-1. Batters faced: J Moyer 5; R Lopez 8.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 80 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 90 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.286, 9 HR, 37 RBI)
B HAWPE (.303, 15 HR, 59 RBI)
Y TORREALBA (.259, 4 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (3) VS COLORADO (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283
S Victorino rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
C Utley 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .325
R Howard 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .259
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
G Dobbs lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .350
J Moyer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150

Totals 11 3 5 3 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - C Utley (34, R Lopez); G Dobbs (13, R Lopez). HR - J Rollins (16,
1st inning off R Lopez 0 on, 0 Out), R Howard (21, 1st inning off R Lopez 1 on,
1 Out). RBI - J Rollins (51), R Howard 2 (65). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Coste 1. Team LOB - 3.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310
J Carroll 2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .307
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 4 1 1 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - T Helton (20, J Moyer). RBI - T Helton (47). 2-out RBI - T
Helton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 1.


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PHILADELPHIA - 30 -- 3
COLORADO - 1 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.29

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 2 5 3 3 1 0 2 5.08

Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 19-12; R Lopez 41-26. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Moyer 1-1; R Lopez 4-2. Batters faced: J Moyer 5; R Lopez 12.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 80 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 90 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.259, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)
A ROWAND (.314, 0-FOR-1)
G DOBBS (.287, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at COLORADO

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (3) VS COLORADO (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283
S Victorino rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
C Utley 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .325
R Howard 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .259
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
G Dobbs lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .350
J Moyer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150

Totals 11 3 5 3 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - C Utley (34, R Lopez); G Dobbs (13, R Lopez). HR - J Rollins (16,
1st inning off R Lopez 0 on, 0 Out), R Howard (21, 1st inning off R Lopez 1 on,
1 Out). RBI - J Rollins (51), R Howard 2 (65). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Coste 1. Team LOB - 3.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310
J Carroll 2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .307
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
R Lopez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .063

Totals 7 1 1 1 2 2 5

BATTING: 2B - T Helton (20, J Moyer). RBI - T Helton (47). 2-out RBI - T
Helton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Lopez 1, G Atkins 1. Team
LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Tulowitzki (5, 2nd base off J Moyer/C Coste).


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PHILADELPHIA - 30 -- 3
COLORADO - 10 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 4.25

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 2 5 3 3 1 0 2 5.08

Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 37-22; R Lopez 41-26. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Moyer 3-1; R Lopez 4-2. Batters faced: J Moyer 9; R Lopez 12.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 80 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 90 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R SPILBORGHS (.310, 0-FOR-0, BB)
J CARROLL (.211, 0-FOR-1)
M HOLLIDAY (.348, 0-FOR-1)</div>