GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (62-58) at LA DODGERS (62-59)

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - PITCHING CHANGE
LOS: TAKASHI SAITO (1-0, 1.52) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4, LA DODGERS 6

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: I STEWART (.500, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Saito relieved S Proctor.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
LA DODGERS 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: I Stewart (.500, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 1
LA DODGERS 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 6 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: COL - JOSH FOGG, RAMON ORTIZ (7TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA

LOS - ERIC STULTS, JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH), SCOTT
PROCTOR (9TH), TAKASHI SAITO (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

HOME RUNS: COL - GARRETT ATKINS (18) OFF SCOTT PROCTOR IN THE 9TH, 1 ON

LOS - JEFF KENT (16) OFF JOSH FOGG IN THE 2ND, 0 ON</div>

 

Stults baffles Rockies as Dodgers down Rockies

<h3>LA DODGERS 6, COLORADO 4</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- The message is clear: Eric Stults wouldmuch rather be a starter than a reliever.


Stults struck out a career-high nine and Jeff Kent homered asthe Los Angeles Dodgers posted a 6-4 victory over the ColoradoRockies on Friday.


Recalled from the minors on Friday, Stults (1-1) has alreadyestablished a discernible pattern in games in which he starts.The 27-year-old lefthander toyed with the Rockies all game long,setting them down in order in all but one of his seven framesand improving to 2-0 with a 2.73 ERA as a starter as opposed tohis 0-1 record with a 7.27 ERA in eight relief appearances.

Stults yielded just two runs and two hits in only his fourthcareer start before departing after 102 pitches in favor ofJonathan Broxton.


Kent, who leads the Dodgers with 16 homers, belted his firsthome run since July 25 to spark a five-run, first-inningoutburst. After starting the month hitting .067 (2-for-30)before Thursday's series finale against the Houston Astros, the2000 National League MVP has collected four extra-base hits overthe last two contests for Los Angeles, which improved to 43-10in games in which they score first.


Trailing 6-2 in the ninth, Garrett Atkins made thingsinteresting with a two-run homer off Dodgers reliever ScottProctor, who relieved Broxton in the ninth. Los Angeles turnedto closer Takashi Saito, who retired the final two hitters tonotch his 32nd save in 35 chances.


Juan Pierre hit a two-run single to cap the first off Rockiesstarter Josh Fogg (7-8) and recorded two hits for the Dodgers,who have scored six runs in three straight games. The 18 runsscored over the last three contests are three more runs than theteam managed over their nine previous contests.


Fogg surrendered six runs and eight hits over 6 2/3 innings,bringing an end to his modest two-game winning streak.

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 1
LA DODGERS 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 6 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: COL - JOSH FOGG, RAMON ORTIZ (7TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA

LOS - ERIC STULTS, JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH), SCOTT
PROCTOR (9TH), TAKASHI SAITO (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN


WP - ERIC STULTS (1-1)
LP - JOSH FOGG (7-8)
SAVE - TAKASHI SAITO (32)

HOME RUNS: COL - GARRETT ATKINS (18) OFF SCOTT PROCTOR IN THE 9TH, 1 ON

LOS - JEFF KENT (16) OFF JOSH FOGG IN THE 2ND, 0 ON


TIME: 2:37 ATT: 48,072

PROBABLES: COL - RAMON ORTIZ (0-0, 0.00)
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY (7-4, 3.54)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (4) VS LA DODGERS (6) - FINAL

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Carroll 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .232
a-K Matsui ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299
T Tulowitzki ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .284
M Holliday lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .338
T Helton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299
G Atkins 3b 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .283
R Spilborghs rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .321
R Ortiz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-I Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400
Y Torrealba c 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .272
C Barmes cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .207
b-C Sullivan ph-cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .323
J Fogg p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289

Totals 32 4 6 4 1 13 8

a-struck out swinging for J Carroll in the 8th; b-singled to left center for C
Barmes in the 8th; c-struck out swinging for R Ortiz in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - G Atkins (18, 9th inning off S Proctor 1 on, 1 Out). S - J Fogg.
RBI - J Carroll (19), T Tulowitzki (64), G Atkins 2 (86). 2-out RBI - T
Tulowitzki. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Tulowitzki 1. Team LOB
- 3.

FIELDING: E - C Barmes (1, throw). DP: 1 (Y Torrealba-J Carroll).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278
J Pierre cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .289
M Sweeney 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .263
R Martinez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170
J Kent 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .291
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Proctor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Saito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Gonzalez lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .280
R Martin c 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .289
A Ethier rf 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .295
S Hillenbrand 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .200
E Stults p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286
a-J Loney ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309

Totals 31 6 10 6 0 4 7

a-flied out to right for E Stults in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - L Gonzalez (22, J Fogg); R Furcal (20, J Fogg); E Stults (1, J
Fogg). 3B - J Pierre (6, J Fogg). HR - J Kent (16, 2nd inning off J Fogg 0 on,
0 Out). SF - A Ethier. RBI - J Kent (64), A Ethier (48), S Hillenbrand (1), J
Pierre 2 (30), M Sweeney (12). 2-out RBI - J Pierre 2, M Sweeney. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - M Sweeney 1, J Pierre 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (50, 2nd base off J Fogg/Y Torrealba). CS - R
Martin (5, 2nd base by R Ortiz/Y Torrealba), A Ethier (4, 2nd base by J Fogg/Y
Torrealba).


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COLORADO - 002 000 002 -- 4
LA DODGERS - 050 000 10x -- 6
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg (L, 7-8) 6 2/3 8 6 6 0 4 1 4.82
R Ortiz 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults (W, 1-1) 7 2 2 2 1 9 0 3.91
J Broxton 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 2.35
S Proctor 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 1 3.75
T Saito (S, 32) 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.50

HBP - R Furcal (by J Fogg); A Ethier (by J Fogg). Pitches-strikes: J Fogg
102-60; R Ortiz 15-11; E Stults 102-66; J Broxton 24-20; S Proctor 13-10; T
Saito 7-4. Ground balls-fly balls: J Fogg 8-7; R Ortiz 3-0; E Stults 7-5; J
Broxton 0-0; S Proctor 0-1; T Saito 0-1. Batters faced: J Fogg 29; R Ortiz 5; E
Stults 24; J Broxton 5; S Proctor 3; T Saito 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Travis Reininger. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

T--2:37. Att--48,072.
Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
COLORADO 4
LA DODGERS 6 FINAL</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COLORADO (4) AT LA DODGERS (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

LA DODGERS 2ND: J Kent homered to center. L Gonzalez doubled to right.
R Martin singled to center, L Gonzalez to third. A Ethier hit sacrifice fly to
center, L Gonzalez scored, R Martin to second on throwing error by center
fielder C Barmes. S Hillenbrand singled to right, R Martin scored. E Stults
grounded into fielder's choice to second, S Hillenbrand out at second.
R Furcal hit a ground rule double to deep right, E Stults to third. J Pierre
singled to center, E Stults and R Furcal scored. J Pierre stole second.
M Sweeney grounded out to second. (5 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Error) COLORADO 0,
LA DODGERS 5.

COLORADO 3RD: Y Torrealba walked. C Barmes singled to left, Y Torrealba to
second. J Fogg sacrificed to pitcher, Y Torrealba to third, C Barmes to
second. J Carroll grounded out to pitcher, Y Torrealba scored, C Barmes to
third. T Tulowitzki singled to left, C Barmes scored. M Holliday struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 5.

LA DODGERS 7TH: J Loney hit for E Stults. J Loney flied out to right.
R Furcal flied out to center. J Pierre tripled to deep right. R Ortiz relieved
J Fogg. B Hawpe in right field. M Sweeney singled to left center, J Pierre
scored. J Kent grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
LA DODGERS 6.

COLORADO 9TH: S Proctor relieved J Broxton. M Holliday singled to left.
T Helton popped out to second. G Atkins homered to left center, M Holliday
scored. I Stewart hit for R Ortiz. T Saito relieved S Proctor. I Stewart
struck out swinging. Y Torrealba flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 4, LA DODGERS 6.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 1
LA DODGERS 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 6 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: COL - JOSH FOGG, RAMON ORTIZ (7TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA

LOS - ERIC STULTS, JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH), SCOTT
PROCTOR (9TH), TAKASHI SAITO (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN


WP - ERIC STULTS (1-1)
LP - JOSH FOGG (7-8)
SAVE - TAKASHI SAITO (32)

HOME RUNS: COL - GARRETT ATKINS (18) OFF SCOTT PROCTOR IN THE 9TH, 1 ON

LOS - JEFF KENT (16) OFF JOSH FOGG IN THE 2ND, 0 ON


TIME: 2:37 ATT: 48,072

PROBABLES: COL - FRANKLIN MORALES (NR)
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY (7-4, 3.54)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

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COLORADO (4) AT LA DODGERS (6) - EVENT LOG
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Colorado Starting Lineups -- J Carroll 2B, T Tulowitzki SS, M Holliday LF,
T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, R Spilborghs RF, Y Torrealba C, C Barmes CF, J Fogg RHP.

La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- R Furcal SS, J Pierre CF, M Sweeney 1B, J Kent 2B,
L Gonzalez LF, R Martin C, A Ethier RF, S Hillenbrand 3B, E Stults RHP.

Umpires -- Jim Reynolds (HP), Tim Welke (1B), Travis Reininger (2B),
Mike Everitt (3B).

Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Clear, wind out to center at 5 mph.


COLORADO 1ST: J Carroll flied out to right. T Tulowitzki grounded out to
shortstop. M Holliday struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0,
LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal grounded out to second. J Pierre fouled out to
shortstop. M Sweeney struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0,
LA DODGERS 0.

COLORADO 2ND: T Helton struck out swinging. G Atkins struck out swinging.
R Spilborghs struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0,
LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: J Kent homered to center. L Gonzalez doubled to right.
R Martin singled to center, L Gonzalez to third. A Ethier hit sacrifice fly to
center, L Gonzalez scored, R Martin to second on throwing error by center
fielder C Barmes. S Hillenbrand singled to right, R Martin scored. E Stults
grounded into fielder's choice to second, S Hillenbrand out at second.
R Furcal hit a ground rule double to deep right, E Stults to third. J Pierre
singled to center, E Stults and R Furcal scored. J Pierre stole second.
M Sweeney grounded out to second. (5 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Error) COLORADO 0,
LA DODGERS 5.

COLORADO 3RD: Y Torrealba walked. C Barmes singled to left, Y Torrealba to
second. J Fogg sacrificed to pitcher, Y Torrealba to third, C Barmes to
second. J Carroll grounded out to pitcher, Y Torrealba scored, C Barmes to
third. T Tulowitzki singled to left, C Barmes scored. M Holliday struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 5.

LA DODGERS 3RD: J Kent flied out to center. L Gonzalez grounded out to
shortstop. R Martin struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
LA DODGERS 5.

COLORADO 4TH: T Helton grounded out to pitcher. G Atkins flied out to
center. R Spilborghs struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
LA DODGERS 5.

LA DODGERS 4TH: A Ethier grounded out to second. S Hillenbrand grounded
out to shortstop. E Stults doubled to deep right. R Furcal hit by pitch.
J Pierre grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
LA DODGERS 5.

COLORADO 5TH: Y Torrealba struck out looking. C Barmes struck out
swinging. J Fogg struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
LA DODGERS 5.

LA DODGERS 5TH: M Sweeney grounded out to second. J Kent struck out
looking. L Gonzalez popped out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
LA DODGERS 5.

COLORADO 6TH: J Carroll grounded out to pitcher. T Tulowitzki flied out to
left. M Holliday flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
LA DODGERS 5.

LA DODGERS 6TH: R Martin flied out to right. A Ethier hit by pitch.
S Hillenbrand struck out swinging. A Ethier caught stealing second, catcher to
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 5.

COLORADO 7TH: T Helton flied out to center. G Atkins grounded out to
third. R Spilborghs grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 5.

LA DODGERS 7TH: J Loney hit for E Stults. J Loney flied out to right.
R Furcal flied out to center. J Pierre tripled to deep right. R Ortiz relieved
J Fogg. B Hawpe in right field. M Sweeney singled to left center, J Pierre
scored. J Kent grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
LA DODGERS 6.

COLORADO 8TH: R Martinez at second base. J Broxton relieved E Stults.
J Loney at first base. Y Torrealba singled to right. C Sullivan hit for
C Barmes. C Sullivan singled to left center, Y Torrealba to second. B Hawpe
struck out swinging. K Matsui hit for J Carroll. K Matsui struck out swinging.
T Tulowitzki struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
LA DODGERS 6.

LA DODGERS 8TH: K Matsui at second base. C Sullivan in center field.
L Gonzalez singled to right. R Martin grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, L Gonzalez out at second. R Martin caught stealing second, catcher
to shortstop. A Ethier grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 2, LA DODGERS 6.

COLORADO 9TH: S Proctor relieved J Broxton. M Holliday singled to left.
T Helton popped out to second. G Atkins homered to left center, M Holliday
scored. I Stewart hit for R Ortiz. T Saito relieved S Proctor. I Stewart
struck out swinging. Y Torrealba flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 4, LA DODGERS 6.</div>

 

Stults baffles Rockies as Dodgers down Rockies

<h3>LA DODGERS 6, COLORADO 4</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- The message is clear: Eric Stults wouldmuch rather be a starter than a reliever.


Stults struck out a career-high nine and Jeff Kent homered asthe Los Angeles Dodgers posted a 6-4 victory over the ColoradoRockies on Friday.


Recalled from the minors on Friday, Stults (1-1) has alreadyestablished a discernible pattern in games in which he starts.The 27-year-old lefthander toyed with the Rockies all game long,setting them down in order in all but one of his seven framesand improving to 2-0 with a 2.73 ERA as a starter as opposed tohis 0-1 record with a 7.27 ERA in eight relief appearances.

"I didn't have a lot of time to think about this start since Igot called up before the game," Stults said. "I have alwaysliked starting games, but no matter what situation I get put in,I just have to go out and throw my game."


Stults yielded just two runs and two hits in only his fourthcareer start before departing after 102 pitches in favor ofJonathan Broxton.


"He worked his fastball on both sides of the plate and got aheadof their hitters," Dodgers catcher Russell Martin said.

Kent, who leads the Dodgers with 16 homers, belted his firsthome run since July 25 to spark a five-run, first-inningoutburst. After starting the month hitting .067 (2-for-30)before Thursday's series finale against the Houston Astros, the2000 National League MVP has collected four extra-base hits overthe last two contests for Los Angeles, which improved to 43-10in games in which they score first.


"Jeff (Kent) has been getting his bat going the past few daysand has carried us," Dodgers manager Grady Little said. "Rightnow, we are just getting good quality pitching and timelyhitting."


Trailing 6-2 in the ninth, Garrett Atkins made thingsinteresting with a two-run homer off Dodgers reliever ScottProctor, who relieved Broxton in the ninth. Los Angeles turnedto closer Takashi Saito, who retired the final two hitters tonotch his 32nd save in 35 chances.


"Stults was aggressive out there and kept our hitters off thebasepaths," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. "We started toget things going late in the game, but we just ran out of outs."

Juan Pierre hit a two-run single to cap the first off Rockiesstarter Josh Fogg (7-8) and recorded two hits for the Dodgers,who have scored six runs in three straight games. The 18 runsscored over the last three contests are three more runs than theteam managed over their nine previous contests.


"I just feel really comfortable in the box right now," Pierresaid. "We are starting to do everything right right now sohopefully we can keep our winning streak going."


Fogg surrendered six runs and eight hits over 6 2/3 innings,bringing an end to his modest two-game winning streak.

"(It just) felt like I didn't have my best stuff early on," Foggsaid. "I had command issues on some of my pitches but I gotbetter as the game went on."