GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (63-59) at LA DODGERS (63-60)

NL: COLORADO (63-59) at LA DODGERS (63-60)

<h3>Pair of aces headline series finale</h3>

<div class="pre">Colorado (63-59) at LA Dodgers (63-60) 4:10 pm EDT</div>

<div class="pre">LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - After exhausting their bullpens in</div>Saturday's 14-inning marathon, the Colorado Rockies and LosAngeles Dodgers look for long, quick outings from their staffaces in the rubber game of their three-game set on Sunday.

Matt Holliday singled in the go-ahead run in the 14th inning asthe Rockies posted a 7-4 win on Saturday. It was Colorado'ssecond-longest game in franchise history, a contest that lastedover five hours.


Brad Penny (14-3, 2.61 ERA) will be aiming to become the firstNational League pitcher and third in the majors to reach 15 winswhen he starts for the Dodgers. His ERA puts him only behindSan Diego's two standout pitchers - Chris Young (1.93 ERA) andJake Peavy (2.19) - in the NL in that category.


After losing two straight decisions, the two-time All-Starrighthander grabbed his 14th win in a 6-3 victory over Houston,allowing three runs and 10 hits over six frames. Penny hasenjoyed great success in his 18 lifetime starts against theRockies, going 12-2 with a 2.69 ERA.


Opposing Penny will be Jeff Francis (13-5, 4.43), who looks totie his career high in wins and hopes to become the fifth NLpitcher to win 14 games. However, he will need to recover fromhis worst outing of the season against San Diego in which hesurrendered a season-high eight runs and six hits with aseason-high six walks in Tuesday's 8-0 loss.


He has had good fortune against the Dodgers though, going 3-1with a 2.80 ERA in seven lifetime starts.

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO AT LA DODGERS -- LINEUPS

COLORADO LA DODGERS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Kaz Matsui 2B .294 3 29 Rafael Furcal SS .274 5 41
Cory Sullivan CF .343 1 9 Juan Pierre CF .287 0 30
Matt Holliday LF .335 21 96 Matt Kemp RF .323 8 27
Todd Helton 1B .298 11 66 Shea Hillenbrand 3B .333 0 3
Garrett Atkins 3B .282 18 86 Andre Ethier LF .294 9 48
Brad Hawpe RF .295 21 81 Russell Martin C .291 14 71
Troy Tulowitzki SS .286 15 65 James Loney 1B .306 5 26
Yorvit Torrealba C .272 6 33 Ramon Martinez 2B .168 0 15
Jeff Francis LHP .163 0 3 Brad Penny RHP .271 0 6
(13-6, 4.43) (14-3, 2.61)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
WARMUPS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS (13-6, 4.43)
LOS - BRAD PENNY (14-3, 2.61)

UMPIRES: HP - TRAVIS REININGER
1B - MIKE EVERITT
2B - JIM REYNOLDS
3B - BILL WELKE

WEATHER: 90 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
STARTING BATS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS AND YORVIT TORREALBA
LOS - BRAD PENNY AND RUSSELL MARTIN

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.294, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
C SULLIVAN (.343, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.335, 21 HR, 96 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.274, 5 HR, 41 RBI)
J PIERRE (.287, 0 HR, 30 RBI)
M KEMP (.323, 8 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .334
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
A Ethier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
R Martinez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.43

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.59

Pitches-strikes: B Penny 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B Penny 2-0. Batters
faced: B Penny 4.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS
LOS - BRAD PENNY</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MATT KEMP SCORED RAFAEL FURCAL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
LA DODGERS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: S HILLENBRAND (.333, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.282, 18 HR, 86 RBI)
B HAWPE (.295, 21 HR, 81 RBI)
T TULOWITZKI (.286, 15 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .334
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .323
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
A Ethier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
R Martinez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - R Furcal (21, J Francis). S - J Pierre. SF - M Kemp. RBI - M Kemp
(28). Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 1 -- 1
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.46

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.59

Pitches-strikes: J Francis 14-9; B Penny 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Francis 1-2; B Penny 2-0. Batters faced: J Francis 4; B Penny 4.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0
LA DODGERS 1 1 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.294, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
R MARTIN (.291, 14 HR, 71 RBI)
J LONEY (.306, 5 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS LA DODGERS (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .334
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .323
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
A Ethier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
R Martinez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - R Furcal (21, J Francis). S - J Pierre. SF - M Kemp. RBI - M Kemp
(28). Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 00 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 1 -- 1
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.46

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.58

Pitches-strikes: J Francis 14-9; B Penny 36-23. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Francis 1-2; B Penny 4-0. Batters faced: J Francis 4; B Penny 7.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RAMON MARTINEZ SCORED ANDRE ETHIER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R MARTINEZ ON FIRST, R MARTIN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
LA DODGERS 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: B PENNY (.271, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y TORREALBA (.272, 6 HR, 33 RBI)
J FRANCIS (.163, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
K MATSUI (.294, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS LA DODGERS (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .334
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .275
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .323
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
A Ethier lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .305
R Martinez 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .176
B Penny p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265

Totals 7 2 3 2 0 2 6

BATTING: 2B - R Furcal (21, J Francis). S - J Pierre. SF - M Kemp. RBI - M Kemp
(28), R Martinez (16). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Furcal 1.
Team LOB - 2.


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COLORADO - 00 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 11 -- 2
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 4.49

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.58

HBP - R Martin (by J Francis). Pitches-strikes: J Francis 32-21; B Penny
36-23. Ground balls-fly balls: J Francis 1-3; B Penny 4-0. Batters faced: J
Francis 10; B Penny 7.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J PIERRE (.287, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
M KEMP (.323, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
S HILLENBRAND (.318, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS LA DODGERS (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .293
C Sullivan cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .334
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
J Francis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .159

Totals 9 0 0 0 2 2 6

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .275
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .323
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
A Ethier lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .305
R Martinez 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .176
B Penny p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265

Totals 7 2 3 2 0 2 6

BATTING: 2B - R Furcal (21, J Francis). S - J Pierre. SF - M Kemp. RBI - M Kemp
(28), R Martinez (16). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Furcal 1.
Team LOB - 2.


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COLORADO - 000 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 11 -- 2
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 4.49

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 2.56

HBP - R Martin (by J Francis). Pitches-strikes: J Francis 32-21; B Penny
63-43. Ground balls-fly balls: J Francis 1-3; B Penny 6-1. Batters faced: J
Francis 10; B Penny 11.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.334, 0-FOR-1)
T HELTON (.298, 0-FOR-1)
G ATKINS (.281, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS LA DODGERS (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .293
C Sullivan cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .334
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
J Francis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .159

Totals 9 0 0 0 2 2 6

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.

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


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .275
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
M Kemp rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .327
S Hillenbrand 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304
A Ethier lf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .295
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .305
R Martinez 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .176
B Penny p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265

Totals 11 2 5 2 0 3 9

BATTING: 2B - R Furcal (21, J Francis). S - J Pierre. SF - M Kemp. RBI - M Kemp
(28), R Martinez (16). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Furcal 1.
Team LOB - 3.


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COLORADO - 000 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 110 -- 2
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 3 5 2 2 0 3 0 4.46

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 2.56

HBP - R Martin (by J Francis). Pitches-strikes: J Francis 41-29; B Penny
63-43. Ground balls-fly balls: J Francis 1-4; B Penny 6-1. Batters faced: J
Francis 14; B Penny 11.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY BRAD HAWPE SCORED MATT HOLLIDAY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G ATKINS ON FIRST, T HELTON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 1
LA DODGERS 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.285, 0-FOR-1)</div>