GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (58-72) at COLORADO (66-63)

NL: WASHINGTON (58-72) at COLORADO (66-63)

<h3>Tulowitzki, Rockies look for sweep of Nationals</h3>

<div class="pre">Washington (58-72) at Colorado (66-63) 3:05 pm EDT</div>

DENVER (Ticker) -- Troy Tulowitzki has not been playing like a 22year old.


Tulowitzki will try to lead the Colorado Rockies to a sweep whenthey host the Washington Nationals on Sunday in the finale of athree-game series.


Tulowitzki is currently on a 10-game hitting streak, going18-for-43 (.419) with three home runs and eight RBI over thatstretch. The shortstop is batting .295 with 18 homers and 69RBI on the season.


The second-year pro belted a solo shot in the Rockies' 5-1triumph over the Nationals on Saturday. It was the secondstraight win for Colorado, which had dropped six of its previouseight games.


Tulowitzki will face Washington rookie Joel Hanrahan (3-1, 3.42ERA) in this one. Hanrahan will be making just his sixth careerstart.


The 25-year-old righthander is off to an impressive start,working at least five innings in each of his five outings andnot surrendering more than three runs in any of those contests.

In his last outing, Hanrahan allowed three runs and seven hitsin five innings of an 11-6 victory at the Houston Astros onTuesday.


He will be opposed by Elmer Dessens (1-1, 6.66), who will bemaking his third start of the season after spending most of thecampaign coming out of the bullpen with the Milwaukee Brewers.Dessens has yet to pitch five innings this year.


The Mexican righthander surrendered two runs and six hits in 42/3 frames of a 9-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

WASHINGTON COLORADO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Felipe Lopez SS .241 9 48 Kaz Matsui 2B .288 3 29
Ronnie Belliard 2B .281 8 42 Troy Tulowitzki SS .295 18 69
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .273 20 75 Matt Holliday LF .335 23 100
Dmitri Young 1B .333 12 69 Todd Helton 1B .299 12 68
Austin Kearns RF .263 11 52 Garrett Atkins 3B .280 18 87
Ryan Church CF .263 10 50 Brad Hawpe RF .289 23 86
Wily Mo Pena LF .276 3 5 Ryan Spilborghs CF .308 10 45
Jesus Flores C .230 3 18 Chris Iannetta C .179 2 15
Joel Hanrahan RHP .333 0 2 Elmer Dessens RHP .000 0 0
(3-1, 3.42) (1-1, 6.66)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
WARMUPS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN (3-1, 3.42)
COL - ELMER DESSENS (1-1, 6.66)

UMPIRES: HP - DANA DEMUTH
1B - KERWIN DANLEY
2B - DOUG EDDINGS
3B - MIKE EVERITT

WEATHER: 90 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 4 mph, out to left</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
STARTING BATS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN AND JESUS FLORES
COL - ELMER DESSENS AND CHRIS IANNETTA

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.241, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
R BELLIARD (.281, 8 HR, 42 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.273, 20 HR, 75 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN ZIMMERMAN (21) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF ELMER DESSENS.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1, COLORADO 0

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.333, 12 HR, 69 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
COL - ELMER DESSENS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.288, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
T TULOWITZKI (.295, 18 HR, 69 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.335, 23 HR, 100 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Zimmerman 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Church cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - R Zimmerman (21, 1st inning off E Dessens 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R
Zimmerman (76). 2-out RBI - R Zimmerman. Team LOB - 1.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 1 -- 1
COLORADO - -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.42

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
E Dessens 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 6.75

Pitches-strikes: E Dessens 15-8. Ground balls-fly balls: E Dessens 1-2.
Batters faced: E Dessens 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
COL - ELMER DESSENS</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TODD HELTON SCORED MATT HOLLIDAY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HELTON ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.280, 18 HR, 87 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
COL - ELMER DESSENS

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.263, 10 HR, 50 RBI)
W PENA (.276, 3 HR, 5 RBI)
J FLORES (.230, 3 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Zimmerman 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Church cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - R Zimmerman (21, 1st inning off E Dessens 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R
Zimmerman (76). 2-out RBI - R Zimmerman. Team LOB - 1.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
M Holliday lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .337
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .301
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - M Holliday (44, J Hanrahan). RBI - T Helton (69). 2-out RBI - T
Helton. Team LOB - 1.


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WASHINGTON - 1 -- 1
COLORADO - 1 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.62

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
E Dessens 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 6.75

Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 22-14; E Dessens 15-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Hanrahan 1-1; E Dessens 1-2. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 5; E Dessens 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
COL - ELMER DESSENS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.289, 23 HR, 86 RBI)
R SPILBORGHS (.308, 10 HR, 45 RBI)
C IANNETTA (.179, 2 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Zimmerman 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Flores c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
J Hanrahan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 1 2

BATTING: HR - R Zimmerman (21, 1st inning off E Dessens 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R
Zimmerman (76). 2-out RBI - R Zimmerman. Team LOB - 2.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
M Holliday lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .337
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .301
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - M Holliday (44, J Hanrahan). RBI - T Helton (69). 2-out RBI - T
Helton. Team LOB - 1.


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WASHINGTON - 10 -- 1
COLORADO - 1 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.62

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
E Dessens 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 6.49

Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 22-14; E Dessens 26-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Hanrahan 1-1; E Dessens 2-3. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 5; E Dessens 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TROY TULOWITZKI SCORED RYAN SPILBORGHS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T TULOWITZKI ON FIRST, K MATSUI ON SECOND, E
DESSENS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
COLORADO 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.337, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO MATT HOLLIDAY SCORED ELMER DESSENS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M HOLLIDAY ON FIRST, T TULOWITZKI ON SECOND,
K MATSUI ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
COLORADO 3 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.301, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
COL - ELMER DESSENS

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.240, 0-FOR-1)
R BELLIARD (.280, 0-FOR-1)
R ZIMMERMAN (.274, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Zimmerman 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Flores c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
J Hanrahan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 1 2

BATTING: HR - R Zimmerman (21, 1st inning off E Dessens 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R
Zimmerman (76). 2-out RBI - R Zimmerman. Team LOB - 2.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
T Tulowitzki ss 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .296
M Holliday lf 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .337
T Helton 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 .300
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Spilborghs cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .308
C Iannetta c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .178
E Dessens p 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000

Totals 9 3 3 3 4 1 5

BATTING: 2B - M Holliday (44, J Hanrahan). RBI - T Helton (69), T Tulowitzki
(70), M Holliday (101). 2-out RBI - T Helton, T Tulowitzki, M Holliday. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - T Helton 2. Team LOB - 4.


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WASHINGTON - 10 -- 1
COLORADO - 12 -- 3
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 2 3 3 3 4 1 0 4.13

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
E Dessens 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 6.49

Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 62-32; E Dessens 26-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Hanrahan 1-4; E Dessens 2-3. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 13; E Dessens 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
COL - ELMER DESSENS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.279, 0-FOR-1)
B HAWPE (.288, 0-FOR-1)
R SPILBORGHS (.308, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
R Belliard 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Zimmerman 3b 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .274
D Young 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .334
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Flores c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
J Hanrahan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300

Totals 12 1 3 1 1 1 3

BATTING: HR - R Zimmerman (21, 1st inning off E Dessens 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R
Zimmerman (76). 2-out RBI - R Zimmerman. Team LOB - 3.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
T Tulowitzki ss 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .296
M Holliday lf 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .337
T Helton 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 .300
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Spilborghs cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .308
C Iannetta c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .178
E Dessens p 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000

Totals 9 3 3 3 4 1 5

BATTING: 2B - M Holliday (44, J Hanrahan). RBI - T Helton (69), T Tulowitzki
(70), M Holliday (101). 2-out RBI - T Helton, T Tulowitzki, M Holliday. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - T Helton 2. Team LOB - 4.


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WASHINGTON - 100 -- 1
COLORADO - 12 -- 3
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 2 3 3 3 4 1 0 4.13

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
E Dessens 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 6.26

Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 62-32; E Dessens 45-27. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Hanrahan 1-4; E Dessens 4-4. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 13; E Dessens 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CHRIS IANNETTA SCORED RYAN SPILBORGHS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C IANNETTA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
COLORADO 4 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: E DESSENS (.000, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>