NL: COLORADO (61-57) at ARIZONA (67-53) <h3>Hernandez look to continue success vs. Rockies on short rest</h3> <div class="pre">Colorado (68-65) at Arizona (75-60) 9:40 pm EDT</div> PHOENIX (Ticker) - The Colorado Rockies have not fared wellagainst Livan Hernandez this season. Luckily for them he'spitching on short rest. Hernandez takes the hill on three days rest as the ArizonaDiamondbacks open a three-game series with the Rockies onFriday. Hernandez (9-9, 4.86 ERA) has dominated the Rockies in fourstarts this season, posting a 1-0 record with a 1.93 ERA.However, the 32-year-old righthander is 0-4 with a 5.23 ERA infive career starts while pitching on short rest. On Monday,Hernandez lost his second straight start as he allowed two runsand six hits in seven innings of a 3-1 loss to San Diego. Rookie Mark Reynolds homered and tied a season-high with fiveRBI, while closer Jose Valverde survived a ninth inning rally asthe Diamondbacks avoided a four-game sweep with 8-7 win overSan Diego on Thursday. Arizona (75-60) leads San Diego (73-60) by one game in theNational League West, and Los Angeles (70-63) by four games. Rookie Ubaldo Jimenez (3-2, 4.03) takes the mound looking tohelp the Rockies gain ground on Arizona. Colorado (68-65), whichhas won four of six, is five games behind San Diego for thewild card, and six games out of the division lead. Jimenez has been outstanding his last three starts allowing justtwo runs in his last 20 innings. On Saturday the 23-year-oldrighthander held Washington to one run and three hits in seveninnings of a 5-1 win.
NL: COLORADO (69-65) at ARIZONA (75-61) <h3>Diamondbacks seek relief, first place in division</h3> Colorado (68-65) at Arizona (75-61), 9:40 pm EDT PHOENIX (Ticker) - After the past few games, the ArizonaDiamondbacks would like to get some relief from their relievers.They look to solve some bullpen issues as they continue theirthree-game series with the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. As late as Sunday, the Diamondbacks were proud owners of thebest record in the National League and a three-game lead in theNL West over San Diego. However, they have since dropped four of their past fivecontests to lose both distinctions, falling into a first-placedivision tie with the Padres (74-60). San Diego and New YorkMets (74-60) share the honor NL's top record, percentage pointsahead of the Diamondbacks. Over the last five games, Arizona's bullpen has given up 14 runs- 10 earned - and 20 hits in 10 1/3 innings. The latestmeltdown robbed Livan Hernandez of a likely win as he threwseven scoreless innings on Friday before the relieverssurrendered all seven runs in a 7-3, 10-inning loss to Coloradoin the series opener. Dana Eveland (0-0, 20.25 ERA) will make his first start thisseason and just the sixth of his career for the Diamondbacks.Eveland's last start came on June 2, 2006, and he has notregistered a win since July 26, 2005. In two appearances this season, the lefthander has yielded threeruns over 1 1/3 innings. The Rockies will counter with Elmer Dessens (2-1, 5.64), whowill make just his fourth start this season after spending themajority of the year either coming out of the bullpen or on thedisabled list. Dessens hurled six frames, yielding one run and three hits in a10-5 triumph over the Washington Nationals on Monday to registerhis first win since April 10. In 10 career appearances - fivestarts - against Arizona, the righthander is 1-0 with a 3.15ERA.
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">COLORADO AT ARIZONA -- LINEUPS COLORADO ARIZONA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Willy Taveras CF .311 2 22 Chris Young CF .234 28 52 Kaz Matsui 2B .300 3 30 Orlando Hudson 2B .290 10 62 Matt Holliday LF .335 24 105 Eric Byrnes LF .291 19 72 Todd Helton 1B .304 12 69 Tony Clark 1B .228 11 34 Garrett Atkins 3B .280 20 93 Stephen Drew SS .232 9 45 Troy Tulowitzki SS .291 18 72 Chris Snyder C .253 11 36 Ryan Spilborghs RF .299 10 45 Mark Reynolds 3B .272 12 49 Chris Iannetta C .199 3 18 Jeff Salazar RF .283 0 2 Elmer Dessens RHP .000 0 0 Dana Eveland LHP .000 0 0 (2-1, 5.64) (0-0, 20.25)</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA WARMUPS: COL - ELMER DESSENS (2-1, 5.64) ARI - DANA EVELAND (0-0, 20.25) UMPIRES: HP - JERRY LAYNE 1B - BILL MILLER 2B - MARVIN HUDSON 3B - ED MONTAGUE WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA STARTING BATS: COL - ELMER DESSENS AND CHRIS IANNETTA ARI - DANA EVELAND AND CHRIS SNYDER DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.311, 2 HR, 22 RBI) K MATSUI (.300, 3 HR, 30 RBI) M HOLLIDAY (.335, 24 HR, 105 RBI)</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - COLORADO 0 0 0 0 ARIZONA 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - ELMER DESSENS ARI - DANA EVELAND DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.234, 28 HR, 52 RBI) O HUDSON (.290, 10 HR, 62 RBI) E BYRNES (.291, 19 HR, 72 RBI)</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS ARIZONA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .334 T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 R Spilborghs rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 J Salazar rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 D Eveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- COLORADO - 0 -- 0 ARIZONA - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era E Dessens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.64 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era D Eveland 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 11.57 Pitches-strikes: D Eveland 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: D Eveland 1-0. Batters faced: D Eveland 3. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed Montague. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA CONFIRMED STARTERS: COL - ELMER DESSENS ARI - DANA EVELAND</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY ERIC BYRNES SCORED ORLANDO HUDSON. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E BYRNES ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0 ARIZONA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T CLARK (.228, 11 HR, 34 RBI)</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - COLORADO 0 0 0 0 ARIZONA 1 1 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - ELMER DESSENS ARI - DANA EVELAND DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.304, 12 HR, 69 RBI) G ATKINS (.280, 20 HR, 93 RBI) T TULOWITZKI (.291, 18 HR, 72 RBI)</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS ARIZONA (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .334 T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 R Spilborghs rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 O Hudson 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291 E Byrnes lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292 T Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 J Salazar rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 D Eveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 BATTING: 2B - O Hudson (27, E Dessens); E Byrnes (26, E Dessens). RBI - E Byrnes (73). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Drew 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- COLORADO - 0 -- 0 ARIZONA - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era E Dessens 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.74 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era D Eveland 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 11.57 Pitches-strikes: E Dessens 25-16; D Eveland 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: E Dessens 2-1; D Eveland 1-0. Batters faced: E Dessens 5; D Eveland 3. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed Montague. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - COLORADO 0 0 0 1 0 ARIZONA 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - ELMER DESSENS ARI - DANA EVELAND DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C SNYDER (.253, 11 HR, 36 RBI) M REYNOLDS (.272, 12 HR, 49 RBI) J SALAZAR (.283, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS ARIZONA (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .334 T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 R Spilborghs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 3 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 O Hudson 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291 E Byrnes lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292 T Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 J Salazar rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 D Eveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 BATTING: 2B - O Hudson (27, E Dessens); E Byrnes (26, E Dessens). RBI - E Byrnes (73). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Drew 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- COLORADO - 00 -- 0 ARIZONA - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era E Dessens 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.74 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era D Eveland 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.10 Pitches-strikes: E Dessens 25-16; D Eveland 26-16. Ground balls-fly balls: E Dessens 2-1; D Eveland 3-1. Batters faced: E Dessens 5; D Eveland 7. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed Montague. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY JEFF SALAZAR SCORED CHRIS SNYDER AND MARK REYNOLDS. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J SALAZAR ON SECOND, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0 ARIZONA 3 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: D EVELAND (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY CHRIS YOUNG SCORED JEFF SALAZAR. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C YOUNG ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0 ARIZONA 4 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: O HUDSON (.291, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY ERIC BYRNES SCORED CHRIS YOUNG. SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, E BYRNES ON FIRST, O HUDSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0 ARIZONA 5 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T CLARK (.226, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - PITCHING CHANGE COL: RAMON ORTIZ (0-0, 7.88) IN THE 2ND SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, E BYRNES ON FIRST, O HUDSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 5 DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T CLARK (.226, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Ortiz relieved E Dessens. SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, E BYRNES ON FIRST, O HUDSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0 ARIZONA 5 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T Clark (.226, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY TONY CLARK (12) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF RAMON ORTIZ SCORED ORLANDO HUDSON AND ERIC BYRNES. CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 8 DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.231, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - COLORADO 0 0 0 1 0 ARIZONA 1 7 8 7 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - RAMON ORTIZ ARI - DANA EVELAND DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C IANNETTA (.199, 3 HR, 18 RBI) R ORTIZ (1.000, 0 HR, 1 RBI) W TAVERAS (.310, 0-FOR-1)</div>
