NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLORADO (7) AT ARIZONA (3) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Colorado Starting Lineups -- K Matsui 2B, T Tulowitzki SS, M Holliday LF, T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, R Spilborghs CF, Y Torrealba C, U Jimenez RHP. Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, O Hudson 2B, E Byrnes LF, C Jackson 1B, S Drew SS, M Reynolds 3B, M Montero C, J Upton RF, L Hernandez RHP. Umpires -- Ed Montague (HP), Jerry Layne (1B), Bill Miller (2B), Marvin Hudson (3B). Gametime Weather: INDOORS. COLORADO 1ST: K Matsui grounded out to pitcher. T Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. M Holliday grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 0. ARIZONA 1ST: C Young struck out swinging. O Hudson struck out looking. E Byrnes grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 0. COLORADO 2ND: T Helton grounded out to second. G Atkins reached on infield single to second. B Hawpe singled to right, G Atkins to second. R Spilborghs singled to center, G Atkins to third, B Hawpe to second. Y Torrealba grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Spilborghs out at second. (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 0. ARIZONA 2ND: C Jackson grounded out to shortstop. S Drew singled to left. M Reynolds struck out swinging. M Montero flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 0. COLORADO 3RD: U Jimenez fouled out to first. K Matsui grounded out to first. T Tulowitzki tripled to deep center. M Holliday grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 0. ARIZONA 3RD: J Upton struck out looking. L Hernandez grounded out to pitcher. C Young flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 0. COLORADO 4TH: T Helton hit a ground rule double to first. G Atkins struck out swinging. B Hawpe struck out swinging. R Spilborghs grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 0. ARIZONA 4TH: O Hudson grounded out to third. E Byrnes struck out swinging. C Jackson lined out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 0. COLORADO 5TH: Y Torrealba flied out to right. U Jimenez reached on infield single to second. K Matsui sacrificed to catcher, U Jimenez to second. T Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 0. ARIZONA 5TH: S Drew fouled out to third. M Reynolds safe at first on throwing error by pitcher U Jimenez. M Montero grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Reynolds out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 0. COLORADO 6TH: M Holliday reached on infield single to third, M Holliday to second on throwing error by third baseman M Reynolds. T Helton singled to left center, M Holliday to third. G Atkins walked, T Helton to second. B Hawpe fouled out to third. R Spilborghs lined out to third. Y Torrealba grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 0. ARIZONA 6TH: J Upton flied out to center. L Hernandez grounded out to pitcher. C Young hit a ground rule double to left. O Hudson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 0. COLORADO 7TH: T Clark at first base. U Jimenez grounded out to shortstop. K Matsui doubled to right center. T Tulowitzki flied out to right, K Matsui to third. M Holliday flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 0. ARIZONA 7TH: E Byrnes grounded out to shortstop. T Clark grounded out to third. S Drew walked. M Reynolds hit by pitch, S Drew to second. M Montero homered to left, S Drew and M Reynolds scored. L Hawkins relieved U Jimenez. J Upton struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 3. COLORADO 8TH: B Lyon relieved L Hernandez. J Cirillo at third base. T Helton singled to left. G Atkins lined out to left. B Hawpe doubled to right, T Helton to third. I Stewart hit for R Spilborghs. I Stewart struck out swinging. Y Torrealba walked. C Sullivan hit for L Hawkins. C Sullivan singled to center, T Helton and B Hawpe scored, Y Torrealba to third. K Matsui grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Sullivan out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, ARIZONA 3. ARIZONA 8TH: B Fuentes relieved L Hawkins. C Sullivan in center field. J Cirillo flied out to right. C Young flied out to center. O Hudson fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2, ARIZONA 3. COLORADO 9TH: J Valverde relieved B Lyon. T Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. Colorado's Manager C Hurdle ejected by J Layne. M Holliday grounded out to shortstop. Colorado's T Tulowitzki ejected by E Montague. T Helton reached on infield single to shortstop. J Carroll ran for T Helton. G Atkins singled to center, J Carroll scored. B Hawpe walked, G Atkins to second. C Barmes hit for B Fuentes. C Barmes reached on infield single to shortstop, G Atkins to third, B Hawpe to second. Y Torrealba struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, ARIZONA 3. ARIZONA 9TH: M Herges relieved B Fuentes. J Carroll at third base. G Atkins at first base. C Barmes at shortstop. E Byrnes flied out to center. T Clark popped out to shortstop. S Drew flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, ARIZONA 3. COLORADO 10TH: T Pena relieved J Valverde. C Sullivan tripled to deep center. K Matsui safe at second on throwing error by pitcher T Pena, C Sullivan scored. M Herges struck out swinging. M Holliday intentionally walked. J Carroll hit by pitch, K Matsui to third, M Holliday to second. G Atkins hit sacrifice fly to left, K Matsui scored, M Holliday to third, J Carroll to second. D Slaten relieved T Pena. B Hawpe singled to right, M Holliday and J Carroll scored. B Hawpe to second on wild pitch by D Slaten. C Barmes lined out to second. (4 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) COLORADO 7, ARIZONA 3. ARIZONA 10TH: M Corpas relieved M Herges. A Ojeda hit for D Slaten. A Ojeda grounded out to first. M Montero lined out to left. J Upton flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 7, ARIZONA 3.</div>
Rockies capitalize vs. shaky Diamondbacks bullpen <h3>COLORADO 7, ARIZONA 3 (10 INNINGS)</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks' bullpen continuedto struggle. Brad Hawpe highlighted a 10th-inning rally with a two-run singleas the Colorado Rockies posted a 7-3 comeback victory Fridayover the Diamondbacks in the opener of a three-game series. With the loss, Arizona (75-61) fell into a tie with San Diego(74-60) atop the National League West Division standings. ThePadres posted a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers onFriday. The Diamondbacks sent Tony Pena (5-3) to the mound for the 10thinning, a move that did not work out. Cory Sullivan led off theframe with a triple and scored when Kaz Matsui's grounder wasthrown away by Pena. After striking out Matt Herges, Pena intentionally walked MattHolliday, hit Jamey Carroll with a pitch and yielded a sacrificefly by Garrett Atkins that gave Arizona a 5-3 advantage. Pena was lifted in favor of Doug Slaten, who gave up a two-runsingle by Hawpe that provided the final margin. Herges (3-0) registered the win after pitching a perfect ninthinning and Manny Corpas slammed the door in the 10th in anon-save situation. Diamondbacks closer Jose Valverde entered for the ninth inningwith a 3-2 lead but failed to pick up his major league-high 42ndsave. After recording the first two outs, Valverde surrenderedan infield single by Todd Helton before pinch runner Carrollscored from first on a base hit by Atkins. Over the last five games, Arizona's bullpen has given up 14 runsand 20 hits in 10 1/3 innings. Rockies starter Ubaldo Jimenez cruised through the first sixinnings, yielding just two hits, but he ran into problems in theseventh. After getting the first two hitters out, the 23-year-oldDominican walked Stephen Drew and hit Mark Reynolds with apitch. Miguel Montero then smacked Jimenez's first offeringinto the left field bleachers to give Arizona a 3-0 lead. After surrendering a single to Drew in the second inning,Jimenez did not allow a hit or walk until Chris Young belted aground-rule double in the seventh. Reynolds did reach safely onJimenez's throwing error in the fifth. Diamondbacks starter Livan Hernandez was not as dominant butjust as effective. Pitching on just three days' rest, Hernandezhurled seven scoreless innings. The Cuban righthander yielded nine hits with a walk and twostrikeouts. Hernandez has a 1.54 ERA in five starts against theRockies this season. The 32-year-old Hernandez constantly teetered on the brink ofdisaster. In the second, the Rockies put together threestraight singles with one out, but the former World Series MVPinduced Yorvit Torrealba to hit into a 6-4-3 double play to endthe threat. In the sixth, Hernandez loaded the bases with none out but gotHawpe to foul out and Ryan Spilbourghs to line out to Reynoldsat third before Torrealba grounded out to end the frame. The Rockies cut the deficit to 3-2 in the eighth inning againstDiamondbacks reliever Brandon Lyon as when Sullivan hit atwo-run pinch single.
Rockies capitalize vs. shaky Diamondbacks bullpen <h3>COLORADO 7, ARIZONA 3 (10 INNINGS)</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks' bullpencontinues to struggle. Brad Hawpe highlighted a 10th-inning rally with a two-run singleas the Colorado Rockies posted a 7-3 comeback victory Fridayover the Diamondbacks in the opener of a three-game series. With the loss, Arizona (75-61) fell into a tie with San Diego(74-60) atop the National League West Division standings. ThePadres posted a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers onFriday. The Diamondbacks sent Tony Pena (5-3) to the mound for the 10thinning, a move that did not work out. Cory Sullivan led off theframe with a triple and scored when Kaz Matsui's grounder wasthrown away by Pena. After striking out Matt Herges, Pena intentionally walked MattHolliday, hit Jamey Carroll with a pitch and yielded a sacrificefly by Garrett Atkins that gave Arizona a 5-3 advantage. Pena was lifted in favor of Doug Slaten, who gave up a two-runsingle by Hawpe that provided the final margin. Herges (3-0) registered the win after pitching a perfect ninthinning and Manny Corpas slammed the door in the 10th in anon-save situation. Diamondbacks closer Jose Valverde entered for the ninth inningwith a 3-2 lead but failed to pick up his major league-high 42ndsave. After recording the first two outs, Valverde surrenderedan infield single by Todd Helton before pinch runner Carrollscored from first on a base hit by Atkins. "It is not the bullpen right now, it is baseball," Valverdesaid. "Everybody says that the bullpen is struggling, but no,it is just baseball." Over the last five games, Arizona's bullpen has given up 14 runs- 10 earned - and 20 hits in 10 1/3 innings. "As good as we have been all year, we are not as good rightnow," Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin said. "But you can'tpanic. You have to realize that sometimes you go through somebumps in the road and move on." Rockies starter Ubaldo Jimenez cruised through the first sixinnings, yielding just two hits, but he ran into problems in theseventh. After getting the first two hitters out, the 23-year-oldDominican walked Stephen Drew and hit Mark Reynolds with apitch. Miguel Montero then smacked Jimenez's first offeringinto the left field bleachers to give Arizona a 3-0 lead. "The pitch wasn't that bad," Jimenez said. "He just got thebarrel of the bat on it and it went out." After surrendering a single to Drew in the second inning,Jimenez did not allow a hit or walk until Chris Young belted aground-rule double in the seventh. Reynolds did reach safely onJimenez's throwing error in the fifth. Diamondbacks starter Livan Hernandez was not as dominant butjust as effective. Pitching on just three days' rest, Hernandezhurled seven scoreless innings. The Cuban righthander yielded nine hits with a walk and twostrikeouts. Hernandez has a 1.54 ERA in five starts against theRockies this season. "I had it in my mind that I had to go out there and compete justto keep it close," Jimenez said. "The main thing for me is tocontrol my fastball, then throw my breaking pitch for a strike.It has been working pretty well for me." The 32-year-old Hernandez constantly teetered on the brink ofdisaster. In the second, the Rockies put together threestraight singles with one out, but the former World Series MVPinduced Yorvit Torrealba to hit into a 6-4-3 double play to endthe threat. "I think the only inning we went down 1-2-3 was the firstinning," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. "All we kepttalking about was, when you miss an opportunity, create anotherone. To snatch a win from a team that is on top of you and youare down 3-0, it adds to your confidence and lets you know youcan do things." In the sixth, Hernandez loaded the bases with none out but gotHawpe to foul out and Ryan Spilbourghs to line out to Reynoldsat third before Torrealba grounded out to end the frame. "He was Houdini today," Melvin said. "He was unbelievable. Someof those situations like bases loaded and nobody out and hekeeps them there. That was one tremendous performance from oneof our starters this year." The Rockies cut the deficit to 3-2 in the eighth inning againstDiamondbacks reliever Brandon Lyon when Sullivan hit a two-runpinch single. "We were a little deflated when Montero hit that home run. Thattakes the wind out of your sails," Sullivan said. "This teamhas been a resilient team all year. We were just trying tocapitalize on any opportunity we get, and in a nine-inning game,we will get the opportunity."
