NL: SAN DIEGO (76-63) at COLORADO (72-67) <h3>Rockies look to gain ground in wild card race</h3> <div class="pre">San Diego (76-63) at Colorado (72-67) 9:05 pm EDT</div> DENVER (Ticker) - The Colorado Rockies look to stay in theplayoff race as they host the wild card-leading San Diego Padreson Friday. Colorado, which trails San Diego by four games in the wild cardrace, took two of three from the San Francisco Giants earlierthis week. If the Rockies are to stay in contention, they will have to doit with a patchwork rotation. Starters Aaron Cook and Jason Hirsh are out for the season, soColorado will rest its playoff hopes on the shoulders of aceJeff Francis, Josh Fogg, rookies Ubaldo Jimenez and FranklinMorales, as well as Elmer Dessens. Dessens (2-2, 7.39 ERA) makes his fourth start of the season,and is looking to bounce back from a terrible outing. OnSaturday, the righthander allowed seven runs and six hits in 11/3 innings of a 13-7 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Meanwhile, San Diego trails Arizona (78-63) by one game in theNational League West after being outscored, 18-7, in the finaltwo games of a three-game series this week. Justin Germano (7-8, 4.11) takes the hill looking to help thePadres get back on top of the NL West. The righthander hasallowed three runs or less in each of his last six starts. However, San Diego dropped Germano's last outing with a 5-0 lossto the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. He allowed a run andeight hits in six innings.
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO AT COLORADO -- LINEUPS SAN DIEGO COLORADO AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Brian Giles RF .295 10 41 Willy Taveras CF .319 2 23 Mike Cameron CF .251 19 74 Kaz Matsui 2B .292 3 32 Milton Bradley LF .326 10 29 Matt Holliday LF .334 25 110 Adrian Gonzalez 1B .282 26 83 Todd Helton 1B .310 12 71 Khalil Greene SS .251 20 77 Garrett Atkins 3B .281 20 95 Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .251 15 59 Brad Hawpe RF .286 25 95 Josh Bard C .270 3 43 Troy Tulowitzki SS .290 19 78 Geoff Blum 2B .249 4 26 Yorvit Torrealba C .255 6 37 Justin Germano RHP .167 0 2 Elmer Dessens RHP .000 0 0 (7-8, 4.11) (2-2, 7.39)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO WARMUPS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO (7-8, 4.11) COL - ELMER DESSENS (2-2, 7.39) UMPIRES: HP - ADAM DOWDY 1B - CHUCK MERIWETHER 2B - RICK REED 3B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ WEATHER: 77 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 6 mph, out to center</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO STARTING BATS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO AND JOSH BARD COL - ELMER DESSENS AND YORVIT TORREALBA DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.295, 10 HR, 41 RBI) M CAMERON (.251, 19 HR, 74 RBI) M BRADLEY (.326, 10 HR, 29 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 COLORADO 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO COL - ELMER DESSENS DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.319, 2 HR, 23 RBI) K MATSUI (.292, 3 HR, 32 RBI) M HOLLIDAY (.334, 25 HR, 110 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334 T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0 COLORADO - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Germano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.11 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era E Dessens 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.16 Pitches-strikes: E Dessens 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: E Dessens 0-1. Batters faced: E Dessens 3. UMPIRES: HP--Adam Dowdy. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Alfonso Marquez. Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO COL - ELMER DESSENS</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY KAZ MATSUI (4) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF JUSTIN GERMANO SCORED WILLY TAVERAS. CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0, COLORADO 2 DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.334, 25 HR, 110 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 1 COLORADO 2 2 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO COL - ELMER DESSENS DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.282, 26 HR, 83 RBI) K GREENE (.251, 20 HR, 77 RBI) K KOUZMANOFF (.251, 15 HR, 59 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS COLORADO (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - K Kouzmanoff (20, throw). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321 K Matsui 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .294 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310 G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 BATTING: HR - K Matsui (4, 1st inning off J Germano 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - K Matsui 2 (34). Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0 COLORADO - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Germano 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 4.23 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era E Dessens 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.16 Pitches-strikes: J Germano 16-10; E Dessens 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Germano 2-0; E Dessens 0-1. Batters faced: J Germano 5; E Dessens 3. UMPIRES: HP--Adam Dowdy. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Alfonso Marquez. Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 1 COLORADO 2 2 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO COL - ELMER DESSENS DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.286, 25 HR, 95 RBI) T TULOWITZKI (.290, 19 HR, 78 RBI) Y TORREALBA (.255, 6 HR, 37 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS COLORADO (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251 J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 6 0 0 0 1 3 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - K Kouzmanoff (20, throw). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321 K Matsui 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .294 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310 G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 BATTING: HR - K Matsui (4, 1st inning off J Germano 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - K Matsui 2 (34). Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0 COLORADO - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Germano 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 4.23 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era E Dessens 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 6.95 Pitches-strikes: J Germano 16-10; E Dessens 27-16. Ground balls-fly balls: J Germano 2-0; E Dessens 0-3. Batters faced: J Germano 5; E Dessens 7. UMPIRES: HP--Adam Dowdy. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Alfonso Marquez. Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY TROY TULOWITZKI SCORED BRAD HAWPE. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T TULOWITZKI ON SECOND, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0 COLORADO 3 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y TORREALBA (.255, 6 HR, 37 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE GROUND OUT BY YORVIT TORREALBA SCORED TROY TULOWITZKI. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0 COLORADO 4 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR COLORADO: E DESSENS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 1 COLORADO 2 2 4 4 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO COL - ELMER DESSENS DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G BLUM (.249, 4 HR, 26 RBI) J GERMANO (.167, 0 HR, 2 RBI) B GILES (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS COLORADO (4) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251 J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 6 0 0 0 1 3 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - K Kouzmanoff (20, throw). PB - J Bard. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321 K Matsui 2b 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .293 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310 G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 B Hawpe rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287 T Tulowitzki ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291 Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .254 E Dessens p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 10 4 4 4 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - B Hawpe (27, J Germano); T Tulowitzki (24, J Germano). HR - K Matsui (4, 1st inning off J Germano 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - K Matsui 2 (34), T Tulowitzki (79), Y Torrealba (38). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Matsui 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - W Taveras (32, 2nd base off J Germano/J Bard). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0 COLORADO - 22 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Germano 2 4 4 4 0 1 1 4.34 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era E Dessens 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 6.95 HBP - W Taveras (by J Germano). Pitches-strikes: J Germano 41-24; E Dessens 27-16. Ground balls-fly balls: J Germano 5-0; E Dessens 0-3. Batters faced: J Germano 11; E Dessens 7. UMPIRES: HP--Adam Dowdy. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Alfonso Marquez. Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE COL: MARK REDMAN (0-4, 11.63) IN THE 3RD SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, J GERMANO ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0, COLORADO 4 DUE UP FOR SANDIEGO: B GILES (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Redman relieved E Dessens. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J GERMANO ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0 COLORADO 4 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B Giles (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL SAN DIEGO AT COLORADO NOTE: COLORADO PITCHER ELMER DESSENS LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING WITH A STRAINED LEFT HAMSTRING.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ SCORED JUSTIN GERMANO AND MIKE CAMERON. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, M BRADLEY ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2 COLORADO 4 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.251, 0-FOR-1)</div>
