GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (79-73) at COLORADO (80-72)

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE
COL: JORGE JULIO (0-5, 5.31) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 9

DUE UP FOR LADODGERS: R MARTIN (.296, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Julio relieved L Hawkins.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
COLORADO 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R Martin (.296, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Sullivan in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
COLORADO 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R Martin (.296, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: O Saenz hit for J Meloan.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R MARTIN ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
COLORADO 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: O Saenz (.190, 4 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 7 0
COLORADO 0 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 x 9 14 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LOS - DEREK LOWE, ERIC STULTS (4TH), MARK HENDRICKSON (5TH),
JONATHAN MELOAN (7TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ, MATT HERGES (7TH), LATROY HAWKINS
(8TH), JORGE JULIO (9TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA

HOME RUNS: LOS - ANDRE ETHIER (13) OFF UBALDO JIMENEZ IN THE 7TH, 1 ON
ANDY LAROCHE (1) OFF MATT HERGES IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

COL - MATT HOLLIDAY (36) OFF DEREK LOWE IN THE 2ND, 2 ON
TROY TULOWITZKI (22) OFF JONATHAN MELOAN IN THE 7TH, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 7 0
COLORADO 0 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 x 9 14 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LOS - DEREK LOWE, ERIC STULTS (4TH), MARK HENDRICKSON (5TH),
JONATHAN MELOAN (7TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ, MATT HERGES (7TH), LATROY HAWKINS
(8TH), JORGE JULIO (9TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA


WP - UBALDO JIMENEZ (4-4)
LP - DEREK LOWE (12-13)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: LOS - ANDRE ETHIER (13) OFF UBALDO JIMENEZ IN THE 7TH, 1 ON
ANDY LAROCHE (1) OFF MATT HERGES IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

COL - MATT HOLLIDAY (36) OFF DEREK LOWE IN THE 2ND, 2 ON
TROY TULOWITZKI (22) OFF JONATHAN MELOAN IN THE 7TH, 1 ON


TIME: 2:56 ATT: 23,147

PROBABLES: COL - FRANKLIN MORALES (2-2, 3.81)
SDG - JAKE PEAVY (18-6, 2.39)

PROBABLES: LOS - ESTEBAN LOAIZA (1-2, 7.20)
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (10-10, 4.86)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (4) VS COLORADO (9) - FINAL

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
T Abreu ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .266
J Loney 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324
J Kent 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .298
L Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .277
R Martin c 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .297
A Ethier rf 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 .289
A LaRoche 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .213
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .105
E Stults p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
a-S Hillenbrand ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
M Hendrickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038
b-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
J Meloan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-O Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .189

Totals 32 4 7 4 4 5 11

a-lined out to pitcher for E Stults in the 5th; b-struck out swinging for M
Hendrickson in the 7th; c-struck out swinging for J Meloan in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Kent (35, U Jimenez). HR - A Ethier (13, 7th inning off U
Jimenez 1 on, 1 Out), A Laroche (1, 7th inning off M Herges 0 on, 1 Out). RBI -
L Gonzalez (67), A Ethier 2 (63), A LaRoche (7). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - D Lowe 2. GIDP - J Loney. Team LOB - 5.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .297
J Carroll 2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .220
T Tulowitzki ss 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 .294
M Holliday lf 4 1 1 3 1 2 2 .339
T Helton 1b 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .316
G Atkins 3b 5 1 2 0 0 2 5 .295
B Hawpe rf 4 0 2 3 1 1 5 .279
R Spilborghs cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .299
J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Iannetta c 5 1 1 0 0 2 7 .212
U Jimenez p 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .095
M Herges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Koshansky ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111
C Sullivan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317

Totals 38 9 14 9 7 11 31

a-struck out swinging for L Hawkins in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - T Tulowitzki (29, D Lowe); G Atkins (33, D Lowe); B Hawpe (28, D
Lowe); R Spilborghs (13, J Meloan). HR - M Holliday (36, 2nd inning off D Lowe
2 on, 2 Out), T Tulowitzki (22, 7th inning off J Meloan 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - T
Tulowitzki 3 (90), M Holliday 3 (131), B Hawpe 3 (101). 2-out RBI - T
Tulowitzki, M Holliday 3, B Hawpe 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Carroll 2, B Hawpe 2, C Iannetta 2, U Jimenez 1, R Spilborghs 1. Team LOB -
13.

FIELDING: PB - C Iannetta. DP: 2 (T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton, U Jimenez-T
Helton).


----------------------------------------------------
LA DODGERS - 000 000 400 -- 4
COLORADO - 060 001 20x -- 9
----------------------------------------------------

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe (L, 12-13) 3 8 6 6 5 5 1 3.93
E Stults 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.36
M Hendrickson 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 5.26
J Meloan 2 2 2 2 1 4 1 6.23

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez (W, 4-4) 6 1/3 5 3 3 3 1 1 4.14
M Herges 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.63
L Hawkins 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.31
J Julio 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.22

D Lowe pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

WP - E Stults. HBP - J Carroll (by J Meloan). Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 85-44;
E Stults 19-9; M Hendrickson 33-22; J Meloan 41-23; U Jimenez 101-62; M Herges
7-6; L Hawkins 20-12; J Julio 17-12. Ground balls-fly balls: D Lowe 3-1; E
Stults 0-2; M Hendrickson 2-3; J Meloan 1-1; U Jimenez 10-7; M Herges 1-0; L
Hawkins 1-1; J Julio 0-1. Batters faced: D Lowe 22; E Stults 4; M Hendrickson
10; J Meloan 10; U Jimenez 25; M Herges 3; L Hawkins 4; J Julio 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

T--2:56. Att--23,147.
Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
LA DODGERS 4
COLORADO 9 FINAL</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

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LA DODGERS (4) AT COLORADO (9) - HOW THEY SCORED
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COLORADO 2ND: R Spilborghs grounded out to shortstop. C Iannetta singled
to center. U Jimenez struck out swinging. K Matsui singled to right,
C Iannetta to second. T Tulowitzki doubled to center, C Iannetta scored,
K Matsui to third. M Holliday homered to left, K Matsui and T Tulowitzki scored.
T Helton singled to center. G Atkins doubled to left, T Helton to third.
B Hawpe doubled to deep right, T Helton and G Atkins scored. R Spilborghs
grounded out to first. (6 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, COLORADO 6.

COLORADO 6TH: T Helton singled to left. G Atkins singled to center,
T Helton to third. B Hawpe reached on infield single to first, T Helton scored,
G Atkins to second. R Spilborghs grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher,
G Atkins out at third, B Hawpe to second. C Iannetta flied out to center.
U Jimenez lined out to pitcher. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, COLORADO 7.

LA DODGERS 7TH: J Carroll at second base. J Kent doubled to deep left.
J Kent to third on passed ball by C Iannetta. L Gonzalez grounded out to first,
J Kent scored. R Martin walked. A Ethier homered to center, R Martin scored.
M Herges relieved U Jimenez. A LaRoche homered to left. M Sweeney hit for
M Hendrickson. M Sweeney struck out swinging. J Pierre grounded out to pitcher.
(4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 7.

COLORADO 7TH: J Meloan relieved M Hendrickson. J Carroll hit by pitch.
T Tulowitzki homered to left, J Carroll scored. M Holliday struck out swinging.
T Helton lined out to center. G Atkins struck out looking. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 9.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

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LA DODGERS (4) AT COLORADO (9) - EVENT LOG
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La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- J Pierre CF, T Abreu SS, J Loney 1B, J Kent 2B,
L Gonzalez LF, R Martin C, A Ethier RF, A LaRoche 3B, D Lowe RHP.

Colorado Starting Lineups -- K Matsui 2B, T Tulowitzki SS, M Holliday LF,
T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, R Spilborghs CF, C Iannetta C, U Jimenez RHP.

Umpires -- Lance Barksdale (HP), Tim Welke (1B), Jim Reynolds (2B),
Gary Cederstrom (3B).

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to right at 5 mph.


LA DODGERS 1ST: J Pierre popped out to second. T Abreu flied out to
center. J Loney flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0,
COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 1ST: K Matsui singled to left. T Tulowitzki walked, K Matsui to
second. M Holliday grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Tulowitzki
out at second, K Matsui to third. T Helton walked, M Holliday to second.
G Atkins struck out looking. B Hawpe struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, COLORADO 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: J Kent grounded out to shortstop. L Gonzalez walked.
R Martin struck out swinging. A Ethier reached on infield single to third,
L Gonzalez to second. A LaRoche reached on infield single to third, L Gonzalez
to third, A Ethier to second. D Lowe grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 2ND: R Spilborghs grounded out to shortstop. C Iannetta singled
to center. U Jimenez struck out swinging. K Matsui singled to right,
C Iannetta to second. T Tulowitzki doubled to center, C Iannetta scored,
K Matsui to third. M Holliday homered to left, K Matsui and T Tulowitzki scored.
T Helton singled to center. G Atkins doubled to left, T Helton to third.
B Hawpe doubled to deep right, T Helton and G Atkins scored. R Spilborghs
grounded out to first. (6 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, COLORADO 6.

LA DODGERS 3RD: J Pierre grounded out to second. T Abreu singled to
center. J Loney grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
T Abreu out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, COLORADO 6.

COLORADO 3RD: C Iannetta flied out to right. U Jimenez struck out
swinging. K Matsui walked. T Tulowitzki struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, COLORADO 6.

LA DODGERS 4TH: J Kent lined out to pitcher. L Gonzalez grounded out to
first. R Martin grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0,
COLORADO 6.

COLORADO 4TH: M Holliday walked. T Helton walked, M Holliday to second.
E Stults relieved D Lowe. M Holliday to third, T Helton to second on wild pitch
by E Stults. G Atkins popped out to second. B Hawpe fouled out to catcher.
R Spilborghs walked. C Iannetta struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, COLORADO 6.

LA DODGERS 5TH: A Ethier walked. A LaRoche flied out to right.
S Hillenbrand hit for E Stults. S Hillenbrand lined into double play, pitcher
to first, A Ethier out at first.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0,
COLORADO 6.

COLORADO 5TH: M Hendrickson relieved E Stults. U Jimenez grounded out to
third. K Matsui singled to right. T Tulowitzki flied out to center.
M Holliday struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0,
COLORADO 6.

LA DODGERS 6TH: J Pierre grounded out to shortstop. T Abreu grounded out
to second. J Loney popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, COLORADO 6.

COLORADO 6TH: T Helton singled to left. G Atkins singled to center,
T Helton to third. B Hawpe reached on infield single to first, T Helton scored,
G Atkins to second. R Spilborghs grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher,
G Atkins out at third, B Hawpe to second. C Iannetta flied out to center.
U Jimenez lined out to pitcher. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, COLORADO 7.

LA DODGERS 7TH: J Carroll at second base. J Kent doubled to deep left.
J Kent to third on passed ball by C Iannetta. L Gonzalez grounded out to first,
J Kent scored. R Martin walked. A Ethier homered to center, R Martin scored.
M Herges relieved U Jimenez. A LaRoche homered to left. M Sweeney hit for
M Hendrickson. M Sweeney struck out swinging. J Pierre grounded out to pitcher.
(4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 7.

COLORADO 7TH: J Meloan relieved M Hendrickson. J Carroll hit by pitch.
T Tulowitzki homered to left, J Carroll scored. M Holliday struck out swinging.
T Helton lined out to center. G Atkins struck out looking. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 9.

LA DODGERS 8TH: L Hawkins relieved M Herges. T Abreu struck out swinging.
J Loney grounded out to pitcher. J Kent walked. L Gonzalez flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 9.

COLORADO 8TH: B Hawpe walked. R Spilborghs doubled to center, B Hawpe to
third. C Iannetta struck out swinging. J Koshansky hit for L Hawkins.
J Koshansky struck out swinging. J Carroll grounded out to third. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 9.

LA DODGERS 9TH: J Julio relieved L Hawkins. C Sullivan in center field.
R Martin singled to shallow left. A Ethier struck out swinging. A LaRoche flied
out to center. O Saenz hit for J Meloan. O Saenz struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 9.</div>

 

Holliday, big second inning help Rockies cruise past Dodgers

<h3>COLORADO 9, LA DODGERS 4</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- Matt Holliday continues to put his hat inthe ring as the best in the National League.


Holliday's three-run homer was the big blow in a six-run secondinning as the Colorado Rockies completed a four-game sweep ofthe Los Angeles Dodgers with a 9-4 victory on Thursday.

Rookie Ubaldo Jimenez pitched 6 1/3 effective innings and BradHawpe and rookie Troy Tulowitzki also drove in three runs apiecefor Colorado (81-72), which stayed within 4 1/2 games of theSan Diego Padres (84-67) for the lead in the NL wildcard race.

San Diego, which has won seven in a row, defeated the PittsburghPirates, 6-3, on Thursday afternoon.


It also was just the second-ever sweep by Colorado over LosAngeles and first since in 1993.


The Dodgers (79-74) - losers of five straight - are all but outof the wild card picture, falling seven games behind with nineremaining.


Holliday, who entered this game leading the league in batting(.340) and RBI (128), is one of the leading candidates for NLMVP. The two-time All-Star has posted career highs in hits,batting average and runs driven in for the Rockies, who are aseason-best nine games over .500.


A four-year veteran who finished the game tied for the leaguelead in hitting (.339) with Atlanta's Chipper Jones, Hollidayadded to his totals when Colorado's offense exploded in thesecond inning.


After the Rockies had taken a 1-0 lead on an RBI double byTulowitzki, Holliday - with runners on second and third - belteda 1-0 slider from Dodgers starter Derek Lowe into the seats inleft-center field to give Colorado a four-run advantage. It wasHolliday's 36th blast of the year and 11th in his last 12games.


Later in the frame, Hawpe hammered a two-run double into theright-center field gap to increase the lead to six. Hawpe, whoadded an RBI single in the sixth, helped the Rockies become thefirst team in the majors to have three players with at least 100RBI.


Hawpe is third on the club with 101 RBI, trailing Holliday (131)and Garrett Atkins (103).


Lowe (12-13) was tagged for six runs, eight hits and aseason-high five walks in three-plus frames. It was the secondtime this season the veteran righthander has been knocked outafter just three innings of work.


Jimenez (4-4), who cruised through his first six innings byscattering three hits, ran into trouble a frame later.

With the Rockies leading, 7-0, in the seventh, the 23-year-oldDominican righthander allowed a leadoff double by Jeff Kent, whoadvanced to third on a passed ball and scored on LuisGonzalez's groundout.


Russell Martin then drew a walk before Andre Ethier belted atwo-run homer, cutting Los Angeles' deficit to 7-3.

Jimenez was removed from the game after yielding three runs,five hits and three walks and striking out one. Matt Hergescame on and served up rookie Andy LaRoche's first career homer,which drew the Dodgers within three.


However, Tulowitzki smashed a two-run shot off rookie JonathanMeloan in the bottom of the inning to finish the scoring.

Ethier and LaRoche each had two hits for the Dodgers, who wereswept for the fifth time this season.

 

Holliday, big second inning help Rockies cruise past Dodgers

<h3>COLORADO 9, LA DODGERS 4</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- Matt Holliday continues to put his hat inthe ring as the best in the National League.


Holliday's three-run homer was the big blow in a six-run secondinning as the Colorado Rockies completed a four-game sweep ofthe Los Angeles Dodgers with a 9-4 victory on Thursday.

Rookie Ubaldo Jimenez pitched 6 1/3 effective innings and BradHawpe and rookie Troy Tulowitzki also drove in three runs apiecefor Colorado (81-72), which stayed within 4 1/2 games of theSan Diego Padres (84-67) for the lead in the NL wildcard race.

San Diego, which has won seven in a row, defeated the PittsburghPirates, 6-3, on Thursday afternoon.


It also was just the second-ever sweep by Colorado over LosAngeles and first since in 1993.


"It's been a long time," Tulowitzki said. "They're a greatteam. This is special for us."


The Dodgers (79-74) - losers of five straight - are all but outof the wild card picture, falling 6 1/2 games behind with nineremaining.


"This might have been the worst three days I've ever been a partof, to be honest with you," Dodgers manager Grady Little said."The Rockies are hot. This four-game series showed that wewere beaten by a better team than us in this series."

Holliday, who entered this game leading the league in batting(.340) and RBI (128), is one of the leading candidates for NLMVP. The two-time All-Star has posted career highs in hits,batting average and runs driven in for the Rockies, who are aseason-best nine games over .500.


"It's not for me to decide or for me to have an opinion,"Holliday said when asked about his MVP candidacy. "I just tryto go out and do the best that I can and do things to help thisteam win. We have nine games left and if things fall right, wehave a chance to make the playoffs."


A four-year veteran who finished the game tied for the leaguelead in hitting (.339) with Atlanta's Chipper Jones, Hollidayadded to his totals when Colorado's offense exploded in thesecond inning.


After the Rockies had taken a 1-0 lead on an RBI double byTulowitzki, Holliday - with runners on second and third - belteda 1-0 slider from Dodgers starter Derek Lowe into the seats inleft-center field to give Colorado a four-run advantage. It wasHolliday's 36th blast of the year and 11th in his last 12games.


"It's a good feeling to have. You go through times in a seasonwhere you don't feel as good as other times," Holliday said."It's a much better feeling to go up there with the confidenceand timing that I have now. It"s funny, I've never really beenin (a groove) like this. Everything just feels right."

Later in the frame, Hawpe hammered a two-run double into theright-center field gap to increase the lead to six. Hawpe, whoadded an RBI single in the sixth, helped the Rockies become thefirst team in the majors to have three players with at least 100RBI.


Hawpe is third on the club with 101 RBI, trailing Holliday (131)and Garrett Atkins (103).


"We've scored quite a bit of runs this year," Hawpe said. "Ithink we've proven that we have a good offense."


Lowe (12-13) was tagged for six runs, eight hits and aseason-high five walks in three-plus frames. It was the secondtime this season the veteran righthander has been knocked outafter just three innings of work.


Jimenez (4-4), who cruised through his first six innings byscattering three hits, ran into trouble a frame later.

"I wasn't feeling any pressure, but I was trying to do more,"Jimenez said. "After my last start, which wasn't that good, Ireally tried to do better."


With the Rockies leading, 7-0, in the seventh, the 23-year-oldDominican righthander allowed a leadoff double by Jeff Kent, whoadvanced to third on a passed ball and scored on LuisGonzalez's groundout.


Russell Martin then drew a walk before Andre Ethier belted atwo-run homer, cutting Los Angeles' deficit to 7-3.

Jimenez was removed from the game after yielding three runs,five hits and three walks and striking out one. Matt Hergescame on and served up rookie Andy LaRoche's first career homer,which drew the Dodgers within three.


However, Tulowitzki smashed a two-run shot off rookie JonathanMeloan in the bottom of the inning to finish the scoring.

Tulowitzki has 22 home runs this season, the second-most inbaseball history by a rookie shortstop.


"I'm not really worried about the homers," Tulowitzki said. "IfI hit home runs and it helps the team win, that's great, butI'm not concerned with the records. We're playing well and I'mjust looking for the playoff push."


Ethier and LaRoche each had two hits for the Dodgers, who wereswept for the fifth time this season.

 

NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (4) VS COLORADO (9) - FINAL

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
T Abreu ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .266
J Loney 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324
J Kent 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .298
L Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .277
R Martin c 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .297
A Ethier rf 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 .289
A LaRoche 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .213
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .105
E Stults p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
a-S Hillenbrand ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
M Hendrickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038
b-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
J Meloan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-O Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .189

Totals 32 4 7 4 4 5 11

a-lined out to pitcher for E Stults in the 5th; b-struck out swinging for M
Hendrickson in the 7th; c-struck out swinging for J Meloan in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Kent (35, U Jimenez). HR - A Ethier (13, 7th inning off U
Jimenez 1 on, 1 Out), A Laroche (1, 7th inning off M Herges 0 on, 1 Out). RBI -
L Gonzalez (67), A Ethier 2 (63), A LaRoche (7). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - D Lowe 2. GIDP - J Loney. Team LOB - 5.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .297
J Carroll 2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .220
T Tulowitzki ss 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 .294
M Holliday lf 4 1 1 3 1 2 2 .339
T Helton 1b 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .316
G Atkins 3b 5 1 2 0 0 2 5 .295
B Hawpe rf 4 0 2 3 1 1 5 .279
R Spilborghs cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .299
J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Iannetta c 5 1 1 0 0 2 7 .212
U Jimenez p 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .095
M Herges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Koshansky ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111
C Sullivan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317

Totals 38 9 14 9 7 11 31

a-struck out swinging for L Hawkins in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - T Tulowitzki (29, D Lowe); G Atkins (33, D Lowe); B Hawpe (28, D
Lowe); R Spilborghs (13, J Meloan). HR - M Holliday (36, 2nd inning off D Lowe
2 on, 2 Out), T Tulowitzki (22, 7th inning off J Meloan 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - T
Tulowitzki 3 (90), M Holliday 3 (131), B Hawpe 3 (101). 2-out RBI - T
Tulowitzki, M Holliday 3, B Hawpe 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Carroll 2, B Hawpe 2, C Iannetta 2, U Jimenez 1, R Spilborghs 1. Team LOB -
13.

FIELDING: PB - C Iannetta. DP: 2 (T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton, U Jimenez-T
Helton).


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LA DODGERS - 000 000 400 -- 4
COLORADO - 060 001 20x -- 9
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe (L, 12-13) 3 8 6 6 5 5 1 3.93
E Stults 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.36
M Hendrickson 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 5.26
J Meloan 2 2 2 2 1 4 1 6.23

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez (W, 4-4) 6 1/3 5 3 3 3 1 1 4.14
M Herges 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.63
L Hawkins 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.31
J Julio 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.22

D Lowe pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

WP - E Stults. HBP - J Carroll (by J Meloan). Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 85-44;
E Stults 19-9; M Hendrickson 33-22; J Meloan 41-23; U Jimenez 101-62; M Herges
7-6; L Hawkins 20-12; J Julio 17-12. Ground balls-fly balls: D Lowe 3-1; E
Stults 0-2; M Hendrickson 2-3; J Meloan 1-1; U Jimenez 10-7; M Herges 1-0; L
Hawkins 1-1; J Julio 0-1. Batters faced: D Lowe 22; E Stults 4; M Hendrickson
10; J Meloan 10; U Jimenez 25; M Herges 3; L Hawkins 4; J Julio 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

T--2:56. Att--23,147.
Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to
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