GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (46-35) at COLORADO (40-43)

NL: NY METS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS COLORADO (11) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .315
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Gotay 2b-ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .306
C Beltran cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
D Wright 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .291
C Delgado 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .233
S Green rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272
R Castro c 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .271
C Gomez lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
J Vargas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Ledee ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
A Sele p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Valentin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Easley 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255

Totals 30 3 7 2 0 1 6

a-grounded to second for J Smith in the 5th; b-lined out to center for A Sele
in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Gotay (3, A Cook). HR - R Castro (5, 4th inning off A Cook 0
on, 2 Out). RBI - D Wright (45), R Castro (15). 2-out RBI - R Castro. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - C Beltran 1, J Reyes 1. GIDP - S Green 2.
Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (41, 2nd base off A Cook/Y Torrealba).

FIELDING: E - C Gomez (3, bobble); D Easley (5, throw). DP: 1 (J Reyes-R
Gotay-C Delgado).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 .320
a-C Sullivan ph-cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .357
K Matsui 2b 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 .316
M Holliday lf 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .349
T Helton 1b 3 0 1 1 2 0 3 .308
G Atkins 3b 4 2 2 3 0 1 7 .251
R Spilborghs rf 5 1 1 4 0 2 5 .301
T Tulowitzki ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .280
Y Torrealba c 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .243
A Cook p 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .226
b-J Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229

Totals 41 11 18 11 4 6 25

a-flied out to center for W Taveras in the 7th; b-struck out looking for A
Cook in the 8th.

BATTING: HR - G Atkins (12, 1st inning off J Vargas 1 on, 1 Out), Y Torrealba
(4, 2nd inning off J Vargas 0 on, 0 Out), R Spilborghs (4, 4th inning off J
Smith 3 on, 1 Out). SF - G Atkins. RBI - M Holliday 2 (67), G Atkins 3 (48), Y
Torrealba (22), T Helton (41), R Spilborghs 4 (23). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - G Atkins 1, C Sullivan 2, W Taveras 1, R Spilborghs 3. GIDP -
A Cook. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Holliday (4, 2nd base off J Vargas/R Castro).

FIELDING: E - G Atkins (9, catch). DP: 2 (T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton, K
Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).


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NY METS - 200 100 00 -- 3
COLORADO - 420 410 00 -- 11
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vargas 3 1/3 11 9 9 2 2 2 12.19
J Smith 2/3 2 1 1 1 0 1 2.94
A Sele 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.20
G Mota 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.00
S Schoeneweis 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.28

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook 8 7 3 2 0 1 1 4.54

WP - J Vargas. IBB - M Holliday (by J Vargas). BALK - J Vargas.
Pitches-strikes: J Vargas 87-54; J Smith 18-8; A Sele 39-25; G Mota 20-13; S
Schoeneweis 25-19; A Cook 106-68. Ground balls-fly balls: J Vargas 2-6; J Smith
2-0; A Sele 3-2; G Mota 0-2; S Schoeneweis 2-0; A Cook 21-3. Batters faced: J
Vargas 23; J Smith 4; A Sele 9; G Mota 5; S Schoeneweis 5; A Cook 30.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Travis Reininger. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 83 degrees, overcast. Wind: 16 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE
COL: BRIAN FUENTES (0-4, 4.17) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3, COLORADO 11

DUE UP FOR NYMETS: D WRIGHT (.291, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Fuentes relieved A Cook.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3
COLORADO 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D Wright (.291, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Baker at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3
COLORADO 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D Wright (.291, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
COLORADO 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 x 11 18 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - JASON VARGAS, JOE SMITH (4TH), AARON SELE (5TH), GUILLERMO
MOTA (7TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (8TH) AND RAMON CASTRO

COL - AARON COOK, BRIAN FUENTES (9TH) AND YORVIT
TORREALBA

HOME RUNS: NYM - RAMON CASTRO (5) OFF AARON COOK IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

COL - GARRETT ATKINS (12) OFF JASON VARGAS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
YORVIT TORREALBA (4) OFF JASON VARGAS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
RYAN SPILBORGHS (4) OFF JOE SMITH IN THE 4TH, 3 ON</div>

 

NL: NY METS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
COLORADO 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 x 11 18 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - JASON VARGAS, JOE SMITH (4TH), AARON SELE (5TH), GUILLERMO
MOTA (7TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (8TH) AND RAMON CASTRO

COL - AARON COOK, BRIAN FUENTES (9TH) AND YORVIT
TORREALBA


WP - AARON COOK (5-5)
LP - JASON VARGAS (0-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYM - RAMON CASTRO (5) OFF AARON COOK IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

COL - GARRETT ATKINS (12) OFF JASON VARGAS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
YORVIT TORREALBA (4) OFF JASON VARGAS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
RYAN SPILBORGHS (4) OFF JOE SMITH IN THE 4TH, 3 ON


TIME: 2:51 ATT: 48,040

PROBABLES: NYM - JOHN MAINE (9-4, 2.74)
COL - JOSH FOGG (3-6, 5.31)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS COLORADO (11) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .315
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Gotay 2b-ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .306
C Beltran cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
D Wright 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .290
C Delgado 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .232
S Green rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271
R Castro c 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .271
C Gomez lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
J Vargas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Ledee ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
A Sele p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Valentin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Easley 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255

Totals 33 3 7 2 0 3 6

a-grounded to second for J Smith in the 5th; b-lined out to center for A Sele
in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Gotay (3, A Cook). HR - R Castro (5, 4th inning off A Cook 0
on, 2 Out). RBI - D Wright (45), R Castro (15). 2-out RBI - R Castro. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - C Beltran 1, J Reyes 1. GIDP - S Green 2.
Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (41, 2nd base off A Cook/Y Torrealba).

FIELDING: E - C Gomez (3, bobble); D Easley (5, throw). DP: 1 (J Reyes-R
Gotay-C Delgado).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 .320
a-C Sullivan ph-cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .357
K Matsui 2b 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 .316
M Holliday lf 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .349
T Helton 1b 3 0 1 1 2 0 3 .308
B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Atkins 3b 4 2 2 3 0 1 7 .251
R Spilborghs rf 5 1 1 4 0 2 5 .301
T Tulowitzki ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .280
Y Torrealba c 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .243
A Cook p 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .226
b-J Baker ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229

Totals 41 11 18 11 4 6 25

a-flied out to center for W Taveras in the 7th; b-struck out looking for A
Cook in the 8th.

BATTING: HR - G Atkins (12, 1st inning off J Vargas 1 on, 1 Out), Y Torrealba
(4, 2nd inning off J Vargas 0 on, 0 Out), R Spilborghs (4, 4th inning off J
Smith 3 on, 1 Out). SF - G Atkins. RBI - M Holliday 2 (67), G Atkins 3 (48), Y
Torrealba (22), T Helton (41), R Spilborghs 4 (23). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - G Atkins 1, C Sullivan 2, W Taveras 1, R Spilborghs 3. GIDP -
A Cook. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Holliday (4, 2nd base off J Vargas/R Castro).

FIELDING: E - G Atkins (9, catch). DP: 2 (T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton, K
Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).


----------------------------------------------------
NY METS - 200 100 000 -- 3
COLORADO - 420 410 00x -- 11
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vargas (L, 0-1) 3 1/3 11 9 9 2 2 2 12.19
J Smith 2/3 2 1 1 1 0 1 2.94
A Sele 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.20
G Mota 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.00
S Schoeneweis 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.28

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook (W, 5-5) 8 7 3 2 0 1 1 4.54
B Fuentes 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.06

WP - J Vargas. IBB - M Holliday (by J Vargas). BALK - J Vargas.
Pitches-strikes: J Vargas 87-54; J Smith 18-8; A Sele 39-25; G Mota 20-13; S
Schoeneweis 25-19; A Cook 106-68; B Fuentes 14-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Vargas 2-6; J Smith 2-0; A Sele 3-2; G Mota 0-2; S Schoeneweis 2-0; A Cook
21-3; B Fuentes 1-0. Batters faced: J Vargas 23; J Smith 4; A Sele 9; G Mota 5;
S Schoeneweis 5; A Cook 30; B Fuentes 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Travis Reininger. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Marty Foster.

T--2:51. Att--48,040.
Weather: 83 degrees, overcast. Wind: 16 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
NY METS 3
COLORADO 11 FINAL</div>

 

Atkins, Spilborghs key scoring outburst in Rockies win

<h3>COLORADO 11, NY METS 3</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- The Colorado Rockies are showing they are glad to be back home.

Garrett Atkins homered and had three RBI and Ryan Spilborghs hit a grand slam as the Rockies blasted the New York Mets, x-x, on Tuesday.

After losing nine of 10 road games against the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros, the Rockies have flipped the switch back on upon their return to Coors Field, where they have won nine of their last 10 games.

Atkins, playing against the team that originally drafted him 10 years ago, answered a two-run first from the Mets when he capped off a four-run frame for the Rockies with a two-run blast off Justin Vargas (0-1) to left to give the Rockies an early 4-2 lead. He recorded a sacrifice fly in the fifth as well and has eight RBI over his last five contests.

Spilborghs put a 6-3 Colorado advantage out of reach in the bottom of the fourth as he sent a pitch from Mets reliever Joe Smith over the fence in right to clear the bases and provide the Rockies with an insurmountable 10-3 lead.

Kaz Matsui had a career-high five hits and scored twice for the Rockies, who scored 10 or more runs for the seventh time this season including five of those double-digit performances coming at home.

After allowing a solo shot from Ramon Castro in the fourth after a two-run opening outburst from the Mets, Aaron Cook (5-5) yielded three runs and seven hits and did not walk a batter over eight innings. The groundball specialist was at his best in the contest, getting 21 of his 24 outs by way of the grounder.

Brian Fuentes, who was recently demoted from his usual closer role after blowing four consecutive saves, worked a perfect ninth.

Justin Vargas (0-1), who was recalled from the minors on Monday to take the place of the injured Oliver Perez, was pounded in his first start since May 15 for the Mets. He surrendered nine runs and 11 hits over just 3 1/3 innings.

 

Atkins, Spilborghs key scoring outburst in Rockies win

<h3>COLORADO 11, NY METS 3</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- The Colorado Rockies are showing they areglad to be back home.

Garrett Atkins homered and had three RBI and Ryan Spilborghs hita grand slam as the Rockies blasted the New York Mets, 11-3, onTuesday.

After losing nine of 10 road games against the Toronto BlueJays, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros, the Rockies have flippedthe switch back on upon their return to Coors Field, where theyhave won nine of their last 10 games.

Atkins, playing against the team that originally drafted him 10years ago, answered a two-run first from the Mets when he cappedoff a four-run frame for the Rockies with a two-run blast offJustin Vargas (0-1) to left to give the Rockies an early 4-2lead. He recorded a sacrifice fly in the fifth as well and haseight RBI over his last five contests.

Spilborghs put a 6-3 Colorado advantage out of reach in thebottom of the fourth as he sent a pitch from Mets reliever JoeSmith over the fence in right to clear the bases and provide theRockies with an insurmountable 10-3 lead.

Kaz Matsui had a career-high five hits and scored twice for theRockies, who scored 10 or more runs for the seventh time thisseason, including five of those double-digit performances comingat home.

After allowing a solo shot from Ramon Castro in the fourth aftera two-run opening outburst from the Mets, Aaron Cook (5-5)yielded three runs and seven hits and did not walk a batter overeight innings. The ground-ball specialist was at his best inthe contest, getting 21 of his 24 outs by way of the grounder.

Brian Fuentes, who was recently demoted from his usual closerrole after blowing four consecutive saves, worked a perfectninth.

Vargas (0-1), who was recalled from the minors on Monday to takethe place of the injured Oliver Perez, was pounded in his firststart since May 15 for the Mets. He surrendered nine runs and11 hits over just 3 1/3 innings.

 

NL: NY METS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY METS (3) AT COLORADO (11) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes reached on bunt single to pitcher. J Reyes stole
second. R Gotay grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Reyes scored,
R Gotay to second on error by third baseman G Atkins. C Beltran grounded out to
first, R Gotay to third. D Wright singled to right, R Gotay scored. C Delgado
singled to left, D Wright to third. S Green grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, C Delgado out at second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)
NY METS 2, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 1ST: W Taveras singled to center. K Matsui singled to left
center, W Taveras to second, W Taveras to third, K Matsui to second on error by
left fielder C Gomez. M Holliday singled to center, W Taveras and K Matsui
scored. M Holliday stole second. T Helton grounded out to third. G Atkins
homered to left, M Holliday scored. R Spilborghs fouled out to first.
T Tulowitzki fouled out to catcher. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 2,
COLORADO 4.

COLORADO 2ND: Y Torrealba homered to left. A Cook popped out to second.
W Taveras reached on infield single to pitcher. K Matsui singled to right,
W Taveras to third. K Matsui to second on wild pitch by J Vargas. M Holliday
intentionally walked. T Helton walked, W Taveras scored, K Matsui to third,
M Holliday to second. G Atkins popped out to first. R Spilborghs struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, COLORADO 6.

NY METS 4TH: C Delgado singled to right center. S Green grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, C Delgado out at second. R Castro
homered to left. C Gomez bunt grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 3, COLORADO 6.

COLORADO 4TH: K Matsui reached on infield single to third. M Holliday
singled to left center, K Matsui to second. T Helton flied out to left.
G Atkins reached on infield single to third, K Matsui to third, M Holliday to
second. J Smith relieved J Vargas. R Spilborghs homered to right, K Matsui,
M Holliday and G Atkins scored. T Tulowitzki singled to left. Y Torrealba
walked, T Tulowitzki to second. A Cook grounded into double play, shortstop to
second to first, Y Torrealba out at second.(4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3,
COLORADO 10.

COLORADO 5TH: A Sele relieved J Smith. W Taveras reached on infield single
to shortstop. K Matsui reached on infield single to second, W Taveras to
second. M Holliday grounded into fielder's choice to first, K Matsui out at
second, W Taveras to third. T Helton walked, M Holliday to second. G Atkins
hit sacrifice fly to right, W Taveras scored. R Spilborghs fouled out to
first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, COLORADO 11.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY METS (3) AT COLORADO (11) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, R Gotay 2B, C Beltran CF, D Wright 3B,
C Delgado 1B, S Green RF, R Castro C, C Gomez LF, J Vargas LHP.

Colorado Starting Lineups -- W Taveras CF, K Matsui 2B, M Holliday LF, T Helton 1B,
G Atkins 3B, R Spilborghs RF, T Tulowitzki SS, Y Torrealba C, A Cook RHP.

Umpires -- Fieldin Culbreth (HP), Travis Reininger (1B), Tim Mcclelland (2B),
Marty Foster (3B).

Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Overcast, wind in from center at 16 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes reached on bunt single to pitcher. J Reyes stole
second. R Gotay grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Reyes scored,
R Gotay to second on error by third baseman G Atkins. C Beltran grounded out to
first, R Gotay to third. D Wright singled to right, R Gotay scored. C Delgado
singled to left, D Wright to third. S Green grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, C Delgado out at second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)
NY METS 2, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 1ST: W Taveras singled to center. K Matsui singled to left
center, W Taveras to second, W Taveras to third, K Matsui to second on error by
left fielder C Gomez. M Holliday singled to center, W Taveras and K Matsui
scored. M Holliday stole second. T Helton grounded out to third. G Atkins
homered to left, M Holliday scored. R Spilborghs fouled out to first.
T Tulowitzki fouled out to catcher. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 2,
COLORADO 4.

NY METS 2ND: R Castro singled to left. C Gomez grounded out to pitcher,
R Castro to second. J Vargas grounded out to second, R Castro to third. J Reyes
grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, COLORADO 4.

COLORADO 2ND: Y Torrealba homered to left. A Cook popped out to second.
W Taveras reached on infield single to pitcher. K Matsui singled to right,
W Taveras to third. K Matsui to second on wild pitch by J Vargas. M Holliday
intentionally walked. T Helton walked, W Taveras scored, K Matsui to third,
M Holliday to second. G Atkins popped out to first. R Spilborghs struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, COLORADO 6.

NY METS 3RD: R Gotay grounded out to shortstop. C Beltran grounded out to
second. D Wright lined out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2,
COLORADO 6.

COLORADO 3RD: T Tulowitzki popped out to second. Y Torrealba singled to
left. A Cook struck out bunting foul. Y Torrealba to second on balk by
J Vargas. W Taveras grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, COLORADO 6.

NY METS 4TH: C Delgado singled to right center. S Green grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, C Delgado out at second. R Castro
homered to left. C Gomez bunt grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 3, COLORADO 6.

COLORADO 4TH: K Matsui reached on infield single to third. M Holliday
singled to left center, K Matsui to second. T Helton flied out to left.
G Atkins reached on infield single to third, K Matsui to third, M Holliday to
second. J Smith relieved J Vargas. R Spilborghs homered to right, K Matsui,
M Holliday and G Atkins scored. T Tulowitzki singled to left. Y Torrealba
walked, T Tulowitzki to second. A Cook grounded into double play, shortstop to
second to first, Y Torrealba out at second.(4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3,
COLORADO 10.

NY METS 5TH: R Ledee hit for J Smith. R Ledee grounded out to second.
J Reyes popped out to shortstop. R Gotay doubled to deep center. C Beltran
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, COLORADO 10.

COLORADO 5TH: A Sele relieved J Smith. W Taveras reached on infield single
to shortstop. K Matsui reached on infield single to second, W Taveras to
second. M Holliday grounded into fielder's choice to first, K Matsui out at
second, W Taveras to third. T Helton walked, M Holliday to second. G Atkins
hit sacrifice fly to right, W Taveras scored. R Spilborghs fouled out to
first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, COLORADO 11.

NY METS 6TH: D Wright grounded out to shortstop. C Delgado grounded out to
shortstop. S Green grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 3, COLORADO 11.

COLORADO 6TH: T Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. Y Torrealba grounded
out to shortstop. A Cook struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 3, COLORADO 11.

NY METS 7TH: R Castro grounded out to shortstop. C Gomez struck out
swinging. J Valentin hit for A Sele. J Valentin lined out to center. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, COLORADO 11.

COLORADO 7TH: G Mota relieved A Sele. C Sullivan hit for W Taveras.
C Sullivan flied out to center. K Matsui singled to right. M Holliday flied out
to center. T Helton singled to left, K Matsui to second. G Atkins struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, COLORADO 11.

NY METS 8TH: C Sullivan in center field. J Reyes grounded out to pitcher.
R Gotay grounded out to first. C Beltran grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, COLORADO 11.

COLORADO 8TH: S Schoeneweis relieved G Mota. R Gotay at shortstop. D Easley
at second base. R Spilborghs struck out swinging. T Tulowitzki singled to
center. Y Torrealba grounded into fielder's choice to second, T Tulowitzki
safe at third on throwing error by second baseman D Easley. J Baker hit for
A Cook. J Baker struck out looking. C Sullivan grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 1 Error) NY METS 3, COLORADO 11.

NY METS 9TH: B Fuentes relieved A Cook. J Baker at first base. D Wright
grounded out to pitcher. C Delgado struck out swinging. S Green struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, COLORADO 11.</div>

 

Atkins, Spilborghs key scoring outburst in Rockies win

<h3>COLORADO 11, NY METS 3</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- The Colorado Rockies are showing they areglad to be back home.

Garrett Atkins homered and had three RBI and Ryan Spilborghs hita grand slam as the Rockies blasted the New York Mets, 11-3, onTuesday.

After losing nine of 10 road games against the Toronto BlueJays, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros, the Rockies have flippedthe switch back on upon their return to Coors Field, where theyhave won nine of their last 10 games.

Atkins, playing against the team that originally drafted him 10years ago, answered a two-run first from the Mets when he cappedoff a four-run frame for the Rockies with a two-run homer offJustin Vargas (0-1) to left to give the Rockies an early 4-2lead. He recorded a sacrifice fly in the fifth as well and haseight RBI over his last five contests.

"I wasn't sure (if it would leave the park), I didn't hit itthat great," Atkins said. "I'm just happy it went out."

Spilborghs put a 6-3 Colorado advantage out of reach in thebottom of the fourth as he sent a pitch from Mets reliever JoeSmith over the fence in right to clear the bases and provide theRockies with an insurmountable 10-3 lead.

"I knew I got the the whole thing; I knew it was out,"Spilborghs said. "Any time you can hit a grand slam and (get)four RBI, it's special. You know, it's almost a dagger to thoseguys (the Mets) right there."

Kaz Matsui had a career-high five hits and scored twice for theRockies, who scored 10 or more runs for the seventh time thisseason, including five of those double-digit performances comingat home.

"We know we can score runs and know our starting pitching canget back on track," Atkins said. We're gaining moreconfidence."

After allowing a solo shot from Ramon Castro in the fourth aftera two-run opening outburst from the Mets, Aaron Cook (5-5)yielded three runs and seven hits and did not walk a batter overeight innings. The sinkerballer was at his best in thecontest, getting 21 of his 24 outs by way of the grounder.

"This was a very good game for (Aaron) Cook) and us," managerClint Hurdle said. "(Twenty-one) ground-ball outs, that'sreally impressive."

"I know I can throw ground balls against any lineup if I have mysinker working," Cook said. "It's just a matter of stayingback and executing my pitch. I was able to do it tonight andwork both sides of the plate."

Brian Fuentes, who was recently demoted from his usual closerrole after blowing four consecutive saves, worked a perfectninth.

Vargas (0-1), who was recalled from the minors on Monday to takethe place of the injured Oliver Perez, was pounded in his firststart since May 15 for the Mets. He surrendered nine runs and11 hits over just 3 1/3 innings.