NL: CINCINNATI (22-35) at COLORADO (26-30) <h3>Lopez aims to give Rockies series win over Reds</h3> <div class="pre">Cincinnati (22-35) at Colorado (26-30) 3:05 pm EDT</div> DENVER (Ticker) -- Rodrigo Lopez takes the mound for the ColoradoRockies on Sunday looking to start a new winning streak. Lopez (2-0, 2.35 ERA) will try and give the Rockies their secondseries win over the Cincinnati Reds in his second start sincereturning from the disabled list on Tuesday. The righthander allowed three runs and six hits with aseason-high six strikeouts in a 8-3 win over St. Louis in hisfirst start back since being placed on the DL with right elbowinflammation on April 19. Colorado snapped a two-game skid with a 4-1 win behind sevenstrong innings from Jeff Francis and a two-run homer by ToddHelton. Before the slip up, the Rockies had won a season-highseven straight. Colorado won two of three from Cincinnati fromMay 4-6. Cincinnati, which owns the National League's worst record, lostfor just the second time in six games on Saturday. Matt Belisle(5-4, 4.26) takes the mound looking to build on his strongouting against Houston on Tuesday. Belisle beat the Astros by allowing just one run and four hitsin 7 2/3 inning with a career-high eight strikeouts.
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI AT COLORADO -- LINEUPS CINCINNATI COLORADO AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Norris Hopper LF .308 0 0 Willy Taveras CF .320 0 10 Scott Hatteberg 1B .303 5 18 Kaz Matsui 2B .311 0 8 Ken Griffey Jr RF .287 12 32 Matt Holliday LF .345 10 44 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .253 3 22 Todd Helton 1B .340 6 29 Alex Gonzalez SS .269 11 26 Garrett Atkins 3B .223 3 20 Dewayne Wise CF .000 0 0 Brad Hawpe RF .300 8 32 Juan Castro 2B .143 0 3 Yorvit Torrealba C .216 1 16 Chad Moeller C .231 1 1 Jamey Carroll SS .170 0 3 Matt Belisle RHP .063 0 1 Rodrigo Lopez RHP .125 0 0 (5-4, 4.26) (2-0, 2.35)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO WARMUPS: CIN - MATT BELISLE (5-4, 4.26) COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ (2-0, 2.35) UMPIRES: HP - BRUCE DRECKMAN 1B - GARY DARLING 2B - JERRY MEALS 3B - LARRY PONCINO WEATHER: 70 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 12 mph, right to left</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO STARTING BATS: CIN - MATT BELISLE AND CHAD MOELLER COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ AND YORVIT TORREALBA DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.308, 0 HR, 0 RBI) S HATTEBERG (.303, 5 HR, 18 RBI) K GRIFFEY J (.287, 12 HR, 32 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 COLORADO 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.320, 0 HR, 10 RBI) K MATSUI (.311, 0 HR, 8 RBI) M HOLLIDAY (.345, 10 HR, 44 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 D Wise cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Castro 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 C Moeller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 J Carroll ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0 COLORADO - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era M Belisle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.26 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era R Lopez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.25 Pitches-strikes: R Lopez 20-10. Ground balls-fly balls: R Lopez 1-2. Batters faced: R Lopez 4. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Larry Poncino. Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO CONFIRMED STARTERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 COLORADO 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A GONZALEZ (.269, 11 HR, 26 RBI) D WISE (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) J CASTRO (.143, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS COLORADO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 D Wise cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Castro 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 C Moeller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 J Carroll ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0 COLORADO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era M Belisle 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.20 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era R Lopez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.25 Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 10-6; R Lopez 20-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M Belisle 2-0; R Lopez 1-2. Batters faced: M Belisle 3; R Lopez 4. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Larry Poncino. Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE TRIPLE BY DEWAYNE WISE SCORED ALEX GONZALEZ. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D WISE ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1 COLORADO 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J CASTRO (.143, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE BY CHAD MOELLER SCORED DEWAYNE WISE. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2 COLORADO 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: M BELISLE (.063, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 2 2 3 0 COLORADO 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.340, 6 HR, 29 RBI) G ATKINS (.223, 3 HR, 20 RBI) B HAWPE (.300, 8 HR, 32 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (2) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303 S Hatteberg 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299 K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 A Gonzalez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272 D Wise cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 J Castro 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .140 C Moeller c 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .231 M Belisle p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .118 Totals 8 2 3 2 2 1 4 BATTING: 3B - D Wise (1, R Lopez). S - C Moeller. RBI - D Wise (1), C Moeller (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 1. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: SB - M Belisle (1, 2nd base off R Lopez/Y Torrealba). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 J Carroll ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 02 -- 2 COLORADO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era M Belisle 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.20 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era R Lopez 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 2.88 Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 10-6; R Lopez 46-24. Ground balls-fly balls: M Belisle 2-0; R Lopez 3-2. Batters faced: M Belisle 3; R Lopez 11. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Larry Poncino. Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY GARRETT ATKINS (4) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF MATT BELISLE. CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2, COLORADO 1 DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.300, 8 HR, 32 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 2 2 3 0 COLORADO 0 1 1 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.287, 0-FOR-0, BB) E ENCARNACION (.252, 0-FOR-1) A GONZALEZ (.272, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (2) VS COLORADO (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303 S Hatteberg 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299 K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 A Gonzalez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272 D Wise cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 J Castro 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .140 C Moeller c 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .231 M Belisle p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .118 Totals 8 2 3 2 2 1 4 BATTING: 3B - D Wise (1, R Lopez). S - C Moeller. RBI - D Wise (1), C Moeller (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 1. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: SB - M Belisle (1, 2nd base off R Lopez/Y Torrealba). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 G Atkins 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .227 B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 J Carroll ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 7 1 1 1 0 1 0 BATTING: HR - G Atkins (4, 2nd inning off M Belisle 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Atkins (21). Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 02 -- 2 COLORADO - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era M Belisle 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.27 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era R Lopez 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 2.88 Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 30-19; R Lopez 46-24. Ground balls-fly balls: M Belisle 3-2; R Lopez 3-2. Batters faced: M Belisle 7; R Lopez 11. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Larry Poncino. Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 2 0 2 4 0 COLORADO 0 1 1 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J CARROLL (.170, 0 HR, 3 RBI) R LOPEZ (.125, 0 HR, 0 RBI) W TAVERAS (.318, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (2) VS COLORADO (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303 S Hatteberg 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .285 E Encarnacion 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 A Gonzalez ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .271 D Wise cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .333 J Castro 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .140 C Moeller c 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .231 M Belisle p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .118 Totals 12 2 4 2 2 2 6 BATTING: 3B - D Wise (1, R Lopez). S - C Moeller. RBI - D Wise (1), C Moeller (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 1. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - M Belisle (1, 2nd base off R Lopez/Y Torrealba). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 G Atkins 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .227 B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 J Carroll ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 7 1 1 1 0 1 0 BATTING: HR - G Atkins (4, 2nd inning off M Belisle 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Atkins (21). Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 020 -- 2 COLORADO - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era M Belisle 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.27 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era R Lopez 3 4 2 2 2 2 0 2.77 Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 30-19; R Lopez 58-33. Ground balls-fly balls: M Belisle 3-2; R Lopez 3-4. Batters faced: M Belisle 7; R Lopez 15. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Larry Poncino. Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 2 0 2 4 0 COLORADO 0 1 0 1 3 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J CASTRO (.140, 0-FOR-1) C MOELLER (.231, 0-FOR-0, SAC, RBI) M BELISLE (.118, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (2) VS COLORADO (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303 S Hatteberg 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .285 E Encarnacion 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 A Gonzalez ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .271 D Wise cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .333 J Castro 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .140 C Moeller c 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .231 M Belisle p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .118 Totals 12 2 4 2 2 2 6 BATTING: 3B - D Wise (1, R Lopez). S - C Moeller. RBI - D Wise (1), C Moeller (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 1. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - M Belisle (1, 2nd base off R Lopez/Y Torrealba). FIELDING: Outfield assists - N Hopper (K Matsui at 2nd base). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .322 K Matsui 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 G Atkins 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .227 B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 J Carroll ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .168 R Lopez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Totals 11 1 3 1 0 2 0 BATTING: HR - G Atkins (4, 2nd inning off M Belisle 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Atkins (21). Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 020 -- 2 COLORADO - 010 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era M Belisle 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 4.21 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era R Lopez 3 4 2 2 2 2 0 2.77 Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 43-29; R Lopez 58-33. Ground balls-fly balls: M Belisle 4-2; R Lopez 3-4. Batters faced: M Belisle 11; R Lopez 15. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Larry Poncino. Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>
