GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (45-44) at MILWAUKEE (49-40)

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TONY GRAFFANINO SCORED GEOFF JENKINS.

FINAL SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2, COLORADO 1</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
COLORADO 0 1 3 0
MILWAUKEE 1 2 4 2 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ, JORGE JULIO (8TH), LATROY HAWKINS (9TH) AND
YORVIT TORREALBA

MIL - BEN SHEETS, YOVANI GALLARDO (4TH), FRANCISCO
CORDERO (9TH), DERRICK TURNBOW (10TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

HOME RUNS: COL - RYAN SPILBORGHS (6) OFF BEN SHEETS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

MIL - COREY HART (12) OFF RODRIGO LOPEZ IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
COLORADO 0 1 3 0
MILWAUKEE 1 2 4 2 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ, JORGE JULIO (8TH), LATROY HAWKINS (9TH) AND
YORVIT TORREALBA

MIL - BEN SHEETS, YOVANI GALLARDO (4TH), FRANCISCO
CORDERO (9TH), DERRICK TURNBOW (10TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA


WP - DERRICK TURNBOW (2-3)
LP - LATROY HAWKINS (0-4)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: COL - RYAN SPILBORGHS (6) OFF BEN SHEETS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

MIL - COREY HART (12) OFF RODRIGO LOPEZ IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:58 ATT: 42,559

PROBABLES: COL - AARON COOK (5-6, 4.68)
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN (8-8, 5.00)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">COLORADO (1) VS MILWAUKEE (2) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333
K Matsui 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Atkins 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .252
T Helton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .312
T Tulowitzki ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .285
B Hawpe rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304
Y Torrealba c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
C Sullivan cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .387
R Lopez p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .056
J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Carroll ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212

Totals 31 1 3 1 1 9 4

a-struck out swinging for J Julio in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - R Spilborghs (6, 3rd inning off B Sheets 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R
Spilborghs (29). 2-out RBI - R Spilborghs. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - T Helton 1. GIDP - C Sullivan, T Tulowitzki. Team LOB - 1.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .297
J Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Braun 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .349
P Fielder 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286
J Estrada c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285
G Jenkins lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .260
T Gwynn Jr cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
R Weeks 2b 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .220
b-T Graffanino ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .247
B Sheets p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .079
Y Gallardo p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
a-C Counsell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
F Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 2 4 2 3 7 6

a-flied out to center for Y Gallardo in the 8th; b-singled to shallow center
for R Weeks in the 10th.

BATTING: 2B - G Jenkins (11, L Hawkins). HR - C Hart (12, 6th inning off R
Lopez 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Hart (35), T Graffanino (20). 2-out RBI - C Hart.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Hart 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Weeks (10, 2nd base off J Julio/Y Torrealba).

FIELDING: E - R Weeks (7, throw); J Estrada (6, dropped foul ball). DP: 2 (R
Weeks-J Hardy-P Fielder, R Braun-R Weeks-P Fielder).


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COLORADO - 001 000 000 0 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - 000 001 000 1 -- 2

One out when winning run scored.
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 7 1 1 1 2 5 1 4.45
J Julio 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.76
L Hawkins (L, 0-4) 1 1/3 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.05

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 3 1/3 2 1 1 0 3 1 3.39
Y Gallardo 4 2/3 1 0 0 0 4 0 2.83
F Cordero 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.78
D Turnbow (W, 2-3) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.40

Pitches-strikes: R Lopez 97-64; J Julio 20-10; L Hawkins 20-13; B Sheets
67-46; Y Gallardo 56-39; F Cordero 18-9; D Turnbow 14-7. Ground balls-fly
balls: R Lopez 4-12; J Julio 0-2; L Hawkins 1-2; B Sheets 2-5; Y Gallardo 7-3;
F Cordero 0-2; D Turnbow 2-0. Batters faced: R Lopez 24; J Julio 4; L Hawkins
7; B Sheets 12; Y Gallardo 14; F Cordero 3; D Turnbow 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

T--2:58. Att--42,559.
Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, out
to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
COLORADO 1
MILWAUKEE 2 FINAL</div>

 

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COLORADO (1) AT MILWAUKEE (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
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COLORADO 3RD: C Sullivan grounded out to shortstop. R Lopez struck out
swinging. R Spilborghs homered to left center. K Matsui bunt popped out to
first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: R Weeks struck out looking. Y Gallardo flied out to center.
C Hart homered to left. J Hardy fouled out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 1.

MILWAUKEE 10TH: G Jenkins doubled to deep left center. T Gwynn Jr grounded
out to second, G Jenkins to third. T Graffanino hit for R Weeks. T Graffanino
singled to shallow center, G Jenkins scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 2.</div>

 

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COLORADO (1) AT MILWAUKEE (2) - EVENT LOG
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Colorado Starting Lineups -- R Spilborghs LF, K Matsui 2B, G Atkins 3B,
T Helton 1B, T Tulowitzki SS, B Hawpe RF, Y Torrealba C, C Sullivan CF, R Lopez RHP.

Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- C Hart RF, J Hardy SS, R Braun 3B, P Fielder 1B,
J Estrada C, G Jenkins LF, T Gwynn Jr CF, R Weeks 2B, B Sheets RHP.

Umpires -- Chris Guccione (HP), Mike Everitt (1B), Scott Barry (2B), Gerry Davis (3B).

Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to center at 16 mph.


COLORADO 1ST: R Spilborghs reached on infield single to second,
R Spilborghs to second on throwing error by second baseman R Weeks. K Matsui
flied out to left. G Atkins flied out to center, R Spilborghs to third.
T Helton grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) COLORADO 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 1ST: C Hart flied out to center. J Hardy flied out to right.
R Braun walked. P Fielder struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

COLORADO 2ND: T Tulowitzki flied out to left. B Hawpe struck out swinging.
Y Torrealba flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0,
MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: J Estrada grounded out to first. G Jenkins grounded out to
shortstop. T Gwynn Jr fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

COLORADO 3RD: C Sullivan grounded out to shortstop. R Lopez struck out
swinging. R Spilborghs homered to left center. K Matsui bunt popped out to
first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: R Weeks struck out looking. B Sheets bunt popped out foul
to catcher. C Hart flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
MILWAUKEE 0.

COLORADO 4TH: G Atkins struck out swinging. T Helton continues to bat
after dropped foul ball by catcher J Estrada. T Helton struck out looking.
Y Gallardo relieved B Sheets. T Tulowitzki lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
1 Error) COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: J Hardy flied out to center. R Braun grounded out to third.
P Fielder flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
MILWAUKEE 0.

COLORADO 5TH: B Hawpe grounded out to first. Y Torrealba reached on
infield single to shortstop. C Sullivan grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, Y Torrealba out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: J Estrada grounded out to pitcher. G Jenkins popped out to
shortstop. T Gwynn Jr struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
MILWAUKEE 0.

COLORADO 6TH: R Lopez struck out swinging. R Spilborghs flied out to
center. K Matsui grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: R Weeks struck out looking. Y Gallardo flied out to center.
C Hart homered to left. J Hardy fouled out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 1.

COLORADO 7TH: G Atkins struck out looking. T Helton flied out to left.
T Tulowitzki struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
MILWAUKEE 1.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: R Braun walked. P Fielder flied out to left. J Estrada
flied out to center. G Jenkins struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 1.

COLORADO 8TH: B Hawpe grounded out to second. Y Torrealba grounded out to
second. C Sullivan grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 1.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: J Julio relieved R Lopez. T Gwynn Jr flied out to right.
R Weeks walked. C Counsell hit for Y Gallardo. R Weeks stole second. C Counsell
flied out to center, R Weeks to third. C Hart struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 1.

COLORADO 9TH: F Cordero relieved Y Gallardo. J Carroll hit for J Julio.
J Carroll struck out swinging. R Spilborghs fouled out to first. K Matsui
popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 1.

MILWAUKEE 9TH: L Hawkins relieved J Julio. J Carroll at second base.
J Hardy fouled out to first. R Braun flied out to left. P Fielder singled to
left center. J Estrada struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 1.

COLORADO 10TH: D Turnbow relieved F Cordero. G Atkins struck out swinging.
T Helton walked. T Tulowitzki grounded into double play, third to second to
first, T Helton out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 1.

MILWAUKEE 10TH: G Jenkins doubled to deep left center. T Gwynn Jr grounded
out to second, G Jenkins to third. T Graffanino hit for R Weeks. T Graffanino
singled to shallow center, G Jenkins scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 2.</div>

 

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COLORADO (1) AT MILWAUKEE (2) - EVENT LOG
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Colorado Starting Lineups -- R Spilborghs LF, K Matsui 2B, G Atkins 3B,
T Helton 1B, T Tulowitzki SS, B Hawpe RF, Y Torrealba C, C Sullivan CF, R Lopez RHP.

Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- C Hart RF, J Hardy SS, R Braun 3B, P Fielder 1B,
J Estrada C, G Jenkins LF, T Gwynn Jr CF, R Weeks 2B, B Sheets RHP.

Umpires -- Chris Guccione (HP), Mike Everitt (1B), Scott Barry (2B), Gerry Davis (3B).

Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to center at 16 mph.


COLORADO 1ST: R Spilborghs reached on infield single to second,
R Spilborghs to second on throwing error by second baseman R Weeks. K Matsui
flied out to left. G Atkins flied out to center, R Spilborghs to third.
T Helton grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) COLORADO 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 1ST: C Hart flied out to center. J Hardy flied out to right.
R Braun walked. P Fielder struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

COLORADO 2ND: T Tulowitzki flied out to left. B Hawpe struck out swinging.
Y Torrealba flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0,
MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: J Estrada grounded out to first. G Jenkins grounded out to
shortstop. T Gwynn Jr fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

COLORADO 3RD: C Sullivan grounded out to shortstop. R Lopez struck out
swinging. R Spilborghs homered to left center. K Matsui bunt popped out to
first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: R Weeks struck out looking. B Sheets bunt popped out foul
to catcher. C Hart flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
MILWAUKEE 0.

COLORADO 4TH: G Atkins struck out swinging. T Helton continues to bat
after dropped foul ball by catcher J Estrada. T Helton struck out looking.
Y Gallardo relieved B Sheets. Y Gallardo inherited a 3-2 count. T Tulowitzki
lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: J Hardy flied out to center. R Braun grounded out to third.
P Fielder flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
MILWAUKEE 0.

COLORADO 5TH: B Hawpe grounded out to first. Y Torrealba reached on
infield single to shortstop. C Sullivan grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, Y Torrealba out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: J Estrada grounded out to pitcher. G Jenkins popped out to
shortstop. T Gwynn Jr struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
MILWAUKEE 0.

COLORADO 6TH: R Lopez struck out swinging. R Spilborghs flied out to
center. K Matsui grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: R Weeks struck out looking. Y Gallardo flied out to center.
C Hart homered to left. J Hardy fouled out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 1.

COLORADO 7TH: G Atkins struck out looking. T Helton flied out to left.
T Tulowitzki struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
MILWAUKEE 1.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: R Braun walked. P Fielder flied out to left. J Estrada
flied out to center. G Jenkins struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 1.

COLORADO 8TH: B Hawpe grounded out to second. Y Torrealba grounded out to
second. C Sullivan grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 1.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: J Julio relieved R Lopez. T Gwynn Jr flied out to right.
R Weeks walked. C Counsell hit for Y Gallardo. R Weeks stole second. C Counsell
flied out to center, R Weeks to third. C Hart struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 1.

COLORADO 9TH: F Cordero relieved Y Gallardo. J Carroll hit for J Julio.
J Carroll struck out swinging. R Spilborghs fouled out to first. K Matsui
popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 1.

MILWAUKEE 9TH: L Hawkins relieved J Julio. J Carroll at second base.
J Hardy fouled out to first. R Braun flied out to left. P Fielder singled to
left center. J Estrada struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 1.

COLORADO 10TH: D Turnbow relieved F Cordero. G Atkins struck out swinging.
T Helton walked. T Tulowitzki grounded into double play, third to second to
first, T Helton out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 1.

MILWAUKEE 10TH: G Jenkins doubled to deep left center. T Gwynn Jr grounded
out to second, G Jenkins to third. T Graffanino hit for R Weeks. T Graffanino
singled to shallow center, G Jenkins scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 2.</div>

 

Sheets leaves with injury, but Graffanino wins it for Brewers

<h3>MILWAUKEE 2, COLORADO 1 (10 INNINGS)</h3>MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- The Milwaukee Brewers have to deal withanother injury to Ben Sheets, but thanks to Geoff Jenkins andpinch hitter Tony Graffanino, they were able to avoid theinsult.


Graffanino hit a bloop single to center field over a drawn-ininfield in the 10th inning to score Jenkins and give the Brewersa 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.

Jenkins hit a leadoff double off LaTroy Hawkins (0-4) andadvanced to third on groundout before scoring the winning run.

Rookie Yovani Gallardo allowed just an infield single in 4 1/3scoreless innings of relief after Sheets exited in the top ofthe fourth inning with a sprained right middle finger.

Derrick Turnbow (2-3) pitched a scoreless 10 to pick up the win.

Sheets' injury occurred on the ninth pitch of Todd Helton'sat-bat with one out in the fourth. The righthander winced inpain immediately after throwing the pitch and again when thetrainer came out to see him.


Gallardo came out of the bullpen to face Helton with a fullcount and struck out the veteran first baseman looking. Hefinished with four strikeouts in his third career reliefappearance.


Sheets, who pitched in Tuesday's All-Star Game in San Francisco,is 10-4 with a 3.39 ERA. He has missed parts of three previousseasons due to various injuries, including two stints on thedisabled list in 2006, and never has won more than 12 games in acampaign.


Gallardo's performance overshadowed a terrific outing by Rockiesstarter Rodrigo Lopez. The only hit Lopez allowed in seveninnings was Corey Hart's home run with two outs in the sixth.

The righthander, who had not pitched past the sixth inning inany of his previous four starts, struck out five and walked two.

The Rockies, who lost for just the second time in eight games,took an early lead on a solo homer to left by Ryan Spilborghs inthe third inning.

 

Sheets leaves with injury, but Graffanino wins it for Brewers

<h3>MILWAUKEE 2, COLORADO 1 (10 INNINGS)</h3>MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- The Milwaukee Brewers have to deal withanother injury to Ben Sheets, but thanks to Geoff Jenkins andpinch hitter Tony Graffanino, they were able to avoid theinsult.


Graffanino hit a bloop single to center field over a drawn-ininfield in the 10th inning to score Jenkins and give the Brewersa 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.

Jenkins hit a leadoff double off LaTroy Hawkins (0-4) andadvanced to third on groundout before scoring the winning run.

"I knew I got enough of it, that it was hopefully going to reachthe outfield grass," Graffanino said. "It was big with Sheetergoing down."


Rookie Yovani Gallardo allowed just an infield single in 4 1/3scoreless innings of relief after Sheets exited in the top ofthe fourth inning with a sprained right middle finger.

"The effort Gallardo gave us was huge," Graffanino said. "A lotof things happened to make that win possible. It was a goodone for the whole team."


After closer Francisco Cordero worked the ninth, Derrick Turnbow(2-3) pitched a scoreless 10 to pick up the win.


Sheets' injury occurred on the ninth pitch of Todd Helton'sat-bat with one out in the fourth. The righthander winced inpain immediately after throwing the pitch and again when thetrainer came out to see him.


Gallardo came out of the bullpen to face Helton with a fullcount and struck out the veteran first baseman looking. Hefinished with four strikeouts in his third career reliefappearance.


Milwaukee's top pitching prospect, Gallardo was called up onJune 14 when Chris Capuano went on the disabled list. WhenCapuano returned on July 3, Gallardo was sent to the bullpen.

The eight warmup pitches allowed to relievers that come inbecause of injury were anything but normal to Gallardo.

"That was the first time I've ever done that, warming up on thefield," Gallardo said. "It was different. You've just got togo out there and pitch the same way you've been throwing."

The oft-injured Sheets took his recent setback in stride.

"I knew what Yo (Gallardo) had in him today, so I thought, 'I'mgonna let this kid get in there,'" Sheets said jokingly. "I'moptimisic. I think I'll be all right. Hopefully, we'll besmart, and in five days, you can go about your business."

Sheets, who pitched in Tuesday's All-Star Game in San Francisco,is 10-4 with a 3.39 ERA. He has missed parts of three previousseasons due to various injuries, including two stints on thedisabled list in 2006, and never has won more than 12 games in acampaign.


Gallardo's performance overshadowed a terrific outing by Rockiesstarter Rodrigo Lopez who carried a no-hitter into the sixth.The only hit Lopez allowed in seven innings was Corey Hart'shome run, which came on a 2-2 pitch with two outs and the gametied at 1-1.


The righthander, who had not pitched past the sixth inning inany of his previous four starts, struck out five and walked two.

"It was a tough one," Lopez said. "I can't remember the lasttime I threw a one-hitter through seven innings. It's too badwe came out with the loss."


The Rockies, who lost for just the second time in eight games,took an early lead on a solo homer to left by Ryan Spilborghs inthe third inning.


"It was a real clean outing for Rodrigo," Rockies manager ClintHurdle said. "One mistake, the home run to Hart, a slider thatgot too much of the plate. He pitched very effectively. Thatshould give him a lot of confidence going into his next start."