NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME) TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY TODD HELTON (15) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN THE 9TH OFF TAKASHI SAITO SCORED MATT HOLLIDAY. FINAL SCORE: COLORADO 9, LA DODGERS 8</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 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 8 13 0 COLORADO 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 9 15 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: LOS - DAVID WELLS, D.J. HOULTON (6TH), SCOTT PROCTOR (7TH), JOE BEIMEL (7TH), JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH), TAKASHI SAITO (9TH) AND MIKE LIEBERTHAL, RUSSELL MARTIN (7TH) COL - MARK REDMAN, MATT HERGES (6TH), JEREMY AFFELDT (6TH), JORGE JULIO (7TH), RYAN SPEIER (9TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA, YORVIT TORREALBA (9TH) HOME RUNS: LOS - LUIS GONZALEZ (15) OFF MARK REDMAN IN THE 1ST, 1 ON JAMES LONEY (12) OFF MATT HERGES IN THE 6TH, 0 ON RUSSELL MARTIN (18) OFF JORGE JULIO IN THE 8TH, 0 ON COL - MATT HOLLIDAY (33) OFF DAVID WELLS IN THE 5TH, 1 ON RYAN SPILBORGHS (11) OFF JONATHAN BROXTON IN THE 8TH, 1 ON TODD HELTON (15) OFF TAKASHI SAITO IN THE 9TH, 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 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 8 13 0 COLORADO 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 9 15 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: LOS - DAVID WELLS, D.J. HOULTON (6TH), SCOTT PROCTOR (7TH), JOE BEIMEL (7TH), JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH), TAKASHI SAITO (9TH) AND MIKE LIEBERTHAL, RUSSELL MARTIN (7TH) COL - MARK REDMAN, MATT HERGES (6TH), JEREMY AFFELDT (6TH), JORGE JULIO (7TH), RYAN SPEIER (9TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA, YORVIT TORREALBA (9TH) WP - RYAN SPEIER (1-1) LP - TAKASHI SAITO (1-1) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: LOS - LUIS GONZALEZ (15) OFF MARK REDMAN IN THE 1ST, 1 ON JAMES LONEY (12) OFF MATT HERGES IN THE 6TH, 0 ON RUSSELL MARTIN (18) OFF JORGE JULIO IN THE 8TH, 0 ON COL - MATT HOLLIDAY (33) OFF DAVID WELLS IN THE 5TH, 1 ON RYAN SPILBORGHS (11) OFF JONATHAN BROXTON IN THE 8TH, 1 ON TODD HELTON (15) OFF TAKASHI SAITO IN THE 9TH, 1 ON TIME: 2:57 ATT: 23,271 PROBABLES: LOS - BRAD PENNY (16-4, 2.88) COL - JOSH FOGG (9-9, 4.98)</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO <div class="pre">LA DODGERS (8) VS COLORADO (9) - FINAL (2ND GAME) LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Pierre cf 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .293 T Abreu 2b 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .267 M Kemp rf 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .341 L Gonzalez lf 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .280 T Saito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 N Garciaparra 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .280 J Loney 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .326 R Martinez ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .194 M Lieberthal c 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .230 R Martin c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .296 D Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 a-D Young ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .412 D Houlton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S Proctor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Ethier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Totals 39 8 13 8 2 2 15 a-flied out to right for D Wells in the 6th; b-flied out to left for J Beimel in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - M Kemp (9, M Redman); J Pierre (23, J Julio). 3B - T Abreu (1, J Affeldt). HR - L Gonzalez (15, 1st inning off M Redman 1 on, 1 Out), J Loney (12, 6th inning off M Herges 0 on, 0 Out), R Martin (18, 8th inning off J Julio 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - T Abreu 3 (13), L Gonzalez 2 (66), M Kemp (39), J Loney (55), R Martin (85). 2-out RBI - T Abreu 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Martinez 2, T Abreu 1, M Kemp 1. GIDP - J Loney. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Lieberthal-T Abreu, T Abreu-R Martinez-J Loney). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Carroll 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .221 a-J Koshansky ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 O Quintanilla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 T Tulowitzki ss 5 2 2 1 0 2 1 .295 M Holliday lf 5 2 4 3 0 1 1 .338 T Helton 1b 5 2 1 2 0 0 2 .314 G Atkins 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .292 R Spilborghs cf-rf 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .300 J Baker rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230 c-C Sullivan ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 C Iannetta c 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .213 d-B Hawpe ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 R Speier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Redman p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 M Herges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-I Stewart ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 e-Y Torrealba ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Totals 39 9 15 9 1 6 11 a-fouled out to left for J Carroll in the 6th; b-reached on infield single to shortstop for J Affeldt in the 6th; c-grounded to third for J Baker in the 8th; d-struck out swinging for C Iannetta in the 8th; e-struck out swinging for J Julio in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - T Tulowitzki (28, D Wells); M Holliday (48, D Wells); R Spilborghs (12, D Wells). HR - M Holliday (33, 5th inning off D Wells 1 on, 1 Out), R Spilborghs (11, 8th inning off J Broxton 1 on, 0 Out), T Helton (15, 9th inning off T Saito 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Tulowitzki (87), M Holliday 3 (126), R Spilborghs 3 (49), T Helton 2 (82). 2-out RBI - T Helton 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Redman 2, J Koshansky 1. GIDP - T Helton. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: CS - T Tulowitzki (6, 2nd base by D Wells/M Lieberthal). FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Tulowitzki-O Quintanilla-T Helton). ---------------------------------------------------- LA DODGERS - 301 003 010 -- 8 COLORADO - 300 020 022 -- 9 Two outs when winning run scored. ---------------------------------------------------- LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era D Wells 5 8 5 5 1 1 1 5.40 D Houlton (H, 2) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.80 S Proctor (H, 5) 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.00 J Beimel (H, 17) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.98 J Broxton (H, 32) 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 2.77 T Saito (L, 1-1; B, 4) 2/3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1.49 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era M Redman 5 7 4 4 1 1 1 9.28 M Herges (B, 2) 0 2 3 3 1 0 1 3.46 J Affeldt 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.72 J Julio 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 5.31 R Speier (W, 1-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.95 M Herges pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. IBB - C Iannetta (by D Wells). BALK - M Redman. Pitches-strikes: D Wells 72-46; D Houlton 19-13; S Proctor 10-6; J Beimel 6-3; J Broxton 21-16; T Saito 13-9; M Redman 71-48; M Herges 15-6; J Affeldt 16-10; J Julio 29-17; R Speier 8-4. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells 7-6; D Houlton 0-2; S Proctor 0-0; J Beimel 2-0; J Broxton 1-0; T Saito 1-0; M Redman 7-7; M Herges 0-0; J Affeldt 0-2; J Julio 3-3; R Speier 1-2. Batters faced: D Wells 23; D Houlton 5; S Proctor 2; J Beimel 1; J Broxton 5; T Saito 4; M Redman 23; M Herges 3; J Affeldt 4; J Julio 8; R Speier 3. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Brian Knight. T--2:57. Att--23,271. Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA DODGERS (8) AT COLORADO (9) - HOW THEY SCORED (2ND GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA DODGERS 1ST: J Pierre reached on infield single to third. J Pierre to second on balk by M Redman. T Abreu singled to center, J Pierre scored. M Kemp flied out to center. L Gonzalez homered to right, T Abreu scored. N Garciaparra fouled out to catcher. J Loney grounded out to pitcher. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 1ST: J Carroll reached on infield single to shortstop. T Tulowitzki doubled to deep right center, J Carroll scored. M Holliday doubled to deep left center, T Tulowitzki scored. T Helton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Holliday out at third. G Atkins singled to right, T Helton to second. R Spilborghs hit a ground rule double to deep right center, T Helton scored, G Atkins to third. J Baker flied out to right. C Iannetta intentionally walked. M Redman grounded out to pitcher. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, COLORADO 3. LA DODGERS 3RD: J Pierre reached on infield single to third. T Abreu grounded out to second, J Pierre to second. M Kemp doubled to deep center, J Pierre scored. L Gonzalez singled to right, M Kemp to third. N Garciaparra popped out to second. J Loney walked, L Gonzalez to second. R Martinez flied out to left. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 3. COLORADO 5TH: J Carroll grounded out to second. T Tulowitzki singled to center. M Holliday homered to left center, T Tulowitzki scored. T Helton grounded out to shortstop. G Atkins grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 5. LA DODGERS 6TH: M Herges relieved M Redman. J Loney homered to right. R Martinez singled to right. M Lieberthal walked, R Martinez to second. D Young hit for D Wells. J Affeldt relieved M Herges. D Young flied out to right. J Pierre fouled out to shortstop. T Abreu tripled to deep left, R Martinez and M Lieberthal scored. M Kemp struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 7, COLORADO 5. LA DODGERS 8TH: R Martinez popped out to shortstop. R Martin homered to center. M Sweeney hit for J Beimel. M Sweeney flied out to left. J Pierre doubled to left. T Abreu flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 8, COLORADO 5. COLORADO 8TH: J Broxton relieved J Beimel. G Atkins singled to center. R Spilborghs homered to center, G Atkins scored. C Sullivan hit for J Baker. C Sullivan grounded out to third. B Hawpe hit for C Iannetta. B Hawpe struck out swinging. Y Torrealba hit for J Julio. Y Torrealba struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 8, COLORADO 7. COLORADO 9TH: T Saito relieved J Broxton. A Ethier in left field. O Quintanilla grounded out to pitcher. T Tulowitzki struck out looking. M Holliday singled to right. T Helton homered to center, M Holliday scored. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 8, COLORADO 9.</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA DODGERS (8) AT COLORADO (9) - HOW THEY SCORED (2ND GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA DODGERS 1ST: J Pierre reached on infield single to third. J Pierre to second on balk by M Redman. T Abreu singled to center, J Pierre scored. M Kemp flied out to center. L Gonzalez homered to right, T Abreu scored. N Garciaparra fouled out to catcher. J Loney grounded out to pitcher. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 1ST: J Carroll reached on infield single to shortstop. T Tulowitzki doubled to deep right center, J Carroll scored. M Holliday doubled to deep left center, T Tulowitzki scored. T Helton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Holliday out at third. G Atkins singled to right, T Helton to second. R Spilborghs hit a ground rule double to deep right center, T Helton scored, G Atkins to third. J Baker flied out to right. C Iannetta intentionally walked. M Redman grounded out to pitcher. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, COLORADO 3. LA DODGERS 3RD: J Pierre reached on infield single to third. T Abreu grounded out to second, J Pierre to second. M Kemp doubled to deep center, J Pierre scored. L Gonzalez singled to right, M Kemp to third. N Garciaparra popped out to second. J Loney walked, L Gonzalez to second. R Martinez flied out to left. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 3. COLORADO 5TH: J Carroll grounded out to second. T Tulowitzki singled to center. M Holliday homered to left center, T Tulowitzki scored. T Helton grounded out to shortstop. G Atkins grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 5. LA DODGERS 6TH: M Herges relieved M Redman. J Loney homered to right. R Martinez singled to right. M Lieberthal walked, R Martinez to second. D Young hit for D Wells. J Affeldt relieved M Herges. D Young flied out to right. J Pierre fouled out to shortstop. T Abreu tripled to deep left, R Martinez and M Lieberthal scored. M Kemp struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 7, COLORADO 5. LA DODGERS 8TH: R Martinez popped out to shortstop. R Martin homered to center. M Sweeney hit for J Beimel. M Sweeney flied out to left. J Pierre doubled to left. T Abreu flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 8, COLORADO 5. COLORADO 8TH: J Broxton relieved J Beimel. G Atkins singled to center. R Spilborghs homered to center, G Atkins scored. C Sullivan hit for J Baker. C Sullivan grounded out to third. B Hawpe hit for C Iannetta. B Hawpe struck out swinging. Y Torrealba hit for J Julio. Y Torrealba struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 8, COLORADO 7. COLORADO 9TH: T Saito relieved J Broxton. A Ethier in left field. O Quintanilla grounded out to pitcher. T Tulowitzki struck out looking. M Holliday singled to right. T Helton homered to center, M Holliday scored. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 8, COLORADO 9.</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at COLORADO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA DODGERS (8) AT COLORADO (9) - EVENT LOG (2ND GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- J Pierre CF, T Abreu 2B, M Kemp RF, L Gonzalez LF, N Garciaparra 3B, J Loney 1B, R Martinez SS, M Lieberthal C, D Wells LHP. Colorado Starting Lineups -- J Carroll 2B, T Tulowitzki SS, M Holliday LF, T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, R Spilborghs CF, J Baker RF, C Iannetta C, M Redman LHP. Umpires -- Jim Reynolds (HP), Gary Cederstrom (1B), Lance Barksdale (2B), Brian Knight (3B). Gametime Weather: 72 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 8 mph. LA DODGERS 1ST: J Pierre reached on infield single to third. J Pierre to second on balk by M Redman. T Abreu singled to center, J Pierre scored. M Kemp flied out to center. L Gonzalez homered to right, T Abreu scored. N Garciaparra fouled out to catcher. J Loney grounded out to pitcher. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 1ST: J Carroll reached on infield single to shortstop. T Tulowitzki doubled to deep right center, J Carroll scored. M Holliday doubled to deep left center, T Tulowitzki scored. T Helton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Holliday out at third. G Atkins singled to right, T Helton to second. R Spilborghs hit a ground rule double to deep right center, T Helton scored, G Atkins to third. J Baker flied out to right. C Iannetta intentionally walked. M Redman grounded out to pitcher. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, COLORADO 3. LA DODGERS 2ND: R Martinez grounded out to shortstop. M Lieberthal grounded out to shortstop. D Wells grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, COLORADO 3. COLORADO 2ND: J Carroll reached on infield single to shortstop. T Tulowitzki grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Carroll out at second. M Holliday struck out swinging. T Tulowitzki caught stealing second, catcher to second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3, COLORADO 3. LA DODGERS 3RD: J Pierre reached on infield single to third. T Abreu grounded out to second, J Pierre to second. M Kemp doubled to deep center, J Pierre scored. L Gonzalez singled to right, M Kemp to third. N Garciaparra popped out to second. J Loney walked, L Gonzalez to second. R Martinez flied out to left. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 3. COLORADO 3RD: T Helton flied out to center. G Atkins flied out to center. R Spilborghs flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 3. LA DODGERS 4TH: M Lieberthal flied out to center. D Wells struck out swinging. J Pierre grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 3. COLORADO 4TH: J Baker flied out to right. C Iannetta grounded out to shortstop. M Redman flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 3. LA DODGERS 5TH: T Abreu flied out to left. M Kemp singled to right center. L Gonzalez flied out to left. N Garciaparra grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Kemp out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 3. COLORADO 5TH: J Carroll grounded out to second. T Tulowitzki singled to center. M Holliday homered to left center, T Tulowitzki scored. T Helton grounded out to shortstop. G Atkins grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 5. LA DODGERS 6TH: M Herges relieved M Redman. J Loney homered to right. R Martinez singled to right. M Lieberthal walked, R Martinez to second. D Young hit for D Wells. J Affeldt relieved M Herges. D Young flied out to right. J Pierre fouled out to shortstop. T Abreu tripled to deep left, R Martinez and M Lieberthal scored. M Kemp struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 7, COLORADO 5. COLORADO 6TH: D Houlton relieved D Wells. R Spilborghs flied out to center. J Baker struck out looking. C Iannetta singled to left. I Stewart hit for J Affeldt. I Stewart reached on infield single to shortstop, C Iannetta to second. J Koshansky hit for J Carroll. J Koshansky fouled out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 7, COLORADO 5. LA DODGERS 7TH: O Quintanilla at second base. J Julio relieved J Affeldt. L Gonzalez grounded out to first. N Garciaparra singled to left. J Loney grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, N Garciaparra out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 7, COLORADO 5. COLORADO 7TH: R Martin catching. S Proctor relieved D Houlton. T Tulowitzki struck out looking. M Holliday singled to center. J Beimel relieved S Proctor. T Helton grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Holliday out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 7, COLORADO 5. LA DODGERS 8TH: R Martinez popped out to shortstop. R Martin homered to center. M Sweeney hit for J Beimel. M Sweeney flied out to left. J Pierre doubled to left. T Abreu flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 8, COLORADO 5. COLORADO 8TH: J Broxton relieved J Beimel. G Atkins singled to center. R Spilborghs homered to center, G Atkins scored. C Sullivan hit for J Baker. C Sullivan grounded out to third. B Hawpe hit for C Iannetta. B Hawpe struck out swinging. Y Torrealba hit for J Julio. Y Torrealba struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 8, COLORADO 7. LA DODGERS 9TH: R Spilborghs in right field. C Sullivan in center field. R Speier relieved J Julio. Y Torrealba catching. M Kemp grounded out to third. L Gonzalez flied out to center. N Garciaparra lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 8, COLORADO 7. COLORADO 9TH: T Saito relieved J Broxton. A Ethier in left field. O Quintanilla grounded out to pitcher. T Tulowitzki struck out looking. M Holliday singled to right. T Helton homered to center, M Holliday scored. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 8, COLORADO 9.</div>
Helton homers in ninth, lifts Rockies to victory <h3>COLORADO 9, LA DODGERS 8</h3>By Derek Nagy PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer DENVER (Ticker) -- Todd Helton hit a two-run walk-off home runin the second game of a day-night doubleheader, lifting theColorado Rockies to a 9-8 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgersto complete the sweep. Dodgers closer Takashi Saito (1-1) looked to be on his way to aneasy save after pinch hitter Omar Quintanilla grounded out androokie Troy Tulowitzki struck out for the first two outs in theninth. After Matt Holliday singled to right, Helton clinched thevictory with his 15th home run of the season, as the Rockies(79-72) remained alive in the playoff race, four games behindthe San Diego Padres (82-67) in the National League wild cardrace. Ryan Speier (1-1) pitched a perfect top of the ninth to pick uphis first win of the season as Colorado swept the twin billafter winning the first game, 3-1. The Rockies had taken a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the fifthinning on Holliday's 100th career home run before Matt Hergesentered the game for Colorado and did nothing to help the cause. Herges promptly surrendered a leadoff home run to James Loney,who has six home runs in September and 12 on the season. Hergesthen allowed a single to Ramon Martinez and walked MikeLieberthal before being lifted for Jeremy Affeldt. Affeldt looked like he was going to escape the inning unscathed,as he got pinch hitter Delmon Young to fly out to right andJuan Pierre to pop out to shortstop. But on his first pitch toAbreu, the rookie hit a liner to deep left-center that was justout of the grasp of Holliday, rolling all the way to the walland clearing the bases. Russell Martin, who was a defensive replacement in the bottom ofthe seventh inning, hit his 18th home run in the top of theeighth that gave Los Angeles an 8-5 lead. Jonathan Broxton had an eventful eighth inning, allowing atwo-run home run to Ryan Spilborghs with no outs that cut thelead to 8-7. But he retired Cory Sullivan on a groundout andstruck out Brad Hawpe and Yorvit Torrealba to end the threat. However, Saito blew his fourth save of the season, as theDodgers (79-72) slipped into a tie with the Rockies in the NLwild card race. Los Angeles grabbed a 3-0 in the first inning. Pierre led offthe game with a single and moved to second on a balk by Coloradostarter Mark Redman. He moved to second on a balk and Abreudrove him in with a single. One batter later, Luis Gonzalezadded to the lead with his 15th home run of the season. Colorado came right back, getting a leadoff single from JameyCarroll and a run-scoring double from Tulowitzki. Holliday thendoubled to score Tulowitzki to make it 2-0 before being retiredon a fielder's choice. Helton scored two hitters later on adouble from Spilborghs that tied the game at 3-3.
Helton homers in ninth, lifts Rockies to victory <h3>COLORADO 9, LA DODGERS 8</h3>By Derek Nagy PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer DENVER (Ticker) -- Todd Helton hit a two-run walk-off home runin the second game of a day-night doubleheader, lifting theColorado Rockies to a 9-8 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgersto complete the sweep. Dodgers closer Takashi Saito (1-1) looked to be on his way to aneasy save after pinch hitter Omar Quintanilla grounded out androokie Troy Tulowitzki struck out for the first two outs in theninth. After Matt Holliday singled to right, Helton clinched thevictory with his 15th home run of the season, as the Rockies(79-72) remained alive in the playoff race, four games behindthe San Diego Padres (82-67) in the National League wild cardrace. "To be in the race and down (in the count) 1-2 to a guy wehaven't even gotten a hit off this year, wow," Helton said."He's a great pitcher and to be able to come through, it was anamazing feeling." "That was a tough one right there," Dodgers manager Grady Littlesaid. "The players battled to get themselves in a position towin after the way the game started out but the day we spentthere in Coors Field hurt us today." Ryan Speier (1-1) pitched a perfect top of the ninth to pick uphis first win of the season as Colorado swept the twin billafter winning the first game, 3-1. The win gave Colorado 79 wins on the season, its most since 2000when the Rockies finished 82-80. "It was awesome, probably my favorite game ever," Holliday said."For that to happen like that to a guy like Todd was a lot offun and it was one of my favorite memories of my career." Saito blew his fourth save of the year following 16 straightconverted saves and allowed just his third home run of theseason. "It's really easy to second guess yourself after somethinghappens, but I went with his best pitch and Helton did a nicejob of hitting it," Dodgers catcher Russell Martin said. The Rockies had taken a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the fifthinning on Holliday's 100th career home run before Matt Hergesentered the game for Colorado and did nothing to help the cause. Herges promptly surrendered a leadoff home run to James Loney,who has six home runs in September and 12 on the season. Hergesthen allowed a single to Ramon Martinez and walked MikeLieberthal before being lifted for Jeremy Affeldt. Affeldt looked like he was going to escape the inning unscathed,as he got pinch hitter Delmon Young to fly out to right andJuan Pierre to pop out to shortstop. But on his first pitch toAbreu, the rookie hit a liner to deep left-center that was justout of the grasp of Holliday, rolling all the way to the walland clearing the bases. Martin, who was a defensive replacement in the bottom of theseventh inning, hit his 18th home run in the top of the eighththat gave Los Angeles an 8-5 lead. Jonathan Broxton had an eventful eighth inning, allowing atwo-run home run to Ryan Spilborghs with no outs that cut thelead to 8-7. But he retired Cory Sullivan on a groundout andstruck out Brad Hawpe and Yorvit Torrealba to end the threat. However, Saito blew his fourth save of the season, as theDodgers (79-72) slipped into a tie with the Rockies in the NLwild card race. Los Angeles grabbed a 3-0 in the first inning. Pierre led offthe game with a single and moved to second on a balk by Coloradostarter Mark Redman. He moved to second on a balk and Abreudrove him in with a single. One batter later, Luis Gonzalezadded to the lead with his 15th home run of the season. Colorado came right back, getting a leadoff single from JameyCarroll and a run-scoring double from Tulowitzki. Holliday thendoubled to score Tulowitzki to make it 2-0 before being retiredon a fielder's choice. Helton scored two hitters later on adouble from Spilborghs that tied the game at 3-3.
