NL: SAN DIEGO (76-64) at COLORADO (73-67) <h3>Francis looks to give Rockies bullpen a rest</h3> <div class="pre">San Diego (76-64) at Colorado (73-67) 8:05 pm EDT</div> <div class="pre">DENVER (Ticker) - A day after becoming just the second team in</div>major league history to use 10 pitchers in a nine-inning game,the Colorado Rockies can exhale. Ace Jeff Francis takes the mound on Saturday in the middle gameof a three-game series with the San Diego Padres. Colorado, which trails San Diego (76-64) by three games in thewild card race, saw Elmer Dessens leave after 3 1/3 innings witha hamstring injury on Friday. Nine relievers proceeded to holdthe Padres to two runs and five hits in a 10-4 win. The onlyother team to use 10 pitchers in a nine-inning game was theBaltimore Orioles in 2004. Francis (15-6, 4.12) will do his best to make sure the bullpengets some rest, while aiming to tie San Diego's Jake Peavy forthe league lead in wins. The lefthander has won nine of his last10 starts, and allowed three runs or less in eight of thoseoutings. He allowed three runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 inningsof a 7-4 win over San Francisco on Sunday. San Diego, which leads the Los Angeles Dodgers (74-67) andPhiladelphia Phillies (73-67) by three games in the wild card,sends Greg Maddux to the hill. Maddux (11-9, 3.75 ERA) who has won four of his last fivestarts, has demonstrated his remarkable control recently. Thefuture Hall of Famer has not issued a walk in his last 48 1/3innings. Maddux picked up career win No. 344 on Sunday bylimiting the Arizona Diamondbacks to two runs and six hits in 61/3 innings of a 10-2 win. Maddux is 1-2 with a 3.75 ERA in four starts against Coloradothis season, and is 6-2 with a 5.58 ERA in 10 career startshere.
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO AT COLORADO -- LINEUPS SAN DIEGO COLORADO AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Brian Giles RF .293 10 41 Willy Taveras CF .321 2 24 Brady Clark LF .226 0 5 Kaz Matsui 2B .292 4 34 Mike Cameron CF .250 19 74 Matt Holliday LF .333 25 110 Adrian Gonzalez 1B .281 26 86 Todd Helton 1B .310 12 71 Khalil Greene SS .251 20 77 Garrett Atkins 3B .283 20 96 Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .249 15 59 Brad Hawpe RF .288 25 96 Josh Bard C .267 3 43 Troy Tulowitzki SS .293 19 80 Geoff Blum 2B .249 4 26 Yorvit Torrealba C .255 6 39 Greg Maddux RHP .148 0 0 Jeff Francis LHP .185 0 3 (11-9, 3.75) (15-6, 4.12)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO WARMUPS: SDG - GREG MADDUX (11-9, 3.75) COL - JEFF FRANCIS (15-6, 4.12) UMPIRES: HP - CHUCK MERIWETHER 1B - RICK REED 2B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ 3B - ADAM DOWDY WEATHER: 73 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 16 mph, in from center</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO STARTING BATS: SDG - GREG MADDUX AND JOSH BARD COL - JEFF FRANCIS AND YORVIT TORREALBA DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.293, 10 HR, 41 RBI) B CLARK (.226, 0 HR, 5 RBI) M CAMERON (.250, 19 HR, 74 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 B Clark lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 G Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 BATTING: GIDP - B Clark. Team LOB - 0. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Atkins-K Matsui-T Helton). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0 COLORADO - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era G Maddux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.75 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Francis 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.10 Pitches-strikes: J Francis 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Francis 2-0. Batters faced: J Francis 3. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Adam Dowdy. Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 0 1 0 COLORADO 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX COL - JEFF FRANCIS DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.321, 2 HR, 24 RBI) K MATSUI (.292, 4 HR, 34 RBI) M HOLLIDAY (.333, 25 HR, 110 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX COL - JEFF FRANCIS</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 0 1 0 COLORADO 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX COL - JEFF FRANCIS DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.281, 26 HR, 86 RBI) K GREENE (.251, 20 HR, 77 RBI) K KOUZMANOFF (.249, 15 HR, 59 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS COLORADO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 B Clark lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 G Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 BATTING: GIDP - B Clark. Team LOB - 0. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Atkins-K Matsui-T Helton). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0 COLORADO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era G Maddux 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.73 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Francis 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.10 Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 10-8; J Francis 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: G Maddux 1-1; J Francis 2-0. Batters faced: G Maddux 3; J Francis 3. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Adam Dowdy. Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY KEVIN KOUZMANOFF SCORED ADRIAN GONZALEZ. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K KOUZMANOFF ON FIRST, K GREENE ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1 COLORADO 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J BARD (.267, 3 HR, 43 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE JOSH BARD HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING KHALIL GREENE. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2 COLORADO 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G BLUM (.249, 4 HR, 26 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 B Clark lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 A Gonzalez 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281 K Greene ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253 K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .251 J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 G Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Totals 7 2 3 1 1 1 2 BATTING: 2B - K Greene (38, J Francis). RBI - K Kouzmanoff (60). GIDP - B Clark, J Bard. Team LOB - 0. COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 2 (G Atkins-K Matsui-T Helton, T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 02 -- 2 COLORADO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era G Maddux 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.73 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Francis 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 4.18 Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 10-8; J Francis 30-18. Ground balls-fly balls: G Maddux 1-1; J Francis 4-1. Batters faced: G Maddux 3; J Francis 8. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Adam Dowdy. Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 2 2 3 0 COLORADO 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX COL - JEFF FRANCIS DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.310, 12 HR, 71 RBI) G ATKINS (.283, 20 HR, 96 RBI) B HAWPE (.288, 25 HR, 96 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY GARRETT ATKINS SCORED TODD HELTON. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G ATKINS ON FIRST, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2 COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.288, 25 HR, 96 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS COLORADO (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 B Clark lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 A Gonzalez 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281 K Greene ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253 K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .251 J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 G Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Totals 7 2 3 1 1 1 2 BATTING: 2B - K Greene (38, J Francis). RBI - K Kouzmanoff (60). GIDP - B Clark, J Bard. Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - A Gonzalez (9, catch). DP: 1 (K Greene-G Blum-A Gonzalez). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 T Helton 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311 G Atkins 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284 B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Totals 8 1 2 1 0 1 3 BATTING: 2B - T Helton (34, G Maddux). RBI - G Atkins (97). GIDP - Y Torrealba. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 2 (G Atkins-K Matsui-T Helton, T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 02 -- 2 COLORADO - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era G Maddux 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.76 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Francis 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 4.18 Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 26-17; J Francis 30-18. Ground balls-fly balls: G Maddux 4-1; J Francis 4-1. Batters faced: G Maddux 8; J Francis 8. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Adam Dowdy. Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 2 2 3 1 COLORADO 0 1 1 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX COL - JEFF FRANCIS DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G MADDUX (.148, 0 HR, 0 RBI) B GILES (.295, 1-FOR-1) B CLARK (.222, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS COLORADO (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 B Clark lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .222 M Cameron cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249 A Gonzalez 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281 K Greene ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253 K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .251 J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 G Maddux p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 Totals 10 2 3 1 2 1 3 BATTING: 2B - K Greene (38, J Francis). RBI - K Kouzmanoff (60). GIDP - B Clark, J Bard. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - A Gonzalez (9, catch). DP: 1 (K Greene-G Blum-A Gonzalez). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 T Helton 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311 G Atkins 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284 B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 J Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Totals 8 1 2 1 0 1 3 BATTING: 2B - T Helton (34, G Maddux). RBI - G Atkins (97). GIDP - Y Torrealba. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 2 (G Atkins-K Matsui-T Helton, T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 020 -- 2 COLORADO - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era G Maddux 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.76 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Francis 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 4.15 Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 26-17; J Francis 47-27. Ground balls-fly balls: G Maddux 4-1; J Francis 7-1. Batters faced: G Maddux 8; J Francis 12. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Adam Dowdy. Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 2 0 2 3 1 COLORADO 0 1 1 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX COL - JEFF FRANCIS DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J FRANCIS (.185, 0 HR, 3 RBI) W TAVERAS (.320, 0-FOR-1) K MATSUI (.291, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS COLORADO (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 B Clark lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .222 M Cameron cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249 A Gonzalez 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281 K Greene ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253 K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .251 J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 G Maddux p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 Totals 10 2 3 1 2 1 3 BATTING: 2B - K Greene (38, J Francis). RBI - K Kouzmanoff (60). GIDP - B Clark, J Bard. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - A Gonzalez (9, catch). DP: 1 (K Greene-G Blum-A Gonzalez). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 K Matsui 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 T Helton 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311 G Atkins 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284 B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 J Francis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Totals 11 1 2 1 0 1 3 BATTING: 2B - T Helton (34, G Maddux). RBI - G Atkins (97). GIDP - Y Torrealba. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 2 (G Atkins-K Matsui-T Helton, T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 020 -- 2 COLORADO - 010 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era G Maddux 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.74 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Francis 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 4.15 Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 34-23; J Francis 47-27. Ground balls-fly balls: G Maddux 6-2; J Francis 7-1. Batters faced: G Maddux 11; J Francis 12. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Adam Dowdy. Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 2 0 2 3 1 COLORADO 0 1 0 1 2 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX COL - JEFF FRANCIS DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.281, 0-FOR-0, BB) K GREENE (.253, 1-FOR-1) K KOUZMANOFF (.251, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
