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				<title><![CDATA[De La Rosa leads Rockies to 5-0 win over Arizona]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By PAT GRAHAM
AP Sports Writer

DENVER(AP) -- Jorge De La Rosa begged for the ball in the ninth
inning, wanting desperately to get a chance at his first career
complete game.

That idea was quickly rejected by Colorado Rockies manager Jim
Tracy. Not because of a high pitch count or ineffectiveness,
Tracy simply wanted to get his relievers some work.

De La Rosa became the third straight starter to pitch deep into
a game, scattering four hits over eight innings as Colorado beat
the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 on Friday night.

He had the stuff to take the mound for one more inning, but
Tracy elected to give Joel Peralta two outs, and then let closer
Huston Street finish off the game in a non-save situation.

"The bullpen has been virtually unused in the last four or five
days," Tracy explained.

That's because Jason Hammel followed Jason Marquis' complete
game with one of his own. Couple that with a day off and you
have a well-rested bullpen.

Too rested for Tracy's taste.

De La Rosa (5-7) understood the logic behind the decision.

"They've got to pitch, too," he said.

The hard-throwing lefty won for the fifth time in six starts.
Known more as a strikeout pitcher, he got 14 groundball outs as
he had control of all four of his pitches.

"Once he establishes that fastball in the strike zone, it opens
the door for his slider, curveball and changeup," Tracy said.
"There was a point and time in the game tonight when had four
pitches he was throwing for strikes. If you're an offensive
player and you have to deal with four pitches for strikes,
that's a monumental task."

The Diamondbacks had three more errors, running their season
total to a major league-leading 74.

The sloppy play - not to mention Arizona losing for the eighth
time in nine games - drew the ire of Mark Reynolds.

"This is the major leagues, you can't go out there and make
three errors and expect to win a game. We looked like the Bad
News Bears out there," Reynolds fumed. "It's frustrating as
(expletive) out there. It's to the point where stuff's got to
change. You can give all the rah-rah speeches you want and have
all the team meetings you want, yell at guys or whatever, but
guys got to give a damn.

"I don't really see it," he continued. "I know I care, I'm out
there busting my tail every night. Physical errors are fine, but
guys not doing the right thing, guys not being where they're
supposed to be or guys giving up on (at-bats) is unacceptable at
any level."

Gerardo Parra kicked off the shoddy play in the field by
overthrowing second base in the fifth when Dexter Fowler
stretched a single into a double. When the ball skipped into
foul territory along the first-base side, Fowler got up and
scampered home, sliding under the throw at the plate.

Later, Chris Young took his eyes off Ian Stewart's routine
flyball in the sixth, the ball grazing his glove before landing
in center field.

That was soon followed by Luke Carlin throwing to second on
Stewart's steal attempt, only to find no one covering the bag.
The ball bounced into center as Stewart took third. Carlin was
originally credited with the error, but the official scorer
later gave it to shortstop Augie Ojeda.

In spite of the miscues, Arizona manager A.J. Hinch tried to
keep an even temper after the game.

"It's not this losing streak stretch, this week, this road trip,
it's been a significant amount of time. So to pinpoint one thing
or one deficiency is inaccurate," Hinch said. "We're a long way
away from resembling the team we should. The only group that's
going to be able to get us out of it is wearing our uniform."

NOTES: Stewart hit his 15th homer of the season, a solo shot in
the second. ... Colorado SS Troy Tulowitzki rolled his ankle on
a sixth-inning double, but Tracy said he's fine. The hit snapped
an 0-for-16 skid. ... Diamondbacks RHP Max Scherzer (5-6)
allowed six hits over six innings.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:22:53 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Diamondbacks-Rockies Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
STATS Senior Writer

Arizona (31-47) at Colorado (41-37), 8:10 p.m. EDT

The Colorado Rockies desperately need a boost at the plate,
especially with Jorge De La Rosa set to make another start at
Coors Field.

After a disappointing end to a road trip, the Rockies look to
get back on track at home but may need a big effort from their
lineup as they open a three-game series with the Arizona
Diamondbacks on Friday night.

Colorado (41-37), the majors' hottest team with 17 wins in 18
games before struggling at the end of a 5-4 road trip, has
scored a combined eight runs in its last four games. The Rockies
were held to three hits in a 1-0 loss to the Dodgers on
Wednesday - their fourth defeat in six contests on the trip
against the two Los Angeles teams.

"The way we've been swinging the bat, I know we can do better,
and I know we will do better," Colorado manager Jim Tracy told
the team's official Web site.

The Rockies have won 10 of 12 at Coors Field, and are averaging
6.0 runs while batting .321 with 11 homers during a five-game
winning streak there. They'll need another strong effort at the
plate if De La Rosa (4-7, 5.64 ERA) falters at home again.

The left-hander is 1-5 with a 7.97 ERA in seven starts at Coors.
Though he surrendered four runs over 5 2-3 innings in his last
outing there, De La Rosa managed to earn his first home win of
the season as Colorado beat Pittsburgh 5-4 on June 21.

De La Rosa has four wins in his last five starts overall after
going winless in his first 10. On Saturday night, the
left-hander gave up two runs and five hits while striking out
five in six innings of Colorado's 11-9 victory over Oakland.

He leads the team with 87 strikeouts in 81 1-3 innings.

"I never try to strike out people," De La Rosa said. "I try to
pitch to contact but things happen."

De La Rosa and the rest of the Rockies will regain the services
of catcher Yorvit Torrealba, who has been reinstated from the
restricted list after missing 27 games while attending to
matters involving the kidnapping and safe recovery of his family
members in Venezuela.

Though Torrealba usually serves as Chris Iannetta's backup, the
pair have seen nearly equal time this season with De La Rosa on
the mound. De La Rosa has fared better with Iannetta, posting a
4.18 ERA in 32 1-3 innings compared with a 7.92 ERA in 30 2-3
innings with Torrealba behind the plate.

Max Scherzer (5-5, 3.67) will take the mound for Arizona
(31-48). The right-hander saw a three-start winning streak end
Sunday, giving up eight runs - three earned - and four hits in 4
1-3 innings as Arizona lost 12-8 to the Los Angeles Angels.

Scherzer had posted a 1.46 ERA in his previous four starts,
striking out 24 in 24 2-3 innings.

Scherzer lost his only start against the Rockies, surrendering
three runs and seven hits in six innings of a 3-2 defeat last
Sept. 19.

On Thursday, Arizona failed to take advantage of an excellent
start from Doug Davis in a 3-2, 10-inning loss at Cincinnati.

The Diamondbacks loaded the bases twice but failed to score as
they fell to a season-high 17 games below .500. Arizona has lost
10 of its last 12 despite posting a 3.82 ERA during that span.

"Today was a gut shot," manager A.J. Hinch said. "We had a
chance to win a close game. We didn't find a way to get the last
piece."

These teams have split six meetings thus far in 2009.]]></description>
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