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				<title><![CDATA[Diamondbacks rally for 11-7 win over Rockies]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By PAT GRAHAM
AP Sports Writer

DENVER(AP) -- Mark Reynolds' rant the night before wasn't intended
to infuriate his teammates, just motivate them.

Did it ever.

Pinch-hitter Chris Young hit a tiebreaking, three-run double in
the eighth inning and Stephen Drew finished a single shy of the
cycle, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks rally for an 11-7 win
over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.

Reynolds was hoping to see just this type of performance after
ripping his team for their recent lackluster play.

"What I said (Friday) wasn't to call anybody out or (expletive)
anybody off," Reynolds said. "We came out and responded. That's
huge. If we can't build off this one, I don't know what it will
take for us."

The Arizona third baseman followed up his words with actions,
hitting a solo homer in the fourth. He's now third in the NL in
homers with 23.

But the night belonged to Drew and two players whose names
weren't even in the starting lineup as Diamondbacks manager A.J.
Hinch switched things up in an attempt generate more offense.

Felipe Lopez and Young both came off the bench to provide key at
bats. Young's was obvious, his double gave the Diamondbacks back
the lead.

Lopez's performance got overshadowed a bit. He worked his way on
base with a walk just before Young's hit. Lopez also had a
two-run single in the ninth to give Arizona more breathing room.

"Man, this win means a lot the way things are going around
here," Lopez said. "Everybody's happy, playing music - the way
it's supposed to be. It's about having fun."

It took a late rally to make sure the fun returned to the
clubhouse.

Trailing 4-3 heading into the eighth, Arizona scored six times
to open up a big lead - and then had to hang on.

The Diamondbacks tied it at 4 when Gerardo Parra laced a one-out
double into the left-center gap that scored Miguel Montero.

After Chad Tracy and Lopez walked, Young cleared the bases with
a deep double off reliever Joel Peralta (0-2).

Drew then followed with a two-run homer, his third hit of the
night to go along with a walk and a flyout.

The Rockies rallied in their half of the eighth, scoring three
times.

But with two on, Chad Qualls was brought in and got Clint Barmes
to line out to Drew. Qualls then pitched the ninth for the first
four-out save of his career.

Scott Schoeneweis (1-0) earned the win simply by striking out
Todd Helton with a runner on second in the seventh.

Aaron Cook gave up nine hits and three runs - two earned - in
five innings. The righty pitched into the sixth before leaving
when he had the wind knocked out him diving for Parra's
grounder.

"Just like when you're a kid and you get the wind knocked out of
you, I just couldn't catch my breath after that," Cook said. "I
tried to throw a couple of pitches. I just told (Rockies manager
Jim) Tracy I couldn't do it."

Cook was still in line for the win until the bullpen imploded.

Rusty from not much work lately?

Tracy's hoping so.

"If it happens once in a while, you're OK," he said. "If it's on
a regular basis, that's a different story. But that hasn't been
the case."

Barmes had a solo homer and an RBI double for the Rockies, who
had their six-game home winning streak snapped. Ian Stewart
added a two-run double, and Seth Smith had a two-run single.

Still, it wasn't enough to overtake a team motivated by a
player's rant.

Just as Reynolds envisioned?

Maybe not, but he'll take it.

"Definitely I was proud," Reynolds said. "After tonight,
hopefully guys get their confidence going and we keep it up."

NOTES: For the second straight night, the game was sent into a
rain delay by an afternoon thunderstorm. The contest was delayed
27 minutes. ... Parra's hit in the ninth was originally ruled an
error, but changed to a double. He finished 4-for-5 with two
doubles and three runs scored. ... Drew came up in the ninth
needing a single for the cycle, but grounded out to second base.
... Young is now 2-for-9 as a pinch hitter this season.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:27:54 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Diamondbacks-Rockies Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JEFF MEZYDLO
STATS Senior Writer

Arizona (31-48) at Colorado (41-37), 8:10 p.m. EDT

Aaron Cook probably didn't want to see June come to an end.

The Colorado right-hander looks to carry over his recent success
into July while trying for a sixth straight victory Saturday
night when the Rockies continue a three-game set with the
struggling Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field.

Staking his claim for a second straight All-Star Game
appearance, Cook (8-3, 3.77 ERA) allowed one run and nine hits
in eight innings of a 3-1 win at Oakland on Sunday. The
right-hander went 5-1 with a 2.36 ERA last month.

"Even when other teams get one or two hits, he's always one
pitch away from putting the inning down," Rockies' manager Jim
Tracy said of Cook, who posted a 1.75 ERA in his last five
starts. "That's the mindset of a pro, the mindset of a stalwart,
front end of the rotation guy."

Cook won six in a row from April 13-May 9, 2008, during his
career-high 16-win season.

"When Cookie's on the mound, it's pretty close to 100 percent
that he's going to have a quality start and give us a chance to
win," shortstop Troy Tulowitzki told the Rockies' official Web
site.

Cook allowed six runs in 2 1-3 innings, but didn't factor in a
9-8 loss to the Diamondbacks on April 6. He is 5-4 with a 5.26
ERA in 17 starts versus Arizona.

After dropping two of three to the NL-leading Los Angeles
Dodgers this week, Colorado (42-37) opened this set with a 5-0
win Friday for its sixth straight home win. The Rockies are 24-9
since Tracy replaced the fired Clint Hurdle as manager in May.

"We made a statement that we're a baseball team, a quality
baseball team," said outfielder Brad Hawpe, who's batting .328.

Jorge De La Rosa pitched eight strong innings and Ian Stewart
hit his team-leading 15th homer as the Rockies handed the
Diamondbacks (31-49) their third straight loss and 11th in the
last 13 contests.

Shut out for the second time in three games, Arizona had four
hits for the second straight contest and committed three errors
to raise their major league-leading total to 74. The
Diamondbacks' .242 batting average is among the worst in the
majors.

"We looked like the Bad News Bears out there," said third
baseman Mark Reynolds, whose batting .333 (7 for 21) in his last
six games. "It's frustrating as (expletive) out there. It's to
the point where stuff's got to change. Guys got to give a damn."

Arizona is expected to activate Yusmeiro Petit (0-3, 8.03) from
the disabled list to start this contest.

Petit has been out with a strained shoulder since his last start
on May 8, when he allowed four runs and six hits in four innings
of a 5-4 loss to Washington.

The right-hander went 0-1 with a 6.89 ERA during a rehab stint
at Triple-A Reno.

"He hasn't pitched as well as we would have liked," manager A.J.
Hinch told the Diamondbacks' official Web site. "The opportunity
is there for him. Hopefully, he'll start to take over."

Petit has a 1.80 ERA in two career starts against the Rockies,
but didn't record a decision in either one. He allowed three
runs and eight hits in five innings of a 9-6 loss to Colorado on
April 21.]]></description>
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