Sep 26, 2008 - 6:25 AM
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PHOENIX (Ticker) -- This is not how the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies hoped to end their 2008 campaigns.
After meeting in the National League Championship Series last season, the teams entered 2008 with expectations of another postseason run. Instead, they open a season-ending series on Friday having both been eliminated.
Colorado swept last year's NLCS before being beaten in four straight games by the Boston Red Sox in the World Series.
While the Rockies have been out of the the NL playoff picture for some time, the Diamondbacks had their postseason aspirations officially expire with a 12-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.
Dan Haren (16-8, 3.27) should not shoulder much of the blame for Arizona's disappointing season. The righthander ranks in the top 10 in the NL in wins , ERA, strikeouts (197) and innings pitched (209).
Haren, 28, is 3-0 in three starts with a 2.70 ERA against the Rockies this season. He pitched six solid innings in his last start, which was in Colorado, allowing three runs and seven hits over six innings in a 13-4 win.
The Rockies counter with Jason Hirsh (0-0, 10.38), who will be making his first start of the season. After going 5-7 with a 4.81 in 19 starts with Colorado last season, the righthander has struggled with a strained right rotator cuff for much of the season and has made just three relief appearances.
From the Bleachers
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COLORADO: 4
ARIZONA: 6
Final
Sep 27 12:48 AM -
NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CHAD TRACY SCORED CHRIS BURKE AND JEFF SALAZAR.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C TRACY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
ARIZONA 6 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.292, 2-FOR-4, HR, RBI)
Sep 27 12:34 AM -
NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOE KOSHANSKY SCORED CLINT BARMES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J KOSHANSKY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
ARIZONA 4 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: S SMITH (.262, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Sep 26 11:47 PM -
NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY JUSTIN UPTON SCORED DAVID ECKSTEIN AND CONOR
JACKSON.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J UPTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 3
ARIZONA 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M REYNOLDS (.240, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Sep 26 11:23 PM -
NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY STEPHEN DREW (21) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 5TH OFF JASON HIRSH.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 3, ARIZONA 2
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: D ECKSTEIN (.172, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Sep 26 11:11 PM -
NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JUSTIN UPTON (15) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF JASON HIRSH.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 3, ARIZONA 1
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M REYNOLDS (.240, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Sep 26 10:53 PM -
NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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COLORADO 3 3 3 0
ARIZONA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JASON HIRSH
ARI - DAN HAREN
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW
Sep 26 9:51 PM
