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Aug 3, 2009 - 6:08 PM By MATT BEARDMORE STATS WriterColorado (58-47) at Philadelphia (59-44), 7:05 p.m. EDT
The Philadelphia Phillies didn't enjoy much success at home in June, but July was a much different story.
The NL East-leading Phillies look to continue their home surge Tuesday night when they open a three-game set with a Colorado Rockies club that's won four straight on the road.
After dropping eight of nine at Citizens Bank Park in June, Philadelphia (59-44) won 14 of 17 there in July.
The Phillies averaged 6.9 runs and batted .297 at home last month, but return to Philadelphia for six games after scoring 2.9 runs and hitting .205 during a 3-4 trip that ended with Sunday's 7-3 loss to San Francisco.
"Hitting with runners in scoring position is something (where) you've got to bear down and know what you can do and how to do it," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said Sunday after his team left two in scoring position. "With a man on third base ... you've got to get that one guy in first and think about moving the runners up and playing the game the right way. If you don't do that, then it's hard to do."
While the Phillies will try to avoid their third straight loss, Manuel will hand the ball to 46-year-old Jamie Moyer.
Moyer (10-7, 5.32 ERA) threw 6 2-3 scoreless innings in his last start, allowing six hits and four walks in Monday's 6-2 victory over Arizona. The left-hander improved to 6-1 with a 3.51 ERA in his last seven starts.
"He made some pitches and was able to get out of trouble without getting hurt," Manuel told the Phillies' official Web site. "He took us to a good place in the game."
Moyer will face the Rockies for the first time since defeating them in Philadelphia on May 26, 2008. He had been 0-4 with a 5.54 ERA in four previous starts versus Colorado.
The Rockies (58-47), meanwhile, are trying to snap a four-game slide in Philadelphia after sweeping Cincinnati in a three-game set. Dexter Fowler's two-out triple in the 11th inning scored the go-ahead run Sunday as Colorado posted a 6-4 win to improve to 3-4 on its trip.
"That was a great game to grind that out in the manner in which we did," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said. "We win that game because of several little things that we pride ourselves in."
Colorado hasn't lost since Jason Hammel (5-6, 4.66) lasted 1 1-3 innings in Thursday's 7-0 loss to the New York Mets in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. The right-hander yielded five runs and seven hits - including five straight to begin the second inning - in his shortest outing of 2009.
"My put-away pitches were not put-away pitches. They were in the middle of the plate. Other than that, well, I wasn't out there long enough to talk too much about it," Hammel told the Rockies' official Web site.
Hammel has never faced Philadelphia.
Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins has three homers and nine RBIs during his nine-game hitting streak in which he's hitting just .275 (11 for 40). The 2007 NL MVP was 2 for 14 as Philadelphia took two of three at Coors Field in April.
Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, meanwhile, is batting .517 (15 for 29) with three home runs and 12 RBIs during his nine-game hitting streak. He's also batting .538 (7 for 13) with two home runs and four RBIs in four career games in Philadelphia.
The Rockies' last win in Philadelphia was 12-0 on Sept. 12, 2007.
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NL
COLORADO 8
PHILADELPHIA 3 FINAL
Aug 4 10:03 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY PEDRO FELIZ SCORED RAUL IBANEZ
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J WERTH ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 8
PHILADELPHIA 3 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C RUIZ (.227, 1-FOR-2)
Rockies 8, Phillies 3 Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 4 8:58 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY DEXTER FOWLER SCORED JASON HAMMEL
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, D FOWLER ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 8
PHILADELPHIA 2 TOP,6TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C BARMES (.251, 0-FOR-3)
Rockies 8, Phillies 2 Top 6, 0 OutsAug 4 8:48 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CHRIS IANNETTA SCORED GARRETT ATKINS
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C IANNETTA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 7
PHILADELPHIA 2 TOP,6TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J HAMMEL (.103, 0-FOR-2)
Rockies 7, Phillies 2 Top 6, 0 OutsAug 4 8:45 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY GARRETT ATKINS SCORED RYAN SPILBORGHS AND TROY
TULOWITZKI
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G ATKINS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 6
PHILADELPHIA 2 TOP,6TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C IANNETTA (.229, 0-FOR-1, BB, RBI)
Rockies 6, Phillies 2 Top 6, 0 OutsAug 4 8:44 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JIMMY ROLLINS (12) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 5TH OFF JASON HAMMEL SCORED CARLOS RUIZ.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4, PHILADELPHIA 2
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: S VICTORINO (.316, 1-FOR-2)
Rockies 4, Phillies 2 Bot 5, 0 OutsAug 4 8:27 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO CHRIS IANNETTA SCORED BRAD HAWPE
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C IANNETTA ON FIRST, G ATKINS ON SECOND, R
SPILBORGHS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 0 TOP,4TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J HAMMEL (.107, 0-FOR-1)
Rockies 4, Phillies 0 Top 4, 0 OutsAug 4 8:03 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN SPILBORGHS SCORED TODD HELTON
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R SPILBORGHS ON FIRST, B HAWPE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 3
PHILADELPHIA 0 TOP,4TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.228, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)
Rockies 3, Phillies 0 Top 4, 0 OutsAug 4 7:57 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY GARRETT ATKINS (7) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF JAMIE MOYER SCORED RYAN SPILBORGHS.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 2, PHILADELPHIA 0
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C IANNETTA (.230, 12 HR, 40 RBI)
Rockies 2, Phillies 0 Top 2, 0 OutsAug 4 7:20 PM
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