Final
Holliday erupts in Rockies' victory
Apr 4, 2007 - 10:26 PM DENVER (Ticker) -- Matt Holliday picked up right where he left off last season.Holliday had four hits and four RBI while Rodrigo Lopez pitched seven strong innings as the Colorado Rockies posted an 11-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
An All-Star, Holliday batted .326 with 34 home runs and 114 RBI - all career highs - last season.
The slugging left fielder clearly has not cooled off over the winter, collecting an RBI double in the first inning Wednesday to kick off his stellar performance. He also belted a solo homer in the seventh to give Colorado a 4-2 lead.
Lopez (1-0), acquired from Baltimore in the offseason, allowed one earned run and six hits. The righthander, who suffered a major league-high 18 losses last season, walked none and struck out five to win his Rockies debut.
Jamey Carroll had three hits while Todd Helton added a double, a single and two RBI for the Rockies, who recorded the franchise's 600th home triumph and won the rubber game of the three-game series.
Lefthander Doug Davis (0-1) struggled in his Arizona debut, allowing three runs - none earned - and eight hits with five walks and six strikeouts in five innings.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ARIZONA 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 2
COLORADO 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 x 11 18 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: ARI - DOUG DAVIS, DUSTIN NIPPERT (6TH), JUAN CRUZ (7TH), J.D. DURBIN
(8TH), BRANDON MEDDERS (8TH) AND MIGUEL MONTERO
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ, LATROY HAWKINS (8TH), JERE
Apr 4 6:06 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY CHRIS YOUNG SCORED SCOTT HAIRSTON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C YOUNG ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4
COLORADO 11 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.286, 1-FOR-4)
Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 4 6:05 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIGUEL MONTERO SCORED ROBBY HAMMOCK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M MONTERO ON FIRST, S HAIRSTON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3
COLORADO 11 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: B MEDDERS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 4 6:04 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY STEVE FINLEY SCORED JEFF BAKER.
SITUATION: 7 RUNS IN, S FINLEY ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2
COLORADO 11 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J CARROLL (.667, 2-FOR-3, 2 BB)
Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 4 5:44 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JEFF BAKER SCORED YORVIT TORREALBA.
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, J BAKER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2
COLORADO 10 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: S FINLEY (.000, 0-FOR-5)
Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 4 5:43 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY YORVIT TORREALBA SCORED BRAD HAWPE.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, Y TORREALBA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2
COLORADO 9 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: L HAWKINS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 4 5:41 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BRAD HAWPE SCORED MATT HOLLIDAY.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, B HAWPE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2
COLORADO 8 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.286, 1-FOR-4)
Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 4 5:37 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MATT HOLLIDAY SCORED GARRETT ATKINS AND TODD
HELTON.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M HOLLIDAY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2
COLORADO 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.364, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)
Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 4 5:35 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY TODD HELTON SCORED JAMEY CARROLL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HELTON ON SECOND, G ATKINS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2
COLORADO 5 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.357, 3-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)
Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 4 5:34 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ARIZONA 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
COLORADO 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 1 (BOT 8)
CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - JUAN CRUZ
COL - LATROY HAWKINS
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: S FINLEY (.000, 0-FOR-4)
J CARROLL (.500, 1-FOR-2, 2 BB)
G ATKINS (.214, 2-FOR-4)
Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 4 5:26 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ARIZONA 0 1 0 1 2 4 2
COLORADO 3 0 0 0 3 6 1 (TOP 5)
CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M MONTERO (.000, 0-FOR-1)
D DAVIS (.000, 0-FOR-1)
S DREW (.333, 1-FOR-2)
Apr 4 4:16 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CONOR JACKSON SCORED ORLANDO HUDSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C TRACY ON FIRST, E BYRNES ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2
COLORADO 3 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S HAIRSTON (.300, 0-FOR-1)
Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 4 4:10 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ARIZONA 0 1 1 1 2
COLORADO 3 3 3 0 (BOT 2)
CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R LOPEZ (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
S FINLEY (.000, 0-FOR-1)
J CARROLL (.000, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Apr 4 3:41 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ERIC BYRNES (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF RODRIGO LOPEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1, COLORADO 3
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C TRACY (.125, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 4 3:39 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TODD HELTON SCORED JAMEY CARROLL. .
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HELTON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0
COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.200, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 4 3:21 PM
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