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Shields looks to keep rolling against red-hot Rockies

Jun 15, 2007 - 3:20 PM Tampa Bay (29-35) at Colorado (33-33) 9:05 pm EDT

DENVER (Ticker) -- James Shields will put his perfect record on the line Friday when the Tampa Bay Devil Rays visit the Colorado Rockies for the start of a three-game interleague series.

Shields (6-0, 3.04 ERA) has been one of the bright spots for the Devil Rays this season, emerging as one of the top pitchers in the American League. At 25-years-old, Shields is looking like the pitcher Tampa Bay needs to anchor its staff while phenom Scott Kazmir continues to work through some growing pains.

Shields has won three starts in a row, without allowing more than three runs or more than one walk in that span. The righthander's improved control, along with the continued development of a curveball to go along with his killer changeup has been at the root of his success this season.

The Rockies will not be fooled on Friday. Over the past two days, Colorado hitters have pounded Boston co-aces Curt Schilling and Josh Beckett for six runs each.

Thursday's 7-1 win gave the Rockies their fourth straight series victory, and pulled their record up to .500 for the first time since they were 5-5 on April 13.

Colorado will send veteran Rodrigo Lopez (2-0, 2.88) to the mound. The 31-year-old righthander has been a surprising success as a free-agent signee this season.

Lopez has yet to allow more than three earned runs in a start, and is coming off an outing last Saturday in which he held his former team - the Baltimore Orioles - to two runs in seven innings. He did not factor in the decision as the Rockies went on to win 3-2.

In his five seasons in the AL East, Rodriguez built up a 10-6 mark with a 4.37 ERA in 19 games - 14 starts - against Tampa Bay.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 12 1
    COLORADO 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 x 12 13 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS, SHAWN CAMP (7TH), CASEY FOSSUM (7TH), AL REYES
    (8TH), BRIAN STOKES (8TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO
    COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ, JEREMY AFFELDT (7TH), MANNY CO

    Jun 15 11:42 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MATT HOLLIDAY SCORED JAMEY CARROLL AND JEFF
    BAKER.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M HOLLIDAY ON SECOND, W TAVERAS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
    COLORADO 12 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M CORPAS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Rays vs. RockiesJun 15 11:34 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY WILLY TAVERAS SCORED CHRIS IANNETTA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, W TAVERAS ON FIRST, J BAKER ON SECOND, J
    CARROLL ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
    COLORADO 10 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.268, 1-FOR-3, SAC, RBI)

    Rays vs. RockiesJun 15 11:28 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY TODD HELTON SCORED TROY TULOWITZKI.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M HOLLIDAY ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
    COLORADO 9 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.244, 1-FOR-2, BB, HR, 2 RBI)

    Rays vs. RockiesJun 15 11:03 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MATT HOLLIDAY SCORED JEFF BAKER AND WILLY
    TAVERAS.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M HOLLIDAY ON FIRST, T TULOWITZKI ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
    COLORADO 8 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.328, 2-FOR-3, 2 RBI)

    Rays vs. RockiesJun 15 11:00 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY TROY TULOWITZKI SCORED JAMEY CARROLL.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T TULOWITZKI ON FIRST, W TAVERAS ON SECOND,
    J BAKER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
    COLORADO 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.353, 1-FOR-3)

    Rays vs. RockiesJun 15 10:59 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY TODD HELTON SCORED MATT HOLLIDAY.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HELTON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
    COLORADO 5 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.244, 1-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)

    Rays vs. RockiesJun 15 10:34 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY DELMON YOUNG (8) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2
    OUT IN THE 6TH OFF RODRIGO LOPEZ.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2, COLORADO 4
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.204, 1-FOR-2)

    Rays vs. RockiesJun 15 10:25 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY CARLOS PENA SCORED TY WIGGINTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C PENA ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
    COLORADO 4 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.264, 1-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. RockiesJun 15 9:56 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY BRAD HAWPE (10) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF JAMES SHIELDS.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0, COLORADO 4
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C IANNETTA (.200, 1 HR, 11 RBI)

    Rays vs. RockiesJun 15 9:23 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY GARRETT ATKINS (6) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 1ST OFF JAMES SHIELDS SCORED TODD HELTON.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0, COLORADO 3
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.294, 9 HR, 41 RBI)

    Rays vs. RockiesJun 15 9:21 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY TODD HELTON SCORED WILLY TAVERAS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HELTON ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
    COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.242, 5 HR, 28 RBI)

    Rays vs. RockiesJun 15 9:19 PM

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