Final
Rockies have brooms in hand for Brewers
Aug 15, 2012 - 1:03 PMVideo
Colorado posted a 9-6 win in Monday's series opener, before registering an 8-6 triumph last night. The Rockies, who are last in the NL West, got home runs from Eric Young Jr. and Wilin Rosario in Tuesday's victory. Young ended with three hits and Carlos Gonzalez finished 4-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored.
Rockies starter Tyler Chatwood picked up his second straight win after holding the Brewers to two runs -- one earned -- on four hits in six innings. The right-hander struck out three and did not issue a walk.
"By far his best outing as a Rockie," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said. "First- pitch strikes tonight, command with his fastball. Pitched six innings. Even his misses were competitive."
The Rockies have won five of eight games and posted back-to-back victories at home for the first time since June 28-29. The last time they won three in a row at Coors Field was during a five-game run from May 28-June 1.
Colorado will host Miami for four games on this homestand and are scheduled to send Guillermo Moscoso to the mound Wednesday. Moscoso is 0-1 with an 8.23 earned run average in 10 games (2 starts) this season and has never faced Milwaukee. The right-hander last recorded a decision in a loss to the New York Mets on April 28, when he allowed six runs in five innings of a 7-5 setback.
Moscoso is expected to be called up from Triple-A Colorado Springs and was scratched from his start on Monday.
Milwaukee hopes to avoid the sweep and will put the finishing touches on a six-game road trip this afternoon.
In Tuesday's loss, Brewers starter Randy Wolf fell to 3-9 on the season and was tagged for six runs on 10 hits in five innings.
"Nothing is going right for him. He's not throwing as bad as what his numbers show," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said about Wolf.
Martin Maldonado homered and Norichika Aoki finished with three hits and a pair of runs batted in for Milwaukee, losers in seven of the past 11 games.
Reigning National League MVP Ryan Braun has been struggling recently for the Brewers, going 9-for-47 with a .191 average, no homers, four RBI and 15 strikeouts in 11 games. Braun is homerless in 49 plate appearances.
"I've said it many times: It's all part of this game," Braun said on the team's website. "You go through stretches where you're really good, stretches where you're not so good, and you try to keep your sanity in those bad times."
The Brewers will begin a seven-game homestand versus the Phillies and Cubs later this week and hope Mark Rogers can pitch them past Colorado. Rogers and his wife celebrated the birth of their first child on Monday and the new father is still searching for his first major league win.
Rogers is 0-1 with a 4.08 earned run average in three starts this season and tossed seven innings of one-run ball for a no-decision in Friday's 4-3 loss at Houston. The right-hander has never faced the Rockies and is 0-1 in seven games (5 starts) in his career.
Colorado won two of three meetings at Milwaukee from April 20-22 this season.
- MILWAUKEE: 6
COLORADO: 7
Final
Aug 15 6:22 PM - Tyler Colvin double to right scored Wilin Rosario and Eric Young Jr. with one out to end the game.
Brewers 6, Rockies 7 Bot 9, 1 OutAug 15 6:19 PM - Nyjer Morgan single to left scored Corey Hart with one out. Runner on first and Jean Segura due up.
Brewers 6, Rockies 5 Top 7, 1 OutAug 15 5:27 PM - Chris Nelson single to left scored Carlos Gonzalez with two out. Runner on first and Jonathan Herrera due up.
Brewers 5, Rockies 5 Bot 6, 2 OutsAug 15 5:18 PM - Jean Segura sacrifice fly to right scored Jonathan Lucroy with one out. Runner on first and Mark Rogers due up.
Brewers 5, Rockies 4 Top 5, 1 OutAug 15 4:50 PM - Nyjer Morgan single to center scored Aramis Ramirez and Corey Hart with none out. On the play, Jonathan Lucroy advances to third. Runners on first and third and Jean Segura due up.
Brewers 4, Rockies 4 Top 5, 0 OutsAug 15 4:49 PM - Corey Hart double to left scored Rickie Weeks with none out. On the play, Aramis Ramirez advances to third. Runners on second and third and Jonathan Lucroy due up.
Brewers 2, Rockies 4 Top 5, 0 OutsAug 15 4:43 PM - Rickie Weeks double to center scored Carlos Gomez with none out. Runner on second and Aramis Ramirez due up.
Brewers 1, Rockies 4 Top 5, 0 OutsAug 15 4:36 PM - Eric Young Jr. two-out, solo Home Run (4) to left. Tyler Colvin due up.
Brewers 0, Rockies 4 Bot 2, 2 OutsAug 15 4:00 PM - Chris Nelson single to left scored Carlos Gonzalez and Ramon Hernandez with two out. On the play, Jordan Pacheco out at home, left to second to first to second to catcher to third to end the inning.
Brewers 0, Rockies 3 End 1Aug 15 3:46 PM - MILWAUKEE: 0
COLORADO: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Aug 15 3:12 PM
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