Final
Rockies face Dodgers in finale of four-game series
Sep 20, 2007 - 1:23 PM LA Dodgers (79-73) at Colorado (80-72) 3:05 pm EDTDENVER (Ticker) - The Colorado Rockies may not make the playoffs this season, but at least they're making sure the Los Angeles Dodgers watch the postseason from home as well.
With each team having fading playoff hopes, the Rockies and Dodgers meet in the finale of a four-game series Thursday.
Derek Lowe (12-12, 3.71 ERA) will take the hill for the Dodgers. The veteran sinkerballer is no stranger to playoff races, having appeared in the postseason five times, including last season with Los Angeles.
Lowe showed no ill effects from a bruised hand that had forced him to miss a start last Saturday against Arizona, picking up a win with seven innings of one-run baseball. He allowed just four hits and struck out five.
The Rockies will counter with rookie Ubaldo Jimenez (3-4, 4.13). The 23-year-old righthander is 0-2 over his last four starts despite having allowed three runs or less in each.
In his lone start against the Dodgers this season, Jimenez surrendered two runs and four hits over six innings to earn a win on July 29.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 7 0
COLORADO 0 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 x 9 14 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: LOS - DEREK LOWE, ERIC STULTS (4TH), MARK HENDRICKSON (5TH),
JONATHAN MELOAN (7TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN
COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ, MATT HERGES (7TH), LATROY HAWKINS
(8TH)
Sep 20 6:02 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY TROY TULOWITZKI (22) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 7TH OFF JONATHAN MELOAN SCORED JAMEY CARROLL.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 9
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.340, 1-FOR-3, BB, HR, 3 RBI)
Dodgers vs. RockiesSep 20 5:28 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ANDY LAROCHE (1) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
7TH OFF MATT HERGES.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4, COLORADO 7
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M HENDRICKSON (.038, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
Dodgers vs. RockiesSep 20 5:18 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ANDRE ETHIER (13) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 7TH OFF UBALDO JIMENEZ SCORED RUSSELL MARTIN.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3, COLORADO 7
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A LAROCHE (.203, 1-FOR-2)
Dodgers vs. RockiesSep 20 5:15 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY LUIS GONZALEZ SCORED JEFF KENT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
COLORADO 7 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.296, 0-FOR-2)
Dodgers vs. RockiesSep 20 5:09 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRAD HAWPE SCORED TODD HELTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B HAWPE ON FIRST, G ATKINS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
COLORADO 7 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R SPILBORGHS (.297, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Dodgers vs. RockiesSep 20 4:58 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BRAD HAWPE SCORED TODD HELTON AND GARRETT ATKINS.
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, B HAWPE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
COLORADO 6 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R SPILBORGHS (.298, 0-FOR-1)
Dodgers vs. RockiesSep 20 3:48 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MATT HOLLIDAY (36) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF DEREK LOWE SCORED KAZ MATSUI AND TROY TULOWITZKI.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0, COLORADO 4
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.314, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Dodgers vs. RockiesSep 20 3:43 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY TROY TULOWITZKI SCORED CHRIS IANNETTA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T TULOWITZKI ON SECOND, K MATSUI ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.339, 0-FOR-1)
Dodgers vs. RockiesSep 20 3:41 PM
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