Final
Banged-up Rockies host Phillies
May 26, 2008 - 1:28 PM Colorado (20-30) at Philadelphia (28-24) 7:05 pm EDTPHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - The Colorado Rockies roster suggests they should be playing in the Pacific Coast League - not the National League.
The banged-up Rockies visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.
Rookie Seth Smith hit his first career home run - a three-run shot - and Aaron Cook tossed a complete game as the Rockies posted a 4-1 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday.
The defending National League champions have been hit hard by the injury bug. Colorado placed left fielder Matt Holliday (hamstring) on the disabled list on Sunday. Holliday joined shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, Clint Barmes, Brad Hawpe on the DL.
Due to all the injuries, Smith is one of four players starting for Colorado that began the season in Class AAA Colorado Springs . The Rockies have also been without Garrett Atkins for the past two games due to a stiff neck.
The Rockies patchwork lineup will face 45-year-old Jamie Moyer. Moyer (4-3, 4.37 ERA) is 0-4 with a 5.54 ERA in four regular-season starts against Colorado - the only team he has never beaten.
The Rockies will counter with Jorge De La Rosa (1-2, 7.78). De La Rosa, who has yet to throw more than six innings in a game this season, allowed three runs and four hits in 5 1/3 innings of a 4-3 win over San Francisco on May 19.
De La Rosa will try and slow the Phillies, who are coming off Sunday's 15-6 win over Houston.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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COLORADO 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 8 1
PHILADELPHIA 3 0 1 6 0 6 0 4 x 20 19 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: COL - JORGE DE LA ROSA, JASON GRILLI (4TH), JOSH NEWMAN (6TH),
ALBERTO ARIAS (6TH), MATT HERGES (8TH), MANNY CORPAS (8TH) AND
YORVIT TORREALBA, CHRIS IANNETTA (7TH)
May 26 10:19 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CORY SULLIVAN SCORED OMAR QUINTANILLA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C SULLIVAN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 5
PHILADELPHIA 20 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.242, 2-FOR-4)
Rockies 5, Phillies 20 Top 9, 0 OutsMay 26 10:18 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PEDRO FELIZ SCORED CHASE UTLEY AND RYAN HOWARD.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, P FELIZ ON FIRST, T BOHN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 20 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C COSTE (.333, 2-FOR-5, HR, 4 RBI)
Rockies 4, Phillies 20 Bot 8, 0 OutsMay 26 10:05 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY T.J. BOHN SCORED ERIC BRUNTLETT.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T BOHN ON FIRST, R HOWARD ON SECOND, C UTLEY
ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 18 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: P FELIZ (.267, 3-FOR-5, 2 RBI)
Rockies 4, Phillies 18 Bot 8, 0 OutsMay 26 10:04 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CHASE UTLEY SCORED GREG DOBBS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C UTLEY ON FIRST, E BRUNTLETT ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 17 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.207, 1-FOR-2, 2 BB, SF, 3 RBI)
Rockies 4, Phillies 17 Bot 8, 0 OutsMay 26 10:00 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN HOWARD SCORED JAMIE MOYER AND SHANE
VICTORINO.
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, R HOWARD ON FIRST, C UTLEY ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 16 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: P BURRELL (.278, 0-FOR-3, BB)
Rockies 4, Phillies 16 Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 26 9:32 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CHASE UTLEY SCORED SO TAGUCHI.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, C UTLEY ON FIRST, S VICTORINO ON SECOND, J
MOYER ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 14 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.203, 0-FOR-1, 2 BB, SF, RBI)
Rockies 4, Phillies 14 Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 26 9:27 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY CHRIS COSTE (4) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF JOSH NEWMAN SCORED RYAN HOWARD AND PEDRO FELIZ.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4, PHILADELPHIA 13
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: S TAGUCHI (.192, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
Rockies 4, Phillies 13 Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 26 9:15 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PEDRO FELIZ SCORED SHANE VICTORINO AND RYAN
HOWARD.
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, P FELIZ ON FIRST, P BURRELL ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 10 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C COSTE (.333, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
Rockies 4, Phillies 10 Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 26 8:43 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY CHASE UTLEY SCORED JIMMY ROLLINS.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, S VICTORINO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 8 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.203, 0-FOR-1, SF, RBI)
Rockies 4, Phillies 8 Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 26 8:37 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JIMMY ROLLINS SCORED SO TAGUCHI.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J ROLLINS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 7 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: S VICTORINO (.270, 0-FOR-0, 2 BB)
Rockies 4, Phillies 7 Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 26 8:33 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY SO TAGUCHI SCORED CHRIS COSTE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, S TAGUCHI ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 6 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J MOYER (.158, 0-FOR-1)
Rockies 4, Phillies 6 Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 26 8:26 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY CHRIS COSTE SCORED PEDRO FELIZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C COSTE ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 5 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: S TAGUCHI (.160, 0-FOR-1)
Rockies 4, Phillies 5 Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 26 8:25 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY RYAN HOWARD SCORED SHANE VICTORINO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C UTLEY ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 4 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: P BURRELL (.281, 0-FOR-1)
Rockies 4, Phillies 4 Bot 3, 0 OutsMay 26 8:06 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JEFF BAKER SCORED TODD HELTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R SPILBORGHS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PHILADELPHIA 3 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: S SMITH (.143, 0-FOR-1)
Rockies 4, Phillies 3 Top 3, 0 OutsMay 26 7:54 PM - NL
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY CHASE UTLEY (16) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH
0 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF JORGE DE LA ROSA SCORED JIMMY ROLLINS AND SHANE
VICTORINO.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 3, PHILADELPHIA 3
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.204, 14 HR, 34 RBI)
Rockies 3, Phillies 3 Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 26 7:29 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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COLORADO 3 3 2 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 1 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JORGE DE LA ROSA
PHI - JAMIE MOYER
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.321, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
S VICTORINO (.270, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
C UTLEY (.303, 15 H
Rockies 3, Phillies 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 26 7:19 PM
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