Thu, 07/08/2010 - 11:06 by Pankaj Damin
Denver -- Chris Iannetta blasted a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth Wednesday to cap a comeback and hand the Colorado Rockies an 8-7 win over St. Louis.
The Rockies trailed 5-0 in the fifth inning and 7-4 in the eighth but scored four runs in the final two innings to emerge with the win and take the first two contests of their three-game set with the Cardinals.
Iannetta's blast off Evan MacLane (0-1) made a winner of Huston Street (1-1), who tossed a scoreless top of the ninth.
Colorado was able to pull even in the eighth inning thanks to a three-run blast by Dexter Fowler off Cardinals reliever Jason Motte.
Jonathan Herrera and Carlos Gonzalez each collected three hits for the Rockies.
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Sat, 12/12/2009 - 10:17 by shalini.bahadur
Denver -- Catcher Chris Iannetta signed a 3-year contract Friday and will stay with the Colorado Rockies, avoiding salary arbitration for the first time in his career.
No monetary figure was disclosed, but The Denver Post reported Iannetta will be paid $8.3 million with a $5 million club option for a fourth season.
Iannetta, 26, experienced a poor 2009 with a .228 batting average, 16 home runs and 52 RBI. He lost his starting job late in the season to free agent Yorvit Torrealba.
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Wed, 09/30/2009 - 10:39 by shalini.bahadur
Denver, Sept. 30: Chris Iannetta's 11th-inning two-run homer Tuesday gave Colorado a 7-5 win over Milwaukee and extended the Rockies' lead over Atlanta in the NL wild-card chase.
Iannetta hit the game-winner off David Weathers (4-6) with one out while pinch-hitting for reliever Matt Belisle (3-1).
Todd Helton had two hits and two RBI for Colorado, which leads the Braves by three games in the wild-card standings. The Rockies are on the brink of elimination in the NL West race, with the Los Angeles Dodgers needing just one win or one Colorado loss to clinch the division title.
The Dodgers fell to the San Diego Padres 3-1 Tuesday.
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Tue, 08/25/2009 - 11:23 by preet_20
Denver, Aug. 25: Ryan Spilborghs ended a bizarre 14th inning with a grand slam homer Monday, giving the Colorado Rockies a 6-4 victory over San Francisco.
Neither side could score after the fifth inning until they combined to tally eight times in the 14th.
Colorado won its third straight over the Giants and expanded its lead over San Francisco to four games in the National League wild-card chase.
San Francisco appeared to have wrapped up the win in the top of the 14th with a three-run inning, keyed by triples from Edgar Renteria and Eugenio Velez.
Brandon Medders then came on for his third inning of work in hopes of nailing down a San Francisco victory.
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Thu, 08/13/2009 - 10:18 by preet_20
Denver, Aug. 13: Ubaldo Jimenez allowed three hits and struck out six over eight innings Wednesday, helping the Colorado Rockies to an 8-0 blanking of Pittsburgh.
Jimenez (10-9) threw 119 pitches, trimmed his ERA to 3.47 and helped the Rockies stay a game in front of San Francisco in the race for the National League wild-card spot.
Carlos Gonzalez hit a two-run homer in the first, Brad Hawpe had a two-run double in the sixth and a double by Chris Iannetta in the eighth delivered two more runs.
Kevin Hart (3-2) suffered the loss, giving up five runs on eight hits in 5 1/3.
Colorado downed the Pirates for the fifth time in eight meetings this year, including a three-game home sweep in June.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sat, 08/08/2009 - 11:50 by preet_20
Denver, Aug. 8: Ubaldo Jimenez struck out six and allowed only two runs through 6 2/3 innings Friday, lifting Colorado to a 6-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
The Cubs lost their second straight and fell out of a first-place tie with St. Louis in the National League Central.
Jimenez (9-9) brought an 0-3 lifetime record against the Cubs into the game, but Chicago could score only on a double-play grounder in the first and a soft single to shallow center in the sixth by Alfonso Soriano.
Colorado overcame an early 1-0 deficit by scoring three times in the bottom of the first -- two of the runs coming in on a single by Brad Hawpe.
Chris Iannetta added a two-run homer in the fourth, helping the Rockies end a two-game skid.
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Wed, 08/05/2009 - 12:13 by preet_20
Philadelphia, Aug. 4: Garrett Atkins had a two-run homer and four RBI Tuesday to lead the Colorado Rockies to an 8-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Chris Iannetta drove in two runs, and Ryan Spilborghs scored two for the Rockies.
Winning pitcher Jason Hammel (6-6) gave up three runs and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings in the Rockies' fifth straight win.
Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run homer for the Phillies, who have lost three straight and five of six.
Losing pitcher Jamie Moyer (10-8) gave up six runs on six hits with four walks over five-plus innings.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sat, 08/01/2009 - 10:46 by preet_20
Cincinnati, July 31: Chris Iannetta and Carlos Gonzalez hit homers on consecutive pitches in the eighth inning Friday, lifting the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 victory over Cincinnati.
The Reds, fast fading from contention in the National League Central, lost their fourth in a row.
Colorado never trailed, but saw the Reds rally to tie it in the sixth on solo homers by Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips. It was the 16th homer of the year for both players.
David Weathers (2-3) came on for Cincinnati with the score knotted at 3-3 in the eighth and he quickly got two strikes on Iannetta. After working the count full, Iannetta homered to left-center to give the Rockies the lead. He also contributed a sacrifice fly in the third.
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Tue, 07/21/2009 - 11:34 by surajdogra
Denver, July 21: Jorge De La Rosa held Arizona to one run over seven innings and drove in two runs Monday to help the Colorado Rockies beat the Diamondbacks 10-6.
De La Rosa (7-7) got the win after giving up just four hits and striking out six.
Dexter Fowler hit a two-run homer, Chris Iannetta hit a solo shot and Seth Smith and Troy Tulowitzki each had two RBI for the Rockies, who won their second straight game and their fifth out of six.
Doug Davis (4-10) took the loss, allowing eight runs on six hits with four walks.
Stephen Drew hit a two-run homer and drove in three, and Mark Reynolds hit a solo shot for the Diamondbacks, who lost their second straight game and their fourth out of five.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sat, 07/18/2009 - 13:51 by surajdogra
San Diego, July 18: Clint Barmes homered as the second batter of the game Friday and the Colorado Rockies limited San Diego to three hits in downing the Padres 5-3.
All three San Diego hits came off Ubaldo Jimenez (7-9), who struck out 10 over seven innings. Franklin Morales and Huston Street combined to work two perfect innings, with Street earning his 23rd save.
Josh Geer (1-5) started for San Diego and retired leadoff man Dexter Fowler in the first on a failed bunt attempt. Barmes then put Colorado in front for good by hitting a homer in his second straight game.
A bases-loaded single by Chris Iannetta in the third added two runs and Ian Stewart had a two-run double in the fifth.
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Fri, 07/10/2009 - 10:09 by preet_20
Denver, July 10: Garrett Atkins delivered a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth Thursday to give Colorado a 7-6 win over Atlanta -- the Rockies' fourth straight victory.
Atlanta -- the Rockies' fourth straight victory.
The Rockies came from behind on three separate occasions and tied it at 5-5 on an RBI double by Clint Barmes in the seventh.
Mike Gonzalez came on in the eighth as Atlanta's fifth pitcher and issued a one-out walk to Ian Stewart. Gonzalez hit Chris Iannetta with a pitch and then got Carlos Gonzalez to pop up for the second out of the inning.
Atkins worked the count to 2-2 before blasting a double to left, bringing home both runners for a 7-5 lead.
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Sun, 06/21/2009 - 11:31 by preet_20
Denver, June 21: Todd Helton's second hit Saturday, a two-run ninth-inning homer, rallied the Colorado Rockies to a 9-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Rockies trailed 7-4 heading into the bottom of the eighth.
Ian Stewart had three hits -- one a two-run sixth inning homer -- and three RBI. Chris Iannetta had three hits -- one a three-run homer in the eighth -- while Carlos Gonzalez added two hits and one RBI for the Rockies (35-33), who went two games over .500 for the first time this season.
They are 17-5 since Manager Jim Tracy replaced the fired Clint Hurdle May 29.
The winner was closer Huston Street (2-1).
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