Wed, 08/25/2010 - 09:48 by Prince damin
Denver -- Jorge De La Rosa scattered six hits over seven innings Tuesday while leading the Colorado Rockies to a 5-2 victory over Atlanta.
Working off a 2-0 cushion after one inning, thanks to Carlos Gonzalez's 21st home run, De La Rosa (5-4) allowed two runs and struck out seven before turning the ball over to Matt Belisle. Huston Street finished up, earning his 12th save.
Seth Smith had a solo home run for the Rockies, who have won three straight games. Dexter Fowler drove in a pair of insurance runs in the eighth inning with a single.
Atlanta's Alex Gonzalez hit his 21st home run of the season in the second inning and drove in the Brave's other run with a single in the seventh.
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Mon, 09/28/2009 - 11:32 by shalini.bahadur
Denver, Sept. 27: Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez had two hits and one RBI apiece Sunday, helping the Colorado Rockies to a critical 4-3 win over St. Louis.
The win helped Colorado stay 2 1/2 games ahead of Atlanta in the NL wild-card chase.
Helton's RBI single snapped a 3-3 tie with one out in the bottom of the fifth.
Winner Jorge De La Rosa (16-9) gave up three runs and four hits in five innings with three walks and eight strikeouts.
Closer Huston Street earned his 34th save, despite giving up two hits in the top of the ninth.
Albert Pujols led St. Louis with a three-run third-inning double. Julio Lugo added two hits for the Cardinals, who had clinched the NL Central with a 6-3 victory Saturday.
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Thu, 09/17/2009 - 12:29 by shalini.bahadur
San Francisco, Sept. 17: Jorge De La Rosa allowed only three hits over eight innings Wednesday and Colorado survived a shaky ninth inning for a key 4-3 win over San Francisco.
The Rockies salvaged the finale of a three-game series, ended a four-game losing streak and boosted their lead over the Giants to 3 1/2 games in the National League wild-card race.
Colorado also remained five games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the lead in the NL West.
De La Rosa (15-9) has suffered only two losses since the All-Star Game and came through with one of the clutch efforts of the season for the Rockies. He struck out nine and walked two while throwing 111 pitches and left the game with a 4-0 lead.
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Fri, 09/04/2009 - 11:36 by preet_20
Denver, Sept. 3: Colorado moved a game ahead of the Giants in the National League wild-card race Tuesday with an 8-3 win over the New York Mets.
Jorge De La Rosa (13-9) halted the Rockies' five-game losing streak with a solid six-inning start. He gave up two runs -- one earned -- on four hits and struck out six.
Todd Helton hit a three-run homer for Colorado and Carlos Gonzalez had a two-run shot.
Angel Pagan had two hits and an RBI for the Mets, who have lost three of their last four games. David Wright came off the disabled list and went 1-for-3 with a run scored.
Mike Pelfrey (9-10) was tagged with the loss after giving up seven runs -- six earned -- on six hits and five walks in four innings.
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Wed, 09/02/2009 - 10:40 by preet_20
Denver, Sept. 2: Colorado moved a game ahead of the Giants in the National League wild-card race Tuesday with an 8-3 win over the New York Mets.
Jorge De La Rosa (13-9) halted the Rockies' five-game losing streak with a solid six-inning start. He gave up two runs -- one earned -- on four hits and struck out six.
Todd Helton hit a three-run homer for Colorado and Carlos Gonzales had a two-run shot.
Angel Pagan had two hits and an RBI for the Mets, who have lost three of their last four games. David Wright came off the disabled list and went 1-for-3 with a run scored.
Mike Pelfry (9-10) was tagged with the loss after giving up seven runs -- six earned -- on six hits and five walks in four innings.
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Tue, 08/11/2009 - 10:10 by preet_20
Denver, Aug. 11: Troy Tulowitzki hit for the cycle, finishing with five hits and seven RBI Monday to power the Colorado Rockies over the Chicago Cubs 11-5.
Tulowitzki was the fifth Rockies player to hit for the cycle and the first since Mike Lansing in June 2000.
Clint Barmes hit a solo homer for the Rockies, who beat the Cubs for the third time in four games.
Jorge De La Rosa (10-8) went 7 2/3 innings, giving up one run on seven hits with four walks and 11 strikeouts to get the win. De La Rosa had two hits and scored a run.
Cubs' starter Tom Gorzelanny (4-2) gave up six runs on six hits before leaving in the second inning after being hit in the foot with a ground ball.
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Fri, 07/31/2009 - 10:32 by preet_20
New York, July 30: Clint Barmes hit a two-run homer Thursday, Colorado broke a 27-inning scoring drought and the Rockies split a doubleheader by downing the New York Mets 4-2.
New York won the opener of the day-night twin bill with a 7-0 decision that featured seven innings of four-hit pitching by Johan Santana.
Colorado avoided a four-game series sweep with its win in the second game. New York had a five-game winning streak snapped.
The Mets owned a 1-0 lead going into the fifth, but Troy Tulowitzki drew a leadoff walk for Colorado, went to second on a fly ball and scored on a single by Ryan Spilborghs. It was Colorado's first run since the fifth inning of a game against the Mets Monday.
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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, 07/04/2009 - 09:55 by preet_20
Denver, July 3: Jorge De La Rosa threw eight shutout innings Friday and the Colorado Rockies opened a 10-game homestand with a 5-0 blanking of Arizona.
The Diamondbacks, who committed three errors and had only four hits, have lost eight of their last nine.
De La Rosa (5-7) won his third straight start. He allowed all four Arizona hits, struck out six and walked four.
Joel Peralta and Huston Street finished off the shutout by combining for a perfect ninth.
Ian Stewart put the Rockies in front with a solo homer in the second.
Max Scherzer (5-6) took the loss. He allowed five runs, three of them earned, on six hits in six innings.
The game was delayed 22 minutes at the start by rain.
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Sun, 06/28/2009 - 11:54 by preet_20
Oakland, Calif. June 28: Brad Hawpe hit a home run in the first inning, one of four Colorado homers, as the Colorado Rockies beat Oakland 11-9 Saturday in an inter-league contest.
Ian Stewart, Clint Barmes and Seth Smith each had solo homers for the Rockies, who have won 19 of their last 22 games.
Jorge De La Rosa (4-7) got the win after going six innings and giving up two runs on five hits. Huston Street got his 18th save.
Hawpe, whose homer was the 100th of his career, and Todd Helton each had two RBI. Paul Phillips and Troy Tulowitzki also drove in a run apiece.
Kurt Suzuki, Landon Powell and Bobby Crosby drove in two runs each and Jack Cust and Adam Kennedy each had an RBI for the A's.
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Thu, 06/11/2009 - 11:49 by harsheeb
Milwaukee -- Jorge De La Rosa struck out eight over six innings Wednesday and Colorado rallied from an early deficit to down Milwaukee 4-2.
Colorado extended its winning streak to seven games and handed the division-leading Brewers their third straight loss.
De La Rosa (2-6) gave up both Milwaukee runs on four hits and the Colorado bullpen gave up one hit over the final three innings. Huston Street struck out the side in the ninth for his 11th save.
Troy Tulowitzki cut Colorado's deficit to 2-1 with a two-out homer in the fourth off Dave Bush (3-3).
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