Rockies win ninth straight
Rockies 9, Dodgers 7
Troy Tulowitzki (center) is greeted after putting the Rockies ahead. (Danny Moloshok/AP)
By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
The Rockies remained one game behind the Padres and moved into a tie with the Phillies in the Wild Card standings after surviving a seesaw affair against the Dodgers. Colorado twice squandered two-run leads, but Troy Tulowitzki's two-run homer finally put the Rox in front for good.
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Colorado
(85-72)
Won 9
Colorado 9, LA Dodgers 7
Today's Boxes 9/25/07
PIT 6, ARI 5
ATL 10, PHI 6
FLA 4, CHC 2
DET 8, MIN 0
BOS 7, OAK 3
TOR 11, BAL 4
HOU 8, CIN 5
TB 7, NYY 6
WSH 10, NYM 9
TEX 3, LAA 1
MIL 9, STL 1
KC 9, CWS 5
CLE 4, SEA 3
SD 6, SF 4
LA Dodgers
(80-77)
Lost 1
September 25, 2007
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Standings thru 9/25/07  | Recap: COL |LAD  | Gameday  | Rockies Stats  | Dodgers Stats
Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Matsui , 2B5 2 1 1 1 1 2 .288
Tulowitzki , SS6 2 2 2 0 1 2 .293
Holliday , LF4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .338
Helton , 1B5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .320
Atkins , 3B3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .291
Fuentes , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Corpas , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hawpe , RF5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .287
Torrealba , C5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .259
Sullivan , CF0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .308
a-Spilborghs , PH-CF 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 .305
Jimenez , P1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091
Speier , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Baker , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227
Herges , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Smith , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400
Carroll , 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .223
Totals 40 9 14 8 4 9 21
a-Singled for Sullivan in the 6th. b-Struck out for Speier in the 6th. c-Struck out for Herges in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Tulowitzki (30, Proctor), Torrealba (21, Hernandez), Spilborghs (14, Hernandez).HR : Tulowitzki (23, 6th inning off Hendrickson, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Matsui; Tulowitzki 6; Holliday 2; Helton 3; Hawpe; Torrealba 3; Spilborghs 3; Carroll.RBI : Matsui (35), Helton 2 (87), Hawpe (107), Tulowitzki 2 (93), Spilborghs (51), Carroll (21).2-out RBI : Tulowitzki 2; Helton.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Jimenez; Torrealba; Spilborghs; Atkins; Tulowitzki.S : Jimenez.Team LOB : 11. FIELDING E : Torrealba (7, throw).PB : Torrealba (4).Outfield assists : Sullivan (Kent at home).DP : 2 (Matsui-Tulowitzki-Helton, Sullivan-Torrealba).
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre , CF4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .294
Kemp , RF5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .331
Loney , 1B5 1 3 3 0 1 0 .335
Kent , 2B2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .302
Hendrickson , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038
Seanez , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Sweeney , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
Proctor , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Young , 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .450
Martin , C3 1 0 0 2 2 3 .297
Ethier , LF4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .288
LaRoche , 3B5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .230
Hu , SS4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .364
Penny , P2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
Valdez , 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224
b-Garciaparra , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283
Hernandez , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 38 7 12 7 5 7 17
a-Grounded out for Seanez in the 7th. b-Popped out for Valdez in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Kent (36, Jimenez), Ethier (31, Corpas).HR : Hu (2, 4th inning off Jimenez, 1 on, 2 out), Loney (14, 5th inning off Jimenez, 2 on, 0 out), Young (1, 9th inning off Corpas, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Pierre; Kemp; Loney 6; Kent 2; Young 4; Ethier 2; LaRoche 2; Hu 5.RBI : Hu 2 (4), Loney 3 (63), LaRoche (9), Young (1).2-out RBI : Hu 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Martin 2; Kemp 2; LaRoche.GIDP : Ethier.Team LOB : 9. FIELDING E : Martin (13, throw).
Jimenez pitched to 4 batters in the 5th.WP : Speier, Penny, Hernandez.HBP : Sullivan (by Penny), Holliday (by Proctor).Pitches-strikes : Jimenez 61-38, Speier 14-9, Herges 24-15, Fuentes 27-11, Corpas 15-9, Penny 99-62, Hendrickson 34-20, Seanez 6-4, Proctor 21-17, Hernandez 22-16.Ground outs-fly outs : Jimenez 9-1, Speier 0-2, Herges 1-2, Fuentes 1-2, Corpas 3-0, Penny 4-9, Hendrickson 2-1, Seanez 0-0, Proctor 0-1, Hernandez 0-1.Batters faced : Jimenez 22, Speier 3, Herges 6, Fuentes 7, Corpas 5, Penny 25, Hendrickson 8, Seanez 2, Proctor 6, Hernandez 6.Inherited runners-scored : Speier 1-0, Seanez 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Ed Montague.Weather : 71 degrees, clear.Wind : 6 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:21.Att : 44,660.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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