Morales, long balls lead way
Rockies 10, Dodgers 4
Garrett Atkins (right) is congratulated by Matt Holliday after his two-run homer. (AP)
By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
Franklin Morales tied Denny Neagle for the club record of 20 consecutive scoreless innings by a starter, and he allowed three runs over five-plus innings as the Rockies swept the Dodgers. Garrett Atkins, Brad Hawpe and Todd Helton smacked home runs.
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Colorado
(87-72)
Won 11
Colorado 10, LA Dodgers 4
Today's Boxes 9/27/07
ARI 8, PIT 0
FLA 6, CHC 4
PHI 6, ATL 4
MIN 5, BOS 4
BAL 8, TOR 5
HOU 4, CIN 3
NYY 3, TB 1
STL 3, NYM 0
SD 9, MIL 5
CWS 10, KC 0
SEA 4, CLE 2
LA Dodgers
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Lost 3
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Standings thru 9/27/07  | Recap: COL |LAD  | Gameday  | Rockies Stats  | Dodgers Stats
Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Matsui , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .288
c-Quintanilla , PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232
Tulowitzki , SS5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .292
Holliday , LF3 3 1 0 2 0 0 .338
Buchholz , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
Helton , 1B5 1 1 2 0 3 3 .318
Atkins , 3B4 3 4 2 1 0 0 .294
Hawpe , RF5 1 3 4 0 0 2 .289
Spilborghs , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300
Sullivan , CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303
Torrealba , C3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .260
Morales , P2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .308
Speier , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Affeldt , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Julio , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Smith , PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Hawkins , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Baker , PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
Totals 39 10 15 10 4 7 18
a-Singled for Julio in the 8th. b-Popped out for Hawkins in the 9th. c-Struck out for Matsui in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Atkins (34, Proctor), Tulowitzki (31, Meloan), Hawpe (30, Meloan).HR : Atkins (25, 4th inning off Loaiza, 1 on, 1 out), Hawpe (29, 4th inning off Loaiza, 0 on, 1 out), Helton (16, 7th inning off Proctor, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Matsui; Tulowitzki 2; Holliday; Helton 4; Atkins 8; Hawpe 7; Spilborghs; Torrealba; Morales; Smith.RBI : Atkins 2 (107), Hawpe 4 (111), Torrealba (46), Helton 2 (89), Tulowitzki (94).2-out RBI : Hawpe 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Tulowitzki 3; Matsui; Torrealba; Sullivan.S : Morales; Matsui.SF : Torrealba.Team LOB : 9.
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre , CF4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .292
Young , LF3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .423
Kemp , RF4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .333
Loney , 1B4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .337
Martin , C4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .295
Moeller , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157
LaRoche , 3B4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .222
Valdez , 2B4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200
Hu , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211
Loaiza , P1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Stults , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
a-Saenz , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
Seanez , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Proctor , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Beimel , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Meloan , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Sweeney , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
Houlton , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 4 7 4 1 9 9
a-Grounded out for Stults in the 5th. b-Singled for Meloan in the 8th.
BATTING 3B : Loney (4, Morales).TB : Pierre; Kemp 2; Loney 4; LaRoche; Sweeney.RBI : Loney 3 (66), Martin (86).2-out RBI : Loney.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Martin 2.Team LOB : 4. BASERUNNING SB : Young (1, 2nd base off Affeldt/Torrealba), Pierre 2 (63, 2nd base off Morales/Torrealba, 3rd base off Affeldt/Torrealba).
Morales pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. Proctor pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.Pitches-strikes : Morales 64-44, Speier 4-3, Affeldt 3-2, Julio 16-10, Hawkins 20-12, Buchholz 9-7, Loaiza 85-52, Stults 17-10, Seanez 20-14, Proctor 18-12, Beimel 8-6, Meloan 30-19, Houlton 11-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Morales 10-1, Speier 0-0, Affeldt 1-0, Julio 2-0, Hawkins 2-0, Buchholz 2-0, Loaiza 4-3, Stults 1-3, Seanez 0-1, Proctor 1-0, Beimel 3-0, Meloan 1-1, Houlton 1-1.Batters faced : Morales 20, Speier 1, Affeldt 1, Julio 4, Hawkins 6, Buchholz 3, Loaiza 18, Stults 4, Seanez 6, Proctor 4, Beimel 3, Meloan 8, Houlton 3.Inherited runners-scored : Speier 2-0, Affeldt 2-1, Julio 1-0, Stults 2-0, Proctor 3-0, Beimel 1-0.Umpires : HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Ed Montague. 2B: Jerry Layne. 3B: Bill Miller.Weather : 67 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 9 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:18.Att : 51,999.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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