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| Rockies call up De Los Santos for first start since 2000 |
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07/28/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rockies purchased the contract of veteran pitcher Valerio De Los Santos from Triple-A Colorado Springs on Monday. The Rockies pegged De Los Santos to start on the hill against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday, his first appearance in the majors since 2005 and first start since April 9, 2000 when playing for Milwaukee. The 35-year-old spent all or parts of his first six seasons with the Brewers before stints with Philadelphia, Toronto and Florida. In 233 games at t |
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| Hirsh makes season debut for Rox in Steel City |
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07/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Lanky right-hander Jason Hirsh makes his first big-league appearance of the season tonight when the Colorado Rockies open a three-game series with the host Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. A five-game winner in 19 starts with the Rockies last season, Hirsh has been toiling exclusively in the minors in 2008, going 2-3 with a 5.24 earned run average with Triple-A Colorado Springs. He's making the start in place of Jeff Francis, who's on the disabled list. Hirsh reached the majors in 2006 and wa |
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| Rockies complete sweep of Reds |
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07/27/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Garrett Atkins hit a two-run home run and drove in three runs as the Colorado Rockies destroyed the Cincinnati Reds, 11-0, to complete a three-game sweep at Great American Ball Park. Jeff Baker scored three times and hit a two-run homer, Scott Podsednik had three hits, scoring twice and Chris Iannetta hit a solo home run for the Rockies, who have won five straight and nine of 10 overall. Ubaldo Jimenez (7-9) went six innings and gave up just five hits to combine with three oth |
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| Reds send Fogg against Rockies |
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07/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-hander Josh Fogg faces the team he played with in the 2007 World Series today, when the Cincinnati Reds close out a three-game series with the Colorado Rockies at Great American Ball Park. Fogg, who came to the Reds as a free agent in the offseason, began 2008 as a starter before heading to the bullpen due to ineffectiveness. He endured a stint on the disabled list afterward and has since been moderately successful, including a victory against the New York Mets on July 19. In his three |
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| Charging Rockies pound Bailey, Reds |
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07/26/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Jorge De La Rosa was solid on the hill and helped his own cause with a two-run single, as the surging Colorado Rockies downed the Cincinnati Reds, 5-1, in the second of three weekend games at Great American Ball Park. De La Rosa (5-5) gave up one run on two hits with eight strikeouts and five walks over 6 2/3 innings to get the win. Manny Corpas and Taylor Buchholz combined to toss 2 1/3 frames of no-hit ball in relief. Yorvit Torrealba and Troy Tulowitzki each had two hits an |
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| Reds resume home set with Rockies |
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07/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Recent first-round draft pick Homer Bailey makes a sixth shot at his first win of the season tonight, when the Cincinnati Reds host the Colorado Rockies in the second of three weekend games at Great American Ball Park. The seventh overall pick in 2004, Bailey dropped his first three decisions of 2008 while allowing 16 hits and 12 earned runs in 12 1/3 innings. He's been better in two starts since, getting no-decisions in both outings while allowing just 13 hits and five runs in 12 innings. T |
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| Dodgers hope to keep pace in series with Nationals |
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07/25/2008 |
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| game series with the Washington Nationals this evening at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers are a game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the division standings, and have lost two in a row and three of their last five games. In Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies, starter Hiroki Kuroda gave up five runs on nine hits through six innings to take the loss. James Loney finished 3-for-4 in a losing cause for the Dodgers. Taking the ball for LA on Friday will be Chad Billingsley, who is 9-9 with a 3.32 ERA this se |
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| Aces on display in Reds-Rockies opener |
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07/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - National League All-Star teammates and fellow 12-game winners Aaron Cook and Edinson Volquez will meet on the mound when the Colorado Rockies visit Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park tonight for the first of three weekend games with the host Reds. Colorado's Cook erased a brief pre-break skid in his last outing, scattering five hits and allowing three runs over seven innings in an 11-3 defeat of the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday at Coors Field. The 29-year-old native of Fort Campbell, Ky. -- |
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| Holliday leads Rockies past Dodgers |
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07/23/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Matt Holliday drove in a pair of runs to lead the Colorado Rockies in a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the finale of their three-game series. Holliday finished 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, while Brad Hawpe and Ian Stewart each had two hits and an RBI, as the Rockies finished off their seven- game homestand with a 6-1 record. Glendon Rusch (4-3), who entered the game winless in 10 career appearances -- five starts -- against the Dodgers, tossed the minimum five inning |
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| Rockies try to get back in NL West race in finale with Dodgers |
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07/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rockies believe they will still have a say in the outcome of the National League West race. The defending NL champions have a chance to make a statement with a potential series win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. These two division rivals wrap up a three-game series this afternoon at Coors Field, where the Rockies have gone 10-2 so far in July and improved to 5-1 on their current seven-game homestand with Tuesday's 10-1 rout of the Dodgers. Ian Stewart went 3-for-3 with four RBI t |
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