Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - Yorvit Torrealba belted a two-run homer, while Carlos Gonzalez provided a sparkplug atop the Rockies' lineup with three hits, and Colorado evened its National League Division Series with the
Philadelphia Phillies after a 5-4 victory in Game 2 from Citizens Bank Park. Torrealba, who hit only two home runs in the regular season, went deep for the first time since May 6, and the Rockies will now head back to Denver for two games tied with the defending champion Phillies, 1-1. Game 3 of this five- game set is scheduled to take place at Coors Field on Saturday at 9:37 p.m. (et). Dexter Fowler provided three sacrifices in the game, including two sacrifice fly balls, as Colorado snapped a five-game postseason losing streak. The Rockies, prior to losing Game 1, had been swept in the 2007 World Series against Boston. Aaron Cook (1-0), the franchise leader in wins with 63, earned his first career postseason victory after allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks in five-plus innings. Huston Street earned the third career postseason save of his career after throwing a scoreless ninth inning. Raul Ibanez went 2-for-3 with a two-run single, while Jayson Werth hit a solo homer for the Phillies, who had an eight-game home playoff winning streak ended. The defending World Series champion, Philadelphia had not lost a home game in the postseason since losing Game 2 against the Rockies in the 2007 NLDS, when it was swept in three games. Cole Hamels (0-1), the reigning NLCS and World Series MVP, was not as sharp as he was in the 2008 playoffs, allowing four runs on seven hits in five innings. The southpaw may have had other things on his mind, however, as he left the stadium after being pulled from the game after learning that his wife, Heidi, had gone into labor with the couple's first child.
Final Score: Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 2
Los Angeles, CA (My Sportsbook) - Matt Holliday's two-base error with two outs in the ninth completely flipped an Adam Wainwright gem into a huge National League Division Series hole, as Los Angeles rallied for two runs after the error to down St. Louis, 3-2, in Game 2 at Dodger Stadium. Mark Loretta, 0-for-15 lifetime versus Ryan Franklin (0-1), looped a game-inning single into no-man's land in left-center field, scoring Casey Blake with the winning run. The Dodgers had nobody on base before Holliday's miscue. St. Louis got a vintage performance from one of its two stoppers, as Wainwright didn't give up a hit until Andre Ethier's homer in the fourth and dominated through the eighth. He left with a 2-1 edge because of Holliday's second-inning solo homer and Colby Rasmus' RBI double in the seventh. It was all for naught. James Loney sliced an apparent game-ending sinking liner to a hard-charging Holliday in left, but the ball caromed off his chest for a two-base error. Blake then walked and Ronnie Belliard's single to center plated pinch-runner Juan Pierre. The runners advanced on a passed ball and Russell Martin then walked before Loretta punched a pitch off the knob into left-center for the game-winner. The Dodgers now lead the best-of-five series, 2-0, with Game 3 scheduled for Saturday night in St. Louis. George Sherrill (1-0) hurled a scoreless top of the ninth to pick up the victory. The Cardinals lost back-to-back starts from Chris Carpenter and Wainwright for just the second time this season.