DENVER (AP) -Huston Street sat by himself in the dugout, staring stone-faced onto the field. There was nothing more he could do but watch the season end.

The Colorado Rockies' closer squandered a two-run lead in the ninth inning and took his second consecutive loss when the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 5-4 victory Monday to advance to the NL championship series.

Street gave up Ryan Howard's tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning of Colorado's 6-5 loss Sunday night. He was worse in Game 4 - and now the Rockies have no chance to recover.

Reliable all season, Street came in with a 4-2 cushion Monday. By the time he took a seat on the bench, Colorado was trailing by one.

Street gave up a two-run double to Howard and the go-ahead single to Jayson Werth - all with two outs. After allowing Werth's single, Street was pulled from the game and trudged off the mound, a stunned look on his face.

Street had been nearly flawless all season, converting 35 of 37 save chances.

He also struggled on Sunday, but that loss came with a caveat: A blown call helped the Phillies score the go-ahead run.

Following the game, plate umpire Jerry Meals acknowledged that Chase Utley's infield single should have been ruled a foul ball. Instead, the missed call led to Howard's sacrifice fly.

In this one, Street got hit hard.

The right-hander missed most of the final month with soreness in his biceps tendon. But he said earlier this week the arm wasn't bothering him.

While Street struggled on the mound, cleanup batter Troy Tulowitzki couldn't come through with the game resting on his bat.

Tulowitzki flied out to end Game 3. Given another opportunity Monday, the smooth-fielding shortstop fanned on a pitch from Brad Lidge that fooled him.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.