SB Nation Denver - Rockies Pull Out Come From Behind Victory To Win 8-7https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48907/denver-fave.png2010-06-19T21:56:48-06:00http://denver.sbnation.com/rss/stream/12906612010-06-19T21:56:48-06:002010-06-19T21:56:48-06:00Despite Almost Blowing Comeback Lead, Rockies Win Game
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<p>Denver, CO (Sports Network) – Jonathan Herrera recorded a career-high four hits with a run scored and an <span class="caps">RBI</span>, as Colorado held on to beat Milwaukee, 8-7, in the second of three games at Coors Field.</p>
<p>Seth Smith and Miguel Olivo both homered as part of a three-run seventh, while Smith added another run-scoring base hit in a four-run eighth for the Rockies, who have won the first two games of this series and six of eight overall. Colorado has dominated the Brewers in recent years, taking 16 of the last 21 games between the teams.</p>
<p>Matt Belisle (2-3) earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, while Jeff Francis allowed four runs — three earned — on eight hits in 6 1/3 frames. Rafael Betancourt notched the final out for his first save.</p>
<p>Corey Hart hit a three-run homer, while Alcides Escobar had two hits and drove in a pair for the Brewers, losers in five of seven. Jonathan Lucroy went 3- for-5 with two runs scored in defeat, but flied out on the 10th pitch of his final at-bat with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning.</p>
<p>Yovani Gallardo gave up only one run on four hits and a walk with nine strikeouts in six innings in the start for Milwaukee, but Carlos Villanueva gave up three runs while recording one out, and Zach Braddock (1-1) was charged with the game-deciding run.</p>
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<p>(Sports Network) - The banged-up <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/COL">Colorado Rockies</a> will try for another series victory over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/MIL">Milwaukee Brewers</a> when the two clubs resume a three-game series Saturday night from Coors Field.</p>
<p>Even though Milwaukee took two of three matchups with Colorado at Miller Park to kick off the 2010 campaign, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/COL">Rockies</a> have won 15 of the previous 20 contests between the ballclubs.</p>
<p>The Rockies continued their recent dominance of this series with Friday's 2-0 victory in the series opener, as starting pitcher <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/660/Jason_Hammel">Jason Hammel</a> notched his fifth win of the season with 7 1/3 shutout innings. Hammel allowed eight hits, struck out four and walked two batters before relievers <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/934/Joe_Beimel">Joe Beimel</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/121/Rafael_Betancourt">Rafael Betancourt</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/558/Manuel_Corpas">Manuel Corpas</a> went the rest of the way to preserve the win for Hammel. Corpas posted his ninth save with a scoreless ninth inning.</p>
<p>"I felt like I was making good pitches, and even when I make good pitches, they still put the bat on it, and sometimes it finds a hole," said Hammel, who hasn't allowed a run in 25 1/3 innings. "I did a good job minimizing any damage after that."</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/492/Brad_Hawpe">Brad Hawpe</a> doubled twice and drove in the other run for Colorado, which has won two straight and five of its last seven games. It is also four games off the lead in the NL West standings and learned Friday that shortstop <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/493/Troy_Tulowitzki">Troy Tulowitzki</a> is expected to miss 6-8 weeks with a broken left wrist. Outfielder <span>Carlos Gonzalez</span> missed Friday's game with a knee injury and is day-to-day.</p>
<p>Tulowitzki is batting a club-high .306 with nine homers, 34 RBI and 47 runs this season, while Gonzalez is tops with 10 homers and 42 runs batted in.</p>
<p>Rockies left-hander <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/544/Jeff_Francis">Jeff Francis</a> will make his seventh start of the season tonight and is 2-2 with a 3.29 earned run average. Francis, who is recovering from offseason arm surgery, is coming off a strong performance versus Toronto on Sunday. In the 10-3 rout of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/TOR">Blue Jays</a> at Coors Field, Francis held them to three runs -- two earned -- and five hits in seven innings of work. He had been 0-2 in his previous three starts.</p>
<p>Francis is 2-3 in five career starts against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/MIL">Brewers</a>.</p>
<p>Milwaukee has dropped two straight and four of its last six games. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/848/Manny_Parra">Manny Parra</a> pitched a decent game last night, but was dealt the loss for giving up both runs on six hits in six innings. Parra fanned five batters in defeat and recorded a hit at the plate.</p>
<p>"I thought Parra pitched very well," Brewers manager Ken Macha told the team's website.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/836/Rickie_Weeks">Rickie Weeks</a> had a team-best two hits and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/839/Prince_Fielder">Prince Fielder</a> posted the lone extra-base hit with a double for the Brewers, who haven't scored a run in their past 15 innings.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/1052/Yovani_Gallardo">Yovani Gallardo</a> had a lengthy unbeaten streak come to an end the last time out and will try to back in gear Saturday against the Rockies. Gallardo was 6-0 with a 1.55 earned run average in 10 previous starts before losing to Texas on Sunday. He gave up four runs and six hits in six innings and managed to strikeout 10 batters for the fourth time this season.</p>
<p>Gallardo suffered his first loss since April 10 versus St. Louis and is seeking a measure of revenge against the Rockies, who beat the right-hander in his 2010 debut on April 5 at Miller Park. Gallardo surrendered four runs, three of which were earned, on seven hits in seven innings of a 5-3 loss. He is winless (0-3) in four career games (3 starts) against Colorado.</p>
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