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Rockies Lose, Hurdle Wants Reaction From His Team
Interesting game - even though we lost it (grumble). The home plate umpire was hit by a shattered bat and sent to the hospital for stitches and then in the 9th inning, KC pitcher Ramon Ramirez appeared to be doing his best to bean our catcher, Yorvit Torrealba, with the baseball.
Suffice it to say Rockies manager Clint Hurdle isn’t pleased - well, neither am I to tell the truth lol.
KANSAS CITY — If indeed the Rockies start hitting the ball and salvage what had been a great start to June, they might look back and see that two inside fastballs sparked all of it.
The drama came at the end. It had nothing to do with the outcome of the game, another half-hearted loss to the Royals, this time, 7-3. After striking out two batters in the eighth, Royals reliever Ramon Ramirez, who was traded from Colorado to the Royals, opened the ninth by throwing a fastball by the head of Yorvit Torrealba, one way outside and another behind him.
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Rockies Downed by KC 8-4
Ya know, I’m a LOYAL fan -and most of the time I’m patient and understanding. However, with Jeff Frances I’m quickly losing my patience. Clint Hurdle must have the patience of St. Peter with him though. In my emotional ‘fan’ opinion, something needs done with Frances until he gets back on his feet.
Yes, yes, I KNOW he’s had some quality outings. I KNOW he had a good ERA against American League teams. I KNOW he was a big part of how far we got last year. But, DANGIT, he’s not consistent - at ALL - this year!
Now, the question is, do we have someone to temporarily replace him with in the rotation? Would that someone be even less consistent? And, of course, what does Hurdle know or see that I don’t? I do believe Frances has the potential and the talent to be a solid pitcher. But his outings this year, for the most part, are such that not many offensive teams could overcome the deficits he allows. And, truth be told, I’m a fan first - I want my team to win.
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Home run too little, too late in Rox loss
DENVER — Rookie Greg Reynolds pitched his second straight strong game, but the Rockies’ offense struggled with runners in scoring position and the Mets took a 3-1 victory at Coors Field on Sunday afternoon in front of 45,019.
Reynolds (2-5) went seven innings and gave up seven hits, after pitching six strong innings in a victory over the Indians. Two of the hits hurt — a first-inning leadoff triple by Jose Reyes, who scored, and a two-out Carlos Beltran homer in the third, his 11th of the season. It came after Reynolds’ only walk, to David Wright.
That was enough to end the Rockies’ streak of winning series at five, as the Mets took 2-of-3. The Rockies couldn’t solve Mike Pelfrey (4-6), who held them to three hits and pitched around five walks.
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NEXT GAME 6/23 - vs. the Kansas City Royals @ Kauffman Stadium at 6:10PM MDT
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Reds Fall to Yanks 4-1
NEW YORK — Taking two out of three from the Yankees this weekend wasn’t satisfying enough. Reds manager Dusty Baker wanted the sweep, but events conspired to keep that from happening.
In Sunday’s 4-1 loss to New York, back spasms put third baseman Edwin Encarnacion out of the game in the third inning, forcing Baker to move Jeff Keppinger from shortstop to third while also inserting Paul Janish at short.
In the top of the eighth inning with a runner on second and two outs, Baker went for broke and called for pinch-hitter Javier Valentin to bat for Janish against closer Mariano Rivera. Normally, it’d be the sound move, especially since Janish has been overmatched at the plate lately.
But the problem was that there were no infielders left on the bench. Before the game, backup Andy Phillips was designated for assignment to make room for Keppinger’s activation from the 15-day disabled list.
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Jimenez’s career night silences Mets
DENVER — Ubaldo Jimenez remembers watching from his home in the Dominican Republic as countryman Pedro Martinez won Cy Young Awards for the Boston Red Sox.
Jimenez saw how aggressive Martinez was when he pitched — how he backed down from no one, how you could tell just from his face that he was going to get the next guy out.
“I want to pitch like him,” Jimenez told his friends and family.
On Saturday night, with his family among the 35,637 in attendance at Coors Field, Jimenez outpitched his idol, and the Rockies beat the Mets, 7-1.
“He’s been my hero since I was little, so it was awesome,” Jimenez said.
Colorado is a Major League-best 12-5 since June 3, and seven games behind National League-West leading Arizona, which lost on Saturday.
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Reds Win 2 straight!
NEW YORK — About the only thing that went on the wrong track for Reds pitcher Daryl Thompson’s Major League debut on Saturday was his commute to Yankee Stadium.
Thompson and fellow rookies Jay Bruce and Paul Janish took the No. 4 subway in the wrong direction from the team hotel. Instead of heading north to the Bronx, they went south to Brooklyn.
“Maybe they thought they were going to Ebbets Field or something,” Reds manager Dusty Baker joked.
“That’s why I got here late,” said Thompson, who lugged his own equipment bag on the train. “It was kind of a bad impression on the first day.”
Although frequently on the edge of derailing with several tight jams, Thompson wound up making a great impression with five scoreless innings. Because Cincinnati’s lineup was late getting out of the station, the outing was a no-decision for the rookie right-hander. The Reds scored four in the seventh inning and two more in the eighth for a 6-0 win over the Yankees.
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Rockies Fall to Mets in Series Opener
DENVER — It was a sunny 78 degrees when Rockies ace Aaron Cook threw the first pitch of his clean 10-pitch first inning Friday night. But swirling winds dropped the temperature quickly, and Cook turned just as cold.
Carlos Delgado’s two-run homer paced a five-run second inning, and Trot Nixon added a solo shot in the third as the Mets gave the Rockies their second loss in seven games, 7-2, at Coors Field in front of 30,411.
Jeff Baker gave the Rockies the lead with his fourth home run in four games, a two-run shot off John Maine (7-5) in the bottom of the first. But Maine lasted 6 2/3 innings and gave up no other runs, scattering six hits and striking out six, including Todd Helton and Garrett Atkins with two on to end the third inning.
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Reds Snap Skid - YAY!
It’s about time, dontcha think? Now, let’s get back on track and stay there 
NEW YORK — Edinson Volquez won his 10th game and the Reds snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Yankees today (Friday) before 53,421 fans at Yankee Stadium.
Volquez (10-2) worked seven innings and gave up two earned runs with seven hits, one walk and five strikeouts. The Yankees’ seven-game winning streak is over.
In the top of the second inning, against Mike Mussina, Joey Votto gave the Reds a 1-0 lead with a home run into the right-field bleachers. Votto reached base in all four plate appearances in a 3-for-4 night.
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De La Rosa Leads Rockies to Sweep
DENVER — When Jorge De La Rosa is on, hitters beware: He’s got some of the nastiest stuff in the Majors.
De La Rosa (2-3) was razor sharp Thursday night, using his fastball and slider to strike out a career-high 10 batters, and Jeff Baker hit his third home run in as many days to lead the Rockies to a 6-3 win over the Indians at Coors Field. The Rockies have won 11 of 15 and swept a team for the first time since April 7-9.
At 31-42, the Rockies are the closest to .500 since May 25, when they were 20-30.
De La Rosa got off to a shaky start, giving up a two-run home run to Ben Francisco in the first inning just as rain began to fall. However, the weather quickly cleared up, and so did De La Rosa. He struck out two batters in each of the first five innings and didn’t give up another run until Casey Blake hit a solo home run to center field in the sixth.
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Reds Drop 5th in a Row, Finish Homestand 2-7
~ heavy sigh ~
CINCINNATI — The Reds haven’t been very good on the road. Now they’re struggling at home, too.
The last thing the Reds needed before hitting the road for another long trip was the homestand performance they just completed. A 7-4 loss to the Dodgers on Thursday afternoon wasn’t as close as score indicated. Cincinnati starter Aaron Harang didn’t have it, and Los Angeles had a 6-0 lead through six innings.
Finishing the nine-game homestand at 2-7, Cincinnati lost a season-high five home games in a row.
“It was a rough homestand,” said rookie right fielder Jay Bruce, who was given the first ejection of his Major League career in the ninth inning. “Hopefully, we start a streak on the road.”
That could be a very tall order. The Reds, who are 12-24 on the road this season compared to 21-17 at home, are headed on a 10-day, nine-game journey that begins with three games at Yankee Stadium.
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