Colorado (40-35) at LA Dodgers (48-28)

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Jimenez's improvements key vs. Dodgers

Thomas Harding / MLB.com
The Rockies are a half-game behind the Giants in the NL Wild Card standings and 7 1/2 behind the Dodgers in the West, but their current run has been full of victories over contending teams.
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Rockies probable pitcher

Ubaldo Jimenez

  • #38 RHP
  • (6-7) 3.83 ERA 81 SO
Jimenez pitched a solid seven innings against the Angels on Tuesday, giving up seven hits and four earned runs, yet he got the loss thanks to a timely two-run single by Bobby Abreu in the top of the eighth inning. It was the first loss of June for Jimenez, who had won three straight. Jimenez is 4-3 with a 6.84 ERA in 10 career games against the Dodgers.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 22-23 4.00 384.2 182 324 .242
Season 6-7 3.83 96.1 39 81 .254
June 3-1 2.95 36.2 13 28 .234
Vs. LA Dodgers 0-3 10.20 15.0 10 11 .381

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/29/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Colorado Rockies (NL West) 40 35 .533 7.5 17-15 23-20
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West) 48 28 .632 - 26-12 22-16
Stats - 06/29/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
COL .262 387 91 369 51 560 4.47 660.0 704 233 489
LAD .275 376 58 355 65 502 3.65 685.2 595 294 572
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Dodgers bid farewell to Interleague

Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
With the Dodgers' loss against the Mariners on Sunday, the club wrapped up Interleague Play, and it's something manager Joe Torre won't miss. They'll return to their National League schedule on Monday against the Rockies
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Dodgers probable pitcher

Randy Wolf

  • #21 LHP
  • (3-3) 3.64 ERA 70 SO
Wolf got roughed up by the White Sox last time out. In only 3 1/3 innings, he allowed five runs and three homers, along with two walks, two wild pitches and a hit batter. The Dodgers had won seven of Wolf's eight previous starts and he came into the game having allowed only one run the previous 11 innings. It was his first start of the year lasting less than five innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 93-81 4.22 1564.1 577 1297 .255
Season 3-3 3.64 96.1 30 70 .242
June 0-2 5.74 26.2 10 13 .296
Vs. Colorado 0-0 4.50 6.0 2 9 .182

Rockies hitters vs Randy Wolf

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Atkins, Garrett .667 3 0 1 .313 16 1 5
Barmes, Clint .000 2 0 0 .000 8 0 0
Fowler, Dexter .000 3 0 0 .222 9 0 0
Gomez, Hector - - - - - - - -
Gonzalez, Carlos - - - - .333 3 0 0
Hawpe, Brad .500 2 1 2 .250 12 1 2
Helton, Todd .000 3 0 0 .100 20 0 0
Iannetta, Chris .000 2 0 0 .286 7 0 0
McKenry, Michael - - - - - - - -
Murton, Matt - - - - .500 2 0 0
Nelson, Chris - - - - - - - -
Smith, Seth - - - - - - - -
Spilborghs, Ryan .000 2 0 0 .300 10 2 3
Stewart, Ian - - - - - - - -
Tulowitzki, Troy .333 3 0 0 .231 13 1 2
Young, Eric - - - - .500 4 0 0

Dodgers hitters vs Ubaldo Jimenez

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blake, Casey .333 3 0 1 .182 11 0 1
De Jesus, Ivan - - - - - - - -
DeWitt, Blake - - - - .000 1 0 0
Ellis, A.J. - - - - - - - -
Ethier, Andre .500 8 0 2 .269 26 1 4
Furcal, Rafael .500 4 0 1 .308 13 0 1
Hu, Chin-lung - - - - 1.000 2 1 2
Kemp, Matt .667 6 0 0 .407 27 1 3
Loney, James .286 7 0 1 .257 35 1 8
Martin, Russell .429 7 0 4 .364 22 0 5
May, Lucas - - - - - - - -
Paul, Xavier - - - - - - - -
Pierre, Juan .500 4 0 1 .286 21 0 3
Ramirez, Manny .167 6 0 0 .083 12 0 0
Repko, Jason - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Trayvon - - - - - - - -

Dodgers, Ethier save best for last (40-36) (49-28)

Dodgers 4, Rockies 2 (13)

Extra painful

Thomas Harding / MLB.com
The Rockies have surged into contention, but they'll need to figure out how to beat the NL West-leading Dodgers. Colorado fell to 1-9 vs. Los Angeles after Andre Ethier's 13th-inning homer dropped the Rockies 8 1/2 games back. Ubaldo Jimenez went seven solid innings and Ryan Spilborghs hit his sixth homer.

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Walk-off wonders

Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
Andre Ethier clubbed a two-run homer in the 13th inning, giving the Dodgers their ninth walk-off hit of the season. It also helped L.A. avoid losing three straight games for the first time. Randy Wolf was left with a no-decision after six strong innings, but his two-run single in the fifth got the Dodgers to extras.
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Dodgers 4, Rockies 2

Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Fowler, CF 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 .253
Barmes, 2B 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 .282
Helton, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .313
Atkins, G, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .227
  b-Stewart, PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218
  Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hawpe, RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .327
Tulowitzki, SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .257
Spilborghs, LF 5 1 2 2 0 2 0 .265
Iannetta, C 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .232
Jimenez, U, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .280
  a-Smith, S, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298
  Daley, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Flores, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Rincon, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Gonzalez, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224
  Embree, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Quintanilla, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207
Totals 45 2 6 2 2 17 17  

a-Struck out for Jimenez, U in the 8th. b-Struck out for Atkins, G in the 9th. c-Struck out for Rincon in the 10th.

BATTING
2B: Iannetta (9, Wolf), Spilborghs (15, Weaver, Jf).
HR: Spilborghs (6, 5th inning off Wolf, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Fowler; Hawpe; Spilborghs 6; Iannetta 3.
RBI: Spilborghs 2 (29).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fowler; Hawpe; Barmes 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-10.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Fowler (14, 3rd base off Wolf/Martin).
 
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre, LF 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 .329
Furcal, SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241
Hudson, O, 2B 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 .297
Blake, 3B 5 1 1 0 1 1 2 .291
Ethier, RF 6 1 2 2 0 2 2 .263
Kemp, CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .309
Loney, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .277
Martin, C 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .247
Wolf, P 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .100
  Belisario, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Loretta, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
  Troncoso, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Broxton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Ausmus, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260
  Weaver, Jf, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
  Leach, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Mota, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Jones, M, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
  McDonald, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 45 4 10 4 4 10 20  

a-Grounded out for Belisario in the 7th. b-Struck out for Broxton in the 9th. c-Struck out for Mota in the 12th.

BATTING
2B: Ethier (16, Flores, R).
HR: Ethier (15, 13th inning off Peralta, Jo, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Pierre 3; Blake; Ethier 6; Kemp; Loney; Martin; Wolf.
RBI: Wolf 2 (5), Ethier 2 (52).
2-out RBI: Wolf 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Loretta; Blake; Ausmus; Ethier 2; Hudson, O.
S: Furcal.
Team RISP: 1-for-9.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Pierre 3 (21, 2nd base off Peralta, Jo/Iannetta, 2nd base off Daley, M/Iannetta, 3rd base off Embree/Iannetta), Kemp (19, 2nd base off Jimenez, U/Iannetta).

FIELDING
E: Loney (3, fielding).
DP: (Blake).
 
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jimenez, U 7.0 5 2 2 1 4 0 3.75
Daley, M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.32
Flores, R 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.91
Rincon 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 5.79
Embree 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.75
Peralta, Jo (L, 0-1) 2.0 3 2 2 0 3 1 2.40
 
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wolf 6.0 4 2 2 1 4 1 3.61
Belisario 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.97
Troncoso 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.98
Broxton 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.21
Weaver, Jf 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.58
Leach 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.31
Mota 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.24
McDonald, J (W, 2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.55

Flores, R pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Peralta, Jo pitched to 2 batters in the 13th.

WP: Wolf.
Balk: Jimenez, U.
IBB: Martin (by Jimenez, U), Loney (by Rincon), Blake (by Embree).
Pitches-strikes: Jimenez, U 101-65, Daley, M 16-10, Flores, R 5-3, Rincon 16-9, Embree 17-9, Peralta, Jo 39-26, Wolf 96-65, Belisario 11-7, Troncoso 16-8, Broxton 19-13, Weaver, Jf 25-19, Leach 10-7, Mota 10-7, McDonald, J 11-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Jimenez, U 12-5, Daley, M 1-2, Flores, R 0-0, Rincon 1-0, Embree 2-0, Peralta, Jo 2-1, Wolf 6-7, Belisario 0-1, Troncoso 1-1, Broxton 0-0, Weaver, Jf 0-0, Leach 2-0, Mota 2-0, McDonald, J 0-1.
Batters faced: Jimenez, U 27, Daley, M 4, Flores, R 1, Rincon 4, Embree 5, Peralta, Jo 9, Wolf 23, Belisario 3, Troncoso 4, Broxton 3, Weaver, Jf 5, Leach 3, Mota 3, McDonald, J 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Rincon 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Paul Emmel. 2B: Gary Darling. 3B: Bill Hohn.
Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, In from LF.
T: 4:10.
Att: 41,288.
June 29, 2009

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