D-Backs, Rockies play rubber match at Coors
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04/04/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of pitchers will make debuts with their new clubs this afternoon when the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies conclude their three-game series at Coors Field.
Left-hander Doug Davis was acquired by Arizona in a six-player trade that sent Johnny Estrada and Claudio Vargas to Milwaukee. Davis was 11-11 with the Brewers last season in 34 starts with a 4.91 earned run average.
He has made just two career starts against the Rockies, and is 1-1 with a 2.77 ERA. He has issued just two walks against Colorado through 13 innings.
Rodrigo Lopez, meanwhile, makes his Colorado debut after being acquired from Baltimore in January. The right-hander suffered through a poor 2006, going 9-18 in 36 games. Just 29 of those were starts as he was out of the rotation by the end of the season, finishing with a 5.90 ERA. He has lost his last six decisions overall.
Lopez has lost both of his career starts against the Diamondbacks, giving up a total of 10 runs in just 7 2/3 innings for an 11.74 ERA.
The clubs had to play two extra innings yesterday before Troy Tulowitzki doubled in the tying run and then scored the game-winner when Chris Iannetta reached on an error in the 11th, lifting Colorado past Arizona 4-3.
Arizona starter Livan Hernandez went seven solid innings, allowing just two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four.
Jeff Francis got the start for the Rockies and surrendered only two runs on seven hits and two walks. He struck out four in six innings.
Todd Helton and Matt Holliday both singled to begin the 11th against Arizona closer Jose Valverde (0-1). Valverde then got Brad Hawpe to hit into a double play, but Tulowitzki drilled a double to right field which bounced off the glove of Eric Byrnes, scoring Jamey Carroll who had come into the game as pinch-runner. Iannetta followed with a sharp, bouncing grounder to third that Alberto Callaspo could not handle.
Colorado fell behind after Stephen Drew's run-scoring single off Byung-Hyun Kim (1-0) in the top half of the inning.
Drew, Byrnes and Orlando Hudson all knocked in a run for Arizona, which won the opener of the series, 8-6, on Monday. Conor Jackson went 2-for-5 with a run scored.
Holliday finished 2-for-5 with an RBI, while Tulowitzki and Kazuo Matsui also each drove in a run for the Rockies, who won for just the fourth time in 12 games against Arizona at home.
Bench coach Jamie Quirk took over duties for manager Clint Hurdle, who was serving a one-game suspension for a spring training game incident against the San Diego Padres.
Colorado enjoys an off day on Thursday before hitting the road for three games against San Diego on Friday. Arizona, meanwhile, is in Washington on Thursday for the beginning of a four-game set.
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