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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Jeffrey Hammonds went 3-for-4, including a
go-ahead RBI double in the sixth inning, as the Colorado Rockies
edged the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 Tuesday night.
The loss was the major league-high 16th for Philadelphia's Omar
Daal (3-16).
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Helton almost takes night off
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PHILADELPHIA -- Colorado's Todd Helton, who leads the majors in batting, wasn't in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Phillies.
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"Todd felt a slight twinge in his back after a swing last
night," Colorado batting coach Clint Hurdle said. "It's nothing
serious. He could have started and played the entire game with no
problem. This just seemed like a good time to give him a night
off."
Helton entered the game in the seventh inning, replacing starter Butch Huskey at first base.
He flied out to left in his lone at-bat, dipping his average to .396.
The Rockies did say Helton's .176 average against Phillies starter Omar Daal also was a factor in him not starting.
Daal has been one of the few pitchers to get Helton out in his career. Helton is 3-for-17 with five strikeouts against him.
-- Associated Press
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Brian Rose (2-2) pitched six strong innings and snapped a
two-game losing streak.
Jose Jimenez pitched 2 1/3 hitless innings for his 17th save in
23 chances.
Colorado broke a 1-1 tie off Daal in the sixth inning. Hammonds
looped a ground-rule double to right field, scoring Jeff Cirillo.
Cirillo got into scoring position behind some poor defense when
he tried to stretch a hit into a double. Left fielder Pat Burrell's
throw appeared to beat Cirillo to the bag, but second baseman
Marlon Anderson couldn't come up with the one-hopper. The play was
ruled a double.
Rose allowed one run on three hits -- all in the first three
innings _ and retired the final seven batters he faced. He walked
four and struck out six.
Rose's toughest jam came in the fourth when he threw 28 pitches
and walked the bases loaded. He struck out Bobby Abreu to end the
threat.
Daal yielded eight hits and two runs in seven innings. He struck
out eight and walked one.
Colorado took a 1-0 lead in the third when Ben Petrick scored on
Juan Pierre's RBI single.
The lead was short-lived as the Phillies tied the game in the
bottom half of the third as Doug Glanville singled home Daal, who
led off with a double.
Game notes
Phillies 3B Scott Rolen wasn't in the starting lineup.
Colorado took advantage as there were four plays that went for hits
there, including Cirillo's double in the third, that just got past
Rolen's replacement, Kevin Jordan. ... Hammonds has 102 RBI in 105
games. ... Daal is in jeopardy of become the first pitcher to lose
20 games in a season since Oakland's Brian Kingman in 1980. ... The
Phillies' three-game winning streak ended. The team hasn't won four
in a row since July 4. ... Hammonds, who went 2-for-3 against Daal,
was 0-for-8 career against the left-hander coming in.
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