Gonzalez comes through again as Rockies sweep the Nationals
August 20, 2009 9:17 PM
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WASHINGTON — Carlos Gonzalez appeared to be out on a caught foul tip, ending Colorado’s half of the fifth inning in a scoreless game Thursday night. At least that’s what the home-plate umpire thought. That’s what Washington starter Garrett Mock thought, too. So did his teammates, who started jogging off the field.
Second-base umpire Doug Eddings saw things differently. Eddings realized that Gonzalez’s bat touched the ball, which then skipped off the dirt before landing in Nationals catcher Josh Bard’s glove. As replays showed, it was merely an innocent foul ball, not a third out.
Given a chance to stay at the plate, Gonzalez blooped an RBI double down the left-field line that sent the Rockies on their way to a 4-1 victory, completing a three-game sweep. “I don’t know how Dougie saw that play out there,” Nationals center fielder Nyjer Morgan said. “I guess he was eating his carrots today.”
Gonzalez’s club record-tying streak of four games with a homer ended, but he again came through for the NL wild-card leaders. Troy Tulowitzki and Brad Hawpe also drove in runs to back a strong performance by Jason Hammel (8-7), who allowed one run and three hits in seven innings.
Huston Street worked a perfect ninth for his 32nd save in 33 chances, including every game this series.
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08-21-2009, 12:32 PM
Huge 4 game series at home for the Rockies against the SF Giants starting tonight who have been having a good year and right behind the Rockies in the standings. I would be happy with a split but real happy to win the series. 
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