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Rockies down Phillies 5-4; even NLDS at 1-1

October 08, 2009 7:39 PM
THE GAZETTE



PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels isn’t going to breeze through this postseason. Yorvit Torrealba hit a two-run homer, Aaron Cook pitched effectively into the sixth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat Hamels and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Thursday to even their NL playoff series at a game apiece.

Huston Street pitched out of trouble in the ninth to secure the win for Colorado. He retired Shane Victorino on a soft liner to second to leave the potential tying run, Game 1 winner Cliff Lee, at second base.

Hamels, the World Series and NLCS MVP last year, looked nothing like the guy who was so dominant during Philadelphia’s championship run last October.

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Phillies still undecided about Game 3 starter



October 08, 2009 10:53 PM


THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PHILADELPHIA • Pedro Martinez wants the ball in another big game. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel will consider giving the three-time Cy Young Award winner the start in Game 3.

Martinez was the only pitcher out of the three possible starting candidates that did not pitch Thursday in a 5-4 loss to the Rockies that evened the best-of-five series at a game apiece.

J.A. Happ and Joe Blanton both made cameo appearances out of the bullpen in Game 2. Their relief stints means Manuel’s decision on a Game 3 starter got a lot more complicated. Martinez wants to make it easy for him.

“I guess I’m the only one standing,” he said.

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It appears it is going to be Hammels for the Rockies starting game 3. My guess is Pedro Martinez will start for the Phillies. Tomorrow night it is suppose to snow up in Denver and be very cold. Do the Rockies have an advantage here?

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Updated: October 10, 2009, 12:25 PM ET

Phillies-Rockies pushed back to Sunday




Associated Press

DENVER -- Game 3 of the Philadelphia Phillies-Colorado Rockies playoff on Saturday night has been postponed because of cold, snowy weather.

Major League Baseball rescheduled the game for Sunday night at 10:07 p.m. ET, and Game 4 was pushed back to Monday. Game 5, if necessary, will be played as scheduled on Tuesday in Philadelphia, without a day off for travel.

The NL Division Series is tied at one game each.

A cold front moved into Denver overnight, dropping temperatures into the teens with record lows for the date. Coors Field was covered with a thin layer of snow and ice Saturday morning and flurries were expected to continue through the night.