Jul 22, 2008 8:48 pm US/Pacific
Feast Or Famine: Dodgers Get Crushed In Colorado
Rockies Return The Favor After Getting Blown Out A Day Before
DENVER, CO (AP) ―
The Colorado Rockies scored 10 runs on Monday, but it wasn't nearly enough to keep up with the Los Angeles Dodgers who scored 16. Colorado kept up the pace and scored 10 again on Tuesday, but this time the Dodgers could only manage a solo homer in the ninth.
Ubaldo Jimenez threw a four-hitter in his first career complete game and Ian Stewart homered and drove in four runs to lead the Rockies to a 10-1 victory over the Dodgers on Tuesday night.
Brad Hawpe had three hits, including his 16th homer, and Jeff Baker had four hits for the Rockies, who had 18 hits one night after they had 20.
Jimenez (6-9) gave the Colorado bullpen some much-needed rest after Monday night's 16-10 loss to the Dodgers in which the relievers threw 8 2-3 innings. Jimenez retired 13 straight at one point and 15 of the first 16 batters in winning for the fifth time in his last seven starts.
He didn't allow a runner past first base until Nomar Garciaparra led off the eighth with a double to left, and he didn't give up a run until Matt Kemp led off the ninth with his 11th homer.
Jimenez, who struck out four and walked two, received a standing ovation from the crowd of 41,567 at Coors Field when he batted in the bottom of the eighth.
Clayton Kershaw (0-3), who was recalled from Double-A before the game, gave up five runs and 10 hits in three-plus innings.
Hawpe put Colorado ahead 1-0 with a one-out homer in the second. Colorado extended its lead in the third. With one out Jeff Baker and Matt Holliday singled, Garrett Atkins walked and Chris Iannetta smacked a two-run single to right. After Hawpe struck out and Troy Tulowitzki was intentionally walked, Stewart singled to right to make it 5-0.
The Rockies chased Kershaw when they loaded the bases in the fourth with no outs on singles by Taveras and Baker and a walk to Holliday.
Reliever Jason Johnson got out of the jam by getting Atkins to ground into a fielder's choice at home and Iannetta into a double play.
Stewart's fourth homer of the season made it 6-0 in the fifth. He finished with three hits.
The Rockies scored four runs in the eighth to make it 10-0.
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