MILWAUKEE -- Colorado slugger Troy Tulowitzki wants to show that his team can hit for power on the road, not only at Coors Field in Denver's thin air.
Rockies hitters have 12 doubles in the first two games of the season, tying a major league record that has stood for more than a century.
"I'm really happy it's on the road," Tulowitzki said. "First thing we would hear if we were at home is how it's a hitter's ballpark."
Colorado hit six doubles for the second consecutive game Tuesday night on the way to a 5-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The dozen two-base hits matched the mark set by the New York Giants over the first two games in 1912.
"We're hitting them all over the field," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said.
Six players doubled for the Rockies, who had 12 hits overall. Colorado had eight extra-base hits and 16 overall in the season opener Monday, a 10-0 victory.
Jordan Lyles pitched six effective innings for the Rockies. Lyles (1-0) limited the Brewers to two runs and five hits. He lost four of his final five starts last season.
"I mixed in everything pretty well," Lyles said.
Jean Segura was hit in the face by Lyles' changeup in the fifth and stayed sprawled in front of home plate for several minutes. Segura apparently was OK, though, and remained in the game.
"I thought my nose was broken," Segura said.
The Rockies, who managed only one hit off Brewers starter Matt Garza through three innings, scored three runs in the fourth. Colorado had four consecutive hits in the inning.
Tulowitzki got it started with a double and scored on Nolan Arenado's one-out double. Corey Dickerson followed with an RBI double, and Nick Hundley had a run-scoring single.
Adam Lind hit a drive off the center-field wall leading off the fourth for the Brewers but was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a triple.
Carlos Gonzalez doubled to start the Colorado fifth and scored on Tulowitzki's single.
Garza (0-1) gave up four runs and eight hits in five innings.
The Rockies tacked on a run in the sixth when Hundley doubled and scored on Gonzalez's sacrifice fly. Hundley finished with three hits.
A trio of Rockies relievers combined for three scoreless innings. Colorado pitchers retired their final 13 batters, and LaTroy Hawkins got his first save of the season.
Milwaukee broke through for two runs in the fifth, ending a 13-inning scoreless streak to start the season. After getting hit by a pitch, Segura scored the Brewers' second run on Carlos Gomez's double.
MORNEAU EXITS
Rockies 1B Justin Morneau, who has a history of concussions, left in the seventh inning after he was hit in the neck by a throw while running the bases. Daniel Descalso replaced him. "With (Morneau's) history, we're always going to be careful," Weiss said. "That's why I took him out."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Gonzalez and Tulowitzki, both of whom missed considerable time last season due to injuries, have seven hits between them in the first two games of the series. "One of the bright spots of spring training was how good they came in physically. They were ready to go from the very beginning," Weiss said.
Brewers: OF Ryan Braun was not in the starting lineup, a day after leaving the team's opener because of a strain in his right side. Braun had an MRI on Tuesday morning. "The results were good," manager Ron Roenicke said. "He should be back in there tomorrow." Braun insisted the injury isn't significant. "From that perspective I'm fortunate and encouraged by it. Yesterday I wasn't sure," he said.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Eddie Butler is on the mound Wednesday night in the series finale. Butler made his major league debut with Colorado last season. He went 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA in three starts.
Brewers: RHP Wily Peralta is 2-2 with a 6.46 ERA in five career games (four starts) against the Rockies. He won both his starts and had a 4.61 ERA against Colorado last season.
Rockies hitters have 12 doubles in the first two games of the season, tying a major league record that has stood for more than a century.
"I'm really happy it's on the road," Tulowitzki said. "First thing we would hear if we were at home is how it's a hitter's ballpark."
Colorado hit six doubles for the second consecutive game Tuesday night on the way to a 5-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The dozen two-base hits matched the mark set by the New York Giants over the first two games in 1912.
"We're hitting them all over the field," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said.
Six players doubled for the Rockies, who had 12 hits overall. Colorado had eight extra-base hits and 16 overall in the season opener Monday, a 10-0 victory.
Jordan Lyles pitched six effective innings for the Rockies. Lyles (1-0) limited the Brewers to two runs and five hits. He lost four of his final five starts last season.
"I mixed in everything pretty well," Lyles said.
Jean Segura was hit in the face by Lyles' changeup in the fifth and stayed sprawled in front of home plate for several minutes. Segura apparently was OK, though, and remained in the game.
"I thought my nose was broken," Segura said.
The Rockies, who managed only one hit off Brewers starter Matt Garza through three innings, scored three runs in the fourth. Colorado had four consecutive hits in the inning.
Tulowitzki got it started with a double and scored on Nolan Arenado's one-out double. Corey Dickerson followed with an RBI double, and Nick Hundley had a run-scoring single.
Adam Lind hit a drive off the center-field wall leading off the fourth for the Brewers but was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a triple.
Carlos Gonzalez doubled to start the Colorado fifth and scored on Tulowitzki's single.
Garza (0-1) gave up four runs and eight hits in five innings.
The Rockies tacked on a run in the sixth when Hundley doubled and scored on Gonzalez's sacrifice fly. Hundley finished with three hits.
A trio of Rockies relievers combined for three scoreless innings. Colorado pitchers retired their final 13 batters, and LaTroy Hawkins got his first save of the season.
Milwaukee broke through for two runs in the fifth, ending a 13-inning scoreless streak to start the season. After getting hit by a pitch, Segura scored the Brewers' second run on Carlos Gomez's double.
MORNEAU EXITS
Rockies 1B Justin Morneau, who has a history of concussions, left in the seventh inning after he was hit in the neck by a throw while running the bases. Daniel Descalso replaced him. "With (Morneau's) history, we're always going to be careful," Weiss said. "That's why I took him out."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Gonzalez and Tulowitzki, both of whom missed considerable time last season due to injuries, have seven hits between them in the first two games of the series. "One of the bright spots of spring training was how good they came in physically. They were ready to go from the very beginning," Weiss said.
Brewers: OF Ryan Braun was not in the starting lineup, a day after leaving the team's opener because of a strain in his right side. Braun had an MRI on Tuesday morning. "The results were good," manager Ron Roenicke said. "He should be back in there tomorrow." Braun insisted the injury isn't significant. "From that perspective I'm fortunate and encouraged by it. Yesterday I wasn't sure," he said.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Eddie Butler is on the mound Wednesday night in the series finale. Butler made his major league debut with Colorado last season. He went 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA in three starts.
Brewers: RHP Wily Peralta is 2-2 with a 6.46 ERA in five career games (four starts) against the Rockies. He won both his starts and had a 4.61 ERA against Colorado last season.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| Blackmon struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| González lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| C. Gómez flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Lucroy fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Lind walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| Morneau flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Dickerson walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Hundley singled to right center, Dickerson to third. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Davis grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Parra lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Segura singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| Lyles grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmon grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| González grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Garza struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C. Gómez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Lucroy grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| Tulowitzki doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Morneau flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado doubled to deep left, Tulowitzki scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Dickerson doubled to left, Arenado scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Hundley singled to center, Dickerson scored. | 3 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to right, Hundley to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Lyles struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Blackmon grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, LeMahieu out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Lind doubled to deep center, Lind out advancing to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Ramírez grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Davis grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| González doubled to deep right. | 3 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki singled to center, González scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Morneau lined out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| Arenado grounded out to pitcher, Tulowitzki to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Dickerson fouled out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Parra doubled to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Segura hit by pitch. | 4 | 0 |
| Gennett reached on infield single to shortstop, Parra to third, Segura to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Schafer grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Parra scored, Gennett out at second, Segura to third. | 4 | 1 |
| C. Gómez doubled to left, Segura scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Lucroy grounded out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Thornburg pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| Hundley doubled to deep left. | 4 | 2 |
| LeMahieu singled to right, Hundley to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Lyles struck out bunting foul. | 4 | 2 |
| LeMahieu stole second. | 4 | 2 |
| Blackmon walked. | 4 | 2 |
| González hit sacrifice fly to left, Hundley scored, LeMahieu to third, Blackmon to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Lind flied out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| Ramírez flied out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| Davis grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Thornburg pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| Morneau doubled to deep left center. | 5 | 2 |
| Arenado singled to right, Morneau to third, Arenado to second on throwing error by shortstop Segura. | 5 | 2 |
| Dickerson lined out to first. | 5 | 2 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Parra struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| Segura flied out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Broxton pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| Ynoa grounded out to third. | 5 | 2 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| González grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Adam Ottavino pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Jiménez struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| C. Gómez struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| Lucroy grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Rodriguez pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| Tulowitzki flied out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| Arenado grounded out to third. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| LaTroy Hawkins pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Lind grounded out to first. | 5 | 2 |
| Ramírez struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| Davis singled to right center. | 5 | 2 |
| Davis to second on fielder's indifference. | 5 | 2 |
| Parra flied out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blackmon CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .111 | .200 | .111 |
| González RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .375 | .333 | .625 |
| Tulowitzki SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .500 | .500 | .800 |
| Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
Descalso 1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Arenado 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .556 | .600 | 1.111 |
| Dickerson LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .375 | .444 | 1.000 |
| Hundley C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .444 | .444 | .556 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .444 | .444 | .444 |
| Lyles P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Logan P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Ynoa PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ottavino P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Hawkins P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 148 | |||
| a-grounded to third for B Logan in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Tulowitzki (3, Garza); Arenado (2, Garza); Dickerson (2, Garza); González (2, Garza); Hundley (1, Thornburg); Morneau (1, Thornburg) RBI: Arenado (5), Dickerson (5), Hundley (1), Tulowitzki (2), González (2) SF: González Rockies RISP: 6-16 (LeMahieu 1-3, Hundley 1-2, Arenado 2-2, Lyles 0-2, Tulowitzki 1-2, Morneau 0-1, Blackmon 0-1, Dickerson 1-3) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: LeMahieu (1, 2nd base off Thornburg/Lucroy) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (LeMahieu-Tulowitzki-Morneau). Outfield Assist: Blackmon (Lind at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI |
| Attendance | 30,222 (72.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:48 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, Roof Closed |
| Wind | No Wind |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dan Iassogna, First Base - CB Bucknor, Second Base - Lance Barrett, Third Base - Dale Scott |
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