PHILADELPHIA -- Chad Bettis thought he was now just four outs from a no-hitter before he turned around and saw nobody was there to field Cody Asche's routine grounder.
Bettis retired the first 18 batters and took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Troy Tulowitzki hit two solo homers and the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Friday night.
Asche singled through a shift to end Bettis' no-hit bid with one out in the eighth. Bettis (2-0) lost a perfect game in the seventh when shortstop Tulowitzki made an error on Ben Revere's grounder up the middle.
"Initially, I thought it was right at Tulo," Bettis said of Asche's hit. "I turned around and looked and I was like, `Oh, man!' But there's nothing you can do about that. That's baseball."
Colorado center fielder Charlie Blackmon made a sliding catch to rob Freddy Galvis of a hit after Revere's grounder went through Tulowitzki's legs leading off the bottom of the seventh. But Asche hit a sharp grounder that would have been a routine play for Tulowitzki except the two-time Gold Glove winner was shifted to the right-field side of second base.
"I align the defense," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "I felt we stole some outs with the shift. We're playing the percentages."
The 26-year-old Bettis allowed two hits and tied a career-high with seven strikeouts in eight innings in his 12th start in the majors.
Tulowitzki had two homers in 154 at-bats this season before going deep his first two times up against Cole Hamels (5-4). Ben Paulsen hit a two-run homer for the Rockies, who won for the fifth time in six games.
"I haven't started off the way I envisioned, but today is why I play," said Tulowitzki, who finished 4-for-4.
Hamels had won his last four starts. The Phillies have lost five straight.
"He can definitely carry a team," Hamels said of Tulowitzki. "He showed why he's a great hitter."
Tulowitzki drove an 0-1 pitch deep into the seats in left for a 1-0 lead in the first. He connected on a 1-2 pitch in the third, sending another drive into the seats in left. Tulowitzki had just two hits in 14 previous at-bats against Hamels.
Bettis took a shutout into the ninth in an 11-2 victory over San Francisco in his previous start last Sunday. The right-hander is 3-5 with a 5.77 ERA in 41 career appearances.
"He was coming off his best outing and he topped it," Weiss said.
The Phillies scored a run off closer John Axford in the ninth when left fielder Brandon Barnes made an error on Chase Utley's deep fly to the wall, allowing Revere to score from second after he reached on a wild pitch while striking out.
NEW SPOT
Asche made his debut in left field after learning the position the past two weeks at Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He made the switch from third base after prospect Maikel Franco was called up. Asche made one putout on a liner right at him.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Prospect David Dahl had surgery to repair his spleen after a collision in the outfield during a game Thursday for Double-A New Britain.
UP NEXT:
Rockies: LHP Jorge De La Rosa (1-2, 6.51) makes his first start since being scratched Tuesday because of a cut middle finger. De La Rosa is 2-4 with a 5.34 ERA against Philadelphia.
Phillies: RHP Aaron Harang (4-4, 1.93) tries to continue his dominance at home. He has a 0.61 ERA in Philadelphia this season. Harang is 6-6 in 15 career starts versus Colorado.
Bettis retired the first 18 batters and took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Troy Tulowitzki hit two solo homers and the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Friday night.
Asche singled through a shift to end Bettis' no-hit bid with one out in the eighth. Bettis (2-0) lost a perfect game in the seventh when shortstop Tulowitzki made an error on Ben Revere's grounder up the middle.
"Initially, I thought it was right at Tulo," Bettis said of Asche's hit. "I turned around and looked and I was like, `Oh, man!' But there's nothing you can do about that. That's baseball."
Colorado center fielder Charlie Blackmon made a sliding catch to rob Freddy Galvis of a hit after Revere's grounder went through Tulowitzki's legs leading off the bottom of the seventh. But Asche hit a sharp grounder that would have been a routine play for Tulowitzki except the two-time Gold Glove winner was shifted to the right-field side of second base.
"I align the defense," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "I felt we stole some outs with the shift. We're playing the percentages."
The 26-year-old Bettis allowed two hits and tied a career-high with seven strikeouts in eight innings in his 12th start in the majors.
Tulowitzki had two homers in 154 at-bats this season before going deep his first two times up against Cole Hamels (5-4). Ben Paulsen hit a two-run homer for the Rockies, who won for the fifth time in six games.
"I haven't started off the way I envisioned, but today is why I play," said Tulowitzki, who finished 4-for-4.
Hamels had won his last four starts. The Phillies have lost five straight.
"He can definitely carry a team," Hamels said of Tulowitzki. "He showed why he's a great hitter."
Tulowitzki drove an 0-1 pitch deep into the seats in left for a 1-0 lead in the first. He connected on a 1-2 pitch in the third, sending another drive into the seats in left. Tulowitzki had just two hits in 14 previous at-bats against Hamels.
Bettis took a shutout into the ninth in an 11-2 victory over San Francisco in his previous start last Sunday. The right-hander is 3-5 with a 5.77 ERA in 41 career appearances.
"He was coming off his best outing and he topped it," Weiss said.
The Phillies scored a run off closer John Axford in the ninth when left fielder Brandon Barnes made an error on Chase Utley's deep fly to the wall, allowing Revere to score from second after he reached on a wild pitch while striking out.
NEW SPOT
Asche made his debut in left field after learning the position the past two weeks at Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He made the switch from third base after prospect Maikel Franco was called up. Asche made one putout on a liner right at him.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Prospect David Dahl had surgery to repair his spleen after a collision in the outfield during a game Thursday for Double-A New Britain.
UP NEXT:
Rockies: LHP Jorge De La Rosa (1-2, 6.51) makes his first start since being scratched Tuesday because of a cut middle finger. De La Rosa is 2-4 with a 5.34 ERA against Philadelphia.
Phillies: RHP Aaron Harang (4-4, 1.93) tries to continue his dominance at home. He has a 0.61 ERA in Philadelphia this season. Harang is 6-6 in 15 career starts versus Colorado.
7:05 PM ET, May 29, 2015
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Cole Hamels pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Barnes struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki homered to left center (379 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| González singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Arenado popped out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Revere struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Galvis lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Utley grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Rosario grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Hundley singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Ynoa grounded into fielder's choice to second, Hundley out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Bettis struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Howard grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Franco popped out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Asche grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Barnes flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| LeMahieu lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki homered to left center (420 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| González grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Herrera flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Ruiz grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Hamels struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Rosario lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Revere grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Galvis flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Utley struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Ynoa struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Bettis walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Barnes popped out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Howard flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Franco grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Asche grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Tulowitzki singled to left center. | 2 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki out at second on runner's fielder's choice. | 2 | 0 |
| González struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Herrera lined out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Ruiz lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Hamels struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Rosario grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Hundley flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Ynoa grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Barnes in left field. | 2 | 0 |
| Blackmon in center field. | 2 | 0 |
| Revere safe at first on error by shortstop Tulowitzki. | 2 | 0 |
| Galvis lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Utley grounded out to first, Revere to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Howard grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Bettis struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Barnes struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Paulsen at first base. | 2 | 0 |
| Franco struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Asche singled to left center. | 2 | 0 |
| Herrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Ruiz singled to right, Asche to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Ruf hit for Hamels. | 2 | 0 |
| Blanco ran for Ruiz. | 2 | 0 |
| Ruf struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Luis Garcia pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Rupp catching. | 2 | 0 |
| García relieved Hamels. | 2 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| González walked, Tulowitzki to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Arenado lined into double play, third to second, Tulowitzki doubled off second. | 2 | 0 |
| Paulsen homered to left center (403 feet), González scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Hundley popped out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| John Axford pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Axford relieved Bettis. | 4 | 0 |
| Revere struck out swinging, Revere safe at first on wild pitch by Axford. | 4 | 0 |
| Galvis grounded out to first, Revere to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Utley safe at second on error by left fielder Barnes, Revere scored. | 4 | 1 |
| Howard flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Franco lined out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Barnes CF-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .360 | .385 | .520 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .329 | .382 | .421 |
| Tulowitzki SS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .285 | .303 | .456 |
| González RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .211 | .292 | .322 |
| Arenado 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .280 | .324 | .536 |
| Rosario 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .284 | .293 | .459 |
Paulsen 1B
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .371 | .436 | .629 |
| Hundley C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .315 | .353 | .496 |
| Ynoa LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .278 | .304 | .352 |
Blackmon CF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .340 | .442 |
| Bettis P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .000 | .182 | .000 |
Axford P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 138 | |||
| BATTING HR: Tulowitzki 2 (4, 1st inning off Hamels 0 on, 2 Out; 3rd inning off Hamels 0 on, 2 Out); Paulsen (2, 9th inning off García 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Tulowitzki 2 (20), Paulsen 2 (7) 2-out RBI: Tulowitzki 2, Paulsen 2 Rockies RISP: 0-1 (Arenado 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Tulowitzki (5, ground ball); Barnes (1, fly ball) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA |
| Attendance | 22,227 (50.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:32 |
| Weather | 86 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Hernandez, First Base - Scott Barry, Second Base - Ted Barrett, Third Base - Chris Conroy |
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