PHILADELPHIA
-- There's no secret to the Rockies' recent success. A combination of
good pitching and hitting is always a winning recipe.
DJ LeMahieu homered and had three hits, Nolan Arenado also went deep and Colorado beat Philadelphia 4-1 on Sunday to hand the Phillies their season-worst seventh consecutive defeat.
Chris Rusin (1-0) replaced injured starter Jordan Lyles with one out in the second and pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings to help the Rockies win their fourth straight and seventh in eight games.
"We're just playing good ball right now," Arenado said. "We're pitching great, we're driving in runs when we need to and we've had a lot of success doing that. ... And it's a lot of fun."
The Phillies' losing streak is their longest since dropping eight in a row in July 2013. Philadelphia was swept at home by Colorado for the first time in club history.
Offense continued to be a problem for the Phillies, who have scored 12 runs during their skid. They finished with seven hits.
"We weren't able to do anything on the offensive side of things and are struggling with the bats collectively," manager Ryne Sandberg said.
Lyles re-aggravated an injury to his left big toe, which he sprained in his previous start, when he tried to avoid Cody Asche's line-drive single up the middle.
Rockies manager Walt Weiss and a trainer came to the mound, and Lyles threw one warmup toss before Weiss patted him on the back and took the ball. It was the third start in the last four that Lyles left due to injury. He exited May 13 with a bruised pitching hand.
Rusin came in and shut down Philadelphia. The left-hander was recalled from Triple-A on Tuesday to fill in for injured Jorge De La Rosa and pitched well, allowing one run and four hits in seven innings. Rusin stayed around as a potential emergency starter for either De La Rosa, who missed his second straight start Saturday with a cut on the middle finger of his pitching hand, or Lyles.
"He knew he had to be ready to go," Weiss said. "He did another great job for us."
Colorado has permitted just 16 earned runs in its last eight games. The Rockies have averaged 5.7 runs in their seven wins during that stretch.
"The hitting's been good, but the pitching has been the biggest key," Weiss said. "Historically, this trip has been tough on us, so a sweep here is a big accomplishment."
Colorado rookie Scott Oberg pitched a scoreless ninth for his first career save.
Phillies starter Jerome Williams (3-5) capped a forgettable month, allowing four runs and eight hits in five innings. He finished 1-4 in May with a 6.62 ERA in seven starts.
The Rockies took a 2-0 lead in the first when Arenado followed LeMahieu's single with a drive to deep left-center. It was the fifth homer in the last seven games for Arenado.
Philadelphia got its lone run in the second on Cameron Rupp's RBI double.
LeMahieu's two-run homer to left in the fifth made it 4-1.
Rusin allowed only two doubles until loading the bases with none out in the seventh on a walk and two singles. But right-hander Brooks Brown kept the Phillies off the scoreboard, striking out Rupp, pinch-hitter Darin Ruf and Ben Revere in order on 11 pitches.
"I'll take it," Brown said. "There wasn't much room because I couldn't pitch around anybody."
ROLLIN' NOLAN
Arenado is batting .429 with 14 RBI in his last seven games. His success is no surprise to Weiss.
"He's always been clutch and he's always been a good hitter," Weiss said. "It's really not surprising what he's doing. He could always hit."
COMING UP EMPTY
Philadelphia entered in an 0-for-21 slide with runners in scoring position and went 1 for 7 on Sunday.
"You have little bumps, but we're going to compete and look forward to the next game," Revere said. "We can't turn our backs on each other. We have to keep competing."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: LF Ben Paulsen was replaced in the bottom of the third after suffering a migraine. Brandon Barnes took his place.
Phillies: Sandberg rested healthy SS Freddy Galvis, who has three hits in his last 31 at-bats.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Kyle Kendrick (2-6, 6.38 ERA) opposes LHP Clayton Kershaw (3-3, 3.86) when the Rockies open a series at Dodger Stadium on Monday night. Kendrick is 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA in two starts against the Dodgers this season.
Phillies: After an off day, RHP Sean O'Sullivan (1-4, 4.81) takes the mound for Philadelphia in the first of a three-game series against the Reds on Tuesday night. O'Sullivan, who will face RHP Johnny Cueto (3-4, 3.03), has a 6.94 ERA in his last two outings.
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DJ LeMahieu homered and had three hits, Nolan Arenado also went deep and Colorado beat Philadelphia 4-1 on Sunday to hand the Phillies their season-worst seventh consecutive defeat.
Chris Rusin (1-0) replaced injured starter Jordan Lyles with one out in the second and pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings to help the Rockies win their fourth straight and seventh in eight games.
"We're just playing good ball right now," Arenado said. "We're pitching great, we're driving in runs when we need to and we've had a lot of success doing that. ... And it's a lot of fun."
The Phillies' losing streak is their longest since dropping eight in a row in July 2013. Philadelphia was swept at home by Colorado for the first time in club history.
Offense continued to be a problem for the Phillies, who have scored 12 runs during their skid. They finished with seven hits.
"We weren't able to do anything on the offensive side of things and are struggling with the bats collectively," manager Ryne Sandberg said.
Lyles re-aggravated an injury to his left big toe, which he sprained in his previous start, when he tried to avoid Cody Asche's line-drive single up the middle.
Rockies manager Walt Weiss and a trainer came to the mound, and Lyles threw one warmup toss before Weiss patted him on the back and took the ball. It was the third start in the last four that Lyles left due to injury. He exited May 13 with a bruised pitching hand.
Rusin came in and shut down Philadelphia. The left-hander was recalled from Triple-A on Tuesday to fill in for injured Jorge De La Rosa and pitched well, allowing one run and four hits in seven innings. Rusin stayed around as a potential emergency starter for either De La Rosa, who missed his second straight start Saturday with a cut on the middle finger of his pitching hand, or Lyles.
"He knew he had to be ready to go," Weiss said. "He did another great job for us."
Colorado has permitted just 16 earned runs in its last eight games. The Rockies have averaged 5.7 runs in their seven wins during that stretch.
"The hitting's been good, but the pitching has been the biggest key," Weiss said. "Historically, this trip has been tough on us, so a sweep here is a big accomplishment."
Colorado rookie Scott Oberg pitched a scoreless ninth for his first career save.
Phillies starter Jerome Williams (3-5) capped a forgettable month, allowing four runs and eight hits in five innings. He finished 1-4 in May with a 6.62 ERA in seven starts.
The Rockies took a 2-0 lead in the first when Arenado followed LeMahieu's single with a drive to deep left-center. It was the fifth homer in the last seven games for Arenado.
Philadelphia got its lone run in the second on Cameron Rupp's RBI double.
LeMahieu's two-run homer to left in the fifth made it 4-1.
Rusin allowed only two doubles until loading the bases with none out in the seventh on a walk and two singles. But right-hander Brooks Brown kept the Phillies off the scoreboard, striking out Rupp, pinch-hitter Darin Ruf and Ben Revere in order on 11 pitches.
"I'll take it," Brown said. "There wasn't much room because I couldn't pitch around anybody."
ROLLIN' NOLAN
Arenado is batting .429 with 14 RBI in his last seven games. His success is no surprise to Weiss.
"He's always been clutch and he's always been a good hitter," Weiss said. "It's really not surprising what he's doing. He could always hit."
COMING UP EMPTY
Philadelphia entered in an 0-for-21 slide with runners in scoring position and went 1 for 7 on Sunday.
"You have little bumps, but we're going to compete and look forward to the next game," Revere said. "We can't turn our backs on each other. We have to keep competing."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: LF Ben Paulsen was replaced in the bottom of the third after suffering a migraine. Brandon Barnes took his place.
Phillies: Sandberg rested healthy SS Freddy Galvis, who has three hits in his last 31 at-bats.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Kyle Kendrick (2-6, 6.38 ERA) opposes LHP Clayton Kershaw (3-3, 3.86) when the Rockies open a series at Dodger Stadium on Monday night. Kendrick is 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA in two starts against the Dodgers this season.
Phillies: After an off day, RHP Sean O'Sullivan (1-4, 4.81) takes the mound for Philadelphia in the first of a three-game series against the Reds on Tuesday night. O'Sullivan, who will face RHP Johnny Cueto (3-4, 3.03), has a 6.94 ERA in his last two outings.
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Coverage: CSN
1:35 PM ET, May 31, 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jerome Williams pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Blackmon fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado homered to center (404 feet), LeMahieu scored. | 2 | 0 |
| González grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Rosario grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Revere struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Hernández grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Utley singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Utley to second on passed ball by Hundley. | 2 | 0 |
| Howard struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Paulsen lined out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Hundley struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Descalso singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Lyles struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Franco lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Asche singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Rusin relieved Lyles. | 2 | 0 |
| Herrera flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Rupp doubled to deep right, Asche scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Williams lined out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Blackmon struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| LeMahieu singled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Arenado grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, LeMahieu out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Barnes in left field. | 2 | 1 |
| Revere grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Hernández grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Utley lined out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| González reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Rosario singled to left, González to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Barnes lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Hundley flied out to right, González to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Descalso struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Howard grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Franco grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| Asche struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Rusin grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Blackmon hit by pitch. | 2 | 1 |
| LeMahieu homered to left center (365 feet), Blackmon scored. | 4 | 1 |
| Arenado flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| González doubled to deep right center. | 4 | 1 |
| Rosario flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Herrera struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| Rupp grounded out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Blanco hit for Williams. | 4 | 1 |
| Blanco doubled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Revere grounded out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeanmar Gomez pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Gómez relieved Williams. | 4 | 1 |
| Barnes struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Hundley struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| Descalso flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Hernández grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Utley flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Howard lined out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeanmar Gomez pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Rusin grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Blackmon walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Blackmon caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Franco walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Asche singled to right, Franco to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Herrera singled to left center, Franco to third, Asche to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Brown relieved Rusin. | 4 | 1 |
| Rupp struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Ruf hit for Gómez. | 4 | 1 |
| Ruf struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Revere struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin De Fratus pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| De Fratus relieved Gómez. | 4 | 1 |
| Arenado lined out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| González lined out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| Rosario struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Christian Friedrich pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Friedrich relieved Brown. | 4 | 1 |
| Hernández lined out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| Utley grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Howard struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Papelbon pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Papelbon relieved De Fratus. | 4 | 1 |
| Barnes struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Hundley struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| Descalso reached on infield single to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Ynoa hit for Friedrich. | 4 | 1 |
| Ynoa grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Oberg relieved Friedrich. | 4 | 1 |
| Franco grounded out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Asche grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| Herrera singled to left center. | 4 | 1 |
| Ruiz hit for Rupp. | 4 | 1 |
| Ruiz flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blackmon CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .254 | .342 | .429 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .335 | .385 | .441 |
| Arenado 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .284 | .326 | .563 |
| González RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .219 | .296 | .331 |
| Rosario 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .282 | .291 | .449 |
| Paulsen LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .350 | .409 | .650 |
Barnes LF
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .344 | .364 | .500 |
| Hundley C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .303 | .340 | .477 |
| Descalso SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .227 | .282 | .333 |
| Lyles P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Rusin P
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Brown P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
a-Ynoa PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .286 | .310 | .357 |
Oberg P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 116 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for C Friedrich in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: González (6, Williams) HR: Arenado (12, 1st inning off Williams 1 on, 1 Out); LeMahieu (3, 5th inning off Williams 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Arenado 2 (35), LeMahieu 2 (25) GIDP: Arenado Rockies RISP: 0-4 (Hundley 0-1, Barnes 0-1, Descalso 0-1, Rosario 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Blackmon (4, 2nd base by Gómez/Rupp) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING PB: Hundley. | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| LF PAULSEN (HEADACHE) LEFT GAME BOT 3RD |
| P LYLES (TOE) LEFT GAME BOT 2ND |
Game Information
| Stadium | Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA |
| Attendance | 22,166 (50.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:56 |
| Weather | 86 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Chris Conroy, Second Base - Angel Hernandez, Third Base - Scott Barry |
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