DENVER -- On a day Jorge De La Rosa struggled to get anything over the plate, he became the team's career strikeouts leader.
Wild, just like his control.
Michael McKenry hit a two-run homer and De La Rosa etched his name into the Colorado record books as the Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 on Thursday.
De La Rosa fanned Freddy Galvis in the fourth for his 774th strikeout in a Rockies uniform, moving past good friend Ubaldo Jimenez, who now is with Baltimore.
That made De La Rosa's erratic outing a little more palatable. De La Rosa struck out five in 4 1/3 innings before being pulled for Christian Bergman (2-0), who got a pair of flyouts in the fifth.
"It was a bad outing for me," said De La Rosa, who threw 108 pitches. "But it's always good when you break a record."
Troy Tulowitzki added a two-run single for the Rockies and Brandon Barnes, recently called up from Triple-A Albuquerque, had four hits.
The success of Barnes at the plate was a little surprising, given he was hitting .205 in the minors before being promoted when struggling Drew Stubbs was sent down.
While in Albuquerque, Barnes wasn't worried about his numbers, just getting his new stance figured out. He's working on a toe-tap before he swings and on Thursday finally found the perfect rhythm in the batter's box.
"Just wanted to make sure I was comfortable, so when came up here I was ready and ready to produce and help this team win," said Barnes, who led the majors in pinch hits (17) last season for Colorado. "I love this stage. ... Every game, every pitch, means something."
Jerome Williams (3-4) gave up five runs over five innings in his first start against Colorado in 10 years. He became the third pitcher to go more than a decade between starts against the Rockies, joining Tim Wakefield and Pedro Martinez, according to STATS.
"It's kind of strange. It makes you feel a little old," Williams said.
With the four-game split, Philadelphia remained stuck on 99 wins versus Colorado. No team has won 100 games against the Rockies outside of the NL West, a feat the Phillies can achieve in a week at Citizens Bank Park.
Ryan Howard kept up his torrid hitting at Coors Field, lining a solo homer in the fifth. He is hitting .395 over his last nine games at the hitter friendly field.
"He's just on a roll as far as good contact and good swings," Philly manager Ryne Sandberg said. "It was good to see it against a left-handed pitcher."
McKenry gave the Rockies a 5-3 lead with a two-run homer in the fifth. It was his first since Sept. 27.
That McKenry walked twice before his homer helped him see the full repertoire of Williams' pitches.
"First time I've ever faced him. You learn as you go," McKenry said. "Just trying to keep it simple."
De La Rosa wore down in the fifth and was taken out after Howard's homer tied the game.
From there, the bullpen took control, with five relievers allowing no runs and two hits over the final 4 2/3 innings. John Axford got Galvis to hit into a game-ending double play.
"When the phone rings early in the game, we're ready to get in there and get outs," reliever Boone Logan said. "We take pride in it."
TRAINING ROOM
Phillies: OF Grady Sizemore was out of the starting lineup for a second straight game. He entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth and struck out.
Rockies: MGR Walt Weiss said 1B Justin Morneau may not be ready when his stint on the seven-day concussion disabled list is up Friday. "I'm not going to say it's going to be a whole lot longer than that," Weiss said. ... RHP Adam Ottavino said his elbow "doesn't hurt or anything" two weeks after undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery. "But I wouldn't go out there and try to pitch or anything," Ottavino joked.
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Sean O'Sullivan (1-2, 3.68) takes the mound as Philly travels to Washington for a three-game series.
Rockies: RHP Kyle Kendrick (1-5, 6.70) will make his club-leading ninth start when the Rockies open a series against San Francisco on Friday. He's looking for his first win since opening day in Milwaukee.
Wild, just like his control.
Michael McKenry hit a two-run homer and De La Rosa etched his name into the Colorado record books as the Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 on Thursday.
De La Rosa fanned Freddy Galvis in the fourth for his 774th strikeout in a Rockies uniform, moving past good friend Ubaldo Jimenez, who now is with Baltimore.
That made De La Rosa's erratic outing a little more palatable. De La Rosa struck out five in 4 1/3 innings before being pulled for Christian Bergman (2-0), who got a pair of flyouts in the fifth.
"It was a bad outing for me," said De La Rosa, who threw 108 pitches. "But it's always good when you break a record."
Troy Tulowitzki added a two-run single for the Rockies and Brandon Barnes, recently called up from Triple-A Albuquerque, had four hits.
The success of Barnes at the plate was a little surprising, given he was hitting .205 in the minors before being promoted when struggling Drew Stubbs was sent down.
While in Albuquerque, Barnes wasn't worried about his numbers, just getting his new stance figured out. He's working on a toe-tap before he swings and on Thursday finally found the perfect rhythm in the batter's box.
"Just wanted to make sure I was comfortable, so when came up here I was ready and ready to produce and help this team win," said Barnes, who led the majors in pinch hits (17) last season for Colorado. "I love this stage. ... Every game, every pitch, means something."
Jerome Williams (3-4) gave up five runs over five innings in his first start against Colorado in 10 years. He became the third pitcher to go more than a decade between starts against the Rockies, joining Tim Wakefield and Pedro Martinez, according to STATS.
"It's kind of strange. It makes you feel a little old," Williams said.
With the four-game split, Philadelphia remained stuck on 99 wins versus Colorado. No team has won 100 games against the Rockies outside of the NL West, a feat the Phillies can achieve in a week at Citizens Bank Park.
Ryan Howard kept up his torrid hitting at Coors Field, lining a solo homer in the fifth. He is hitting .395 over his last nine games at the hitter friendly field.
"He's just on a roll as far as good contact and good swings," Philly manager Ryne Sandberg said. "It was good to see it against a left-handed pitcher."
McKenry gave the Rockies a 5-3 lead with a two-run homer in the fifth. It was his first since Sept. 27.
That McKenry walked twice before his homer helped him see the full repertoire of Williams' pitches.
"First time I've ever faced him. You learn as you go," McKenry said. "Just trying to keep it simple."
De La Rosa wore down in the fifth and was taken out after Howard's homer tied the game.
From there, the bullpen took control, with five relievers allowing no runs and two hits over the final 4 2/3 innings. John Axford got Galvis to hit into a game-ending double play.
"When the phone rings early in the game, we're ready to get in there and get outs," reliever Boone Logan said. "We take pride in it."
TRAINING ROOM
Phillies: OF Grady Sizemore was out of the starting lineup for a second straight game. He entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth and struck out.
Rockies: MGR Walt Weiss said 1B Justin Morneau may not be ready when his stint on the seven-day concussion disabled list is up Friday. "I'm not going to say it's going to be a whole lot longer than that," Weiss said. ... RHP Adam Ottavino said his elbow "doesn't hurt or anything" two weeks after undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery. "But I wouldn't go out there and try to pitch or anything," Ottavino joked.
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Sean O'Sullivan (1-2, 3.68) takes the mound as Philly travels to Washington for a three-game series.
Rockies: RHP Kyle Kendrick (1-5, 6.70) will make his club-leading ninth start when the Rockies open a series against San Francisco on Friday. He's looking for his first win since opening day in Milwaukee.
3:10PM,EDT,May 21,2015
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Philadelphia - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Galvis flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Utley singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Utley to second on wild pitch by De La Rosa. | 0 | 0 |
| Ruf flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Howard struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Blackmon singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| González grounded into fielder's choice to third, Blackmon out at second, González to second on throwing error by third baseman Franco. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Franco walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Francoeur struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Herrera struck out swinging, Franco stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Rupp struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Paulsen grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| McKenry walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnes reached on bunt single to third, McKenry to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Descalso grounded out to first, McKenry to third, Barnes to second. | 0 | 0 |
| De La Rosa grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Williams grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Galvis singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Galvis stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Utley safe at first on error by first baseman Paulsen, Galvis to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Ruf singled to left, Galvis scored, Utley to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Howard flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Franco grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Blackmon hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to right, Blackmon to third. | 1 | 0 |
| González walked, LeMahieu to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki singled to center, Blackmon and LeMahieu scored, González to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Paulsen lined out to right, González to third. | 1 | 2 |
| McKenry walked, Tulowitzki to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Barnes singled to right, González scored, Tulowitzki thrown out at home, McKenry to second, McKenry to third advancing on throw. | 1 | 3 |
| Descalso grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Francoeur grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 3 |
| Herrera grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Rupp walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Williams walked, Rupp to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Galvis struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| De La Rosa safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Galvis. | 1 | 3 |
| Blackmon lined out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| LeMahieu lined out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| González grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Utley tripled to deep center. | 1 | 3 |
| Ruf hit sacrifice fly to right, Utley scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Howard homered to left (416 feet). | 3 | 3 |
| Bergman relieved De La Rosa. | 3 | 3 |
| Franco lined out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Francoeur flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Tulowitzki lined out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Paulsen singled to center. | 3 | 3 |
| McKenry homered to left (371 feet), Paulsen scored. | 3 | 5 |
| Barnes doubled to deep right. | 3 | 5 |
| Descalso grounded out to second, Barnes to third. | 3 | 5 |
| Rosario hit for Bergman. | 3 | 5 |
| Rosario popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Oberg relieved Bergman. | 3 | 5 |
| Herrera grounded out to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Rupp singled to right. | 3 | 5 |
| Blanco hit for Williams. | 3 | 5 |
| Blanco grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Rupp out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Elvis Araujo pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Araujo relieved Williams. | 3 | 5 |
| Blackmon lined out to center. | 3 | 5 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 3 | 5 |
| González sacrificed to first, LeMahieu to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Tulowitzki intentionally walked. | 3 | 5 |
| Paulsen grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Galvis grounded out to third. | 3 | 5 |
| Logan relieved Oberg. | 3 | 5 |
| Utley grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 5 |
| Ruf doubled to deep right center. | 3 | 5 |
| Howard struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Elvis Araujo pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| McKenry walked. | 3 | 5 |
| Barnes singled to center, McKenry to third. | 3 | 5 |
| Descalso singled to left center, McKenry scored, Barnes to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Arenado hit for Logan. | 3 | 6 |
| Arenado singled to left, Barnes scored, Descalso to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Blackmon popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 7 |
| LeMahieu grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Arenado out at second. | 3 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Betancourt pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Betancourt relieved Logan. | 3 | 7 |
| Arenado at third base. | 3 | 7 |
| Franco lined out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| Sizemore hit for Francoeur. | 3 | 7 |
| Sizemore struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| Herrera struck out looking. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jeanmar Gomez pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Sizemore in right field. | 3 | 7 |
| Gómez relieved Araujo. | 3 | 7 |
| González grounded out to third. | 3 | 7 |
| Tulowitzki popped out to third. | 3 | 7 |
| Paulsen singled to center. | 3 | 7 |
| McKenry flied out to right. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| John Axford pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Axford relieved Betancourt. | 3 | 7 |
| Revere hit for Rupp. | 3 | 7 |
| Revere flied out to left. | 3 | 7 |
| Hernández hit for Gómez. | 3 | 7 |
| Hernández walked. | 3 | 7 |
| Galvis grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Hernández out at second. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia Phillies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Galvis SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .319 | .380 | .368 |
| Utley 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .169 | .250 | .292 |
| Ruf LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .220 | .267 | .390 |
| Howard 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .257 | .307 | .521 |
| Franco 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .259 | .333 | .481 |
| Francoeur RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .229 | .269 | .396 |
b-Sizemore PH-RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .253 | .298 | .304 |
| Herrera CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .262 | .295 | .369 |
| Rupp C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .186 | .265 | .256 |
c-Revere PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .256 | .300 | .338 |
| Williams P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .000 | .067 | .000 |
a-Blanco PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .235 | .278 | .353 |
Araujo P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Gómez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
d-Hernández PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .262 | .388 | .323 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 173 | |||
| a-grounded to second for J Williams in the 6th b-struck out swinging for J Francoeur in the 8th c-flied out to left for C Rupp in the 9th d-walked for J Gomez in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Ruf (5, Logan) 3B: Utley (1, De La Rosa) HR: Howard (9, 5th inning off De La Rosa 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Ruf 2 (9), Howard (21) SF: Ruf GIDP: Blanco, Galvis Phillies RISP: 1-9 (Howard 0-3, Utley 0-1, Rupp 0-1, Franco 0-1, Galvis 0-1, Ruf 1-2) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Franco (1, 2nd base off De La Rosa/McKenry); Galvis (5, 2nd base off De La Rosa/McKenry) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Franco (3, throw); Galvis (6, throw) DP: 1 (Galvis-Utley-Howard). Outfield Assist: Francoeur (Tulowitzki at Home). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 25,418 (50.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:15 |
| Weather | 53 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ryan Blakney, First Base - Jerry Layne, Second Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Third Base - Bob Davidson |
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