Phillies vs. Rockies (Phils lost series, 4-3)
Rockies 7, Phillies 6
WP: Manny Corpas; LP: J.D. Durbin; GWH: Yorvit Torrealba
Top hitters: Phillies - Wes Helms (2 hits, 2 RBI), Aaron Rowand (3 hits); Rockies - Brad Hawpe (4 hits), Cory Sullivan (3 hits, 2 RBI).
What happened: Phils blew leads of 4-0 and 6-1 when Hawpe hit a two-out, two-strike HR in the ninth off Antonio Alfonseca to tie the game and Torrealba won it with a two-out RBI single in the 11th.
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Rockies 6, Phillies 3
WP: Rodrigo Lopez; LP: Jamie Moyer; GWH: Todd Helton
Top hitters: Phillies - Ryan Howard (two-run HR); Rockies - Ryan Spilborghs (3 hits, 3 RBI)
What happened: Phillies blew a 3-0 lead, as the Rockies went ahead with three in the fifth on a two-run HR by Spilborghs and Helton's RBI single.
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Phillies 8, Rockies 4
WP: Adam Eaton; LP: Aaron Cook; GWH: Jimmy Rollins
Top hitters: Phillies - Rollins (3 hits, 2 RBI), Shane Victorino (two-run HR)
What happened: The infamous tarp game, when the Phillies ran out to aid the ground crew as a storm blew in, was decided late on a Rollins RBI single and Victorino's homer.
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at Philly (Sept. 10-13)
Phillies 6, Rockies 5
WP: Brett Myers; LP: Taylor Buchholz; GWH: Ryan Howard
Top hitters: Rockies - Matt Holliday (3 hits, 2 RBI); Phillies - Pat Burrell (3 hits, 2 RBI)
What happened: After Burrell's three-run HR in the seventh tied the game, Howard doubled in Chase Utley in the 10th to win it.
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Rockies 8, Phillies 2
WP: Franklin Morales; LP: Adam Eaton; GWH: Troy Tulowitzki
Top hitters: Rockies - Matt Holliday (2 HRs, 3 RBI), Todd Helton (3 hits, including a homer)
What happened: Adam Eaton, entering the sixth down 2-0, was knocked out after yielding a Holliday HR with a man aboard.
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Rockies 12, Phillies 0
WP: Mark Redman; LP: Kyle Kendrick; GWH: Matt Holliday
Top hitters: Rockies - Sullivan (3 hits, 3 runs), Holliday (3-run HR), Helton (3 hits, 3 RBI)
What happened: The Rockies settled the issue early, knocking out Kendrick with three in the third and six in the fourth.
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Phillies 12, Rockies 4
WP: Geoff Geory; LP: Jeff Francis; GWH: Wes Helms
Top hitters: Phillies - Rollions (3 hits), Aaron Rowand (2 hits, 2 RBI), Jayson Werth (2 hits, 3 RBI)
What happened: Phils recovered from the previous night's thrashing against Rockies ace Francis, overcoming a 3-0 deficit with four in the first and then blowing it open with four in the fourth, two on Utley's HR.
