DENVER: Brad Hawpe’s bases-loaded, double-run single in the bottom of the 8th flicker a six-run rally and the Colorado Rockies bang the Washington Nationals 8-2 on Tuesday night.
Manny Corpas (2-3) pitched one inning in release of Jorge De La Rosa, who forced out six in seven innings, and Ian Stewart smashed his 5th home-run of the season for the Rockies.
Luis Ayala (1-7) pitched one-third of an inning and received the loss for the Nationals, who had their 4 match succeeding stripped snapped.
The Rockies trailed by 2-0 when Stewart smashed a two home runner in the 7th, and they broke disclose the game in the 8th gratitude to four walks and two smash batters by the Washington bullpen.
Ayala eased out starter John Lannan and covered the bases with one out. Charlie Manning disclosed Ayala and Hawpe hit his first pitch towards the core to score two. Manning walked Troy Tulowitzki and slog hitter Seth Smith to create it 5-2.
Saul Rivera relieved Manning and smashed Willy Taveras to score a run and went off Jeff Baker to drag in another. Matt Holliday, who started the rally with a one-out double, drove in a run on an infield single.
The Rockies showed 12 batters to the plate in the inning and had merely three hits.
The Nationals had taken a 1-0 lead on Rockies starter De La Rosa in the second inning. Austin Kearns led off with a solitary, went off towards the third on Lastings Milledge’s infield single and a throwing mistake by Garrett Atkins and scored on a surrender fly by Jesus Flores.
Washington got a 2-0 lead in the fifth when Ryan Langerhans scored on a gigantic pitch.
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