Colorado Rockies top moments tournament: Rocktober streak (part 2)

DENVER – SEPTEMBER 18: Matt Holliday #5 of the Colorado Rockies goes to bat against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field on September 18, 2007 in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies defeated the Dodgers 3-1 in the first game of a double header. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Dodgers manager Grady Little presented this lineup to home plate umpire Jim Reynolds for game 2.

Juan Pierre, CF
Tony Abreu, 2B
Matt Kemp, RF
Luis Gonzalez, LF
Nomar Garciaparra, 3B
James Loney, 1B
Ramon Martinez, SS
Mike Lieberthal, C
David Wells, SP

Clint Hurdle presented this lineup.

Jamey Carroll, 2B
Troy Tulowitzki, SS
Matt Holliday, LF
Todd Helton, 1B
Garrett Atkins, 3B
Ryan Spilborghs, CF
Jeff Baker, RF
Chris Iannetta, C
Mark Redman, SP

A Recap of the game

In the first inning of game two, both teams broke out offensively as there was more scoring in the first inning than there was in all of game one.

In the top of the first, Redman allowed a leadoff single to Pierre. Redman then balked which allowed Pierre to go to second. Abreu would single in Pierre two pitches later to make it a 1-0 Dodgers lead. Seven pitches and two batters later, Luis Gonzalez launched a two-run home run to right field to make it 3-0 Dodgers before the Rockies even came to bat.

However, in the bottom of the first, the Rockies tied the game back up. Carroll led off with a single and on the first pitch to Tulowitzki, he scored Carroll on a double to make it 3-1.

Two pitches later, Matt Holliday doubled to score Tulowitzki to make it a 3-2 game. Todd Helton got on base with a fielder’s choice that retired Holliday. Garrett Atkins singled to make it runners on second and first for Ryan Spilborghs.

On the first pitch to him, Spilborghs hit a ground-rule double to right center field to score Helton to make it a 3-3 game.

Nothing further came in the bottom of the first or by either team in the second inning.

A Recap of the game

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