De La Rosa pitches 8 effective innings, lifting Rockies to 5-0 win over Diamondbacks

By PAT GRAHAM , Associated Press DENVER - Jorge De La Rosa pitched eight innings, Ian Stewart hit a solo homer and the Colorado Rockies beat the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 on Friday night. The Rockies have won a season-best six straight at Coors Field, and moved to 24-9 overall since Jim Tracy replaced Clint Hurdle as manager. De La Rosa (5-7), who has never had a complete game, won for the fifth time in six starts, allowing four hits and striking out six. The left-hander, known more as a strikeout pitcher, got 14 groundball outs. De La Rosa's biggest out of the game came when Gerardo Parra hit a slow roller to shortstop Troy Tulowitzki with two outs and the bases loaded in the sixth. Colorado's starting pitching has been so effective of late, the bullpen hasn't received much work. Joel Peralta got two outs in the... [read full story]                    

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