Arizona's Mark Reynolds takes off his helmet after striking out against Colorado's Jorge de la Rosa during the Diamondbacks' 5-0 loss to the Rockies on July 3, 2009. DENVER — Jorge De La Rosa begged for the ball in the ninth inning, wanting desperately to get a chance at his first career complete game. That idea was quickly rejected by Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy. Not because of a high pitch count or ineffectiveness, Tracy simply wanted to get his relievers some work. De La Rosa became the third straight starter to pitch deep into a game, scattering four hits over eight innings as Colorado beat the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 on Friday night. He had the stuff to take the mound for one more inning, but Tracy elected to give Joel Peralta two outs, and then let closer Huston Street finish off the game in a non-save... [read full story]
