Yorvit Torrealba connects on a three-run homer in the second inning. (Jack Dempsey/AP)
By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
The Rockies led until the eighth inning, when reliever Taylor Buchholz loaded the bases and Brian Fuentes allowed a two-run double. Micah Bowie allowed three more in the ninth. Yorvit Torrealba hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the second, and Garrett Atkins added the other two runs with a homer in the fifth.
a-Walked for Herges in the 6th. b-Struck out for Fuentes in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Hawpe (5, Kendrick), Taveras (4, Kendrick), Torrealba (4, Kendrick). HR: Torrealba (2, 2nd inning off Kendrick, 2 on, 1 out), Atkins (4, 5th inning off Kendrick, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Taveras 3; Helton; Atkins 4; Hawpe 2; Barmes 2; Torrealba 6. RBI: Torrealba 3 (9), Atkins 2 (13). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Tulowitzki 2; Holliday. S: Redman. GIDP: Barmes; Tulowitzki; Atkins. Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING SB: Podsednik 2 (3, 2nd base off Condrey/Ruiz, 3rd base off Condrey/Ruiz), Taveras (6, 3rd base off Kendrick/Ruiz). CS: Barmes (1, 2nd base by Kendrick/Ruiz).