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_______ Rockies vs Cubs_______
Franklin Morales 1-1 6.50era vs Rich Hill 1-0 3.86era 
Colorado: After helping the club to the playoffs in a late callup last season, Morales is finding things more difficult as a member of the Opening Day rotation. But just when Morales was starting to look overwhelmed, he took a giant leap forward in his last start, a victory over the Astros. His team scored six first-inning runs, but he gave up four in the bottom of the frame. But by doing what the Rockies asked -- quickening his tempo, not thinking as much -- Morales righted himself and didn't give up a run for the next four innings
Cubs: Hill is breathing a lot easier now. The young lefty picked up his first win in his last start on Friday against the Pirates. He had spent a week working on the side, and it paid off. Against Pittsburgh, he gave up one run on three hits and three walks while striking out four. Hill still has some issues to resolve, but this was an important first step. However, Coors Field may not be the best place for his next start. He is 0-2 with an 11.32 ERA in two games there.
Clint Hurdle
DENVER -- After three straight games in which the Rockies lost late leads, the bullpen faces questions over whether it is fatigued.
After all, relievers not only absorbed 15 innings of a 22-inning, 2-1 victory at San Diego on Thursday, but just twice in the five games since has a Rockies starter gone as many as seven innings. And, counting Wednesday night's opener of two games with the Cubs at Coors Field, the Rockies have eight games left on a string of 16 straight days with a scheduled game.
As right-hander Taylor Buchholz noted, it's tough to tell how tired relievers are.
"It's funny," Buchholz said. "It always seems as if you're tired in the bullpen or you're never getting enough work. There's never that middle area where everyone's feeling great. But that's part of being down there."
Left-hander Josh Newman, called up to replace Bowie, was summoned in the fifth inning of Triple-A Colorado Springs' game with Tacoma on Tuesday. He arrived at Coors in the fifth inning of Tuesday night's game with the Phillies. "I barely made it. I almost died on the way to the airport because of the taxi driver," Newman said. "It's been a long day, but I'm excited and ready to help the team any way I can." ... Members of the University of Denver ski team, which won its 19th NCAA Division I national championship, were honored on the field before Tuesday night's game. ... Third baseman Garrett Atkins has homered in four of the last five games and three straight -- the Rockies' longest such run since Matt Holliday went deep in four straight from Sept. 9-12 of last season. The club record is five straight, shared by Dante Bichette from Aug. 1-5, 1995, and Larry Walker from June 18-23, 1999.
Lou Piniella
RF Fuseke Fukudome was scratched from Sunday's game against the Pirates due to swelling from a cyst above his right eye. It marked the first time Fukedome has missed a game as he started the Cubs' first 17 contests. ... Chicago posted its second three-game sweep of Pittsburgh in the last two weeks. Overall, the Cubs have won nine straight against the Pirates, dating to last season. ... LHP Scott Eyre, on the disabled list since the start of the season due to left elbow inflammation, may be getting closer to returning. The Cubs expect that Eyre will begin a rehab assignment in the coming days. "We're going to send him down to Daytona Beach or someplace that's warm and let him get some work there," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "But he's probably still not on the horizon yet of being here. He's been out a while now and he's going to need a little time. What's a little time? A week to 10 days? I don't know." ... The Cubs improved to 5-1 on an eight-game homestand that concludes with a pair of contests against the New York Mets. ... The Cubs scored 13 runs for the second straight day. The 26 runs raised their season total to 111, second in the National League to the Arizona Diamondbacks
The Cubs are on the verge of becoming only the second team in Major League history to win 10,000 games. They enter their two-game series against the Colorado Rockies with 9,999 wins. The New York/San Francisco Giants are the only other Major League team to top 10,000 wins.
"I remember when we won 5,000," Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster said Tuesday. "What an emotional day that was. We were so excited -- we realized we still had an uphill climb to 10,000.
"To be on the verge of that -- I've been here since the first one, and to get to 10,000, it's a long, hard struggle, and I'm looking forward to it."
Mark DeRosa has a season-high nine-game hitting streak and is batting .367 during that stretch. ... Relievers Scott Eyre and Chad Fox have joined Class A Daytona to begin Minor League rehab assignments. ... Donnie Veal gave up no earned runs over five innings and notched the win in Double-A Tennessee's 6-3 victory over Carolina. ... Last year, the Cubs were 5-2 against the NL champion Rockies, although they were 2-2 in Colorado. The Cubs swept the three-game series in Chicago last June 25-27. ... Some trivia: The last time the Cubs and White Sox were in first place at the same time after a significant number of games (and we're not including first week standings) was May 23, 2004, when both teams were 25-18. In 2003, both teams were in first at the same time as late as Sept. 9. The Cubs were 77-67 at that time, and the Sox were 78-66.
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_______ Rockies vs Cubs_______ Franklin Morales 1-1 6.50era vs Rich Hill 1-0 3.86era Colorado: After helping the club to the playoffs in a late callup last season, Morales is finding things more difficult as a member of the Opening Day rotation. But just when Morales was starting to look overwhelmed, he took a giant leap forward in his last start, a victory over the Astros. His team scored six first-inning runs, but he gave up four in the bottom of the frame. But by doing what the Rockies asked -- quickening his tempo, not thinking as much -- Morales righted himself and didn't give up a run for the next four innings
Cubs: Hill is breathing a lot easier now. The young lefty picked up his first win in his last start on Friday against the Pirates. He had spent a week working on the side, and it paid off. Against Pittsburgh, he gave up one run on three hits and three walks while striking out four. Hill still has some issues to resolve, but this was an important first step. However, Coors Field may not be the best place for his next start. He is 0-2 with an 11.32 ERA in two games there.
Clint HurdleDENVER -- After three straight games in which the Rockies lost late leads, the bullpen faces questions over whether it is fatigued.
After all, relievers not only absorbed 15 innings of a 22-inning, 2-1 victory at San Diego on Thursday, but just twice in the five games since has a Rockies starter gone as many as seven innings. And, counting Wednesday night's opener of two games with the Cubs at Coors Field, the Rockies have eight games left on a string of 16 straight days with a scheduled game.
As right-hander Taylor Buchholz noted, it's tough to tell how tired relievers are.
"It's funny," Buchholz said. "It always seems as if you're tired in the bullpen or you're never getting enough work. There's never that middle area where everyone's feeling great. But that's part of being down there."
Left-hander Josh Newman, called up to replace Bowie, was summoned in the fifth inning of Triple-A Colorado Springs' game with Tacoma on Tuesday. He arrived at Coors in the fifth inning of Tuesday night's game with the Phillies. "I barely made it. I almost died on the way to the airport because of the taxi driver," Newman said. "It's been a long day, but I'm excited and ready to help the team any way I can." ... Members of the University of Denver ski team, which won its 19th NCAA Division I national championship, were honored on the field before Tuesday night's game. ... Third baseman Garrett Atkins has homered in four of the last five games and three straight -- the Rockies' longest such run since Matt Holliday went deep in four straight from Sept. 9-12 of last season. The club record is five straight, shared by Dante Bichette from Aug. 1-5, 1995, and Larry Walker from June 18-23, 1999.
Lou PiniellaRF Fuseke Fukudome was scratched from Sunday's game against the Pirates due to swelling from a cyst above his right eye. It marked the first time Fukedome has missed a game as he started the Cubs' first 17 contests. ... Chicago posted its second three-game sweep of Pittsburgh in the last two weeks. Overall, the Cubs have won nine straight against the Pirates, dating to last season. ... LHP Scott Eyre, on the disabled list since the start of the season due to left elbow inflammation, may be getting closer to returning. The Cubs expect that Eyre will begin a rehab assignment in the coming days. "We're going to send him down to Daytona Beach or someplace that's warm and let him get some work there," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "But he's probably still not on the horizon yet of being here. He's been out a while now and he's going to need a little time. What's a little time? A week to 10 days? I don't know." ... The Cubs improved to 5-1 on an eight-game homestand that concludes with a pair of contests against the New York Mets. ... The Cubs scored 13 runs for the second straight day. The 26 runs raised their season total to 111, second in the National League to the Arizona Diamondbacks
The Cubs are on the verge of becoming only the second team in Major League history to win 10,000 games. They enter their two-game series against the Colorado Rockies with 9,999 wins. The New York/San Francisco Giants are the only other Major League team to top 10,000 wins.
"I remember when we won 5,000," Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster said Tuesday. "What an emotional day that was. We were so excited -- we realized we still had an uphill climb to 10,000.
"To be on the verge of that -- I've been here since the first one, and to get to 10,000, it's a long, hard struggle, and I'm looking forward to it."
Mark DeRosa has a season-high nine-game hitting streak and is batting .367 during that stretch. ... Relievers Scott Eyre and Chad Fox have joined Class A Daytona to begin Minor League rehab assignments. ... Donnie Veal gave up no earned runs over five innings and notched the win in Double-A Tennessee's 6-3 victory over Carolina. ... Last year, the Cubs were 5-2 against the NL champion Rockies, although they were 2-2 in Colorado. The Cubs swept the three-game series in Chicago last June 25-27. ... Some trivia: The last time the Cubs and White Sox were in first place at the same time after a significant number of games (and we're not including first week standings) was May 23, 2004, when both teams were 25-18. In 2003, both teams were in first at the same time as late as Sept. 9. The Cubs were 77-67 at that time, and the Sox were 78-66.
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