In its history, Colorado had only two home victories with three or fewer hits before today:August 18, 1999: Rockies score four runs on three hits, beat Braves 4-1.May 25, 2008: Rockies score four runs on three hits, beat Mets 4-1.Say hi to the third:Dodgers 3 8 1Rockies 5 3 0Chad Billingsley had two missions today: try to pitch deep into the game to avoid relying on a depleted Dodger bullpen, and keep the Rockies from scoring. He succeeded in the first mission and almost in the second.After allowing a first-inning, two-run home run to Carlos Gonzalez, Billingsley retired 11 batters in a row at one point and took a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning. The Rockies had not had a hit since Gonzalez's homer. But fighting his control late in the game, Billingsley walked Jason Giam
Dodgers throw three-hitter in Coors Field but lose
Published August 21, 2011 at 3:35 PM
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