Rockies to open homestand with last-place Diamondbacks

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07/03/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies are back home after a lengthy road trip and will open a three-game series tonight against the National League West-rival Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field.

Colorado went 5-4 on a nine-game road swing through Anaheim, Oakland and Los Angeles and dropped two of three matchups with the Dodgers, including Wednesday's 1-0 loss behind Rafael Furcal's pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth inning off Rockies starter Jason Hammel. Hammel pitched brilliantly, allowing only that one run on five hits with five strikeouts through eight innings.

"(Furcal) hit a good pitch," Hammel said. "You have to tip your hat to him -- their bullpen did a good job. It was a good game."

Brad Hawpe had two hits and Ian Stewart recorded the other one for Colorado, which is one game off the NL Wild Card lead and will kick off a 10-game homestand versus Arizona, Washington and Atlanta on Friday. The Rockies have won five straight and eight of their last nine games at Coors Field.

Jorge De La Rose will try to keep the home winning streak intact when he toes the rubber for Colorado tonight. De La Rosa has won two straight and four of his last five starts and is coming off an 11-9 victory at Oakland on Saturday. He held the Athletics to two runs and five hits in six innings, while striking out five batters and walking two.

De La Rosa improved to 4-7 in 15 2009 starts and lowered his earned run average from 5.85 to 5.64. The lefty, who is only 1-5 in seven home starts this season, will take on Arizona for the second time in 2009. De La Rosa was the hard-luck loser in an April 22 with the Diamondbacks in Phoenix, where he allowed just two runs over 6 2/3 frames of a 2-0 setback.

He is 1-2 with a 2.57 ERA through eight career appearances (4 starts) against the Diamondbacks.

Arizona has been playing poorly the past month and has lost two straight, seven of eight and 16 of the past 22 games. The D-Backs just lost the last two contests of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, including Thursday's 3-2 defeat in 12 innings.

Mark Reynolds homered and Chad Tracy knocked in the other run for Arizona, which got a decent start from Doug Davis. The left-hander threw seven innings of one-run ball and gave up seven hits with five strikeouts and four walks in the no-decision. Clay Zavada was saddled with the loss for giving up an RBI single to Joey Votto in the bottom of the 10th inning.

"We didn't find a way to get the last piece," D-Backs manager A.J. Hinch said after the tough loss. "It's a bad feeling to not be able to win close games and we're playing a lot of them."

Max Scherzer will try to reverse Arizona's fortunes tonight on the Colorado mound. Scherzer was 3-0 in four starts before losing his latest outing on Sunday versus the Angels at Chase Field, where he yielded eight runs -- three earned -- on four hits in just 4 1/3 innings.

The righty fell to 5-5 in 15 starts this season and watched his ERA rise from 3.53 to 3.67. Scherzer lost his only appearance against Colorado on September 19 of last season at Coors Field, as he gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings of a 3-2 loss. He struck out eight and walked one batter.

The 2009 season series between Arizona and Colorado is tied at three games apiece, with all six games played in Phoenix. The D-Backs went 15-3 against the Rockies last season, including a 7-2 mark in Denver.

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Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game

How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.

A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.

Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.

The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).

Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.

The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).

Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.

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