Zimmerman powers Nats over Rockies
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05/14/2010 - Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Zimmerman homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs to help the Washington Nationals to a 14-6 rain- shortened victory over the Colorado Rockies in the first of a four-game set at soggy Coors Field.
Zimmerman finished 3-for-5 in the eight-inning contest as the Nats won their second straight and fifth in their last six games. Cristian Guzman had a three-run double to aid in the win as Washington scored double digits for the first time this season. Josh Willingham had three hits and two RBI.
John Lannan surrendered four runs on six hits with four walks in 4 2/3 innings in the start. Doug Slaten (1-0) recorded two outs in the seventh inning to get the win.
Miguel Olivo ended 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBI, after going 5-for-5 with a game-winning home run in the bottom of the 10th inning of a 4-3 win over the Phillies on Wednesday.
Jhoulys Chacin was saddled with the loss after giving up six runs on six hits in five frames as the Rockies were beaten for the third time in four games.
Zimmerman gave the Nats a 2-0 lead with a bomb to left in the first after Adam Kennedy reached with a one-out single.
Washington tacked on four in the fifth. Ian Desmond doubled with one down and scored on Nyjer Morgan's two-out single to right. After Adam Kennedy singled to put runners on the corners, Zimmerman drove another blast to left-center for a 6-0 edge.
Colorado got on the board in the fifth, as Carlos Gonzalez drove a triple to right-center, plating pinch-hitter Ryan Spilborghs. After consecutive lineouts, Troy Tulowitzki lined an RBI single to left-center to make it 6-2. Olivo and Ian Stewart singled in runs later in the inning, chasing Lannan in the process.
Washington came back in the sixth off Esmil Rogers as Desmond drilled a one- out sacrifice fly to score Ivan Rodriguez.
Olivo pulled the Rockies within 7-6 with a two-run shot deep down the left- field line in the seventh, but the Nationals exploded for seven runs in the eighth.
Matt Daley started the eighth for the Rockies and surrendered a lead-off double to Adam Dunn followed by a Willingham infield single. Rodriguez then put down a perfect sacrifice bunt and Roger Bernadina was intentionally walked to load the bases. Desmond then drove in the eighth run of the night on a base hit to right.
Randy Flores then came in and surrendered a three-run pinch-hit double from Guzman for a 11-6 advantage. After Morgan struck out and Kennedy walked, Zimmerman drove in his sixth run with a single through the left side for a 12-6 advantage. The inning continued as Rafael Betancourt entered and allowed a two-run double to Willingham.
Game Notes
The game began after a 37-minute rain delay...The Rockies have still won 11 of the last 14 meetings between the teams...Tulowitzki returned to the Rockies lineup after missing the past two games due to a strained right quadriceps muscle...Kennedy has an eight-game hitting streak.
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