Jorge De La Rosa begged for the ball in the ninth inning, wanting desperately to get a chance at his first career complete game. That idea was quickly rejected by Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy. Not because of a high pitch count or ineffectiveness, Tracy simply wanted to get his relievers some work. De La Rosa became the third straight starter to pitch deep into a game, scattering four hits over eight innings as Colorado beat the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 on Friday night.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Pitchers
Mon 4/6	Ari	COL 8 at ARI 9	W: Pena L: Grilli
Tue 4/7	Ari	COL 3 at ARI 0	W: Jimenez L: Haren
Wed 4/8	Ari	COL 9 at ARI 2	W: Morales L: Davis
Mon 4/20	Ari	COL 3 at ARI 6	W: Garland L: Marquis
Tue 4/21	Ari	COL 9 at ARI 6	W: Belisle L: Gutierrez
Wed 4/22	Ari	COL 0 at ARI 2	W: Haren L: De La Rosa
Fri 7/3	Col	ARI 0 at COL 5	W: De La Rosa L: Scherzer
Sat 7/4	Col	ARI 11 at COL 7	W: Schoeneweis L: Peralta
Sun 7/5	Col	ARI 4 at COL 3	W: Haren L: Jimenez
Mon 7/20	Col	ARI 6 at COL 10	W: De La Rosa L: Davis
Tue 7/21	Col	ARI 6 at COL 5	W: Gutierrez L: Rincon
Wed 7/22	Col	ARI 3 at COL 4	W: Rincon L: Schoeneweis
Fri 9/4	Col	ARI 4 at COL 5	W: Betancourt L: Boyer
Sat 9/5	Col	ARI 1 at COL 4	W: Contreras L: Davis
Sun 9/6	Col	ARI 5 at COL 13	W: De La Rosa L: Petit
Fri 9/18	Ari	COL 5 at ARI 7	W: Rosales L: Flores
Sat 9/19	Ari	COL 10 at ARI 4	W: Hammel L: Scherzer
Sun 9/20	Ari	COL 5 at ARI 1	W: Jimenez L: Haren

Box Scores

Diamondbacks (31 - 49) Season Stats | Roster | Tickets		Rockies (42 - 37) Season Stats | Roster | Tickets
Lineup Name AB R H RBI BB 1. F Lopez, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2. R Roberts, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 3. J Upton, RF 3 0 0 0 1 4. M Reynolds, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 5. G Parra, LF 4 0 0 0 0 6. C Young, CF 2 0 1 0 2 7. L Carlin, C 3 0 0 0 0 7. C Tracy, PH 1 0 0 0 0 8. A Ojeda, SS 3 0 0 0 0 9. M Scherzer, P 2 0 1 0 0 9. T Clark, PH 1 0 0 0 0 9. E Vasquez, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. B Boyer, P 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 0 4 0 4		Lineup Name AB R H RBI BB 1. D Fowler, CF 4 1 1 1 0 2. C Barmes, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3. T Helton, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 4. B Hawpe, RF 4 0 0 0 0 5. T Tulowitzki, SS 4 1 2 1 0 6. I Stewart, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 7. C Iannetta, C 2 1 2 1 0 8. C Gonzalez, LF 3 0 0 0 0 9. J De La Rosa, P 3 0 0 0 0 9. J Peralta, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. H Street, P 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 5 7 4 1
Pitcher Name IP H R ER BB K ERA* M Scherzer (L, 5-6) 6.0 6 5 3 1 5 3.73 E Vasquez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 4.94 B Boyer 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 5.61		Pitcher Name IP H R ER BB K ERA* J De La Rosa (W, 5-7) 8.0 4 0 0 4 6 5.14 J Peralta 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 2.30 H Street 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 2.88
* = Season Stat
BATTING		BATTING 2B: D Fowler (18), T Helton (21), T Tulowitzki (11) HR: I Stewart (15) BASERUNNING SB: I Stewart (6)

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Player News

Diamondbacks Brandon Webb (ARI) News: Brandon Webb (shoulder) has been deemed 100 percent healthy, according to ESPN's Buster Olney.   (Fanball - Tue. Nov 24, 2009) Brandon Webb (ARI) News: Webb (shoulder) has completed his rehab throwing program and is cleared to begin his usual preparations for the upcoming season in January, ESPN's Buster Olney reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. Nov 24, 2009) Chad Qualls (ARI) News: Qualls (knee) was removed from the 60-day DL on Friday.  (RotoWire - Sat. Nov 21, 2009)

Rockies Yorvit Torrealba (COL) News: MLB.com reports that the Toronto Blue Jays are interested in catcher Yorvit Torrealba.  (Fanball - Tue. Nov 24, 2009) Chaz Roe (COL) News: Roe has been added to the Rockies' 40-man roster.  (RotoWire - Tue. Nov 24, 2009) Michael McKenry (COL) News: McKenry has been added to the Rockies' 40-man roster.  (RotoWire - Tue. Nov 24, 2009)