The Colorado Rockies keep losing players and winning games. Starting pitcher Jose Contreras came out in the third inning with a strained quadriceps Thursday, his second start for injured Aaron Cook. No matter, the bullpen and a makeshift lineup that was missing its top two sluggers led the Rockies to their seventh straight win, 5-1 over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday. "Got to keep the train going," Eric Young Jr. said. It's chugging along at full steam these days.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Pitchers
Fri 7/31	Cin	COL 5 at CIN 3	W: Morales L: Weathers
Sat 8/1	Cin	COL 6 at CIN 2	W: Jimenez L: Bailey
Sun 8/2	Cin	COL 6 at CIN 4	W: Morales L: Masset
Mon 9/7	Col	CIN 3 at COL 4	W: Betancourt L: Fisher
Tue 9/8	Col	CIN 1 at COL 3	W: Marquis L: Maloney
Wed 9/9	Col	CIN 3 at COL 4	W: Daley L: Cordero
Thu 9/10	Col	CIN 1 at COL 5	W: Rincon L: Wells

Box Scores

Reds (63 - 77) Season Stats | Roster | Tickets		Rockies (81 - 60) Season Stats | Roster | Tickets
Lineup Name AB R H RBI BB 1. D Stubbs, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2. P Janish, SS 3 1 0 0 1 3. J Votto, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 4. B Phillips, 2B 4 0 3 1 0 5. J Gomes, LF 3 0 1 0 1 6. W Balentien, RF 4 0 0 0 0 7. A Rosales, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 8. R Hanigan, C 2 0 1 0 2 9. K Wells, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. K Barker, PH 1 0 0 0 0 9. R Ramirez, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. P Viola, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. D Sutton, PH 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 7 1 4		Lineup Name AB R H RBI BB 1. E Young, 2B 3 1 2 0 1 1. O Quintanilla, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 2. C Gonzalez, CF-LF 2 1 0 0 1 3. S Smith, LF 4 1 1 1 0 3. D Fowler, CF 0 0 0 0 0 4. J Giambi, 1B 3 1 1 2 1 5. G Atkins, 3B 4 1 1 2 0 6. B Hawpe, RF 3 0 1 0 0 7. Y Torrealba, C 3 0 0 0 0 8. C Barmes, SS 3 0 1 0 0 9. J Contreras, P 1 0 0 0 0 9. J Chacin, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. M McCoy, PH 1 0 0 0 0 9. J Rincon, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. M Murton, PH 1 0 0 0 0 9. M Belisle, P 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 5 7 5 3
Pitcher Name IP H R ER BB K ERA* K Wells (L, 1-4) 5.0 6 5 5 3 3 5.21 R Ramirez 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 4.15 P Viola 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00		Pitcher Name IP H R ER BB K ERA* J Contreras 3.0 4 1 1 3 5 1.86 J Chacin 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 5.19 J Rincon (W, 3-2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 5 5.79 M Belisle 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 7.52
* = Season Stat
BATTING 2B: J Votto (23) BASERUNNING SB: B Phillips (24)		BATTING 2B: J Giambi (1) HR: G Atkins (9) BASERUNNING SB: E Young 2 (2)

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Player News

Reds Laynce Nix (CIN) News: Laynce Nix has refused to be out-righted to Triple-A, and is now a free agent, according to Mark Sheldon of MLB.com.  (Fanball - Fri. Nov 20, 2009) Yonder Alonso (CIN) News: Alonso will play winter ball in Puerto Rico after the Arizona Fall League finishes up this week, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. Nov 18, 2009) Ramon Hernandez (CIN) News: Hernandez's one-year deal with the Reds is for $3 million, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. Nov 17, 2009)

Rockies Jose Contreras (COL) News: According to Patrick Newman's NPB Tracker, former Colorado hurler Jose Contreras is considering pitching in Japan next season.  (Fanball - Sat. Nov 21, 2009) Manuel Corpas (COL) News: Corpas (elbow) still hasn't pitched in winter ball this offseason.  (RotoWire - Fri. Nov 20, 2009) Paul Phillips (COL) News: Catcher Paul Phillips has signed a one-year contract to stay with the Rockies, according to the Denver Post.   (Fanball - Fri. Nov 20, 2009)