DENVER -- His team-record hitting streak halted, Michael Cuddyer went in the
other day for a much-needed haircut and shave.
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for a new streak. Sure, this one is only in its infancy -- a mere two games --
but coupled with his 27-game streak that was snapped on Tuesday, hes now hit in
29 of his last 30 games. Cuddyer remains in a groove at the plate, hitting a
solo homer and driving in three runs to help the Colorado Rockies beat the Los
Angeles Dodgers 9-5 on Thursday night. The only pitcher to silence his bat was
Clayton Kershaw, when he kept Cuddyer hitless in four plate appearances. "Ran
into the best pitcher in baseball and he pitched like it," said Cuddyer, who
added a two-run double on Thursday as the Rockies avoided being swept by Los
Angeles in the three-game series. "Throughout that whole streak, the whole
season, really, Ive treated each at-bat the same, every pitch the same. Ive
really been keeping my focus. Just because the streak ended, doesnt mean my
focus went anywhere." Manager Walt Weiss couldnt agree more. "Cuddy keeps on
rolling," he said. "He keeps on plugging away." As for his other outfielder,
Weiss remains optimistic that Carlos Gonzalez will be fine after he left the
game in the sixth inning with a strained upper back. Gonzalez apparently hurt
his back while striking out in the fifth. "He said hes done it before. Were not
too concerned," Weiss said. "It was enough of an issue to get him out of there."
The Dodgers struggled to drive in runners against Jhoulys Chacin (8-3), a night
after setting season highs in runs (10) and hits (17). The hard-throwing righty
pitched out of trouble time and again, giving up four runs in 5 2-3 innings.
"Wasnt my better game," Chacin said. "But the team picked me up, scored runs for
me." Yasiel Puig was in the lineup a day after leaving the contest early with a
bruised hip after crashing into the wall. He finished 1 for 5 with an RBI as the
Dodgers had their four-game winning streak halted. Matt Kemp had a two-run
homer, Adrian Gonzalez contributed four hits, including a solo homer in the
ninth, and Hanley Ramirez extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a single
in the last inning. Chris Capuano (2-6) had an uncharacteristic rough outing on
the road, giving up six runs, five earned, and seven hits in 4 1-3 innings.
Capuano had a 1.35 ERA away from Dodger Stadium before Thursday. "Its
frustrating," Capuano said. "I felt I was a pitch or two away from containing
it." Mixing a four-seam fastball with a swooping slider, Chacin got off to a
rough start before finding his rhythm to win his fifth straight start. He was
taken out after allowing an RBI single to Puig in the sixth. Colorado got to
Capuano in the third, scoring four times to grab a 5-2 lead. Cuddyer had the big
hit in the inning, a two-run double over Kemps head in deep centre. But it wasnt
without some theatrics. With Josh Rutledge holding in between second and third
to see if Kemp caught the ball, Gonzalez nearly passed his teammate before
applying the brakes. Gonzalez then followed closely on the heels of Rutledge all
the way to the plate, sliding in at home just under the tag. Kemp put the
Dodgers up 2-1 in the second, when he hit an 80-mph slider over the fence in
centre. It was his second straight night with a homer. For Chacin, the homer to
Kemp ended a career-best streak of 16 scoreless innings. Los Angeles had a
chance for more damage, but Chacin struck out Mark Ellis and Puig to end the
threat. Chacin also wiggled out of a bases-loaded jam in the third, striking out
Nick Punto to end the inning. Punto threw down his helmet and bat in
frustration. "That was a big strikeout," Weiss said. "We were at the point of
the game, where it couldve gone either way right there." The night before, Los
Angeles received a momentary scare when Puig jumped up to make a catch in right
and smacked his left hip on a padded column below the scoreboard. Puig stayed
down on the warning track for several minutes before jogging around the
outfield. He remained in the game, but was taken out as a precaution the next
inning. "When you play like that, youll end up getting banged up," manager Don
Mattingly said. "You anticipate some of that stuff." Puig is hitting .430 with
eight homers since his debut on June 3. The 22-year-old has energized his
teammates with his energy. "Every day he impresses me," Ellis said. "Hes been so
big for us." NOTES: Dodgers RHP Carlos Marmol may soon report to Triple-A
Albuquerque. Marmol was acquired in a trade with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.
... Los Angeles will play in San Francisco on Friday night, with Hyun-Jin Ryu
(6-3) starting for the Dodgers. ... Colorado begins a 10-game road swing on
Friday in Arizona. ... Rockies SS Troy Tulowitzki went through a light round of
batting practice on Thursday with minimal pain from his broken rib and thinks he
could be back soon, maybe even before the All-Star break. Tulowitzki leads the
fan voting at his position for the All-Star Game and will attend, even if he
cant play.
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