| 08 October 2009
The Colorado Rockies went into the City of Brotherly Love Thursday afternoon and pulled off a close 5-4 victory to tie their series at one. The Rockies took an early 4-0 lead off Philadephia ace Cole Hamels, greatly aided by Yorvit Torrealba's two-run homer in the fourth inning, and never looked back. The game looked bleak at points for the Phillies; however, they fought back hard, but fell short.
Trailing 4-0, the Fighting Phils came within one of the lead in the sixth inning as they were bouyed by RBI-double by Ryan Howard and a two-run single by Raul Ibanez. Colorado got an insurance run off a Dexter Fowler sacrifice fly in the seventh, and Jayson Werth for Philadelphia homered in the eighth inning off Rafael Betancourt.
The Phillies tried to rally in the bottom of the ninth as they got runners on first and second off closer Huston Street; however, Shane Victorino lined out to Colorado second baseman Garrett Atkins to end the contest.
Cole Hamels took the loss as he only went five innings and gave up four runs; however, the day was not all bad for him as he left the game to be with his wife -- who was in labor at a hospital. Meanwhile, Aaron Cook earned the win as he went five innings and gave up three runs. Huston Street got the save in the ninth inning.
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