THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008
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Sophomore second baseman Robby Price makes a throw to first for an out. Price contributed two runs and drove in three RBI in a 13-10 victory over the University of Oklahoma Saturday afternoon.
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Senior center fielder Casey Larson slides into a tag at second base for the third out in the bottom of the second inning. Larson drove in one run on the hit during the extra base attempt.
Colorado Rockie' Omar Quintanilla, slides safely into second base with a double as Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal turns to apply the tag in the first inning in Denver on Sunday.
MLB
Rockies' Cook halts losing streak Colorado breaks four-game skid; Dodgers win-streak ends at eight
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DENVER—Aaron Cook doesn't consider himself a stopper, but he's certainly pitching like one.
Cook gave the Rockies the strong outing they needed, Matt Holliday had two hits and two RBI and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 on Sunday to end a four-game losing streak.
It was the fifth time Cook (5-1) stopped a Rockies' losing streak, and for the third straight start he ended a four-game losing streak. The Rockies are 6-1 when Cook starts and 6-18 in other games.
"That's a title you guys gave me and I'll never put it on myself," Cook said of the stopper label. "I'm just trying to be consistent."
Since giving up four earned runs in losing his first start of the season, Cook has been stingy. He's given up 13 earned runs and averaged seven innings in his last six starts — all of them Colorado victories. He hasn't walked a batter in his last two starts.
"He has a real good balance on the mound right now," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. "He has good command of his pitches and he's attacking the strike zone."
the season.
Taylor Buchholz pitched a perfect final 1 2-3 innings to pick up
Andre Ethier homered for the Dodgers, who had their eight-game winning streak snapped. Derek Lowe (2-2) took the loss.
Cook mixed his sinker and
"He kept us on our heels by staying aggressive," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said. "We couldn't mount anything. When we did get baserunners, he always made the pitch and got outs."
Cook retired the first 10 batters and 13 of the first 14. He gave up a one-out solo homer to Ethier and a single to Blake DeWitt in the fifth, but he got Chin-lung Hu
"Cookie has been our best pitcher so far, and anytime your best pitcher is on the mound you feel pretty good about it."
to hit into an inning-ending double play.
MATT HOLLIDAY
Colorado Rockies left fielder
"Cookie has been our best pitcher so far, and anytime your best pitcher is on the mound you feel pretty good about it," Holliday said.
fastball to record 17 groundouts. He scattered nine hits and struck out two. He left after giving up Juan Pierre's RBI single that made it 6-2.
ter Delwyn Young led off the sixth with a single, but Cook got hot-hitting Rafael Furcal to ground into a double play.
Pinch-hit-
"He had it going today," first
baseman Todd Helton said.
The Rockie early. Omar Q home Scott Podsednik, Holiday singled home Quintanilla, and then Lowe walked two to load the bases with no outs. He had already thrown more than 40 pitches by the time he got his first
out, but he minimized the damage by allowing only one more run in the first. It took him 51 pitches to get out of the first inning.
"We couldn't mount anything. When we did get baserunners, he always made the pitch and got outs."
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Lowe said. "That was a first and it set the tone for a slower-paced game. I was fortunate to get out of
"I've never thrown 41 pitches before the first out of the game,"
JOE TORRE
Los Angeles Dodgers manager
the first inning with 51 pitches and only three runs."
Lowe settled down after that, and he retired 11 straight at one stretch before Cook singled to lead off the fifth. He gave up RBI singles
to Holliday and Garrett Atkins and left after the fifth inning.
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The Rockies cushioned their lead in the sixth when Podsednik singled to drive in Chris Iannetta to make it 6-1.
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Kansas slugs 39 runs against Oklahoma
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The Jayhawks bats came alive this weekend and with their combined 39 runs in three games, swept the Sooners. The 39 runs the Jayhawks scored in the series set a record as the most runs scored for the Jayhawks in a Big 12 series. Throughout the series, both teams managed to score runs in bunches, and the two teams
combined for 68 runs over the three game series. For fans, the Jayhawks offense provided excitement early and often. During the course of the weekend, eight different Kansas players hit home runs,
Alongside the freshman duo, a number of upperclassmen reaped the benefits of the Sooners pitching staff. Senior center fielder Casey Larson went 6-14 over the series and racked up four RBI.
"I was seeing the ball real well this weekend."
As far as individual performances go, the Jayhawks had a great output from their lineup from top to bottom. Freshman third baseman Tony Thompson got back on track, going 6-10 with three RBI and a home run in the series.
to help this team out and help us win," Thompson said. "Both of us (Waters) coming through this weekend was big for us, and we are going to try and do whatever we can to keep it going."
"I was seeing the ball real well this weekend," Thompson said. "I was just trying to take a middle approach and get some balls elevated and it just happened to work out for me."
TONY THOMPSON Freshman third basemen
and the team combined for 45 hits.
Senior right fielder Ryne Price continued to go deep this weekend and accumulated another home run, bringing his total to 11 this year. Already holding the career home run record at Kansas, Price also stole
two bases in the series finale Sunday, setting a personal single-season high with nine on the season.
The Jayhawks launched a number of balls over the Hoglund Ballpark fence throughout the series and senior shortstop Erik Morrison accounted for two of those. Morrison
"Both of us (Waters) coming through this weekend was big for us, and we are trying to do whatever we can to keep it going."
"I think both of us are starting to get comfortable up there and trying to do whatever we can
TONY THOMPSON Freshman third basemen
went 6-13 over the series, and his two home runs brought his season total to seven. Morrison's big weekend brought his season average to .296 and gave him a four-game hitting streak.
Fellow freshman, designated hitter Jimmy Waters put up impressive numbers going 5-10 with a five RBI game. The two freshmen are starting to come on strong and are making strides against tougher Big 12 opponents.
The Jayhawks offensive production should give them confidence as they jockey for Big 12 position down the stretch. The Jayhawks have one mid-week tune up against Oral Roberts Wednesday, before the Border Showdown this weekend against Missouri.
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