Aug 16, 2009 9:40 pm US/Eastern
Marlins, Rockies Split Double Header
MIAMI (CBS4.com) ―
Clint Barmes and Brad Hawpe each hit two-run homers and the Colorado Rockies beat the Florida Marlins 7-3 Sunday night for a split of a doubleheader.
The Marlins won the opener 10-3 behind homers from Hanley Ramirez and Chris Coghlan and a two-run single by Chris Volstad in a five-run second inning.
A rainout Saturday night forced Sunday's doubleheader. The Rockies remain 1 1/2 games ahead of San Francisco in the NL wild-card race. Florida fell two games back.
Barmes' two-run homer off Rick VandenHurk gave the Rockies a 3-0 lead in the second. Barmes drove VandenHurk's pitch over the American League scoreboard in left for his 18th home run of the season.
Hawpe's two-out, two-run homer off VandenHurk in the sixth increased Colorado's lead to 6-1. VandenHurk (2-2) was replaced after walking Garrett Atkins. He allowed six runs, five hits, walked three and struck out nine in 5 2-3 innings.
In the first game, Coghlan's three-run homer followed Volstad's two-run single in the second inning as the Marlins scored five runs off Colorado starter Aaron Cook for a 6-1 lead.
Volstad (9-9) gave up one run, four hits, walked four and struck out five in five-plus innings.
Cook (10-5) left after surrendering Ross Gload's bases-loaded RBI single in the third. Cook pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowed seven runs, eight hits, walked three and struck out two. He has lost two straight decisions after a streak of seven wins.
The Rockies scored twice in the seventh, cutting Florida's lead to 7-3. Pinch-hitter Ryan Spilporghs hit a run scoring double and later scored on Gonzalez's sacrifice fly off Florida reliever Dan Meyer, who replaced Volstad in the sixth.
Florida scored twice in the bottom of the seventh on Gload's sacrifice fly and Wes Helms' pinch-hit single. Ross' run-scoring single scored Ramirez in the eighth.
Marlins first baseman Nick Johnson left the first game in the top of the second with a right hamstring strain. Johnson flied out to left in his only at-bat in the first. Gload moved from right field to first base and Jeremy Hermida took over in right.
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