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DENVER (AP) -- Jeffrey Hammonds' three-run homer might have been aided by a fan's catch, but the Colorado Rockies, deep in a slump, aren't about to give it back.
|  | | Davey Johnson was pretty sure Jeffrey Hammonds had a little help from a fan on his three-run homer. |
Hammonds and Jeff Cirillo each drove in four runs, and the Rockies snapped a three-game losing streak with a 11-4 win over the
Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
Brian Bohanon (5-7) limited the Dodgers to four hits and four
runs through 6 1/3 innings and helped his cause with an RBI double
and a walk.
Despite the win, the Rockies have lost 17 of 21 games. Los
Angeles has won eight of 11.
After the Dodgers scored three runs in the first, the Rockies
countered with six in their half against Carlos Perez (4-5). Cirillo's two-run double and Hammonds' homer highlighted the
inning.
Brian Hunter, who equaled a career high with four hits, and Neifi Perez both singled and scored on Cirillo's double into the
left-field corner. Todd Helton walked and Hammonds hit his 16th
homer. Ben Petrick singled and Bohanon, who entered the game
0-for-19 at the plate this season, doubled into the gap in
left-center for another run.
Replay showed a fan caught Hammonds' drive to left-center near
the top of the wall and might have reached over slightly into the
field of play. Dodgers manager Davey Johnson argued it was fan
interference, but his plea was rejected.
"(Hammonds) got some help and nobody else saw it," Johnson
insisted. "It was pretty clear if I could see it. How come I'm the
only one who can see it? I haven't gotten a call yet on a guy
leaning over the damn fence."
Johnson was manager of the Baltimore Orioles in the 1996
playoffs when the Yankees' Derek Jeter was awarded a controversial
homer after a young fan reached over the fence, preventing Orioles
right fielder Tony Tarasco from making the catch.
"It was a good catch, a nice catch," Rockies manager Buddy
Bell said. "I couldn't tell. It's three runs we would have scored
anyway."
Hammonds agreed. "It would have been a double or triple
anyway," he said. "I don't know. You couldn't see it with the
naked eye, neither could I. It's a long way out there. I'll take
it. I'm not throwing it back, that's for sure.
"I saw that in Baltimore when Jeffrey Maier did it to Tarasco.
It's different when you're on the other side."
Bell was just relieved to get the win.
"Bo gave us what we needed, and we swung the bats well," Bell
said. "It's important that we build on this and start winning some
games."
The Rockies chased Perez in the fourth, scoring four more runs,
including Cirillo's two-run single and Hammonds' RBI single.
Bohanon led off the inning with a walk, Hunter singled and Neifi
Perez laid down a sacrifice bunt and was safe on Carlos Perez's
error on a high throw to first. Cirillo greeted reliever Matt
Herges with a single between third and shortstop, Hammonds had a
run-scoring single to right and Butch Huskey an infield RBI single.
The Dodgers loaded the bases with one out in the first and Eric
Karros hit a two-run double. The other run scored on Adrian
Beltre's fielder's-choice grounder.
In the third, Gary Sheffield walked, Karros doubled off right
fielder Hammonds' glove and Sheffield scored on Beltre's groundout.
Johnson unsuccessfully argued another call in the first inning.
Karros, caught in a rundown between second and third, was tagged
out by Cirillo, who then dropped the ball. Third base umpire Eric
Cooper ruled Karros was out, however.
Game notes
Before the game, the Dodgers reacquired RHP Ismael Valdes
from the Chicago Cubs along with cash considerations for two minor
leaguers -- right-hander Jamie Arnold and outfielder Jorge Piedra.
... The first inning, in which Colorado outscored Los Angeles 6-3,
lasted 36 minutes, and Perez and Bohanon combined to throw 63
pitches. ... Perez hasn't won since May 20. He has three losses and
nine no-decisions since then. ... It was Colorado's first win over
the Dodgers in five meetings this season.
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