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Thursday, Sep. 14 10:10pm ET
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Brian Rose is happy to be pitching for a team that wanted him before he started winning. The right-hander, who came to Colorado on July 27 in a seven-player deal that sent Mike Lansing to Boston, won his third straight decision Thursday night as the Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4. "When I got here, these guys told me that they wanted to see me go out there and pitch, and that they were excited about me coming over here," Rose said. "That's uplifting, and it makes me want to pitch well." Rose (4-2), who didn't get a decision against the Dodgers last Saturday despite being staked to a 6-0 lead in the first inning, allowed three runs and six hits in six innings this time. "He really made good pitches when he had to," Rockies manager Buddy Bell said. "He got into some situations where he got in a hole, but was able to pitch his way out of it. His command was much better than it had been the last couple of times out." Rookie Ben Petrick doubled home two runs and Jose Jimenez pitched the ninth for his 21st save in 27 chances. After allowing runners to reach second and third with one out, he allowed an RBI groundout by pinch-hitter Eric Karros and retired Mark Grudzielanek on a grounder. Rockies left fielder Todd Hollandsworth returned to Dodger Stadium for the first time since the July 31 trade that sent Tom Goodwin to Los Angeles and went 2-for-4, singling his first two times up and scoring on Petrick's fourth-inning double. "I've actually never been on this side of the stadium before, so it was weird," Hollandsworth said. "But I came out early today, just to get acclimated again. "I still have a lot of memories of wonderful things that have happened to me here -- and some tough things. But it was just a part of my life where I learned a lot. I enjoyed the people I worked for and worked with, and I'm very appreciating of having been a part of the Dodgers organization for such a long time." Jeff Cirillo, who entered with an NL-leading .387 average with runners in scoring position, capped the Rockies' three-run fourth with an RBI single for a 3-1 lead against Chan Ho Park (15-10). The right-hander allowed five runs -- four earned -- and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings. "My control was not there. That's the bottom line," said Park, who walked four and struck out four. "I felt my arm dragging a little." Alex Cora, in an 0-for-20 drought, did not move as a breaking ball from Rose brushed his right kneecap with the bases loaded in the fourth and forced in the Dodgers' second run. Rose walked toward the plate to complain to umpire Tim Welke. So did Bell -- but only to protect his pitcher. "We had probably the best umpire working behind the plate tonight, so I had a hard time saying anything to Tim Welke," Bell said. "That's a really tough call for the umpires, but I think they've got to look at that rule over the winter and try to decide on how to enforce it." The Rockies got that run back in the fifth, when Park tried to pick Jeffrey Hammonds off second and his errant throw deflected off the glove of Cora and into right-center as Hammonds scored. The Dodgers closed to 4-3 in the bottom half on a two-out single by Shawn Green, who needs four RBI to reach 100 for the third straight season. Colorado made it 5-3 in the sixth when Rose singled for his first major league hit and scored on Neifi Perez's single. Colorado's Todd Helton was 0-for-4 with a walk, lowering his major league-leading average to .375. He is 2-for-15 on the road trip and has only seven hits in 35 at-bats against Los Angeles this season. Chris Donnels homered in the second, putting the Dodgers ahead 1-0. Game notesDodgers LHP Carlos Perez had arthroscopic surgery Thursday to have a spur fragment removed from his rotator cuff. He is expected to be ready for the start of spring training, according to Dr. Frank Jobe. ... Dodgers C Jim Leyritz had an MRI that showed a small tear in his right rotator cuff. It prohibits him from throwing, so he will be limited to pinch-hitting. ... Dodgers C Angel Pena has ligament damage on the outside of the thumb on his catching hand. He will play through the injury the rest of the season, but faces possible offseason surgery. ... The Dodgers committed three errors and have a major league-leading 131. | ALSO SEE Baseball Scoreboard Colorado Clubhouse Los Angeles Clubhouse RECAPS Boston 7 Cleveland 4
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