TORONTO, 24 April 2005 — Jason Jennings pitched a complete game, Brad Hawpe drilled a two-run homer and Cory Sullivan just missed hitting for the cycle as the Colorado Rockies crushed the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-1 in Denver on Friday.
Jennings (1-2) scattered 10 hits, struck out six and walked two to register his 24th career win at Coors Field, equaling a franchise record held by Pedro Astacio.
Jeff Kent’s eighth inning home run ruined Jennings’ bid for a complete game shutout.
Aaron Miles led the Rockies at the plate with four hits while Sullivan had three, falling a home run shy of hitting for the cycle.
In Miami, A.J. Burnett struck out 13 and Luis Castillo went three-for-three at the plate, including a key seventh inning three-run triple as the Florida Marlins tamed the Cincinnati Reds 4-2.
In St. Louis, So Taguchi and Mark Grudzielanek each had two-run doubles as the streaking Cardinals held on to beat the Houston Astros 8-7, for their seventh win in eight games.
In Atlanta, Mike Hampton pitched 8 2/3 strong innings and Marcus Giles cracked a two-run homer to power the Braves to a 6-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
In New York, Cliff Floyd homered and Tom Glavine tossed seven solid innings to guide the Mets to a 3-1 win over the Washington Nationals.
Glavine (1-2) held the Nationals to just two hits, one of those a sixth-inning home run to Christian Guzman but otherwise sparkled, striking out seven and walking three on the way to his 263rd career win.
In Phoenix, Troy Glaus and Royce Clayton both homered and drove in a pair of runs to power the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win over the San Diego Padres. Brad Halsey (2-0) threw seven innings to get the win, allowing just two runs on five hits and striking out four.
In San Francisco, Victor Santos pitched the complete game five-hitter and Junior Spivey cracked a two-run homer as the Milwaukee Brewers eased past the Giants 6-1.
Santos (1-0) allowed one run on five hits, struck out four and did not walk a batter to register his first career complete game.
