Lineup Card -- Rockies vs Red Sox

Rockies Lineup (38-33)

• 2B Herrera
• 1B Helton
• CF Gonzalez
• RF Hawpe
• LF Smith
• C   Olivo
• 3B Stewart
• 2B Barmes
• P   Hammel

Red Sox Lineup (43-30)

• SS Scutaro
• LF Nava
• 2B Pedroia
• 1B Ortiz
• 3B Beltre
• C  Varitek
• CF Cameron
• RF Reddick
• P   Matsuzaka

This start is a heat check for Jason Hammel.  If he gets into the 8th/9th inning again, he'll have to be considered on fire... and the hottest pitcher in the NL West.  Personally, I'd take six innings with the Rockies leading, or at least still in the game, and be very pleased with that.  

Simulation

Red Sox 7, Rockies 3

WP: Daisuke Matsuzaka  -- 6 2/3 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
LP:  Jason Hammel -- 5 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Home Runs

Bos: David Ortiz, Mike Cameron
Col: Jason Giambi

Player of the Game -- David Ortiz