Lineup Card: Rockies vs Cardinals

Rockies Lineup (44-38)

• CF Fowler
• 2B Herrera
• LF Gonzalez
• 1B Giambi
• C   Olivo
• RF Smith
• 3B Stewart
• SS Barmes
• P   Francis

It was announced Ubaldo will start the game Thursday and De La Rosa will pitch Friday.  Jhoulys Chacin goes to the bullpen, which scares the freaking hell out of me.  Tracy absolutely HAS to be smart about how he uses Chacin down there.  He can't waste his arm or overuse him.  

Cardinals Lineup (45-37)

• 3B Lopez
• CF Rasmus
• 1B Pujols
• LF Holliday
• RF Stavinoha
• C   Molina
• SS Greene
• P   Hawksworth
• 2B Miles

The old pitcher hits 8th routine returns to Coors Field.  I wonder if Molina will be motivated to prove he belongs in the All-Star Game?  He might be, but he could hit 8 HRs in This series and I still wouldn't take him over Olivo.  

Simulation

Cardinals 10, Rockies 8

WP: Jason Motte -- 2/3 IP, 1 K
LP: Huston Street -- 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER
S:   Ryan Franklin -- 1 IP, 1 H, 1 K

Blake Hawksworth -- 4 2/3, 8 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Jeff Francis -- 5 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Home Runs

STL: Albert Pujols, Colby Rasmus, Matt Holliday, Felipe Lopez
Col: Carlos Gonzalez, Ian Stewart (2)

Player of the Game -- Colby Rasmus