May 30, 2015
Chad Bettis retired the first 18 batters and took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Troy Tulowitzki hit two solo homers and the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Friday night.
Cody Asche singled through a shift to end Bettis' no-hit bid with one out in the eighth. Bettis (2-0) lost a perfect game in the seventh when shortstop Tulowitzki made an error on Ben Revere's grounder up the middle.
The 26-year-old Bettis allowed two hits and tied a career-high with seven strikeouts in eight innings in his 12th start in the majors.
Tulowitzki had two homers in 154 at-bats this season before going deep his first two times up against Cole Hamels (5-4). Ben Paulsen hit a two-run homer for the Rockies, who won for the fifth time in six games.
Hamels had won his last four starts. The Phillies have lost five straight.
Colorado center fielder Charlie Blackmon made a sliding catch to rob Freddy Galvis of a hit after Revere's grounder went through Tulowitzki's legs. But Asche hit a sharp grounder that would have been a routine play for Tulowitzki except the two-time Gold Glove winner was shifted to the right-field side of second base.
Bettis allowed a bloop single to Carlos Ruiz one out later, but struck out pinch-hitter Darin Ruf to end the inning. Ruf appeared to check his swing and jumped up and threw his hands in the air when plate umpire Angel Hernandez ruled he swung. Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg earned his second career ejection an inning later after Hernandez called a close pitch by reliever Luis Garcia a ball.
Tulowitzki drove an 0-1 pitch deep into the seats in left for a 1-0 lead in the first. He connected on a 1-2 pitch in the third, sending another drive into the seats in left. Tulowitzki had just two hits in 14 previous at-bats against Hamels.
Bettis took a shutout into the ninth in an 11-2 victory over San Francisco in his previous start last Sunday. The right-hander is 3-5 with a 5.77 ERA in 41 career appearances.
The Phillies scored a run off closer John Axford in the ninth when left fielder Brandon Barnes made an error on Chase Utley's deep fly to the wall, allowing Revere to score from second after he reached on a wild pitch while striking out.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Prospect David Dahl had surgery to repair his spleen after a collision in the outfield during a game Thursday for Double-A New Britain.
UP NEXT:
Rockies: LHP Jorge De La Rosa (1-2, 6.51) makes his first start since being scratched Tuesday because of a cut middle finger. De La Rosa is 2-4 with a 5.34 ERA against Philadelphia.
Phillies: RHP Aaron Harang (4-4, 1.93) tries to continue his dominance at home. He has a 0.61 ERA in Philadelphia this season. Harang is 6-6 in 15 career starts vs. Colorado.
