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Helton homers as Rockies snap five-game losing skid

Associated Press

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

DENVER -- Carlos Gonzalez can't tell whether he's lucky or cursed -- or if his left palm is healed or not. Gonzalez and Todd Helton both homered into the smoky sky as the Colorado Rockies snapped a five-game losing streak with an 8-3 win over the New York Mets on Tuesday night in a game that featured a wild first inning with Gonzalez right in the middle of it. The NL wild-card leaders moved a game ahead of San Francisco, which lost 1-0 at Philadelphia, as they started a 10-game homestand aga ...

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