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De La Rosa dominates as Rockies build wild-card lead

Associated Press

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO -- Both the NL wild-card lead that looked comfortable just a few days ago and the four-run lead that seemed safe at the start of the ninth inning Wednesday night were dwindling with each pitch for the Colorado Rockies. Then Rafael Betancourt escaped a jam to save the best start of Jorge De La Rosa's career and send the Rockies out of town with a 4-3 victory over San Francisco and a 3½-game lead over the Giants in the wild card. "Three-and-a-half definitely sounds a lot bet ...

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