News - Seth Smith
Colorado Rockies outfielder Seth Smith was named Tuesday the National League Player of the Week. Smith led the majors with a .542 average, 1.250 slugging percentage, 10 runs scored and 30 total bases in six games during the week.
Jose Contreras struck out five and gave up just one run in 6 2/3 innings in his Rockies debut Saturday as Colorado beat Arizona 4-1. Seth Smith went 3-for-4 and scored three times -- one of them when he blasted a shot over the right field fence to lead off the eighth inning.
Jason Giambi singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth Friday, finishing off a late Colorado comeback that brought the Rockies a 5-4 win over Arizona. Giambi was called up from the minors by Colorado earlier this week and has produced clutch hits in his only two at-bats. He had a two-run single Wednesday as a pinch-hitter in a 5-2 win over the New York Mets and came through again Friday in a key situation. Seth Smith doubled home two runs in the seventh inning, allowing Colorado to tie it 4-4. Yorvit Torrealba opened the eighth with a single off Blaine Boyer (0-2) and Clint Barmes sacrificed Torrealba to second.
Barry Zito scattered eight hits and gave up only one run in 8 1/3 innings Saturday in San Francisco's 5-3 victory over Colorado. Zito (9-11) struck out seven and walked one as the Giants moved within a game of the Rockies in the wild-card chase.
Paul Bako had two hits, including a solo home run, Thursday to help Philadelphia post a 3-1 win over Colorado. Bako's homer, his first this season, broke a 1-1 tie with no outs in the bottom of the fifth. Chase Utley and Shane Victorino had one RBI apiece, while Jimmy Rollins added three hits for the
