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03/02/08 6:20 PM ET

Bowie solid in relief against Mexico

Nice effort goes for naught in loss to national team

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MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM 2, ROCKIES (SS) 1
at Tucson, Ariz.
Sunday, March 2

Rockies at the plate: Second baseman Clint Barmes hit an RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning, driving in third baseman Christian Colonel. The Rockies registered five hits, but no player had more than one. Colorado's starting 3-4-5 hitters -- Todd Helton, Matt Holliday and Brad Hawpe -- combined to go 1-for-6. The Rockies struck out nine times.

Mexico at the plate: Left fielder Christian Presichi had a pair of doubles in three at-bats. In the third inning, center fielder Ivan Terrazas hit a leadoff triple off the wall into the right-center-field gap and scored on the following at-bat off Albino Contreras' sacrifice fly to right.

Rockies on the mound: Starter Jeff Francis threw 45 pitches in three innings of work. He allowed two hits and one earned run, and struck out two. Micah Bowie pitched two solid innings of relief, allowing no runs, two hits and one base on balls. John Koronka allowed one run, four hits and a walk in three innings of work. Luis Vizcaino pitched a scoreless ninth.

Mexico on the mound: Starter Walter Silva stifled Rockies hitters through 4 2/3 shutout innings, allowing just two hits and four walks, and striking out four. Pablo Ortega struck out two of the four batters he faced in relief and allowed no hits, runs or walks in 1 1/3 innings.

Up next: Right-hander Aaron Cook, one of the rotation stalwarts, and righty Kip Wells, who is fighting for a spot, will pitch for the Rockies against the Diamondbacks at Tucson Electric Park on Monday afternoon.

Geoff Grammer is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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