Rockies’ 1-0 Win Is One for Books

Jason Jennings gave up seven hits in seven innings, All-Star Brian Fuentes escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres, 1-0, Saturday night in the lowest-scoring game in Coors Field history.

Jennings (5-8), who walked four, benefited from three double plays. Jay Witasick worked the eighth before Fuentes pitched out of trouble for his 12th save in 14 chances, finishing the 28th shutout at Coors Field -- the 16th combined.

Fuentes walked the first two batters, then struck out pinch-hitters Geoff Blum and Xavier Nady. An error on Eric Young’s grounder by shortstop Luis Gonzalez -- who drove in the run -- loaded the bases before Fuentes struck out Brian Giles.

There had been three 2-0 games at the 11-year-old stadium, including the Rockies’ victory over Detroit on June 10. This was the 847th regular-season game at Coors Field.

San Diego also loaded the bases in the sixth with one out after a walk to Giles and singles by Ryan Klesko and Mark Sweeney. Ramon Hernandez grounded to Gonzalez for a double play to end the threat.

The Rockies broke through in the sixth when Aaron Miles reached on a bunt with one out. Gonzalez hit the next pitch to the wall in right-center field for a double to drive in Miles.

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Chicago 8, Florida 2 -- Derrek Lee hit his 26th homer in his return to the lineup, and Todd Walker homered and drove in three runs at Miami. Lee, second in the majors to Atlanta’s Andruw Jones in homers, sat out three games because of irritation in his left shoulder. Kerry Wood (2-2) gave up six hits -- including Jeff Conine’s solo homer -- in 7 2/3 innings for his first win in 2 1/2 months.

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San Francisco 2, St. Louis 0 -- Brad Hennessey pitched seven sharp innings in a spot start and Michael Tucker hit a fifth-inning single to end a scoreless tie at San Francisco, as the Giants won for the third time in four games. Hennessey (3-2) was recalled late Friday to start in place of the struggling Kirk Rueter.

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Philadelphia 1, Washington 0 -- David Bell’s sacrifice fly against Hector Carrasco in the bottom of the ninth inning ended a rare pitcher’s duel at Citizens Bank Park. Bobby Abreu lined a single to right against Carrasco (3-2) to lead off the ninth. After Pat Burrell struck out for the third time, Chase Utley doubled to right, Ryan Howard was intentionally walked and Bell hit a long fly to left.

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Milwaukee 9, Atlanta 6 -- Ben Sheets (5-6) pitched seven strong innings at Atlanta to help the Brewers end the Braves’ six-game winning streak. He gave up three hits and two runs in the first, then held the Braves scoreless over the next six innings.

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Cincinnati 6, Arizona 2 -- Adam Dunn hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, as the Reds rallied for the second night in a row, clinching their first road series win of the season. The Reds’ Sean Casey drove in two runs.

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Pittsburgh 11, New York 4 -- Jack Wilson singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, then hit his first career grand slam during a seven-run seventh at Pittsburgh to lead the Pirates to their first series victory in a month.