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denverpost.com - 5/21/2007

The Denver Post - Atkins, Hawpe remain wildly inconsistent

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Rockies manager Clint Hurdle likes to say baseball is a game devoid of sympathy. Considering the 180-degree turn of events experienced by Garrett Atkins and Brad Hawpe, that's certainly apropos. Saturday night, Atkins hit a three-run homer and Hawpe a two-run shot in Colorado's 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals. But Sunday, in the Royals' 10-5, 12-inning victory, Atkins struck out with ...

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Ben Maller's Sports Rumors & Notes — ... The Rockies got some good news when Rodrigo Lopez made an impressive rehab start for the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Saturday night in Sacramento. "The elbow feels really good, no problems there," Lopez said Sunday. "I still need to get better, but it had nothing to do with the elbow." Lopez is scheduled to make another rehab start Thursday and possibly another May 29. However, if things go well in his next start, he could rejoin the big-league club by the end of the week. "I really don't want to pitch down in the minors," he said. "I think I'll be ready to come back up."

Monday Morning Rockpile:
Purple Row — ... O'Dowd wants Tulo to move to the fifth or sixth slot in the lineup, which would bump Atkins down to a less damaging slot, but that decision is up to Clint Hurdle, according to Patrick Saunders. What are the bets that he makes the right call on this one? At least it also means that Carroll gets benched, but there is a drawback in that our best left handed bat off  the bench (Omar Quintanilla) now will probably head back to the minors.