Rockies knock around Beckett, Dodgers

11:57 PM, Aug 27, 2012   |    comments
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Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Josh Beckett got a rude welcome back to the National League Monday night from the team with the worst record in the NL West.

Tyler Colvin hit Beckett's second pitch of the game over the wall in right field and the Colorado Rockies posted a 10-0 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field.

Beckett (0-1), who was traded from the Boston Red Sox in a blockbuster deal on Saturday, gave up seven hits and three runs over 5 2/3 innings. The right- hander, who is just 5-12 in 22 starts this season, came over to the Dodgers along with first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, outfielder Carl Crawford and infielder Nick Punto.

Colvin knocked in three runs for the Rockies, who blew the game open by scoring seven times in the eighth inning.

Jeff Francis (5-4) surrendered three hits and fanned six over five innings, as Colorado won for the seventh time in nine games.

The Dodgers, who had four hits, have lost two in a row and five of their last seven games.

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