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Saturday, Aug. 19 8:05pm ET
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DENVER (AP) -- Even on an off night, Todd Helton was a picture of production. Helton drove in three runs while going 1-for-4 Saturday night and the Colorado Rockies got another strong performance from Julian Tavarez in a 10-3 victory over the Florida Marlins. Helton's major league-leading average dropped two points to .397 as he extended his hitting streak to 11 games. He had an RBI groundout, a sacrifice fly and a run-scoring single. "When you talk about Helton, you think about him hitting .390 or whatever's he's hitting and driving in runs," Rockies manager Buddy Bell said. "But he understands situations as well as anybody we've got on the club." Tavarez (8-2), a middle reliever promoted to the starting rotation three weeks ago, improved to 3-0 in five starts. He gave up two runs (one earned) and six hits in six innings. "From the first time they made me a starter, I just put everything behind," the right-hander said. "I told myself, `I'm a starter.' I didn't think, 'Oh, God, it's going to be tough because I used to pitch one inning, two innings.' I don't put it in my head." Marlins starter Reid Cornelius (3-6) pitched well before faltering in the sixth. With Florida trailing 3-2, he retired the first two hitters but walked Jeff Cirillo and surrendered a two-run homer to Todd Walker. Cornelius gave up five runs (four earned) and remained winless in his last eight starts. He still managed to impress his manager. "I thought he was outstanding," Florida manager John Boles said. "He should have been throwing goose eggs until that two-run home run. Until that point, he threw well enough to get a shutout." Preston Wilson's RBI single pulled the Marlins to 5-3 in the seventh, but the Rockies broke it open with a five-run eighth highlighted by Helton's RBI single and Juan Pierre's two-run single, his third hit of the game. Helton, bidding to become the first player in 59 years to hit .400, grounded out to second to drive in a run in the first. His sacrifice fly to the base of the right-field wall gave the Rockies a 3-1 lead in the third. "Everyone realizes the job in certain situations, and that's what you're trying to do," Helton said. "As long as you get it done, it's a good at-bat." Facing Helton for the first time in his career, Cornelius said he felt fortunate to escape relatively unscathed. "I threw Helton everything I had in my arsenal and he was on everything," he said. "I threw him up, down, in, out, back and forth. When a guy is hot all you can do is try and make good pitches and hope he hits it at somebody." Mike Lowell made it 3-2 in the fourth with an RBI double. Game notesTavarez's ERA in five starts improved to 1.74. ... Pierre extended his hitting streak to 12 games. ... Marlins OF Cliff Floyd, on the DL with a knee injury, took batting practice Saturday and could return next Friday. ... Helton's hitting could be having an effect at the ticket windows. Despite going head-to-head with a Denver Broncos preseason game, the two non-playoff contenders drew 40,684. ... The Marlins were 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position. | ALSO SEE Baseball Scoreboard Florida Clubhouse Colorado Clubhouse RECAPS Cleveland 10 Seattle 4
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