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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DENVER (AP)  Jorge De La Rosa sweated almost as much watching the Colorado bullpen preserve the win as he did earning it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These days, nothing comes easy for the Rockies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;De La Rosa pitched six strong innings before giving way to a shaky bullpen and the Rockies snapped a five-game skid by holding off the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 on Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''We won and that's all that matters,'' De La Rosa said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Rockies are 3-16 since June 16 - with De La Rosa (9-6) accounting for every win. The lefty allowed two runs and three hits, all in the first inning. He then watched the bullpen almost completely unravel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What looked like a blowout - Colorado led 8-2 - suddenly turned into a game when the Dodgers scored five runs in the seventh. But Adam Ottavino put the brakes on the rally, with De La Rosa nervously watching on a television in the clubhouse.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''It was a tough situation, but we got out of there,'' said De La Rosa, who tied Jeff Francis for the second-most wins (64) in Rockies history.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dan Haren (8-5) gave up a season-high eight runs in 5 1-3 innings while striking out eight. He had a hard act to follow after teammate Clayton Kershaw's masterful performance the night before, when he allowed two hits in eight innings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''I did my best, just didn't work out,'' Haren said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drew Stubbs hit a two-run homer, Corey Dickerson added a solo shot and Wilin Rosario contributed two RBI singles as the Rockies ended a six-game slide against the Dodgers. The team was without NL hitting leader Troy Tulowitzki, who rested a tight groin for a second straight game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Los Angeles took advantage of three hits and two errors in a two-run first. But De La Rosa was tricky to solve after that.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''He's just effectively wild,'' Dodgers manager Don Mattingly explained. ''He makes you swing out of the strike zone because he's always kind of around it.''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;De La Rosa was taken out for a pinch hitter in the sixth inning after throwing 100 pitches.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Dodgers immediately pounced on reliever Nick Masset, who gave up four runs and recorded no outs before departing with a tweaked left knee.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A rusty Boone Logan, who was activated from the 15-day disabled list Saturday, didn't fare much better, loading the bases without getting an out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The booing began from the Coors Field crowd, which Rockies manager Walt Weiss fully understood.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''We have an 8-2 lead and looked like we had the game in hand,'' Weiss said. ''It looked like it was slipping away in that seventh.''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Enter Ottavino, who got Juan Uribe to hit into a double play. After an intentional walk, Ottavino worked the Rockies out of the jam by striking out A.J. Ellis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the eighth, Ottavino escaped another sticky situation by striking out Yasiel Puig and getting Hanley Ramirez to ground out with Dee Gordon on second.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''Tried to bring everything I had,'' Ottavino said. ''It worked out today.''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Colorado had a chance to cushion its lead in the eighth, but Puig made a highlight catch in right. He came in on a ball before realizing it was over his head. He dived backward to make the grab, quickly got up and rifled a throw to the infield, doubling up Rosario at third after the Rockies catcher tried to tag up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LaTroy Hawkins pitched a perfect ninth for his 15th save in 16 chances.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''Luckily for us, we were able to hang on there,'' Stubbs said. ''Regardless if it's 8-7 or 8-2, a win's a win.''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NOTES: Dodgers OF Carl Crawford (left ankle sprain) was scheduled to begin his rehab assignment Saturday night and play six innings in left field for Triple-A Albuquerque. ... Dodgers LHP Scott Elbert (left elbow surgery) had his rehab assignment halted because of soreness in his left big toe. ... Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalez (left index finger) participated in a simulated game with RHP Eddie Butler (inflamed rotator cuff). Gonzalez could soon be headed for a rehab assignment. ... Butler threw 35 pitches in the simulated game with ''no pain at all,'' but finished with a blister on his middle finger. ... Rockies RHP Jair Jurrjens checked out fine after going to the hospital with tightness in his chest following Friday's start.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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