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DENVER -- Jhoulys Chacin walked to the mound in the ninth inning, fired up and ready to finish a gem. He was nearly unhittable for eight innings and had plenty left in the tank. But with two outs and one strike on Jimmy Rollins, he left a changeup over the plate for an RBI double that spoiled a bid for a shutout. Ryan Howard followed with a single, and Chacins day was done. However, he left the field to a standing ovation following the best outing by a Colorado Rockies starter this season. "I was really pumped up when I finished (the eighth). The last time I pitched here in the ninth was 2011," Chacin said. "I really wanted to finish the inning. After two outs I (said), You have one out left." He couldnt get the final out and instead had to settle for a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. Chacin (5-3) gave up six hits, struck out three and didnt walk a batter. His 8 2-3 innings marked the longest outing by a Colorado starter this season, but he missed a chance at his second career shutout and third complete game. His only shutout was a 5-0 win over the Chicago Cubs on April 15, 2011. "Thats what weve been waiting for," teammate Carlos Gonzalez said. "Hes a great pitcher, a great competitor. Too bad he didnt get the shutout, but that was an outstanding performance." Rex Brothers got the final out for his third save of the season. Wilin Rosario and Gonzalez homered for Colorado. The teams combined for 30 runs and 55 hits in splitting the first two games of the series, but pitchers dominated the finale at Coors Field. Phillies starter Cole Hamels (2-10) was sharp early, but Chacin was efficient throughout. Chacin needed just 74 pitches -- 59 strikes -- to get through the first eight innings and he had only one three-ball count, to Rollins in the fourth inning. Chacin retired 14 in a row after Dominic Browns one-out single in the second. Kevin Frandsen led off the seventh with a single but was wiped out on a double play. Howard followed with a single up the middle against the shift, but Brown grounded out to end the inning. "What he was doing wasnt hard to figure out," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "He was throwing first-pitch strikes. He was getting ahead of us, and then we were chasing balls out of the strike zone." Chacin looked as though he was going to go the distance. In the ninth, he gave up a one-out single to Ben Revere, who moved to second on Frandsens groundout. Rollins drove him in with a line drive to the wall just over the head of right fielder Michael Cuddyer. "I was pretty close, but to be honest with you with my ribs I got scared," said Cuddyer, who missed five games last week with a rib injury. "Scared of the wall. No question about it. I know in my mind with my ribs and the wall right there, I felt that warning track, all that together I got a little nervous." After Howards RBI single, Rockies manager Walt Weiss went to remove Chacin to a chorus of boos from the 45,186 fans, who were hoping to see the first complete game by a Rockies starter in two seasons. "I was pulling for a complete game as much as anybody, but once he got to that situation the right thing to do was go get Rex to finish that," Weiss said. "Thats about as good a performance as Ive seen in a while by Jhoulys." Chacin threw just 17 balls in his 86 pitches and had a first-pitch strike on 26 of the 31 batters he faced. The last strike to Howard ended his day earlier than he hoped. "I thought (Weiss) was going to give me one more hitter," Chacin said. "I wanted to finish the game and I couldnt." Hamels has lost two straight decisions and eight of his last nine. His only mistake was leaving a 91 mph fastball up to Rosario, who lined it into the left-field seats on the first pitch of the bottom of the second. It was Rosarios 11th home run of the season. Hamels matched Chacin for the next four innings, retiring 12 in a row until Gonzalez led off the seventh with an infield single and Cuddyer blooped a double down the right field line. The Rockies cashed in both runners on Jordan Pachecos groundout and Nolan Arenados double to make it 3-0. Hamels allowed three runs on six hits, walked two and struck out seven. "It was a pitchers battle," Hamels said. "Ultimately he came out on top, and here I am again." Gonzalez hit a two-run homer off reliever Justin De Fratus in the eighth to make it 5-0. It was his NL-leading 20th home run of the year. NOTES: The last Rockies shutout was by Ubaldo Jimenez against the Dodgers on June 1, 2011. ... Cuddyer finished with two hits to extend his hitting streak to 14 games. Its the longest by a Colorado player this season. ... The Rockies selected the contract RHP of Logan Kensing from Triple-A Colorado Springs and optioned RHP Chris Volstad. ... Phillies C Carlos Ruiz (right hamstring strain) went 0 for 2 in his first rehab start with Triple-A Lehigh on Saturday. ... Rockies OF Dexter Fowler returned to the lineup after sitting out Saturday. Fowler hadnt started since being hit on the right hand by a pitch on Thursday. ... RHP John Lannan (0-1) is expected to be activated from the DL on Monday to start the series opener against Washington. ... Rockies LHP Jorge De La Rosa (7-4) will open Colorados nine-game road trip in Toronto on Monday. Fake Air Max . During the athletes parade, the 23-strong Ukrainian team was represented by a lone flagbearer in an apparent protest at the presence of Russian troops in Ukraines Crimean peninsula. Clearance Air Max . All of the scoring came in the final 20:04. Lucic scored on a power play at 15:46 of the third period, when he tipped a shot over Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen for a 3-1 lead. https://www.airmaxchina.us/ . Only three players drafted by NHL clubs were included on the Czech selection camp roster on Wednesday. Those players were Dallas Stars 2012 first-rounder Radek Faksa, Winnipeg Jets 2013 fourth-rounder Jan Kostalek and Phoenix Coyotes 2012 seventh-rounder Marek Langhamer. Cheap Air Max . The winner Saturday will remain in the elite 10-team field next year. "We talked about wanting to be disciplined and stick with our game plan and good things will come," Draisaitl said, who had two goals for the victors. Cheap Real Air Max . -- Sergey Tolchinksy scored his second goal of the game 3:56 into overtime as the Sault Ste. West Coast captain Shannon Hurn is adamant the Eagles havent given up on their premiership hopes, but admits the player group havent been working hard enough.The Eagles top-four hopes hang by a thread following last weeks shock 19-point AFL loss to Collingwood.West Coast will start as hot favourites to beat Fremantle on Sunday.But their final three rounds loom as make-or-break time, with the Eagles taking on heavyweights GWS (away), Hawthorn (home) and Adelaide (away).West Coast produced some scintillating displays on the way to last years grand final.But they have been one of the most inconsistent teams of 2016, struggling to beat anyone currently sitting inside the top seven.Hurn says his team need to improve in a number of key areas if they are to become a force come finals time.But he scoffed at talk some players may have already given up the chase.I dont think blokes have given up at all, Hurn said on Monday.But I dont think weve been working hard enough to get the results.Working hard enough is always pushing the limits and pushing the boundaries. Someone who does that well is Matt Priddis.The thing you dont want to do is leave it up to others, or go, Its too hard, Im not going to try today, Ill come back the next day.You can always contribute - tacckling, blocks, giving handballs to your teammate.dddddddddddd I think thats what hard work is.Star ruckman Nic Naitanui (Achilles soreness) is on track to return against the Dockers after recovering from surgery on both of his feet.Naitanui has missed the past six games, and his inclusion will provide West Coasts midfield with some much-needed spark.Hurn said the return of Naitanui isnt the ultimate solution to the teams problems.Yes, he can give us some ruck taps. We understand the dominance we can get from that, Hurn said.But as a team, we havent played anywhere near good enough team footy.If we start playing some good football, I think were going to be ok, and were going to be able to do some damage.But certainly if we keep playing the way we play, its going to be a tough run home.Coach Adam Simpson may consider swinging the axe this week in a bid to get his team out of their funk.Experienced forward Mark LeCras tallied just nine disposals in a goalless effort against Collingwood, while Simon Tunbridge and late inclusion Malcolm Karpany are others who could face the chop.Midfielder Elliot Yeo is set to return from illness. ' ' '