DENVER, April 23 (UPI) -- Pat Burrell's bases-clearing double in the ninth inning Tuesday, propelled the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-6 win over the Colorado Rockies.
Trying to protect a 6-5 lead, Rockies closer Manny Corpas gave up singles to So Taguchi and Chase Utley on either side of a Jayson Werth strikeout and then intentionally walked Ryan Howard before surrendering the game-winning double to Burrell.
The Phillies' Brad Lidge, who hasn't given up a run in nine innings, closed out the ninth for his fourth save.
Utley finished 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and two RBI for Philadelphia, which won its third straight. Werth homered and scored a pair of runs. Taguchi and Greg Dobbs each added an RBI.
Ryan Madson (1-0) worked a scoreless eighth inning for his first win of the year. Starter Brett Myers surrendered six runs on 11 hits over seven innings.
Matt Holliday and Garrett Atkins each homered and drove in a pair of runs for Colorado, which has dropped three in a row. Willy Taveras and Jeff Baker had one RBI each.
Corpas (0-1) took both the blown save and the loss for the Rockies. Starter Jeff Francis gave up four runs on six hits and four walks in seven innings.
