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DENVER -- Initially inserted into the Colorado Rockies rotation as a stop-gap injury replacement, Jordan Lyles has rapidly become a fixture. Lyles pitched effectively into the eighth inning for his third straight win, Justin Morneau hit a two-run homer, and the Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 Saturday night. "Hes really given us a lift in that rotation," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said of Lyles. He originally was slated to begin the season at Triple-A Colorado Springs but wound up filling in for Tyler Chatwood after he strained a hamstring late in spring training. "The biggest factor is his two-seamer," Weiss added. "Its something he worked on all spring, his fastball angle and pitching to the bottom of the zone, and you could see those guys beating it into the ground. Hes a mentally tough kid. He competes. He goes after hitters. Hes been great." Lyles (3-0), acquired in December from Houston in exchange for outfielder Dexter Fowler, allowed one unearned run and five hits in seven innings. LaTroy Hawkins pitched a hitless ninth for his fifth save in five chances. "As a visitor, it wasnt fun, knowing youre coming here." Lyles said. "Balls seem to carry a little further here but guys (pitchers) try to keep the ball on the ground and they cant hit it over if they hit the top of the ball. Thats my approach and just try to let our great infield do their job." The Rockies were also helped by a reversed call that produced their first run. The game was delayed briefly a couple of times when a squirrel wandered on and off the field. The animal was eventually corraled by groundskeepers and taken away. Kyle Kendrick (0-2) went seven innings and allowed three runs on six hits in a solid outing but could not avoid a seventh straight loss, dating to last Aug. 11. The last Phillies pitcher to have a losing streak of seven games or more was reliever Brad Lidge, who lost eight in a row over 57 appearances from April 18-Sept. 23, 2009. "Made a mistake to Morneau," Kendrick said. "That first run. It was a replay. I guess thats why we have it, but its frustrating when it doesnt go (your way)." Colorado got on the scoreboard when home plate umpire and crew chief Tim Welke ruled Nolan Arenado safe on a bang-bang play at the plate in the third after initially calling him out. Weiss asked Welke to take another look at the play, and after viewing the replay, the umpire determined that catcher Carlos Ruiz had blocked the plate before he received the throw home in violation of new collision rules instituted this season to better protect catchers and base runners. Arenado scored from first on D.J. LeMahieus single that rolled through the right-centre gap. The reversal went into the books as a crew chief review rather than a managers challenge. "Its amazing how that one rule changes the game, kind of," Arenado said. "Fortunately enough, it benefited us and I guess when youre on the other side, its probably going to rub you the wrong way a little bit." Carlos Gonzalez opened the fourth with a single and Morneau drove a 1-1 pitch from Kendrick into the right field bleachers above the scoreboard for his third homer of the season to make it 3-0. The Phillies didnt get on the board until the eighth. Lyles gave up a leadoff single to Cody Asche and was relieved by Boone Logan. Pinch-hitter John Mayberry Jr. reached on Logans throwing error, with Asche moving to second. Logan then retired the next three batters, giving up a run on Jimmy Rollins grounder and striking out Chase Utley with Mayberry on second base to end the inning. Philadelphia has only scored three runs in its last four games. "Youre going to go through ruts in the season," Kendrick said. "You want to get out of it as quick as you can. Hopefully tomorrow we can swing it and score some runs. Things can turn quick." NOTES: The Phillies selected the contract of RHP Shawn Camp from Triple A Lehigh Valley, filling the roster spot of RHP Jonathan Pettibone, who was optioned to Lehigh Valley the night before. The Phillies will have to make another roster move when LHP Cole Hamels (left biceps tendinitis) is expected to be reinstated from the disabled list in time to start Wednedays game at Los Angeles. Hamels is one win shy of 100 for his career. ... Rockies OF-INF Michael Cuddyer missed a second straight game with a sore left hamstring. He remains day to day. ... Arenados leadoff single in the third inning extended his hitting streak to 10 games, matching a career best. ... RHP Roberto Hernandez (1-0) is slated to start Sundays series finale for the Phillies against Rockies RHP Juan Nicasio (2-0). Rashaan Evans Jersey . Seriously. 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German qualifier Bjorn Phau beat Dudi Sela of Israel to reach his first semifinals in nearly five years.Albuquerque, NM (SportsNetwork.com) - The Texas-El Paso Miners and the Utah State Aggies will clash head to head in the ninth-annual New Mexico Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 20, at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. UTEP started the 2014 season a bit slow, limping to a 2-3 record before the Miners won three straight games to get back on the winning side. They finished the regular season with wins in two of their last three games, including a season finale victory over Middle Tennessee, 24-21. Utah State enjoyed a strong season under second-year coach Matt Wells, who drove the team to a 9-4 campaign which included a 6-2 mark in Mountain West Conference play. The Aggies had a five-game win streak snapped, however, in their regular season finale clash against Boise State, 50-19. This will be the third time these two programs have ever met on the football field before. The other two meetings both went to Utah State, the first in the 1960 campaign (20-7) and the next a year later in 1961 (21-6). Utah State played dominant defense all season long, but the teams offense consistently stepped up when it was needed. And that was after the Aggies were forced to throw in their fourth-strong quarterback later on in the schedule after season starter Chuckie Keeton went down. It was Kent Myers who was the most recent man under center, and the signal caller completed just shy of 70 percent of his pass attempts for 798 yards and five touchdowns. Although the quarterback position was a rocky one for Utah State this season, Hunter Sharp always provided a solid outlet as a pass catcher. The receiver caught 63 passes this season for 918 yards and seven touchdowns - all team highs. Jefferson Court was the next closest to Sharps touchdown total, adding three receiving scores this season. The run game for the Aggies was primarily by committee, which was led by LaJuan Hunt (524 yards, 40.3 rushing ypg average) and Joe Hill (457 yards, three touchdowns). The run game, which averaged 172.5 ypg, helped the Aggies to gain 381.2 total offensive ypg and score 27.4 ppg. Defensively, Utah State had plenty of stellar moments this season. In the teams five-game win streak toward the end of the campaign, Utah State never allowed an opponent to score more than 21 points. In fact, the Aggies held three of those challengers to 14 points or less. Utah State brings in a 20.8 ppg allowed average to the New Mexico Bowl. Look no further for individual defensive production than the top of Utah States season stat sheet. Zach Vigils 145 tackles were by far the most for the Aggies, as the linebacker also registered 19.5 tackles for loss, nine sacks, five quarterback hurries and three pass breakups. Then check brother Nick Vigils line. The linebacker accumulated 116 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, seven sacks, six quarterback hurries and five forced fumbles in 12 games played. Against a strong UTEP run game, both will need to be actiive once again.dddddddddddd Were very excited to accept this invitation to go play a very good UTEP team down in Albuquerque at the Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Wells said. Im very happy for our players that were able to reach this goal that weve had as a program to continue to play in bowl games. Obviously, we want to win them and this is our chance to go win our third straight bowl and set another school record. Its a tremendous challenge, as well as a motivating factor for us. UTEP is 5-8 all-time in bowl games. The Miners will be hoping a strong offensive attack, led by a running game that averages 212.7 ypg, will be the deciding factor. Aaron Jones was stellar all season long, rushing for 1,233 yards and 11 touchdowns in 11 games, averaging 112.1 ypg on the ground. Nathan Jeffery (513 yards, five touchdowns) and quarterback Jameill Showers (four rushing touchdowns) have contributed heavily throughout the season to a very effective run game. Showers under center has been the leader and effective passer a team would hope for, completing 55.7 percent of his pass attempts for 1,732 yards and 12 touchdowns against just five interceptions. With a strong run game, Showers was simply asked to get the job done, and he did by leading his team to a solid 28.3 ppg average. There really was no go-to receiving threat for UTEP this season. Instead, Showers spread the wealth around to top targets such as Autrey Golden (263 yards, two touchdowns), Jones (284 yards, three touchdowns) and Ian Hamilton (500 yards, two touchdowns). Only Hamilton gained more than 40 receiving ypg on average, but as a unit the Miners still managed 357.0 total offensive ypg. Especially early in the season, the teams defense struggled to keep opponents out of the end zone. In consecutive weeks against Kansas State and Louisiana Tech, the Miners allowed the Wildcats to rack up 58 points and the Bulldogs to score 55. But toward the end of the season things came together, and UTEP enters this clash allowing 28.7 ppg to opponents. Wesley Miller tops the team in tackles this season with 74 on the year, and has been a menace to try and throw on. The defensive back has seven pass breakups and an interception , which are both tied for the team leads in each category. Roy Robertson-Harris, the big 6-foot-7 defensive lineman, will need to be active in this contest after racking up 8.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks on the season - both team highs. But with just 19 total turnovers gained this season, the Miners will need a strong effort defensively to hang with the Aggies. Our senior leadership is why we are in the bowl game this year, head coach Sean Kugler said. It was a group of young men who came together in January, right after last season and decided they were going to stop the bleeding on eight straight losing seasons. They made a commitment to each other and they fought through some adverse situations this year. 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