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Behind Francis, there were multiple defensive lapses, including a fourth inning that put the Padres' Chase Headley on base via an error by third baseman Ian Stewart. There was also a double by Edgar Gonzalez that was aided by left fielder Matt Holliday losing the ball in the sun and dropping it.

Unlike with Taveras, neither defensive play came back to haunt the Rockies, as Francis was able to pitch out of those situations, but they were a part of the small things that the Rockies did not accomplish.

"We didn't help ourselves in anything," Hurdle said. "The lack of execution late hurt. We have to be able to get signs, we've got to be able to do small ball."

Players who go on the bereavement list are similar to those who go on the disabled list, and cannot go through the waiver process. The minimum stay on the bereavement list is three days.

The Rockies were unlikely to trade Fuentes anyway for two reasons. First, they would have asked for a high price from any team that claimed him. Second, Colorado is only six games out in the NL West thanks to the recent struggles of the Diamondbacks and Dodgers.

“I just saw him sitting at a table, so I pulled up a chair,” Torre said. “I just told him there is a lot of pressure, I don’t care if you’re pitching in the eighth or the ninth. I told him that Mariano Rivera was my setup man (with the Yankees) in 1996 and then became my closer in ‘97 and wasn’t comfortable with it, but eventually, he grew into it. It’s a learning thing that you have to grow into.

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Broxton has blown just two saves in 12 opportunities since Saito was sidelined, but, for the most part, he has been far from lights-out.

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Whether in response to Broxton’s latest implosion or not, Torre reminded reporters that the closer role still isn’t a one-man job. For example, he said that if an opposing club has two or three left-handed hitters due up in the ninth inning, lefty Hong-Chih Kuo will get the call.