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PHILADELPHIA -- Maikel Franco and his Philadelphia teammates didnt like the way the Rockies responded to his home run.Franco hit a three-run homer, then later was in the middle of a testy exchange that led to the benches clearing and a pair of ejections as the Phillies beat Colorado 6-3 Saturday night.On a hot, humid evening with a gametime temperature of 93 degrees and a heat index of 105, tempers flared in the fourth inning.Rockies starter Tyler Anderson plunked Franco on the knee with his first pitch. Franco, who homered in his previous at-bat, stayed at home plate and stared out at Anderson while players from both teams barked at each other.Anderson moved toward Franco and appeared to tell him to go to first base and that he didnt hit him on purpose.Asked if he was mad, Franco said, A little bit because I wasnt expecting the ball coming.No punches were thrown, but both Anderson and Rockies manager Walt Weiss were ejected by plate umpire Eric Cooper. Anderson had to be restrained while walking angrily back to the dugout with shouts directed toward Cooper.Crew chief Gary Cederstrom told a pool reporter that Cooper ejected Anderson without any prior warnings because the umpire felt the pitcher intentionally threw at Franco.I dont know whether he hit him on purpose or not, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. It kind of looked like it. Im not going to argue with the umpire.Both Weiss and Anderson said the pitcher merely was trying to pitch inside.It doesnt look good, but he definitely wasnt trying to hit him, Weiss said. We dont operate that way.Said Anderson: He was just on the plate a little more than he was last time, so we wanted to go in and try to open up the outer half a little more, which is part of pitching.Philadelphia had two batters hit by pitches, the Rockies got hit once. Although Cederstrom said warnings were issued to both teams following the ejections, nothing came of the subsequent two hit batters.Was there was any correlation between the hit batsman?None whatsoever, Weiss said.Cesar Hernandez had two hits while extending his on-base streak to 20 straight games for the Phillies, who won their third straight.Daniel Descalso and Tony Wolters homered for Colorado, which has lost six of seven. Carlos Gonzalez extended his major league-leading hitting streak to 19 games.Jerad Eickhoff (8-12) won despite giving up three runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings.Franco hit his 21st homer, stopping an 0-for-10 rut by connecting off Anderson (4-4).Freddy Galvis singled home Franco in the fourth to make it a four-run advantage.The Rockies climbed back in the sixth when Descalsos two-run shot and Wolters solo homer pulled them within 4-3.30 FOR GOMEZJeanmar Gomez pitched a scoreless ninth, stranding two runners, for his 30th save in 33 opportunities.Its very impressive in the respect he was the last choice to be our closer, Mackanin said. We gave everybody an opportunity. He stayed with it and did a good job. He stays poised on the mound. Hes such a great guy and hes been extremely valuable for us. Its been a good year for him.NEW STREAKDavid Dahl doubled twice for the Rockies. He was hitless Friday night, stopping his major league-tying 17-game hitting streak to start a career.QUICK NIGHTAndersons outing was the shortest of the 26-year-olds career and snapped a string of eight straight starts with at least six innings.Its just frustrating because your job as a starting pitcher is to give us a chance, and I obviously didnt do that today, Anderson said. Three innings and then putting a big, heavy weight on the bullpens shoulders because of that. Its really disappointing.TRAINERS ROOMRockies: Gonzalez (left ankle sprain) made his first start since Monday.Phillies: RHP Jeremy Hellicksons start scheduled for Wednesday has been pushed back tentatively to Saturday. Hellickson left his last start Wednesday at Los Angeles with back spasms. He will be further evaluated before his next start is finalized. ... RHP Zach Eflin is likely done for the season, manager Pete Mackanin said, after an MRI revealed a stress fracture in his right foot. Eflin was placed on the DL on Monday due to patellar tendinopathy in his knees. ... Mackanin also expects INF Andres Blanco (fractured left index finger), on the DL since July 25, to return the first week of September.UP NEXTThe teams complete the three-game series Sunday when Phillies LHP Adam Morgan (1-7, 6.65) faces RHP Tyler Chatwood (10-7, 3.58). Morgan is begin recalled from Triple-A to fill Eflins spot in the rotation. Air Force 1 Off White Cheap . What general manager Dave Nonis called "short and productive" negotiations ended with Kessel signing a US$64-million, eight-year contract on Tuesday. Air Force 1 Green Cheap . Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective. "We know whos in charge," he said. http://www.airforce1storesale.com/fake-air-force-1-mens-outlet.html . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style. Sf Af1 Fake . That gave fans outside Joe Louis Arena another chance to ask for autographs from the 19-year-old whose stardom in the NHL has arrived earlier than most expected. Air Force 1 Red Fake . Supported by three-run homers from Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos, the young right-hander went seven strong innings in the Washington Nationals 8-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. I have one word of advice for UNLV fans.PATIENCE.It is going to take some time to rebuild the program. I think back to 1990, when Jerry Tarkanian led the Runnin Rebels to a 30-point victory over Duke in the national title game.That is still the biggest margin in championship game history.That UNLV team was so special: Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon, Greg Anthony, Anderson Hunt, it was really loaded. The next year, the Blue Devils got revenge in the national semifinal en route to a national championship.Tarkanian was a superstar in his own right right. He would walk around Las Vegas, owning the town with his popularity. Everyone wanted to be a part of a winning program.I called the recent Duke-UNLV game at the beautiful, new T-Mobile Arena. i was impressed with the effort put forth by UNLV. Those kids fought hard and gave it their best, though you couldnt tell by the final margin (95-45). The Runnin Rebels dont have the same talent level that Duke has.Marvin Menzies got the UNLV coaching job late. Chris Beard was supposed to be the coach, coming over after a successful stint at Arkansas-Little Rock. Beards team beat Purdue in the NCAA tournament last year.Then the Texas Tech job opened when Tubby Smith went to Memphis. Beard decided to go to Lubbock. Menzies inherited a program which returned just three players from last years squad.Menzies was a member of Loon Krugers staff at UNLV in 2004-05.dddddddddddd He took New Mexico State to the NCAA tournament five times. Having a late start putting together this roster put him behind the eight ball.The expectations for this season werent very high. The Runnin Rebels were picked eighth in the preseason Mountain West poll. UNLV has lost to South Alabama, TCU and Arizona State already in this campaign. The 24-point loss to the Sun Devils was alarming when you consider what Purdue did to Arizona State in the Jimmy V. Classic ... blowout city.UNLV last went to the Sweet 16 back in 2007. It is likely that the Runnin Rebels will finish with fewer than 20 wins for the third straight season, a streak which last took place in 2004-06.Can this program bounce back and return to national prominence? The answer is yes.?Fans in Vegas are hungry for a winner. It only takes one good recruiting class to turn things around. Go look at UCLA, which had a losing record last season. After they added?Lonzo Ball and TJ Leaf?the Bruins are No. 2 in the AP poll this week. UCLA is unbeaten and looking very good.Give Menzies some time and he will build a good program. His kids hustled and scrapped against Duke. It will take a little time to get the talent level up. ' ' '