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LOS ANGELES -- Fresh from the minors, Juan Nicasio focused on being efficient with his pitches and throwing strikes. It worked, with Nicasio scattering three hits over seven innings to outduel Clayton Kershaw in the Colorado Rockies 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. "Thats as good of a win as weve had if not all year," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. Nicasio (5-4) struck out three and walked one after being recalled from the minors. The right-hander was 0-3 with a 6.43 ERA in his last seven outings before being sent down on June 27. He was 1-0 with a 0.82 ERA in two starts at Triple-A Colorado Springs. "Im working on my command, down in the zone, away, sinking," Nicasio said. "Im not thinking too much. I know they have good hitters. You show the hitter you can throw inside." The Dodgers five-game winning streak ended as they fell back to .500. "That was a clutch performance," Weiss said. "To set down a team like that when theyre rolling like they are is impressive." Nicasio earned his first win since May 19, a span of seven starts. His seven innings were the most since he tossed one-hit ball over seven innings against the Dodgers on May 12, 2012, at Dodger Stadium. "To get through (the seventh) was a huge step for him," Weiss said. "We talked about being really aggressive and attacking the strike zone with his stuff. We told him to keep it simple and attack, attack, attack." DJ LeMahieu went 3 for 4 with an RBI for the Rockies, who were 3-8 in their previous 11 games, including a 6-1 loss in the series opener Thursday. He tied a season high with three hits for the fourth time. "We didnt play very well last night so to come back was big," he said. "Juan was unbelievable. For this to be his first start back says a lot about him." Rafael Betancourt pitched the ninth to earn his 14th save in 15 chances. Kershaw (8-6) struck out 10, walked one, and allowed three runs and six hits. "They just put some good at-bats on me, and that just happens sometimes," he said. "You keep battling and try to limit the damage the best you can." The left-hander had been 4-0 with a 1.21 ERA in his seven previous home starts against the Rockies, all victories. Kershaw came in with a 3.25 run support average, and didnt get any help. "It feels like we run into a good pitcher every time Kershaw throws," outfielder Skip Schumaker said. "It would be nice to give him a five-spot every now and then, but it just seems like more times than not were not doing that. Its frustrating because we want to give our boy the win." Typical of Kershaws up-and-down night was Charlie Blackmons at-bat in the second. He fouled the ball off eight times before doubling on the 12th pitch. Colorados Carlos Gonzalez struck out all four times up, and Troy Tulowitzki went 0 for 3 with a walk. But the Rockies pieced together enough offence to stop the surging Dodgers, who were 16-3 in their previous 19 games. Colorado took a 2-0 lead in the first on Tulowitzkis sacrifice fly to centre that scored Dexter Fowler, who singled to lead off. Wilin Rosario followed with a two-out single up the middle that brought home LeMahieu, who singled. LeMahieus RBI single scored Nolan Arenado in the fifth for a 3-0 lead. The Rockies loaded the bases in the eighth before Blackmon grounded out to end the threat. In the bottom of the inning, they turned a double play. Dodgers rookie sensation Yasiel Puig wasnt able to finish the game for the second time in two nights. He was removed after four innings for precautionary reasons due to a sore left hip, going 0 for 2. "It feels a lot better today, but there are a lot of games left in the season," Puig said through an interpreter. "Ill rest, get some treatment and see how it feels tomorrow." 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Cheap Rays Jerseys China .5 seconds to play in the game, Kevin Love never stopped believing that they would come out of there with a win. Wilson Ramos Jersey . JOHNS, N. HUNGARY, Budapest -- Lewis Hamilton has called for clarification over yellow flag rules after Nico Rosberg set his pole position time under double-waved yellows at the Hungarian Grand Prix.Nearly four hours after qualifying finished, Rosberg was called to the stewards over an alleged failure to slow for yellow flags in the second sector of the lap that secured him pole position. Hamilton came across the same double-waved yellows before Rosberg and aborted his lap as he came across Fernando Alonsos spun McLaren at Turn 9.By the time Rosberg came through, Alonsos car had moved and the double-waved yellows cleared just before he entered Turn 9. However, under the FIAs International Sporting Code, double-waved yellows require drivers to reduce speed significantly, do not overtake, and be prepared to change direction or stop.Speaking before the stewards investigation was announced, Hamilton said the subject needed clarification.Well yes, when it is a yellow flag it says that you have to be prepared to slow down or you have to slow down and lose some time, he said. When it is a double yellow it says be prepared for a car or marshal on track because you dont know what is around the corner so you have to be prepared to stop, that is what it says.The clarification that is needed is... Nico only lost a tenth at the corner so if that is really what we are allowed to do in future for the likes of even if you lift when you approach a corner with due care if that is allowed on a double yellow, I thought that was the case in a single yellow, but on a double I thought you had to pay more caution to it.dddddddddddd If it is only a tenth you have to lose that is now different for us drivers and we can approach it differently. But Im sure not that is the safest approach.Weve seen such incidents in the past. I seem to remember [Pastor] Maldonado nearly hitting a marshal at Monaco one time because he hadnt slowed down enough and there was a marshal on the track.Hamilton said he was in no doubt that he had to lift off the throttle and abandon his lap when he encountered the double-waved yellows.Just more clarification would be good. For me there was no question I had to lift because Fernando was on track but perhaps for Nico I think Fernando had cleared but there were still flags. It is just a different scenario. Otherwise it is what it is and I will fight from where I am.Rosberg was eventually allowed to keep pole after the stewards found he lifted sufficiently at Turn 8.? ' ' '