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DENVER -- Veteran catcher Yorvit Torrealba typically helps to get his pitchers through tough innings with timely talks on the mound or some smart pitch selection. He took a different route this time, calling on his legs, glove and instincts. Torrealba completed a remarkable double play by tagging out two runners, Jorge De La Rose pitched seven solid innings and the Colorado Rockies hung on to beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 Wednesday. "I owe him a dinner, I think," De La Rosa said of Torrealba and his defensive gem. "It was a huge play. We won the game on that play." Corey Dickerson doubled twice, tripled and drove in two runs. Troy Tulowitzki had two hits and a pair of RBIs as Colorado completed a 5-1 homestand on the heels of a 1-9 road trip. De La Rosa (12-6) allowed two runs on eight hits in running his record in eight day-game starts this season to 6-0 with a 1.57 ERA. He struck out six and walked one. Rex Brothers pitched a scoreless ninth for his 12th save. Andrew Cashner (8-7) gave up three runs on six hits in seven innings. He struck out seven and walked none. De La Rosa was labouring to hold a one-run lead in the sixth after giving up a leadoff single to Jedd Gyorko, throwing a wild pitch and surrendering a single to Jesus Guzman, putting runners at first and third with none out. Logan Forsythe hit a grounder to third and Gyorko broke for home. Third baseman Nolan Arenado threw the ball home to Torrealba, who chased Gyorko back toward third. As the two neared the bag, Torrealba managed to tag Gyorko on his back. Torrealba then spotted Guzman barrelling for third, made a dive in front of the sliding runner and tagged him out an instant before he reached the base. "I guess it was the play of the game but it was just reaction," said Torrealba, who made the spot start in place of regular catcher Wilin Rosario (hamstring). "I really dont even know how I did it, to be honest with you." Gyorko knows all too well how it happened. "I got in a rundown and Torrealba made a pretty good play to get both of us," Gyorko said. "He ran that to perfection. I tried to stay in the rundown a little longer to give guys a chance to move up. Thats the right play, it just didnt work out." Rockies manager Walt Weiss said Torrealbas heady play exemplifies the way he plays the game. "He gets pitchers through tough innings," Weiss said. "He brings a lot of positive energy every day. Hes one of those guys who doesnt have to light up the box score to help his team win." De La Rosa completed the escape from the inning by getting Ronny Cedeno to ground out. Colorado added an insurance run in the eighth on Dickersons RBI double. The Rockies went up 3-1 with a pair of runs in the third. Dexter Fowler led the inning off with a single and one later, Dickerson tripled off the wall in the centre. Tulowitzki followed with a single for his second RBI of the game. San Diego closed to within a run in the fourth when Gyorko doubled with two outs and Guzman followed with an RBI single. Colorado went in front 1-0 in the first on consecutive two-out doubles by Dickerson and Tulowitzki. Forsythe had a bead on Tulowitzkis deep drive to left field but the ball was knocked loose from his glove when he crashed against the wall. The Padres evened the score on Chris Denorfias RBI single in the third. NOTES: San Diegos Will Venable beat out an infield single in the fifth to extend his hitting streak to 11 games, a career high. ... The Padres return to San Diego to begin a 10-game homestand, their longest of the season. RHP Tyson Ross (3-5) is set to pitch the opener Thursday of a four-game set against RHP Zack Wheeler and the New York Mets. ... The Rockies head to Baltimore, where theyll open a 10-game road trip on Friday with RHP Juan Nicasio (6-6) going for Colorado against Orioles LHP Wei-Yin Chen. ... 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They also scored 399 against South Africa in Bloemfontein.Post the 2015 World Cup - a tournament that has become a watermark in Englands one-day history after they exited miserably in the group stages - they have scored quicker than any other international team, cantering along at 6.33 runs per over with New Zealand in second position on 6.05. Root acknowledged a new challenge will come on the subcontinent when they face Bangladesh and India this winter, but there is a confidence surging through the teams veins.Roy fell six runs short of setting a new high score for England in one-day cricket, but while Robin Smiths 167 not out against Australia at Edgbaston in 1993 retains its spot for now, it surely will not for much longer.Its remarkable to see the lads do it consistently, Root said. Its what you want to see, guys getting in and breaking records and with what we had to come in afterwards as well, it is quite frightening what we could be capable of.But its about being consistent and doing it more and more. I suppose thats our challenge. Weve got all this excitement and flair, ability and potential, but its about winning big trophies, big series, if were going to be serious about contending for Champions Trophies and World Cups.Farveez Maharoof, the Sri Lanka allrounder, has been on the receiving end of the carnage, although his economy rate of 6.56 is far from the worst of the attack. He hadnt played against England for nine years - having been part of the side that whitewashed them in 2006 - and acknowledged their new-found belief.In my career, Ive played a lot of games against England, thiss side has really good depth in batting especially, he said.dddddddddddd Thats been the biggest difference, they are much more attacking than a few years back. They are on a good run. Its a good team.Root was at the other end for a considerable portion of Roys innings at The Oval - his second hundred in three matches after he and Alex Hales had added an unbeaten 256 at Edgbaston - during a second-wicket stand of 149 in 18 overs.With 160 under his belt, not really looking like he was trying to hit every ball for four and six and still scoring as quickly as he was. Thats quite scary to see, isnt it? Its a great scary as well. When youre sat at the other end, there is no pressure on you.You know the scoreboard is always going to be turning over, and the opposition is always under pressure. You can almost feel that atmosphere out in the middle, when youre batting with him.Sachin Tendulkar was the first man to break the 200 barrier in ODIs, against South Africa in Gwalior in 2010, and since then there have been another five doubles. As a guide to what is achievable, Roy was out for 162 in the 38th over of Englands innings; when Rohit Sharma made his world record score of 264 against Sri Lanka he reached three figures in the 32nd over of the innings and had 162 by the end of the 41st over.The six doubles have all been made by opening batsmen - hardly a surprising statistic - but Root believes Englands first double could come from a number of sources, even if he was a little more reserved about his own chances of reaching the milestone.Definitely, there are a number of players in our team that would be capable of getting scores over that. I think anyone in the top six, really. Im not sure Id be able to score that quickly, but you never know. If one guy is getting near 200, were looking at a score of over 400 - which is what its about, really.An England one-day side talking with expectation of double hundreds and scoring 400. For so long a nation lagging behind the rest of the world, they are now blazing their own trail. ' ' '