"Don't even think it.

Even with the ninth-inning pitching problems he has encountered the last two games, Rockies manager Jim Tracy isn't going to rush Huston Street back into the closer's role.

Instead, Tracy defended closer Manny Corpas. For the second game in two days, he missed his lines in the closer's role, allowing a combined eight earned runs by the Milwaukee Brewers while getting only two outs over the two appearances.

The Rockies overcame Saturday's blow-up, with Rafael Betancourt coming on to shut down the Brewers in time for an 8-7 victory. But the five runs allowed Sunday by Corpas came with the game tied 1-1, and the Brewers won 6-1.

"Simply put, pitches he needs to make and execute, he hasn't done it the last couple of days," Tracy said. "Manny is the guy who has gotten us to the point where we are at right now and in a pennant race in the National League West. He's the guy we've handed the ball to in the ninth inning for the better part of two months. He threw a couple of bad pitches today."

Corpas had earned his ninth save of the season Friday in the first game of the series. He seemed to be back to the form that earned 19 saves in the historic 2007 season."