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DENVER -- Jake McGee was second-guessing himself after throwing a breaking pitch that cost the Colorado Rockies the game.Pinch-hitter Tommy Joseph turned on a slider from the hard-throwing reliever to hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the seventh inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Friday night.Probably should have stuck with my best pitch, the fastball, McGee said. But I made that pitch and I hung it over the plate.Vince Velasquez (8-2) allowed two runs over six innings and won his third straight decision since coming off the 15-day disabled list with a right biceps strain on June 27. He struck out six and walked two on 98 pitches.The Phillies snapped a five-game losing streak to the Rockies.Rockies starter Jon Gray left the game with a 2-0 lead and runners on the corners with one out in the seventh. The Phillies put up four runs in their next two at-bats off McGee (0-3), starting with Cesar Hernandezs RBI single followed by Josephs home run to left field.I dont want to leave (Gray) in position to take a loss, Rockies manager Wat Weiss said of his decision to lift Gray. He had two base runners at that point. I like the matchup with McGee.Freddy Galvis scored on an error in the ninth to extend the lead to 5-3. Jeanmar Gomez got four outs to earn his 24th save.Gray struck out eight and walked two in one of his strongest outings of the year. Trevor Story drove in two runs and Carlos Gonzalez brought in another for Colorado.I was just locked in from the beginning, Gray said. I knew everything was going to work well judging by how I felt in the bullpen. I was ready to go in attack-mode.Storys second RBI of the game was a line-drive single off Andrew Bailey to trim the deficit to 4-3 in the seventh. 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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.Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has pulled out of a meeting with MPs about working conditions at the company because his lawyer is unavailable. In a fresh twist set to intensify his row with the Business, Innovations and Skills Committee (BIS), the Newcastle United owner said his legal representative was unavailable so he could not attend the session on June 7. The retail tycoon and Newcastle United boss had been hit with a summons from the committee in March after refusing previous invitations on the grounds that he would not stand idle while Sports Direct was subjected to public vilification.The committee has been seeking to question Ashley over working practices at his Shirebrook warehouse, including reports of poor working conditions and the use of controversial zero-hours contracts. In a rare interview, Newcastle owner Mike Ashley shares his thoughts on the Tyne-Weir derby and backs Rafael Benitez to beat the drop Iain Wright, BIS committee chair, said he was disappointed by the eleventh-hour notification after giving Ashley a notice period of three months to make the necessary arrangements.ddddddddddddHe said: Business leaders regularly come before the committee and answer our questions. Sir Philip Green, for example, has agreed to attend as part of our joint inquiry into BHS.Does Mr Ashley, owning and operating a business in a parliamentary democracy, see himself as being beyond such public scrutiny? What has he got to be frightened of?The committee has a range options to put pressure on Mr Ashley if he fails to attend a meeting.These include going to the floor of the House with a special report on Mr Ashley, which would be debated before issuing him with another summons, but with the weight of the entire parliament behind it.It could also ask Parliament to debate a motion on whether Mr Ashley is a fit and proper person to be in charge of a business, or they could find him in contempt of Parliament for failing to attend a meeting. Also See: Ashley criticises committee Newcastle have virtually nothing left Shepherd praises Ashley over Benitez Ashley wont sell Newcastle ' ' '