DENVER -- Chad Bettis put a nice finishing touch on his best season in the majors.Bettis pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Nolan Arenado hit his NL-Leading 41st homer and the Colorado Rockies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 on Friday night.Bettis (14-8) allowed one run and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings while extending a career high in wins this season. He struck out five in Colorados first win in four games against Milwaukee this year.Hes been solid throughout, Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. A hiccup here and there but very reliable. Hes performed very well. Its been a really good season for him. I think he took that next step as a pitcher this year.Bettis said he benefited all season from solid defense behind him, and his final start was no different, pointing to a sensational defensive play by Arenado on Hernan Perezs sharply hit grounder to third in the fourth as well as a double play in the eighth.There were some fantastic plays behind me, Bettis said. It was fun to watch, fun to pitch behind.Chris Carter connected in the fourth inning, becoming the sixth player in Brewers history to reach 40 home runs in a season.Its definitely nice, its a place Ive never been, said Carter, who has two more days to duel with Arenado for the league lead. In (2014) I ended up with 37 and couldnt make it to it.With D.J. LeMahieu aboard after a fielders choice, Arenado drove a 2-1 offering from Brent Suter (2-2) over the center field fence to put the Rockies up 2-0 in the first inning.Its always nice to start off a game with some runs, Arenado said.The Rockies added to their lead with run-scoring singles by Charlie Blackmon in the second and Nick Hundley in the third.Carter led off the fourth with a drive to center that sailed into the Brewers bullpen. He also had a leadoff double in the sixth, but was thrown out at the plate by left fielder David Dahl when he tried to score on Perezs single.The Brewers loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth, but Bettis fanned pinch hitter Josmil Pinto to end the threat.Carlos Estevez got four outs before Adam Ottavino worked the ninth for his seventh save.Suter allowed four runs and 10 hits in five innings.HIT PARADECarter joined five others with 40-homer seasons for the Brewers. Richie Sexson and Prince Fielder each did it twice. Gorman Thomas, Ben Oglivie, and Ryan Braun also reached the milestone.TRAINERS ROOMBrewers: OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis, who hasnt played since Sept. 16, has been diagnosed with a sports hernia and is expected to undergo surgery.Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson has been scratched from his scheduled start Saturday because of what manager Walt Weiss described as general arm soreness. Hell be replaced on the mound by RHP Jeff Hoffman.UP NEXTBrewers: RHP Wily Peralta (7-11) has gone 3-4 with a 3.23 ERA in nine starts since being recalled Aug. 9 from Triple-A Colorado Springs.Rockies: Hoffman (0-4) returns to the rotation as the replacement for the injured Anderson. He has pitched well in a couple of relief appearances since being shifted to the bullpen after struggling in his first stint as a starter. Discount Swell Bottles . Reassurance came from Paul Tesori, his caddie and close friend whose newborn son is in intensive care in a Florida hospital. "Paul sent me a text this morning, just told me he loved me and wanted to go out and fight as hard as I would any other day," Simpson said Sunday after doing just that. Real Wood Water Bottle . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. http://www.swellbottlesnz.com/swell-bottle-black-nz-sale.html . 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CHICAGO -- The soreness finally caught up to White Sox outfielder Melky Cabrera.The veteran switch hitter aggravated a right wrist injury during Chicagos 4-0 loss to Minnesota on Tuesday night and will miss a couple of days with a mild sprain.Cabrera originally hurt his wrist when he tried for a diving catch during a 13-2 loss at Cleveland on June 18. He tweaked it again on a swing in the series opener against the Twins and hit his wrist against the wall while going after Brian Doziers second homer of the game.Its difficult because I want to play, but the doctors said the best for me right now is just to take a rest for a couple of days because I have inflammation there, Cabrera said through a translator. But yeah, for me, I want to play. I dont like to be on the bench. I want to play because the team needs me and I need the team.Cabrera, who is batting .294 with eight homers and 39 RBI in 74 games, had an MRI on Wednesday. He signed a $42 million, three-year contract with Chicago in December 2014.Manager Robin Ventura said he doesnt think Cabrera will need a trip to the disableed list.ddddddddddddIts tough, he wants to be in there, he wants to play, he wants to fight through it, Ventura said. But the training staff, the medical staff thinks its better that he sits for three or four days to have that heal.Avisail Garcia started in left against Minnesota on Wednesday night and went 1 for 3 with an RBI single in Chicagos 9-6 victory.While Cabrera could play the field and doesnt notice the injury when he hits from the right side, the White Sox had just two healthy position players on the bench. But they optioned reliever Matt Purke to Triple-A Charlotte after the win and could add another hitter in a corresponding move before the series finale.You dont like anytime you dont have Melky in there, Ventura said before Wednesdays game. Hes a switch hitter, middle of the lineup, it hurts to not have him in there. Were going to have to figure out a way to make up for that.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ' ' '