Major League debut. First big league hit. First home run. For many players, it’s the moment they’ve been envisioning their entire life. It’s what makes all the youth tournaments, minor league bus rides, all those days playing through soreness and time spent away from family worth the grind of being a professional baseball player. “When you look at a players…...
After snapping the franchise record for longest single-season streak (5) of scoring three or less runs at Coors Field on Friday night, Colorado started a new one as the offense could only muster five hits in the 6-1 loss to Los Angeles. Understandable as it may have been against Clayton Kershaw who lowered his earned run average to 2.15 and…
Any time the score is 10-3 in pitcher’s park before your team can record it’s fourth out, it’s more than likely your club will be saddled with a loss. Tuesday’s 14-5 win gives the San Diego Padres two consecutive to start the series and four-straight against Colorado overall, not to mention making the National League’s second-best team appear poised for…
For the second time this Spring the Colorado Rockies played a baseball game that ended in a tie. Taking on the Cincinnati Reds on an overcast afternoon at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Arizona, the two teams played to a standstill but there were plenty of fascinating tidbits inside of this 5-5 contest. Turning Point – Young Guns Fire Back…...
The Colorado Rockies put an old fashioned shellacking on the Kansas City Royals in one of two games they played on Saturday in split squad action. The 9-1 final score in favor of the purplers perfectly represents the game as Colorado dominated at the plate, on the mound, and in the field. Turning Point – 7-run Second Colorado put up…...
Add one more name to the list of pitchers looking to crack the Rockies starting rotation in 2020. “After talking amongst ourselves organizationally and with Wes, I think this is the way to go now to try and stretch him out as a starter,” manager Bud Black shared. “He’s motivated to start. Wants to start. His desire is to start.”…
The Cleveland Indians starters outplayed the Colorado Rockies starters for the handful of innings in which they were on the diamond but the reserves for the Rox rallied late for a 12-8 win in their second game of the spring. Play of the Game – Francisco Lindor 2-Run Jack In another game that was lacking in fireworks, Lindor provided the…...
On this episode of the DNVR Rockies Podcast, Drew Creasman breaks down the first two games in the series against the Milwaukee Brewers and more exciting play from the young position players. Then, Drew sits down with Chi Chi Gonzalez to discuss his long journey and a roller coaster of a 2019 campaign. http://traffic.megaphone.fm/BSND5603636997.mp3
DENVER – If you think the Colorado Rockies are trying to replay the 2018 NLDS this weekend agains the Milwaukee Brewers, it would be hard point to argue. In one of the best all-around games of the season, your pals in purple won a second straight game against the crew that brews through late inning heroics from Sam Hilliard and…...
Hoping to snap a 12-game losing streak in Los Angeles dating back to June 30, 2018 and avoid breaking a dubious record for the longest such streak in Dodgers Stadium’s 58-year history, Colorado looked to play spoiler with their 36th player of the month. Reinstated before the game from the 10-day IL due to a left groin strain, starting pitcher Kyle…...
In this original BSN Denver series, we take a look at some of the best Rockies’ photography of the last week as well as the top shot in the game of baseball....
DENVER – Since being mathematically eliminated from postseason contention, the Colorado Rockies have not lost a baseball game. They have now followed up their series win over the St. Louis Cardinals with a series sweep over the San Diego Padres, thanks to a complete team win on Sunday afternoon at Coors Field. Starter Chi Chi Gonzalez put in a workmanlike…...
DENVER – In his last start, Chi Chi Gonzalez redeemed himself after an atrocious 0.2 inning performance with an impressive six-inning showing against the first place Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing just two runs. Tuesday night, he was even better against the first place St. Louis Cardinals, holding the NL Central leaders to a single run and earning his first win as…...
After a career-worst performance that saw him exiting the first inning courtesy of a shellacking by a weak-hitting Pittsburgh squad Thursday night at Coors Field, starter Chi Chi González had a fantastic outing for Colorado on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium against the National League’s best offense. What difference a week makes. Twirling a shutout through six innings, González got…...
DENVER – This one was over almost as soon as it began. In a long slog of a game at Coors Field on Thursday night between the Colorado Rockies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, the home club was throttled right out of the gate and never recovered in an ultimate 11-8 loss that looks a lot closer than it felt. Starter…...
DENVER – Ahead of Tuesday’s game against Arizona, the Colorado Rockies will have a new batter than previously expected only 24 hours ago. Scheduled starting pitcher Jon Gray has been scratched due to an ankle sprain sustained in San Diego on the dugout steps of Petco Park; in his place, Jeff Hoffman has been recalled to make the spot…...
Queuing up to be the fifth-straight loss on a six-game road trip, Colorado got a taste of victory with pinch hit two-run home run in the seventh before Manuel Margot tagged a center cut fastball 415 ft to put San Diego ahead for good to extend the losing streak. Jairo Díaz struck out all three hitters in the heart of…...
The Colorado Rockies had plenty of chances to win their third straight game and take the series from the Cincinnati Reds but they just couldn’t come through in a clutch moment. Starter Chi Chi Gonzalez was once again solid, pitching into the sixth inning and giving up just three runs on two mistake pitches. But the Rockies offense went silent…...
Whether it’s games lost in terrible blowouts or by the smallest of margins, the Colorado Rockies just can’t seem to put together a complete effort on the baseball diamond right now. They got about as much as could be asked for out of starter Chi Chi González, if not more, who was promoted to the roster between games of…...
This is an audio story, meaning that BSN Denver subscribers can listen to it if they don’t have time to stop and read it in its entirety. We would love to know what you think about it in the comments. Enjoy! It was a giant mismatch on paper for the starting pitchers on Sunday at Coors Field, but the Colorado Rockies actually held…...
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