Kyle Freeland’s changeup was big problem in Rockies’ historic loss to...
PHOENIX — The Rockies claim they don’t have a hangover from Thursday night’s 16-1 loss to the Diamondbacks, but there were lessons learned for starter Kyle Freeland. Lesson No. 1: Find a way to throw a...
View ArticleEzequiel Tovar, Brenton Doyle homer in Rockies’ 9-4 win over D-backs
PHOENIX — Rockies hitters awoke from their early-season slumber, shook off the bad dreams of the season’s first two games, and finally cracked a few smiles Saturday night at Chase Field. Ezequiel Tovar...
View ArticleHow Charlie Blackmon’s star-making home opener in 2014 changed everything for...
Ten years ago, Chuck got “Nazty.” First, there was the birth of The Beard. Then he played one of the greatest games in Rockies history. “That one game, you could almost say, single-handedly turned my...
View ArticleRyan McMahon walk-off grand slam lifts Rockies to win over Rays on opening day
Precious little had gone right for the Rockies early this season, but for a while, in a sun-splashed home opener at Coors Field, it looked like they would wash away some of those sins. Then, the sins...
View ArticleRockies, lacking a clutch hit, lose to Diamondbacks at Coors Field to drop to...
To paraphrase the immortal Crash Davis, all the Rockies needed to beat the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Coors Field was “just one extra flare … a gorp … a groundball with eyes … a dying quail.” But...
View ArticleRockies rout Blue Jays with 20-hit breakout on the road
TORONTO — The worm finally turned. During the Rockies’ painful and sluggish start to the season, manager Bud Black insisted that the offense would wake up. It did, with a vengeance, in a 12-4...
View ArticleRockies’ rough first inning costs them in 5-3 loss to Blue Jays
TORONTO — The beginning was the end for the Rockies. Starter Dakota Hudson went south in the first inning when the Blue Jays took a 5-0 lead. Although the Rockies rallied and Hudson pitched well after...
View ArticlePhillies walk-off Rockies 2-1 as Colorado drops series opener, first...
The Rockies found misery again in their first extra-inning game of the season. Philadelphia walked off Colorado, 2-1, in the series opener at Citizens Bank Park on Monday night, dropping the Rockies to...
View ArticleReeling Rockies dominated by Phillies’ Ranger Suarez, who throws shutout
The Rockies’ 5-0 loss to the Phillies was a quick, but hardly painless. Phillies right-hander Ranger Suarez pitched a complete game shutout Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park, taking 2 hours and 7...
View ArticleRockies’ rally falls short in 7-6 loss to Phillies, who finish three-game sweep
The Rockies were on the cusp of the most incredible comeback since Rocky Balboa decked Clubber Lang. An exaggeration? Of course. But the underdog Rockies only needed to land one more punch in Rocky’s...
View ArticleRockies place Kyle Freeland on 15-day injured list with left elbow strain
After a rash of pitching injuries contributed to last year’s 103-loss season, the Rockies have their first significant health issue on the mound in 2024. Colorado placed Kyle Freeland on the 15-day...
View ArticleRockies can’t solve Padres knuckleballer Matt Waldron, lose 5-2
Every game presents a challenge for the Rockies’ floundering offense. Wednesday night’s 5-2 loss to the Padres presented a unique puzzle the Rockies couldn’t solve. San Diego started knuckleball...
View ArticleRockies rally from five runs down with six-run eighth, beat Padres 10-9 in...
In the eighth inning of Thursday’s series finale against San Diego, the Rockies’ offense transformed into the Big Purple Machine. Colorado batted around in that frame to erase a five-run deficit,...
View ArticleAs Rockies take on Astros in Mexico City Series, a look back at how shortstop...
As the Rockies take on the Astros in the 2024 Mexico City Series this weekend, Vinny Castilla is a legend coming home. The former Blake Street Bomber, now a special assistant to Rockies general manager...
View ArticleAstros pummel Rockies in Mexico City Series opener
MEXICO CITY — Yordan Alvarez hit two home runs, Kyle Tucker added a solo shot and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 12-4 on Saturday night in the MLB World Tour: Mexico City Series to snap a...
View ArticleReeling Rockies suffer epic collapse, lose 7-6 to Marlins in 10 innings
Leave it to the Rockies to ruin a couple of storybook endings. In one of the worst meltdowns in recent memory, the Rockies blew a 5-0 lead in the ninth inning and lost 7-6 to the woeful Marlins in 10...
View ArticleRockies lose again in Miami, fall to 7-23 and tie franchise record for...
New month, same awful Rockies. The Colorado club that is becoming nearly impossible to watch lost again on Wednesday at loanDepot Park, dropping to 7-23 in the club’s worst-ever 30-game start. In the...
View ArticleWoeful Rockies lose to Marlins in 10th inning, slide to 7-24 after sweep
Just how low can the Rockies go? There’s no telling, not after getting swept in Miami by another bad baseball team. The Marlins finished their three-game broom job with a 5-4 walk-off win in the 10th...
View ArticleRyan McMahon’s splashdown homer, Cal Quantrill’s gem lift Rockies over Pirates
The Rockies, oh so desperately needed someone to make a big splash. Two players delivered Friday night — one of them literally — in the Rockies’ 3-2 win over the Pirates at PNC Park. Ryan McMahon led...
View ArticleRockies’ offensive woes continue in 5-0 loss to Giants at Coors Field
The Rockies’ offense, not to be confused with a chocolate-and-coconut candy bar, might be best described as “Indescribably Atrocious.” Too harsh? Not after the Rockies came home from a 1-7 road trip...
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