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Troy Johnston's clutch double leads Rockies' comeback win over Dodgers
Troy Johnston hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning and the Colorado Rockies held on for a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night in Denver.,Johnston had three of Colorado's seven hits as the Rockies won for only the second time in nine games.,Kyle Tucker and Dalton Rushi...
Dodgers' Emmet Sheehan vies to continue mastery of Rockies
The weekend didn't start well for the Colorado Rockies, but they will have three more chances against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Los Angeles recorded a 7-1 win in the opener of a four-game series in Denver on Friday night. The Dodgers have won four games in a row and 11 of their last 13 heading into a...
Max Muncy's 2 homers power Dodgers to rout of Rockies
Max Muncy homered twice and hit an RBI double as the Los Angeles Dodgers opened a four-game series with a 7-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on chilly Friday night in Denver.,Shohei Ohtani had two hits to extend his on-base streak to 49 games, the fifth-longest run in Dodgers history.,Los Angeles sta...
Kyle Tucker, Dodgers take aim at Rockes in opener of 4-game set
The Los Angeles Dodgers have started strong in defense of their second straight World Series championship.,They will look to continue that success when they open a four-game series against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night in Denver.,Los Angeles will send Tyler Glasnow (1-0, 4.00 ERA) to the moun...
Chase Dollander's stellar relief work guides Rockies past Astros
Chase Dollander recorded a career-high nine strikeouts out of the bullpen while Hunter Goodman hit his third home run of the series as the visiting Colorado Rockies salvaged the finale of a three-game interleague set against the Houston Astros with a 3-2 win on Thursday.,Dollander (2-1) allowed one ...
Astros turn to Ryan Weiss in rematch vs. Rockies
Before Spencer Arrighetti produced six strong innings on Wednesday, Houston Astros manager Joe Espada discussed the opportunity facing the pitchers charged with replacing the starters who landed on the injured list during the recent road trip.,Arrighetti made the most of his first shot, striking out...
Spencer Arrighetti strikes out 10, as Astros beat Rockies
Spencer Arrighetti struck out 10 batters in his season debut and Yordan Alvarez slugged his seventh home run, as the Houston Astros claimed an interleague series victory against the visiting Colorado Rockies with a 3-1 win on Wednesday.,Elevated to the taxi squad on Tuesday, Arrighetti (1-0) became ...
Astros, after snapping 8-game skid, eager to top Rockies again
Buried beneath the rubble of an eight-game losing streak was the fact that the Houston Astros entered a six-game homestand on Tuesday leading the American League in several offensive categories.,With their rotation weakened by injuries and their bullpen stretched thin, the Astros will have to slug t...
Astros take advantage of Rockies' errors to snap 8-game skid
Christian Walker recorded three hits and a pair of RBIs, and the Houston Astros parlayed a six-run third inning into a 7-6 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.,The Astros snapped an eight-game losing skid, their longest since 2013, with the win. The Rockies, who swept a three...
Astros, Rockies kick off series searching for reversal of fortune
On Monday, the Houston Astros completed a 10-game road trip so nightmarish that a starting pitcher allowing six earned runs over laborious six innings essentially represented a high point.,The Astros dropped the finale of a four-game series with the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Monday, extending their lo...
Padres complete sweep of Rockies in 3-HR effort
Ty France, Ramon Laureano, and Jackson Merrill each homered Sunday, as the San Diego Padres finished off a four-game sweep of the visiting Colorado Rockies 7-2 in a game where both starting pitchers went down with injuries.,France went 3-for-3, scoring three runs and finishing a triple shy of the cy...
Padres starter Nick Pivetta leaves game with elbow stiffness
San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Nick Pivetta left Sunday's game against the visiting Colorado Rockies in the top of the fourth inning with what the team called right elbow stiffness.,Pivetta, who retired the first nine hitters he faced, four by strikeout, pumped in a 92-mph fastball to Edouard...
Padres starter Nick Pivetta leaves game with apparent arm injury
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Nick Pivetta left Sunday's game against the visiting Colorado Rockies in the top of the fourth inning with an apparent arm injury.,Pivetta, who retired the first nine hitters he faced, four by strikeout, pumped in a 92-mph fastball to Edouard Julien for a strike to ...
Rockies starter Kyle Freeland scratched (shoulder) against Padres
Colorado Rockies starter Kyle Freeland was scratched from his start Sunday at the San Diego Padres because of left posterior shoulder soreness.,Freeland, who was 1-1 with a 2.30 earned run average in his first three starts this year, was replaced by right-handed reliever Jimmy Herget. It was the sec...
Flexibility of Fernando Tatis Jr. an advantage for Padres vs. Rockies
There were more than a few double-takes around Major League Baseball when the host San Diego Padres unveiled their lineup for Saturday night's game with the Colorado Rockies that listed Fernando Tatis Jr. at second base.,The Platinum Glove right fielder hadn't started a big league game at second bef...
Manny Machado, Padres overpower Rockies
Manny Machado and Ramon Laureano homered Saturday night as the San Diego Padres overcame an early 4-0 deficit to stop the visiting Colorado Rockies 9-5.,San Diego's German Marquez (2-1) won in his first start against the team for which he pitched the last 10 years. Marquez permitted four runs on fou...
Padres, Rockies clash again in tight series
The San Diego Padres have taken the first two games of their series with the Colorado Rockies, but the 7-3 and 5-2 final scores don't tell the story of how close the games actually have been.,First-year Padres manager Craig Stammen knows both games easily could have gone the other way. The teams wil...
Gavin Sheets gives Padres another walk-off homer vs. Rockies
Gavin Sheets launched a game-ending three-run homer Friday night and the San Diego Padres walked off the visiting Colorado Rockies for the second straight game, prevailing 5-2.,Jackson Merrill started the winning rally with a leadoff single off Juan Mejia (0-2). Manny Machado drew a walk and Xander ...
Padres continue series vs. Rockies after Xander Bogaerts slam: 'It's huge'
It would be hard to start a homestand in a more dramatic fashion than the San Diego Padres' Xander Bogaerts did Thursday night.,The veteran shortstop hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Padres to a 7-3 win over the Colorado Rockies in the opener of the teams' four-game seri...
Xander Bogaerts' slam lifts Padres to 12-inning win over Rockies
Xander Bogaerts belted a grand slam in the bottom of the 12th inning Thursday night as the San Diego Padres rallied past the visiting Colorado Rockies 7-3.,Fernando Tatis Jr. started the inning with a sacrifice bunt that moved automatic runner Jake Cronenworth to third. After Valente Bellozo (0-1) i...