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Ian Desmond Homers In Failed Comeback Attempt
The Colorado Rockies were down in the ninth inning of Tuesday's ballgame, but a two-run blast by outfielder Ian Desmond brought them within one run. No one was able to capitalize any further, though, and the comeback petered out after Desmond. Desmond is trying to find a happy medium between previous iterations of himself. Last... Read More
German Marquez Falters Late
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez threw five perfect innings on Tuesday against the Brewers. Unfortunately, he pitched seven innings. Marquez gave up six hits and four earned runs in those last two innings, topped off by a three-run home run by Jesus Aguilar with two outs in the seventh. Obviously, this loss is not... Read More
Jorge Soler Hammers Seventh Home Run
Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler continues to live the Casey At The Bat mentality as he came to the plate four times on Monday, struck out in three of them, and blasted a mammoth home run in the other one. Soler's solo shot came at a critical time as it brought KC back within... Read More
Brad Keller Struggles Against Tampa
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brad Keller put up an ugly outing on Monday as he faced the Rays for the second straight time. Everything went wrong for Keller as he walked three, only struck out one, and surrendered five earned runs in five innings of work. Manager Ned Yost told reporters afterwards that Keller... Read More
Adalberto Mondesi Hits Fifth Triple
Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi drilled his fifth triple of the season on Monday, extending his league lead in the category. Mondesi's two-run triple in the third was the catalyst for getting the Royals on the board, and it gave him a two-triple lead on the his competition, including teammate Whit Merrifield. Mondesi appears... Read More
Garrett Hampson Relegated To The Bench
The Colorado Rockies haven't made a formal announcement, but the writing is on the wall for second baseman Garrett Hampson. Daniel Murphy returned from the injured list on April 24 and since then, Hampson has started one game. His competition at second base, Ryan McMahon, has started four. Hampson was a popular sleeper before the... Read More
D.J. Johnson Optioned To Triple-A
The Colorado Rockies optioned D.J. Johnson to Triple-A to make room for their returning ace, Kyle Freeland. Johnson has had a horrific first month to the season in the Rockies bullpen, posting a 5.59 ERA on a ridiculous 9/9 K/BB ratio. In a bullpen where just about everyone has struggled, Johnson had started to right... Read More
Kyle Freeland Loses In First Game Back
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland returned from the injured list on Monday, but he was welcomed back in the worst way. Freeland was knocked around for four runs in his first inning back in action, capped off by the first of two home runs by Jesus Aguilar. Freeland settled down after the first and... Read More
Ian Desmond Is Quietly Improving
Colorado Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond is hitting .198 on the season, and logically, that's why he's on the waiver wire in many leagues. However, after a big day in Atlanta that included a double and a home run, Desmond is really on his way up. Over his last 10 games, Desmond is hitting .310 with... Read More
Seung Hwan Oh Melts Down
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Seung Hwan Oh watched it all fall apart on Sunday after he already had two outs in the eighth inning while being spotted a two-run lead. He'd given up a single, but otherwise, it looked like he had it all under control. A second single wasn't ideal, but still, no big... Read More
Tyler Anderson Labors Again
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Anderson was chased early once again after allowing five earned runs in 4 2/3 innings. Anderson struck out nine, his highest single-game total since July of last season, but he also gave up three home runs to the Braves. Anderson also walked four on the day, and he was lucky... Read More
Whit Merrifield Keeps Rolling
Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield doesn't let the team's performance faze him as he just keeps hitting. Merrifield set the new franchise record for hit streaks earlier this season, and he's since gone hitless in just three other games so far this year. He's filling up the stat sheet across the board, tallying... Read More
Chris Owings Is Terrible So Far
Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Chris Owings wasn't expected to be a world-beater, but his performance so far has been amazingly bad. After going 1-for-4 in Sunday's game against the Angels, Owings is now hitting .163 on the season. He's striking out 32% of the time, his OPS is just .513, and he has the... Read More
Homer Bailey Struggles Again
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Homer Bailey took another loss on Sunday as he surrendered four earned runs to the Angels in six innings of work. The majority of the damage was done in the first inning when four of the first five hitters he faced hit safely, culminating in a bases loaded double by... Read More
Jorge Lopez Chased Early By Angels
Though he was spotted a seven-run lead, Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jorge Lopez struggled and was removed from the game before finishing the fourth inning on Saturday. Lopez's start fell apart in the fourth when he suddenly lost his touch and walked the bases loaded with one out after a lead off single. A... Read More
Kelvin Gutierrez Shows Off Defense In MLB Debut
Kansas City Royals rookie third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez is getting a taste of the majors as regular starter Hunter Dozier takes some time to let his back fully recover, and he put up quite a performance in the first game of his career. Gutierrez had made a name for himself in the minors with his... Read More
Hunter Dozier Hammers Two Triples
Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier looks to be back at full strength after drilling a pair of triples in the first four-hit game of his career on Saturday against the Angels. Dozier was sidelined a little earlier in the week with back spasms, but he was right back on the horse this weekend... Read More
Nolan Arenado Doubles, Homers Again
Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado liked his line so much on Friday night that he decided to try to recreate it on Saturday too. Following a 2-for-4 performance on Friday that included and double and a homer, Arenado repeated the feat by going 2-for-5 on Saturday with another double and another homer. Arenado's homer... Read More
David Dahl Starts Colorado Comeback
Colorado Rockies outfielder David Dahl began the process of digging his team out of a three-run hole on Saturday when he led off the seventh inning with a triple. The extra-base hit would begin the push of the dominoes that led to starter Mike Foltynewicz being pulled from the game, and it was the catalyst... Read More
Trevor Story Continues To Hit, Stretches Streak To 15
Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story pushed his hitting streak to 15 games on Saturday by launching a meatball to the second story of Atlanta's left-field seats in the ninth inning. Story's three-run shot put the icing on top of a late comeback win for the Rockies, and it was Story's second-straight game with a home... Read More
Charlie Blackmon Comes Up Big
Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon was tasked with the critical job on Saturday. With the team trailing by one run, Blackmon approached the plate in the top of the ninth with the bases loaded and two outs. Atlanta's closer, AJ Minter, was laboring after just walking two straight hitters, but Blackmon was the one who... Read More
Daniel Murphy Hits First Homer Of 2019
Colorado Rockies first baseman Daniel Murphy drilled a solo shot in the fourth inning on Saturday to give him his first round-tripper of the season. Murphy began the year on the injured list with a thumb injury, but since returning earlier this week, he's hit well. Murphy's rolling into Sunday on the back of a... Read More
Tyler Anderson Should Be Avoided Sunday
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Anderson is poised to face off against the Atlanta Braves in Georgia on Sunday, but he shouldn't be seeing the light of day in any fantasy lineups yet. Anderson returned from a stint on the injured list last week with an ugly start against the Nationals, and he's yet to... Read More
Jon Gray Hit Hard In No-Decision
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jon Gray was fortunate to escape Saturday's game with a no-decision after his team's big bats came through in a ninth-inning comeback victory. Following three straight quality starts, Gray was matched up against a young and powerful Atlanta team that quickly went to work as Freddie Freeman deposited a first-inning pitch... Read More
James Pazos Traded To Rockies
The Colorado Rockies acquired relief pitcher James Pazos in exchange for minor league infielder Hunter Stovall on Friday. Pazos has spent the entirety of this season in the Philly minor leagues due to control issues, but if he can get them ironed out with Colorado's Triple-A pitching staff, he could get some big league time... Read More
Bryan Shaw Picks Up Late Win Over Braves
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Bryan Shaw was on the fortunate end of a blown save by the Braves on Saturday as Colorado posted a five-run ninth inning to win in a comeback. Shaw threw two flawless innings when the team was trailing by one run, and a big showing by the big bats landed him... Read More
Raimel Tapia's Home Run Streak Ends At Three Games
Colorado Rockies outfielder Raimel Tapia has always been a batting-average player who would struggle to bring any real counting stats to the table, but he's recently shown that he still has some real pop in that bat of his. Unfortunately, Tapia's home run streak ended at three straight games on Wednesday as he only doubled... Read More
Charlie Blackmon Homers Again
Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon was a sticking point for a lot of fantasy owners last week when he had yet to hit a home run even though half of April was gone. Six days later, he's added 12 hits and three round-trippers to his season totals. He's also knocked a pair of triples and... Read More
Trevor Story Extends Hit Streak To 13 Games
Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story lit up the scoreboard once again on Wednesday as he doubled and tripled in Colorado's win over the Nationals. Story extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a shot to left field in the third inning that ended with Story standing on third. Story has racked up a home... Read More
German Marquez Pitches Well In Win
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez started a little rough on Wednesday, but he settled down and finished seven strong innings in a win against Washington. Marquez struck out seven while allowing eight hits and three earned runs over his seven innings at home, and he only allowed one runner to get past first base... Read More
