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Whit Merrifield Steals Three Bases On Sunday
Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield is a throwback player. He’s the epitome of hustle, and that was on display Sunday when he stole three bases and manufactured a pair of runs to help Kansas City nail down a win against the Tigers. For example, in the first inning, Merrifield turned a deflected ground... Read More
Adam Ottavino Vultures First Save
Colorado Rockies setup man Adam Ottavino shut down the Mets in the ninth on Sunday to record his first save of 2018. Ottavino got the chance due to it being an off day for closer Wade Davis after he had nailed down saves in the first two games of the New York series. Ottavino remains... Read More
Kyle Freeland Throws Third Straight QS
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland is on a roll. Freeland shut down the Mets for seven innings on Sunday en route to his third straight quality start. Freeland only allowed four hits and two earned runs while striking out eight. That now gives Freeland a 21/4 K/BB ratio over his last 21 innings pitched,... Read More
Ian Desmond Homers Twice In Win
Colorado Rockies first baseman/outfielder Ian Desmond will be sad to leave New York. Desmond hit a pair of solo home runs on Sunday to help cap off his best series in a month. Over the course of the three-game series, Desmond racked up four hits, something he hadn’t done since a three-game contest with the... Read More
Brendan Rodgers Hits Two Bombs On Sunday
Colorado Rockies shortstop and top prospect Brendan Rodgers had a killer day for the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats on Sunday. He went 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI in a 12-4 rout over the Portland Sea Dogs. Rodgers is now hitting .298 on the season with six home runs and 22 RBI in... Read More
Lucas Duda With Another Multihit Game
Kansas City Royals first baseman Lucas Duda is a famously temperamental hitter, and he may be getting hot. For the third time in five days, Duda had a multihit game on Saturday. Duda had a pair of doubles against the Tigers, and this follows up five singles in his previous 14 at-bats. He hasn't started... Read More
Jason Hammel Posts Ugly Quality Start
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jason Hammel pushed the term “quality start” to its breaking point Saturday as he threw 6 1/3 innings and allowed three earned runs on 10 hits and a walk. Hammel was eventually hung with a loss as well when the Royals offense sputtered and was unable to match the three... Read More
Charlie Blackmon Continues Road Show
Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon blasted his 11th home run of the season on Friday at Citi Field, and it continued quite a trend for him. Blackmon’s power was considered a product of Coors Field, like all Rockies hitters, but so far in 2018, 10 of Blackmon’s 11 dingers have come on the road. If... Read More
Jake McGee Melts Down Against Mets
Colorado Rockies setup man Jake McGee struggled mightily against the Mets on Friday, and it almost cost his team the game. McGee faced two batters in the ninth inning of an 8-5 game, and he promptly gave up a double and RBI single. He was replaced by Wade Davis who also struggled, but Davis eventually... Read More
Trevor Story Coming Out Of Slump
Colorado Rockies shortstop was deeply embedded in one of his signature slumps, but it looks like he’s out of it now. Story was 1-for-15 over the course of four games earlier in the week, but with a home run in the final game of the Cubs series and a double on Friday against the Mets,... Read More
Tony Wolters Hits First Home Run of 2018
Colorado Rockies catcher Tony Wolters is definitely not getting playing time because of his offense, but he’s been particularly bad so far this year. Wolters has worked as Chris Iannetta’s regular backup, so he’s getting plenty of playing time, but his atrocious triple slash is .140/.240/.209. He finally had a bright spot on Friday as... Read More
Wade Davis Labors Through 12th Save
Colorado Rockies closer Wade Davis successfully tallied his 12th save of the season on Friday, but it was an exciting one. After already surrendering two hits and a walk, Davis struck out Michael Conforto to end the game with the tying run on third and winning run on second. Davis hasn’t been quite as sharp... Read More
German Marquez Goes Six Innings In Win
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez looked good in New York as he threw six strong innings against the Mets on Friday. Marquez allowed two earned runs while striking out eight and walking none en route to the win. This makes two straight solid starts for Marquez, but both came on the road, where he... Read More
Jorge Soler Hits Safely For 10th Straight Game
Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler continued his hot streak by smacking two singles on Firday, extending his hit streak to 10 games and on-base streak to 19 games. One of Soler’s singles was also absolutely smoked, as he hit a grounder through the hole at 109 MPH. Soler has been on fire recently, and... Read More
Alcides Escobar Extends Hit Streak
Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar has developed a bit of a pattern, and he extended it by hitting safely in his third straight game on Friday. This now means Escobar is entrenched in his fourth straight 3-game hit streak. Escobar has hit safely in three straight games four separate times over his last 15... Read More
Ian Kennedy Tosses Six Shutout Innings
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Ian Kennedy posted his fourth quality start of the season on Friday against the Tigers by throwing six shutout innings at home. Kennedy was off to a fast start to the season before stumbling for a few outings, but he seems to be back on a roll. He’s always a... Read More
Eric Skoglund Hit Hard By Detroit
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Eric Skoglund was coming off a strong performance against the White Sox last week, but the Tigers poured cold water all over him on Thursday. Skoglund surrendered five earned runs and eight hits in just 4 2/3 innings of work, but his offense bailed him out enough to let him... Read More
Salvador Perez Homers In KC Win
He’s only been back for 11 games, but Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez has picked up right where he left off last season. Salvy ripped his second home run of the season on Thursday, and a double helped bring his batting average up to .304 this year. Perez seems to be fully recovered from... Read More
Lucas Duda Singles In Four Runs
Kansas City Royals first baseman Lucas Duda racked up three singles against the Tigers on Thursday, and they came at critical moments en route to the win. Duda cracked all three singles with runners in scoring position, and he finished with four RBI on the day. Duda has hit about as well as expected, but... Read More
Alex Gordon Blasts Tigers
Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon has become synonymous with poor offensive performance over the last two years, but an early disabled list stint appears to have somehow righted his ship. On Thursday, Gordon smashed his second home run in the last three days, and he’s hitting .372 since coming off the disabled list on... Read More
Jorge Soler Homers In Win
Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler seems to have shifted from power hitter to contact hitter, but he still has prodigious pop in his bat when the moment strikes. It struck in the fifth inning on Thursday, and Soler sent one 441 feet into the stands. Soler’s .312 batting average has been raising eyebrows, but... Read More
Antonio Senzatela Optioned to Triple-A
The Colorado Rockies optioned relief pitcher Antonio Senzatela to Triple-A in a corresponding move to the activation of reliever Chris Rusin from the disabled list. Senzatela had a decent rookie campaign last year, but he’s struggled in a relief role for Colorado this season. Carrying a 6.23 ERA so far in 2018, Senzatela will use... Read More
Chris Rusin Activated From Disabled List
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Chris Rusin (intercostal) was activated from the 10-day disabled list on Friday. Rusin was sidelined with a strained right intercostal muscle, but he only missed the minimum amount of time. Rusin has been a dependable short reliever for Colorado for the last couple years, and he was settling down from a... Read More
Tyler Anderson Posts Quality Start
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Anderson doesn’t get much of the attention in Denver, but he looked like a stud on Wednesday. Anderson went seven innings against the Cubs in Wrigley, and he was nearly flawless. He only allowed three hits on the day, though two of them were solo homers. He struck out nine... Read More
Jorge Soler Continues To Rake
Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler was a known quantity coming into 2018 -- a post-hype sleeper who packed a prodigious punch when he made contact but whose bat could cool an entire section of the stadium with all the whiffing it did. He got a surprise opportunity to start after Jorge Bonifacio got popped... Read More
Danny Duffy Smacked Around By Red Sox
Kansas City Royals ace Danny Duffy was battered by the BoSox on Wednesday. Duffy surrendered 10 hits in just 6 2/3 innings, including four home runs. Duffy was particularly victimized by Mookie Betts, who went yard three times in the game. This makes three straight poor outings for Duffy, as he’s given up 26 hits... Read More
Gerardo Parra Doubles Twice
Colorado Rockies outfielder Gerardo Parra may have to fight his way back into a regular starting role, and Wednesday’s performance at Wrigley will certainly help. Parra doubled twice, scored two runs and stole his third base of the season. With David Dahl playing well since his call-up and Carlos Gonzalez returning from his tweaked hamstring,... Read More
Charlie Blackmon Stretches Hit Streak
Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon extended his hitting streak to five games on Wednesday, and he continued to be a constant presence on the basepaths by walking twice in the game. Over Blackmon’s current hitting streak, he’s generated a ridiculous on-base percentage of .478 while still hitting two home runs and stealing a base. Blackmon... Read More
Jon Gray Has Second Stellar Start
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jon Gray appears to have found it. For the second time in a row, Gray absolutely dominated an offense, limiting the Cubs to just three hits and one walk over seven innings on Tuesday. Gray struck out six, and that gives him 17 strikeouts in his last 13 innings pitched. He’s... Read More
Trevor Story Homers Out Of His Slump
Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story had been slumping pretty badly going into Wednesday’s game. He was 3-for-23 over the last six games, but he smacked a solo shot in the fifth inning to break out of the funk. Story would finish the game with two hits in five trips to the plate. Though he struck... Read More
