German Marquez Picks Up A Quality Start And A Win

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez earned the win on Tuesday when he allowed three runs on five hits with four strikeouts and one walk over 6 1/3 innings in a 7-3 win over the Padres. Marquez got off to a solid start in this game, mowing down the Padres while driving in a pair […]

C.J. Cron Walks It Off On Monday

Colorado Rockies first baseman C.J. Cron went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, one walk, and a strikeout in a 6-5 win over the Padres on Monday. Cron delivered the big hit of the night when he took Daniel Hudson deep for a solo, walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was […]

Charlie Blackmon Swats A Two-Run Homer

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in a 6-5 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday. Blackmon extended the Rockies lead in the third inning with a two-run homer off Ryan Weathers. It was his only hit of the ball game and his eighth long ball of the year. […]

Connor Joe Swats Seventh Home Run On Monday

Colorado Rockies outfielder Connor Joe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in a 6-5 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday. Joe led things off with a bang, sending a Ryan Weathers offering over the wall in center field in the bottom of the first inning. He would reach […]

Antonio Senzatela Pitches Well In No-Decision

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela allowed two runs on six hits with one walk and two strikeouts over seven innings in a 6-5 win over the Padres on Monday. Senzatela put up one of his better starts of the season on Monday, holding down the powerful Padres lineup over his seven innings of work. […]

Charlie Blackmon Collects An RBI On Sunday

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon went 1-for-1 with pinch-hit RBI single in a 5-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Blackmon had the day off until the top of the seventh inning when he came in as a pinch-hitter. He knocked in Yonathan Daza with an RBI single off Alex Wood to pull […]

Elias Diaz Drives In A Run On Sunday

Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Diaz went 1-for-2 with an RBI single in a 5-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Dom Nunez started this game behind the plate but Diaz came in as a pinch-hitter to replace him midway through the contest. He put the Rockies on the board with an RBI single […]

Jon Gray Takes A Loss On Sunday In San Francisco

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jon Gray took the loss on Sunday when he allowed three runs on seven hits with one walk and five strikeouts across 4 1/3 innings in a 5-2 loss to the Giants. Gray avoided trouble through the first four innings of Sunday's series finale but then fell apart in the fifth […]

Trevor Story Doubles Twice In Victory

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two runs scored, and a strikeout in a 4-1 win over the Giants on Saturday. Story hit his 27th and 28th doubles of the season on Saturday. Apart from C.J. Cron's solo home run, they were the only extra-base hits that the Rockies […]

C.J. Cron Stays Hot, Homers Again On Saturday

Colorado Rockies first baseman C.J. Cron went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a walk in a 4-1 win over the Giants on Saturday. Cron put the Rockies on the board in the top of the second inning with a solo home run, his fifth bomb in the last 15 games. He picked […]

Daniel Bard Locks Up The Save In Saturday's Win

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Daniel Bard earned the save on Saturday when he allowed one hit with two strikeouts over a scoreless ninth inning in a 4-1 win over the San Francisco Giants. Bard was given the relatively easy task of protecting a three-run lead on Saturday and got the job done. He did allow […]

Kyle Freeland Limits The Giants In Win

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland earned the win on Saturday when he surrendered one run on five hits with two walks and six strikeouts in a 4-1 win over the Giants. Freeland was in control in this one, limiting the pesky Giants offense over his six innings of work. Donovan Solano singled in a […]

Lewis Brinson (OF, MIA) - Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 14+ teams ROSTERED IN: 6% of leagues ANALYSIS: Brinson has been optioned and recalled eight separate times this season but he's been raking since his last call up. Over the last 20 games, he's slashing a hefty .349/.406/.698 with seven doubles, five home runs, 18 RBI, and 12 runs […]

Connor Joe (1B/OF, COL) - Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 14+ teams ROSTERED IN: 6% of leagues ANALYSIS: Joe has been called up, optioned, and recalled on three separate occasions this season through no fault of his own. He's been a productive player in his limited at-bats this year but has often been the odd man out when the Rockies […]

Joey Wendle (2B/3B/SS, TBR) - Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 10+ teams ROSTERED IN: 49% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Rays are playing seven games at home next week between the Orioles (four) and the White Sox (three). They're slated to face five right-handed starters, which bodes well for Joey Wendle. The 31-year-old utility man is slashing .311/.359/.496 with 21 […]

Brandon Belt (1B/OF, SFG) - Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 10+ teams ROSTERED IN: 47% of leagues ANALYSIS: Belt has put together a solid season so far but has dealt with a few nagging injuries that have limited him to just 61 games played. He's slashing .255/.360/.552 with 15 home runs, 35 RBI, 36 runs scored, and three stolen […]

Carson Kelly (C, ARI) - Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 21% of leagues ANALYSIS: Kelly was a hot commodity at the start of the season as he got off to a blazing start. He hit .338/.491/.613 with six home runs and 19 RBI over the first 28 games of the year before fracturing his toe in […]

Aledmys Diaz (1B/2B/3B/OF, HOU) - Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: Diaz missed nearly two months of action with a fractured hand from early June to late July. He's been raking since rejoining the team, slashing .339/.362/.589 with five doubles, three home runs, and 14 RBI over 13 games. He's been hitting […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 21

Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 21 of the MLB season (8/16 through 8/22). This weekly piece should be helpful for anyone looking to gain an edge in their league. If you need a fill-in for an injured player or want to exploit some matchups in order to gain an edge on […]

Connor Joe Goes Deep In Loss To San Francisco

Colorado Rockies outfielder Connor Joe went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in a 5-4 loss to the Giants on Friday. Joe started in left field and led off for the Rockies in this one. He was hitless until the top of the ninth inning when he took Jake McGee deep to left field with Yonathan […]

Austin Gomber Roughed Up On Friday

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Austin Gomber took the loss on Friday when he allowed five runs on seven hits with three walks and two strikeouts across four innings in a 5-4 loss to the Giants. Gomber got off to a rough start in this one, surrendering four runs in the first inning. Wilmer Flores did […]

Charlie Blackmon Goes Hitless In Thursday's Loss

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in a 7-0 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. The Rockies mustered just four hits against Giants starter Logan Webb and company and Blackmon did not collect one of them. The veteran outfielder has been scuffling at the plate over the last 15 […]

Connor Joe Reaches Twice In Defeat

Colorado Rockies outfielder Connor Joe went 1-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts in a 7-0 shutout loss to the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. There weren't many highlights for the Rockies in this one as they were blanked by Logan Webb and company. Joe was the only member of the Rockies to reach base […]

German Marquez Rocked By The Giants

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez took the loss on Thursday when he allowed seven runs on seven hits with two walks and six strikeouts over four innings in a 7-0 loss to the Giants. Marquez really had just one bad inning on Thursday. He allowed a single run in the second before completely melting […]

C.J. Cron Drives In Colorado's Lone Run

Colorado Rockies first baseman C.J. Cron went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a strikeout in a 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Cron put the Rockies on the board in the top of the first inning when he smacked an RBI single off Framber Valdez to score Connor Joe. It would be the […]

Trevor Story Doubles In Losing Effort

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a strikeout in a 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Story was the only player on the Rockies to record multiple hits and the only one to pick up an extra-base hit. He's now up to 26 doubles on the […]

Antonio Senzatela Takes Ninth Loss Of The Season

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela took the loss on Wednesday when he surrendered three runs on nine hits with one walk and three strikeouts over six innings in a 5-1 loss to the Astros. Houston hit Senzatela all over the ballpark in Wednesday's start. Aledmys Diaz notched a pair of RBI singles in the […]

Ryan McMahon Doubles In Loss To The Astros

Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon went 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts in a 5-0 loss to the Astros on Tuesday. Colorado couldn't get much of anything going on offense and Jake Odorizzi and company held them down all game. McMahon was one of five Rockies' to collect a hit and the only […]

Trevor Story Reaches Base Once On Tuesday

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story went 0-for-3 with a walk in a 5-0 shutout loss to the Houston Astros. The Rockies managed just five hits as a team and were kept off the scoreboard in the defeat. Story was able to reach base with a free pass but didn't record a hit, which snapped his […]

Jon Gray Whiffs Nine In Loss To The Astros

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jon Gray took the loss on Tuesday when he surrendered four runs on six hits with two walks and nine strikeouts over 4 1/3 innings in a 5-0 loss to the Astros. Gray held the Astros down over the first three innings of the ball game before they broke through with […]