Rockies Blow Lead, Fall To Padres 7-6
Derek Norris hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 on Tuesday night.
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Derek Norris hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 on Tuesday night.
Still recovering from minor injuries, Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez was in the lineup on Tuesday. But not before he did a great thing off the field.
Jorge De La Rosa, returning from a groin injury that sidelined him for the first two weeks of the season, lasted two innings and gave up a career-high tying nine runs in the Rockies' 14-3 loss.
Left-hander Jorge De La Rosa has been activated from the 15-day disabled list by the Colorado Rockies to start a series opener against San Diego.
Two weeks and 12 games in, the Rockies are 7-5. CBS4's Mark Haas thinks most fans would call that a success.
Second baseman DJ LeMahieu's failure to turn a possible inning-ending double play ultimately did more damage to the Colorado Rockies than his two-run homer off Zack Greinke did against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Kyle Kendrick found himself behind after only 15 pitches in his matchup with reigning NL MVP Clayton Kershaw.
Nolan Arenado hit a three-run homer in San Francisco Wednesday night to lead the first-place Rockies past the Giants 4-2 for a three-game sweep.
Baseball season officially opened last week and already we've had a plethora of ridiculous defensive plays.
Nolan Arenado made a sensational falling catch over the tarp in foul territory, Corey Dickerson had an RBI single among his three hits and the Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Eddie Butler outdueled fellow rookie Chris Heston and shut down the Giants, and the Colorado Rockies spoiled San Francisco's latest World Series championship celebration at their home opener with a 2-0 win Monday.
Dexter Fowler hit a two-run homer off LaTroy Hawkins with two outs in the ninth inning, helping the Chicago Cubs rally for a 6-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on a blustery Sunday.
The Colorado Rockies have placed reliever John Axford on the family medical emergency list so he can tend to his young son, who was bitten by a rattlesnake last month in Arizona.
The Colorado Rockies tied their best start in franchise history, beating the Chicago Cubs 5-1 Friday behind Troy Tulowitzki's two-run double and Justin Morneau's solo homer.
Injured Denver Police Officer John Adsit's son threw out the first pitch at the Colorado Rockies Home Opener on Friday.
