Tulowitzki Homers In Return, Rockies Beat Mariners 4-1
Troy Tulowitzki homered for his first hit in a game since last July and looked strong in the field in the Colorado Rockies' 4-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
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Troy Tulowitzki homered for his first hit in a game since last July and looked strong in the field in the Colorado Rockies' 4-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
Colorado is fortunate to have so many Denver based professional sports franchises, but in leagues where there is one winner and 29-31 losers, disappointment is common.
Felix Hernandez's first spring start began with a 400-foot flyout and a walk before the Seattle ace settled down to throw two hitless innings Tuesday in the Mariners' 9-3 loss to a Colorado Rockies split squad.
Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw gave up a home run to Nick Hundley as a Colorado Rockies split squad and Los Angeles played to a 2-2 tie Tuesday.
Troy Tulowitzki was upset at failing to drive in a run and Carlos Gonzalez described opening day-like jitters, but the Colorado Rockies stars were happy to be pain-free in their return from season-ending injuries during a 2-2 tie with a Cincinnati Reds split squad on Monday.
He has yet to play in a game in spring training, but shortstop Troy Tulowitzki remains the most talented and popular of the Colorado Rockies -- and now he's 30 years old.
Nolan Arenado hit a three-run home run and double to help the Colorado Rockies to a 7-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.
Jhoulys Chacin allowed two runs and two hits while getting five outs in his first game in more than eight months for Colorado in the Rockies' 4-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.
Paul Goldschmidt walked and struck out in his first major league action since a broken hand cut short his 2014 season, and the Arizona Diamondbacks' beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2 Wednesday.
CBS4's Vic Lombardi took a trip to Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Arizona to catch the Rockies first Spring Training game on Wednesday.
The Colorado Rockies have selected John Axford's contract, adding a veteran reliever with late-inning experience to their bullpen.
When Rockies closer LaTroy Hawkins was drafted in 1991, Colorado Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado was two months old.
The constant trade talk finally began to affect Troy Tulowitzki over the winter.
The Colorado Rockies have defeated catcher Wilin Rosario in salary arbitration.
Catcher Wilin Rosario and the Colorado Rockies have argued their cases in baseball's ninth salary arbitration hearing of the year, the most since 2001.
