Rockies test Goodman at the plate and behind it
SAN FRANCISCO -- Rockies rookie Hunter Goodman revealed skills not seen at the Major League level during Saturday afternoon’s 14-4 loss to the Giants at Oracle Park. Goodman also accomplished a couple of seemingly mundane offensive feats that he curiously hadn’t in the Majors this season. Goodman, who played catcher
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'We're having fun': Vibes are high for streakin' Rockies
SAN DIEGO -- Here’s just about the only unwelcome news for the Rockies during their wild week of winning: They have an off-day on Thursday. The Rockies are the hottest team in baseball, riding a seven-game winning streak after an 8-0 victory over the Padres on Wednesday afternoon at Petco
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SAN DIEGO -- Cal Quantrill was on the mound to begin the Rockies’ first winning streak of the year. He had no intention of being on the bump when it ended. Pitching in the first big league ballpark he called home, Quantrill stymied the Padres into the seventh inning of
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Aggressive baserunning helps Rockies secure 5th straight 'W'
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Healthy Veen 'staying grateful and having fun'
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Doyle's wall-crashing catch headlines Rox stellar defensive showing
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Blackmon's clutch double gives Rox consecutive wins
DENVER -- The Rockies’ Charlie Blackmon stood at second base and clapped his batting gloved hands together exactly once. The occasion of Blackmon’s eighth-inning two-run double that provided a 4-2 victory over the defending World Series champion Rangers at Coors Field called for more.