News Category: Colorado Rockies

Struggling Astros, Rockies set to alter fortunes in Mexico City

The baseball season is a long one, so players, coaches and managers gladly welcome any variation to the schedule. The Colorado Rockies and Houston Astros will experience that change this weekend when they play a two-game set in the Mexico City Series. The Rockies will send Cal Quantrill (0-2, 4.33 ERA) to the mound against the Astros’ Ronel Blanco (2-0, 1.33) on Saturday in a battle of right-handers. “It’s going to be exciting,” Houston outfielder

Rockies turn to winless Dakota Hudson in finale vs. Padres

Dakota Hudson earned the final spot in the Colorado Rockies’ rotation to start the season. The right-hander still is looking for his first victory with Colorado, however. Hudson (0-4, 5.06 ERA) will bid for that elusive first win when the Rockies wrap up a four-game series against the San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon. San Diego will send right-hander Randy Vasquez (0-1, 1.80) to the mound to try to leave Denver with a series win.

Rockies face Padres, look for 2024 first: back-to-back wins

The Colorado Rockies have yet to win a series this season, but they have a chance to do so this week. They also could win consecutive games for the first time in 2024 as they meet the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night in the third game of a four-game series in Denver. Colorado’s offense broke out in Tuesday night’s 7-4 win over the Padres, snapping a six-game losing streak to San Diego. The Padres

Padres look to ride pitching staff vs. woeful Rockies

Dylan Cease was dominant for the San Diego Padres on Monday night, allowing just one hit and one run in seven innings and striking out eight in a 3-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in Denver. Michael King, who will take the mound Tuesday in Game 2 of the teams’ four-game series at Coors Field, might have been even better the last time he started. Although he absorbed a 1-0 loss Wednesday in Milwaukee, King

Rockies hope warmer weather heats up bats vs. Padres

The Colorado Rockies endured snow and cold in their unusual weekend of home baseball, and now face a familiar opponent with warmer weather in the forecast in Denver. A snowstorm that hit Colorado caused the postponement of Friday night’s game against the Seattle Mariners, which forced the teams to play a split doubleheader on Sunday — a day after playing Saturday night with temperatures in the low 30s. The Rockies won Sunday’s first game, 2-1

Hot Mariners meet cold Rockies in doubleheader

Sometimes, the elements can play a factor at Coors Field. After Friday’s opener of a three-game interleague series between the Seattle Mariners and Colorado Rockies was postponed because of inclement weather, the grounds crew in Denver spent Saturday afternoon clearing the field of snow. A first-pitch temperature of 33 degrees and occasional flurries couldn’t stop the Mariners, who beat the Rockies 7-0 and had a season-high 16 hits to extend their winning streak to four

Mariners, Rockies deal with weekend tweaks to rotation

After an unexpected night off on Friday due to bad weather, the Seattle Mariners changed their pitching plans for the series opener against the Colorado Rockies in Denver, now scheduled for Saturday. Friday’s game was scuttled after snow began falling in the afternoon and was forecast to go through the night, while temperatures were expected to dip into the 30s. That game will be made up Sunday as part of a day-night doubleheader. The Mariners’

Bryce Harper looks to send Phillies to series sweep of Rockies

The Philadelphia Phillies will look to record their first series sweep of the season on Wednesday evening when they play the finale of a three-game set against the visiting Colorado Rockies. The Phillies defeated the Rockies 5-0 on Tuesday thanks in large part to Ranger Suarez’s second career shutout. Suarez threw a career-high 112 pitches and struck out eight but walked only one. Bryce Harper hit a home run, double and knocked in three runs,

Phillies look to ignite offense in rematch vs. Rockies

Cristian Pache gave the struggling Philadelphia Phillies’ offense a much-needed lift. And he didn’t even enter the game until the eighth inning. Pache’s walk-off single to right field in the bottom of the 10th propelled Philadelphia to a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday. The Phillies will look for another victory when they host the Rockies on Tuesday evening. “We’ve got to continue with the positive vibes in the clubhouse,” Pache said in

Rockies hunting early leads in series opener vs. Phillies

A total solar eclipse wasn’t the only rarity that occurred on April 8. Last Monday remains the only time in 16 games this season that the Colorado Rockies have scored first. Colorado’s next chance to strike first comes on Monday when the Rockies visit the Phillies to begin a three-game series in Philadelphia. The first inning has been especially problematic for Colorado. The Rockies have allowed a major league-high 23 first-inning runs entering Monday. Seven