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    An injury update, AAA Albuquerque first baseman Matt McBride suffered an abdominal strain in Monday's game against Las Vegas. The team doctors deemed it a minor injury that should only keep him sidelined for up to 6 days, so he should avoid the 15 day DL and for now will be moved to the bench for the next week or so.

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    After a month that saw the Rockies play some high scoring track meets, the month of April would end in a trio of pitchers duels as both Arizona and Colorado would play a battle of “first to three runs” in each of the three games of the series, a battle that the Rockies would win in the first and third games to take the series victory.

    The first game would see both teams struggle in a pitcher’s battle. While Arizona would get a pair of runners on in the second inning, they wouldn’t break onto the scoreboard until the bottom of the third when Paul Goldschmidt hit a one out sac fly to drive in Pollock. The Rockies meanwhile would struggle mightily against Bronson Arroyo, the team not even getting their first hit until Daniel Descalso led off the top of the fourth inning with a single. While both teams would get a hit here and there, the scoring would go silent until the top of the sixth inning, when a one out single to center by Carlos Gonzalez would drive in Troy Tulowitzki from second base to tie the game 1-1. After a quiet seventh, Tulowitzki would reach base in the eighth inning with a one out single, advancing on to second courtesy of a throwing error by the left fielder before moving over to third on a ground out by Gonzalez. Corey Dickerson would bring Tulo in to score with a two out single to center field, giving the Rockies a 2-1 lead. The Rockies would tag on one more run as Wilin Rosario would reach base on a throwing error by the third baseman, followed by Nolan Arenado hitting an RBI double into the gap in left field to drive in Rosario and put the Rockies up 3-1. John Axford would pitch the bottom of the ninth, sending the Diamondbacks down in order for his fourth save of the year.

    Player of the game was Troy Tulowitzki, going 2-4 with two singles and two runs scored. Top hitter for the Diamondbacks was A.J. Pollock, going 2-4 with two singles and a run scored. Winning pitcher was Tommy Kahnle to improve to 1-0 on the year, going 2.0 perfect innings pitched, giving up no hits, no walks and striking out two. John Axford would get his fourth save of the year with a perfect ninth inning. Starter Kyle Kendrick would go 6.0 innings pitched, giving up 7 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 1 walk and 7 strikeouts for a 1.73 ERA and the no decision. Losing pitcher was Oliver Perez to drop to 1-1 on the year, going 0.2 innings pitched in the eighth, giving up 2 hits, 1 run and 1 earned run. Starter Bronson Arroyo went 7.0 innings pitched, giving up 5 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 1 walk and 6 strikeouts for a 2.31 ERA and the no decision.



    The second game would see the Diamondbacks jump out early, as Paul Goldschmidt, after fouling off a crap ton of pitches for a 15 pitch at-bat, would smash a two out solo home run to left field in the first inning. An RBI double in the second inning by Tuffy Gosewisch would bring Jake Lamb across the plate and give Arizona a 2-0 lead. The Rockies would break onto the scoreboard in the third inning as Daniel Descalso hit a sac fly to score D.J. LeMahieu from third, but a one out single by Goldschmidt would be followed by a two run home run by David Peralta, and the Diamondbacks jumped back out 4-1. Goldschmidt would continue to terrorize pitcher Jordan Lyles in the fifth inning, smoking a one out RBI triple in the fifth inning to bring A.J. Pollock all the way around from first for a 5-1 Arizona lead. The Rockies would cut the lead down in the sixth as Carlos Gonzalez led off the inning with a single, followed by a two run home run to right field by Corey Dickerson to make it a 5-3 ballgame. From there, both teams would go silent until Nick Hundley would smack a one out triple into the gap in right center field. Drew Stubbs would ground out to the second baseman, driving in Hundley from third for the RBI to close the score to 5-4. Unfortunately pinch hitter Michael McKenry would ground out to the shortstop to kill the rally and end the game.

    Player of the game was Paul Goldschmidt, going 3-4 and coming within a double of hitting of the cycle, as he would hit a solo home run in the first, a single in the third and an RBI triple in the fifth, scoring two runs and driving in two RBI. Top hitter for the Rockies was Corey Dickerson, going 2-4 with a single, a two run home run, one run scored and two RBI. Winning pitcher was Chase Anderson to improve to 2-1 on the season, going 6.0 innings pitched, giving up 6 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned runs, 1 walk and 8 strikeouts for a 2.49 ERA. D. Hudson (1st) and Hernandez (4th) each got credit for a hold with uneventful seventh and eighth innings, while Addison Reed got his fifth save of the year, giving up just one hit and one run in the ninth inning. Losing pitcher was Jordan Lyles to drop to 2-2 on the season, going 6.0 innings pitched, giving up 6 hits, 5 runs, 5 earned runs, 2 walks and 5 strikeouts for a 4.65 ERA. Rafael Betancourt was nearly perfect in relief, going 2.0 innings pitched, giving up just a single hit with no walks and 4 strikeouts for a 2.00 ERA as he shut Arizona down in the seventh and eighth innings.



    The third game of the series would see runs, and hits, come at a premium as both teams struggled at the plate. The Rockies would jump on the scoreboard early with a two out solo home run by Troy Tulowitzki in the first inning. Tyler Chatwood would walk the leadoff batter, but then carry a no hitter into the third inning as the Diamondbacks had no answer at the plate. The Rockies would add another score in the top of the third as a double by Daniel Descalso was followed by an RBI triple by D.J. LeMahieu to push the lead to 2-0. Arizona would finally crack the scoreboard in the fourth inning, as Paul Goldschmidt drew a leadoff walk, followed by a one out double to center by David Peralta to put runners at second and third. That would bring up Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who would hit a sac fly to left field, scoring Goldschmidt and moving Peralta to third before Chatwood would escape the inning with a strikeout. Colorado would gain an insurance run in the top of the eighth inning as Corey Dickerson came on as a pinch hitter, sending a fastball into the right field stands for a solo home run, giving Colorado a 3-1 lead. It would be more than enough however as Arizona would manage just two singles between the fifth and ninth innings as the Rockies came away with the series win.

    Player of the game was also the winning pitcher, as Tyler Chatwood improved to 4-0 on the season, going 6.1 innings pitched, giving up just 3 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 2 walks and 8 strikeouts for a 2.90 ERA. Boone Logan (1st) and Adam Ottavino (3rd) each got credit for a hold as they combined in the seventh and eighth innings to hold Arizona to just a single hit. And John Axford picked up his fifth save of the season with a perfect ninth inning. Losing pitcher was Jeremy Hellickson to fall to 0-4 on the season, going 6.0 innings pitched, giving up 4 hits, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, no walks and 3 strikeouts for a 4.00 ERA. Top hitter for the Rockies was Troy Tulowitzki, going 1-4 with a solo home run, scoring one run and one RBI. Corey Dickerson was another top hitter as he went 1-1 as a pinch hitter, scoring one run and one RBI also via solo home run. Top hitter for the Diamondbacks was Paul Goldschmidt, going 1-3 with a single and a run scored. Jarrod Saltalamacchia had Arizona’s lone RBI, but he would go 0-3 at the plate.


    Colorado - 3-8-0
    Arizona - 1-7-3

    Colorado - 4-8-1
    Arizona - 5-7-1

    Colorado - 3-6-0
    Arizona - 1-4-0


    The Rockies would end up in a battle the entire Arizona series, but they were able to pull out two wins and get back on track with a series victory to end the month of April. It wouldn’t be enough to reclaim first place however as the Dodgers remained a half game ahead of the Rockies. Next up for the Rockies would be a three game road trip to San Diego to start the month of May, before returning home to for a three game rematch against the Diamondbacks.

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    MLB Standings through Thursday, April 30, 2015

    American League

    East
    Toronto Blue Jays - 14-9
    New York Yankees - 13-9 (0.5 GB)
    Baltimore Orioles - 12-10 (1.5 GB)
    Tampa Bay Rays - 9-13 (4.5 GB)
    Boston Red Sox - 9-13 (4.5 GB)

    Central
    Kansas City Royals - 14-9
    Chicago White Sox - 13-9 (0.5 GB)
    Minnesota Twins - 11-11 (2.5 GB)
    Cleveland Indians - 9-12 (4.0 GB)
    Detroit Tigers - 8-15 (6.0 GB)

    West
    Oakland Athletics - 14-9
    Seattle Mariners - 11-11 (2.5 GB)
    Los Angeles Angels - 11-11 (2.5 GB)
    Texas Rangers - 9-12 (4.0 GB)
    Houston Astros - 8-14 (5.5 GB)


    National League

    East
    Washington Nationals - 17-6
    Miami Marlins - 12-10 (4.5 GB)
    New York Mets - 10-13 (7.0 GB)
    Atlanta Braves - 8-14 (8.5 GB)
    Philadelphia Phillies - 6-17 (11.0 GB)

    Central
    Pittsburgh Pirates - 16-6
    Chicago Cubs - 14-8 (2.0 GB)
    Milwaukee Brewers - 13-9 (3.0 GB)
    St. Louis Cardinals - 9-13 (7.0 GB)
    Cincinnati Reds - 8-15 (8.5 GB)

    West
    Los Angeles Dodgers - 13-8
    Colorado Rockies - 13-9 (0.5 GB)
    San Diego Padres - 11-12 (3.0 GB)
    San Francisco Giants - 10-13 (4.0 GB)
    Arizona Diamondbacks - 8-13 (5.0 GB)
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    Colorado Rockies (13-9) vs San Diego Padres (11-12)
    May 1-3, 2015
    Petco Park - San Diego, California

    Probable Starters:

    Game One - Friday 7:10 PM
    David Hale (1-1, 4.30 ERA) vs Ian Kennedy (2-1, 3.91 ERA)

    Game Two - Saturday 5:40 PM
    Eddie Butler (0-2, 14.67 ERA) vs Brandon Morrow (2-1, 4.35 ERA)

    Game Three - Sunday 1:10 PM
    Kyle Kendrick (2-1, 1.73 ERA) vs James Shields (2-1, 2.79 ERA)


    After pulling out a series win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, it would be off to San Diego to face the Padres for the second time in two weeks. While it would only be a three game series this time, it would be a repeat of pitching match-ups as all three Rockies starters will go up against the exact same counterpart on the Padres as they faced in the first series.

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    A trade was announced late Saturday morning.

    Milwaukee traded C Martin Maldonado (28 years old, 71, C) to Detroit for 2B Hernan Perez (24 years old, 72, C).

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    Bad news struck the Rockies organization Saturday evening as word broke that AAA Albuquerque #3 starting pitcher Jon Gray suffered shoulder inflammation during his start that evening. It would be a severe enough injury to see Gray sideline for 3-4 weeks, earning him a spot on the 15-day disabled list.

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    The pitchers duels would continue for another series as the Rockies found themselves in a battle for runs and hits the entire series. But, they would manage to get the job done in games two and three and walk away with another series victory, taking two of three from the Padres.

    The first game would start off good for the Rockies, as they broke onto the scoreboard first in the top of the second inning. Gonzalez would chop a single down the third base line, before moving onto second base thanks to a throwing error sending the ball over the first baseman’s head. A single by Michael McKenry would put runners on the corners for Charlie Blackmon, who hit an RBI single into center field to score Gonzalez and leave runners at first and second. Justin Morneau would single to left to score McKenry from second base and Nolan Arenado would hit a two out single to center to score Blackmon from third. Morneau would try to make from second base, but he would get thrown out at home to end the inning with a 3-0 score.

    The Padres would answer back briefly in the bottom of the inning as a leadoff double by Justin Upton was followed with an RBI single to right by Jedd Gyorko to score Upton and make it 3-1. Things would quiet down until the bottom of the fourth inning, when the wheels would fall off for pitcher David Hale. Matt Kemp and Upton would both get on base with a pair of singles. After getting a strikeout for the first out of the inning, that would bring Gyorko back to the plate, who would hammer a 1-2 fastball left up in the zone and send it into the left field stands for a no-doubt 3 run home run to give San Diego a 4-3 lead. From there, the pitchers would take over as neither team could manage a single hit for the final five innings of the game. The Rockies last hit of the game would come on a double by Michael McKenry in the fourth inning. The Padres last hit of the game would come on a two out single by pitcher Ian Kennedy also in the fourth inning.

    Player of the game was Jedd Gyorko, going 2-3 with a single and a three run home run, scoring one run and four RBI. Top hitter for the Rockies was Michael McKenry, going 2-3 with a single, a double and a run scored. Winning pitcher was Ian Kennedy to improve to 3-1 on the year, going 7.0 innings pitched, giving up 6 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned runs, 1 walk and 6 strikeouts for a 3.90 ERA. Joaquin Benoit picked up his third hold with a flawless eighth inning while Craig Kimbrel got his sixth save with a perfect ninth, all three combining to no-hit the Rockies from the middle of the fourth inning on. Losing pitcher was David Hale to fall to 1-2 on the year, going 5.0 innings pitched, giving up 6 hits, 4 runs, 4 earned runs, 1 walk and 11 strikeouts for a 4.82 ERA. Hale, Tommy Kahnle, Rex Brothers and Adam Ottavino combined to no-hit the Padres from the fifth inning on.



    The second game would see the Rockies leap out to a fast and early lead as this game would be decided by the third inning. Colorado would open things up with a leadoff triple by Nolan Arenado, followed by an RBI single by D.J. LeMahieu to bring Arenado across. A one out single by Corey Dickerson would put runners at the corners, followed by a stolen base by Dickerson to move up to second. Michael McKenry would strikeout swinging for what should have been the second out, but it would come on a wild pitch that would get past the catcher, allowing McKenry to reach first base, LeMahieu to score from third and Dickerson to move from second to third. A single by Charlie Blackmon would score Dickerson and move McKenry over to third and Drew Stubbs would get an infield single to drive McKenry in, putting Colorado out 4-0 in the first inning.

    The Padres would answer right back however as a one out double by Yangervis Solarte would be followed with a two out RBI single to center field by Justin Upton to score Solarte from second, Upton advancing to second base during the throw to the plate from center field. Allowing Upton to advance to second would come back to bite the Rockies as Wil Myers would hit a single into center field, scoring Upton from center to cut the Rockies lead to 4-2. The Rockies would put it away for good in the second inning as a fielding error on Solarte would allow Troy Tulowitzki to reach base with two outs in the inning. That would bring up Corey Dickerson, who would jack a two run home run OUT of the ballpark, sending the ball to straight away center and into the streets of San Diego to up Colorado’s lead to 6-2. The Rockies would add one more run in the third inning as Nolan Arenado would hit a two out RBI single to center field to drive in Justin Morneau from second base, putting the Rockies up 7-2. Both teams would get runners on base the rest of the way, but none would manage to cross home plate.

    Player of the game was Corey Dickerson, going 2-4 with a single, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI. Another top hitter for Colorado was Nolan Arenado, going 3-5 with a single, a double, a triple, one run scored and one RBI. Top hitter for San Diego was Wil Myers, going 2-4 with two singles and one RBI. Winning pitcher was Eddie Butler, getting his first win of the season to improve to 1-2, going 6.0 innings pitched, giving up 6 hits, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, 1 walk and 8 strikeouts for a 11.39 ERA. Rafael Betancourt got credit for his second hold with a 1 hit, 1 walk seventh inning, after which Adam Ottavino and John Axford would close out the game. Losing pitcher was Brandon Morrow to drop to 2-2 on the season, getting battered and abused as he would go just 2.2 innings pitched, giving up 9 hits, 7 runs, 4 earned runs, no walks and 4 strikeouts for a 5.40 ERA.



    The third game of the series would turn out to be a low scoring affair as both pitchers pitched well. The Rockies would sneak onto the scoreboard first in the third inning as pitcher Kyle Kendrick would reach base on a fielding error to start the inning, followed by Nolan Arenado getting on via a throwing error to leave runners at first and second. Both runners would move up on a ground out by D.J. LeMahieu, bringing up Troy Tulowitzki, who would hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Kendrick and give Colorado a 1-0 lead. The Rockies would add another run in the fifth inning as Arenado would hit an infield single to score Justin Morneau for a 2-0 lead. All this time, Kyle Kendrick should have been pitching a perfect game, as he had given up just a single hit thus far, a fluke double to rival pitcher James Shields that bounced off the left field wall above Carlos Gonzalez’s head in the third inning. The Padres would get their second hit of the game in the seventh inning as Justin Upton would crack a two out double to center field. Taking a gamble, Kendrick would be left in to pitch the eighth inning, giving up a leadoff double to Jedd Gyorko. A strikeout and a fly out would leave two outs and Gyorko standing at third base for pinch hitter Will Middlebrooks, who would ground a single into center to score Gyorko and cut the score to 2-1. Kendrick would get a strikeout for the third out to end the eighth inning and his day on the mound. After an uneventful top of the ninth inning, John Axford would come in for the save, sending Yangervis Solarte, Matt Kemp and Justin Upton all down with strikeouts for the save and victory.

    Player of the game was also the winning pitcher, as Kyle Kendrick improved to 3-1 on the season, going 8.0 innings pitched, giving up 4 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, no walks and 11 strikeouts for a 1.59 ERA. John Axford got his sixth save of the season with a perfect ninth inning. Losing pitcher was James Shields to drop to 2-2 on the year, going 6.0 innings pitched, giving up 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run, no walks and 4 strikeouts for a 2.57 ERA. Top hitter for the Rockies was Justin Morneau, going 2-4 with two singles and a run scored, just one of two Rockies hitters to make two base hits today. Top hitter for the Padres was pinch hitter Will Middlebrooks, going 1-1 with a single and one RBI.


    Colorado - 3-6-0
    San Diego - 4-6-1

    Colorado - 7-10-0
    San Diego - 2-8-1

    Colorado - 2-8-0
    San Diego - 1-4-2


    It was a battle from the first pitch of game one, to the final pitch of game two, but the Rockies would manage to pull out wins in games two and three and get the series victory. The win keeps the Rockies locked into second place in the NL West, still trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers by a half game as the Dodgers also won two out of three in their series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

    With the conclusion of the San Diego series, the Rockies now head back home for two series, hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks for a three game Monday-Wednesday series, and then after a day off, they kick off a huge three game weekend series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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    Arizona Diamondbacks (9-15) vs Colorado Rockies (15-10)
    May 4-6, 2015
    Coors Field - Denver, Colorado

    Probable Starters:

    Game One - Monday 6:40 PM
    Chase Anderson (2-1, 2.49 ERA) vs Jordan Lyles (2-2, 4.65 ERA)

    Game Two - Tuesday 6:40 PM
    Jeremy Hellickson (0-4, 4.00 ERA) vs Tyler Chatwood (4-0, 2.90 ERA)

    Game Three - Wednesday 1:10 PM
    Archie Bradley (1-2, 7.36 ERA) vs David Hale (1-2, 4.82 ERA)


    After pulling out a series win over the San Diego Padres, the Rockies head home to face the Arizona Diamondbacks for a three game Monday-Wednesday series for the second week in a row. Last week the Rockies eeked out 3-1 wins in games 1 and 3 while the Diamondbacks took game 2 by a 5-4 score (though they lead 5-1 through 5 innings).

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    There was a scare during Monday's game as Drew Stubbs botched a routine fly ball to deep center field in the fourth inning, catching the ball with his face instead of his glove requiring him to be taken out of the game. A huge sigh of relief went up around the facility when it was determined that Stubbs had suffered nothing more than a black eye that would leave him riding the bench for 1-6 days.
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    Some mid-week shuffling was done among the starting rotation. Based on results thus far this season, Kyle Kendrick was been promoted from the #5 starter to the #3 starter. David Hale has been bumped down one slot to #4 starter and Eddie Butler, who has largely struggled thus far, as been dropped down to the #5 starter in the rotation. David Hale will still start Wednesday's game against Arizona as scheduled as Kyle Kendrick just pitched eight innings Sunday in a 2-1 win over San Diego.

    Depending on how Butler does in the #5 slot, if he doesn't start turning things around, he may be destined for a spot in the bullpen or even a demotion to AAA to make room for a potential call-up of Tyler Matzek.

    In other organizational news, AA New Britain pitcher Tyler Anderson (25 years old, 64, B) has struggled mightily as a starting pitcher for the Rock Cats, standing at 0-3 on the season with a 7.13 ERA and in the middle of a cold streak. Until Anderson can recover and improve, he has been sent down to Single A Modesto Nuts. Single A pitcher David Hill (21 years old, 62, B) will be called up to AA New Britain to take his place and get his first test of action in 2015.

    Also being dropped from AA New Britain is second baseman Juan Ciriaco (24 years old, 58, D), who has been almost non-existent at the plate this year, batting just .138 with 4 hits in 29 at-bats and one RBI. Taking his place with New Britain will be Single A second baseman Forrest Wall (19 years old, 59, B).

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    More injury news, news that would hit AAA Albuquerque hard. Starting pitcher Jorge De La Rosa would leave Wednesday's game with a strained finger, an injury that should leave him sideline for just 1-6 days, saving him from the disabled list. The story was different for AAA relief pitcher Christian Bergman, who would also be injured in the same game, suffering a more serious head concussion, leaving him benched for 2-3 weeks, an injury that would result in him being placed on the 15 day DL.

    There was also trade news from Wednesday, as Minnesota traded CF Eddie Rosario (23 years old, 64, B) to Boston for CF Manuel Margot (20 years old, 66, B).

    There was also trade rumors Wednesday, as word broke anonymously that the Rockies may look to shop Troy Tulowitzki if the club falls out of contention in the NL West by the end of June. Top trade destinations currently for Tulowitzki would include the New York Mets, the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals.

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    The Rockies would finally get away from the never ending pitchers duels, as both Colorado and Arizona would rack up runs this series, but it would be a lone pitcher who would cost the Rockies the most as Arizona would steal two out of three games from the Rockies at Coors Field.

    The first game would see the Rockies break onto the scoreboard first, as Nolan Arenado opened the bottom of the first inning with a leadoff triple, followed by a sac fly by D.J. LeMahieu to bring Arenado home. Troy Tulowitzki would then add a solo home run to left field to give Colorado a 2-0 lead early on. After a couple no-hit innings, the Rockies lead would disappear in the fourth inning when Paul Goldschmidt lead off with a hit to deep center field. It should have been a fly out, but center fielder Drew Stubbs misplayed the ball and was injured when the ball hit him in the face. Officially it went for an error, and Goldschmidt would be left standing at third base when all was done. The Rockies would rack up a second error as a fielding miscue by Wilin Rosario would let Mark Trumbo reach first and bring in Goldschmidt to score. After a pair of strikeouts, a single by Cliff Pennington would move Trumbo over to second, from where he would end up scoring when a single into center field by Jordan Pacheco brought in the tying RBI and moved Pennington to third base. Pennington would score the go-ahead run for the Diamondbacks on a single to left by pitcher Chase Anderson, giving Arizona a 3-2 lead.

    After that, both teams would again struggle to get runners on base, allowing the innings to fly past until the bottom of the eighth inning, when Nick Hundley came up to pinch hit for the pitcher. Hundley would make the most of his opportunity, launching a solo home run into the left field stands to tie the game a 3-3. Both teams would fail to do anything else and we headed into extra innings. The Diamondbacks would get first crack in the tenth inning as a leadoff double and a one out walk put runners on first and second, but they would be unable to capitalize on the situation. The Rockies would have their best chance to win the game in the bottom of the tenth, as a leadoff single, a two out double and an intentional walk to Troy Tulowitzki would load the bases with two outs for Carlos Gonzalez, who would promptly fly out to left field to end the threat. A pair of singles in the eleventh inning would again have the Diamondbacks threatening with no outs, but Adam Ottavino would pitch his way out of the jam to preserve the tie while the Colorado bats would go silent to push into the twelfth inning.

    Rafael Betancourt would come in next and send the Diamondbacks down in order. Bottom of the twelfth, Daniel Descalso would pinch hit for Betancourt to lead off the inning, hitting a line drive into left field. The left fielder would dive to try and make a highlight reel catch, but he would miss and the ball would roll all the way to the wall. Between the left fielder having to recover from his dive and go chase down the ball, that would allow Descalso to sprint around the bases for a leadoff triple. Nolan Arenado would come up next, smacking a shot into left center field that would bounce off the warning track and over the wall for a walk off ground rule double, driving in Descalso for the game winning RBI and a 4-3 victory.

    Player of the game was Nolan Arenado, going 3-6 with two doubles and a triple, one run and one RBI. Daniel Descalso would be given top hitter honors for his triple to lead off the bottom of the twelfth inning and set up the game winning run. Nick Hundley would also be given top hitter honors for his solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning that would tie the game up at 3 all after six scoreless innings since the first inning. Top hitter for the Diamondbacks was Jordan Pacheco, going 2-5 with a single, a double and one RBI. Winning pitcher was Rafael Betancourt to improve to 2-0, going 1.0 innings pitched, giving up no hits and striking out one for a 1.64 in a flawless twelfth inning. Starting pitcher Jordan Lyles would last just 5.0 innings pitched, giving up 5 hits, 3 runs, 0 earned runs, no walks and 4 strikeouts for a 4.00 ERA. Losing pitcher was Oliver Perez, officially going 1.0 innings pitched, pitching in both the eleventh and twelfth innings, giving up 3 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, no walks and no strikeouts for a 1.65 ERA. David Hernandez was hit with his first blown save of the year as he faced just one batter in the eighth inning, giving up the solo home run to Nick Hundley before being pulled. Starting pitching Chase Anderson went 7.0 innings pitched, giving up 5 hits, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, no walks and 6 strikeouts for a 2.51 ERA.



    The second game would again see the Rockies get out in front early, as a trio of singles would drive D.J. LeMahieu in to score the first run of the game in the first inning. Arizona would answer back in the third inning as Ender Inciarte, the speedy son of a bitch he is, would hit a bloody inside the park home run as ricocheting the ball off the wall in center field, the deepest part of the part. A single and a double to center would bring David Peralta around to score and give the Diamondbacks a 2-1 lead. The Rockies would answer back in the bottom of the fourth inning as Carlos Gonzalez lead things off with a solo home run to right field to tie the game. A double to center by Nick Hundley would be followed by an RBI single to right by Charlie Blackmon, bringing Hundley in for the go-ahead run. The Rockies would get another run in the fifth inning as a leadoff triple by Nolan Arenado would be followed by a one out double down the third base line by Daniel Descalso to score Hundley and give the Rockies a 4-2 lead.

    Everything was going well until the seventh inning, when LaTroy Hawkins took the mound. He would get a quick fly out for the first out of the inning, but then everything went to hell in a hand basket. Inciarte, that son of a bitch, would AGAIN hit a goddamned inside the park home run, already halfway to third before the outfielders could even retrieve and starting throwing in the damn ball. Pollock would follow with a single, followed by Paul Goldschmidt drawing a full count walk. Peralta would ground out to move A.J. Pollock and Goldschmidt over to second and third, which would bring up Chris Owings, who promptly smacked a triple down the first base line, scoring both Pollock and Goldschmidt and giving Arizona a 5-4 lead and resulting in Hawkins quickly being yanked from the mound. The Diamondbacks would add one more run in the eighth inning as Mark Trumbo led things off with a double, followed by an RBI single by Inciarte to drive in Trumbo for the 6-4 final, which was never in danger as the Rockies went hitless from the seventh inning on.

    Player of the game was Ender Inciarte, going 3-5 with a single and TWO bloody inside the park home runs, scoring two runs and three RBI. Chris Owings also had a big day going 2-5 with a double, a triple and three RBI. Top hitter for the Rockies was Carlos Gonzalez, going 2-4 with a single, a home run, one run scored and two RBI. Winning pitcher was Daniel Hudson to improve to 1-0, going 1.0 innings pitched, giving up 2 hits and nothing else in the sixth inning for a 1.17 ERA. David Hernandez (5th) and Andrew Chafin (1st) each got credit for a hole for perfect seventh and eighth innings, and Addison Reed got his sixth save of the year for a perfect ninth. Starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson went 5.0 innings pitched, giving up 9 hits, 4 runs, 4 earned runs, no walks and 5 strikeouts for a 4.50 ERA. Losing pitcher was LaTroy Hawkins to drop to 0-1, going 0.2 innings pitched, giving up 3 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned runs, 1 walk and no strikeouts for a 15.00 ERA. Tommy Kahnle was given credit for his fourth hold of the season for a perfect sixth inning before Hawkins screwed the pooch. Starting pitcher Tyler Chatwood lasted 5.0 innings pitched, giving up 6 hits, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, 2 walks and 3 strikeouts for a 3.00 ERA.



    The third game of the series was one that started off oh so right, and would end oh so wrong. The Rockies again wasted little time jumping out in the bottom of the first inning as Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez each reached base on a single, bringing up Corey Dickerson who would slam a three run home run into the right field stands for a 3-0 lead. The Diamondbacks would earn one run back as Jarrod Saltalamacchia would lead off the second inning with a solo home run. Top of the third, A.J. Pollock started the inning with a single, followed by an RBI double by Chris Owings to bring Pollock across. Owings would end up scoring as well as David Peralta would hit an RBI single to tie the game up. The Rockies would regain the lead in the fourth inning as Dickerson led off with a solo home run, his second of the game, followed by a triple by Charlie Blackmon and a sac fly by Justin Morneau to score Blackmon for a 5-3 lead. The fifth inning would see that lead grow even more as D.J. LeMahieu and Carlos Gonzalez would both hit solo home runs to left field, giving Colorado a 7-3 advantage. Arizona would tighten the lead in the sixth inning as Peralta hit a leadoff triple, followed by an RBI ground out by Jake Lamb to make it 7-4.

    Despite that, everything seemed well on its way to a Rockies victory, until the eighth inning, when the biggest mistake of the game would be made. LaTroy Hawkins would be brought in to pitch for a tired and worn out bullpen. It went to hell instantly. Mark Trumbo led off with a single, Saltalamacchia would draw a five pitch walk, followed by Peralta lining into center field for a single to score Trumbo to make it 7-5. Nick Ahmed would come on to pinch run for Saltalamacchia, and both Ahmed and Peralta would advance a base on a wild pitch. Lamb would get on base thanks to an incredibly ill timed hit by pitch, loading the bases with no outs. Another wild pitch, this time on a slider down in the dirt that got past the catcher, would allow Ahmed to score from third and Peralta and Lamb to move up 90 feet. That would be all for Hawkins. Christian Friedrich would come in next, getting Cliff Pennington to ground out, unfortunately for an RBI to make it 7-7 as Peralta crossed home plate. Jordan Pacheco would come up next, hitting a sac fly to deep right field, enough to score Lamb from third to give Arizona an 8-7 lead before Friedrich finally got the third out on a fly out by Paul Goldschmidt. All the Rockies would be able to manage for a response was an eighth inning single by Michael McKenry, which was promptly snuffed out thanks to an inning ending double play by Charlie Blackmon.

    Player of the game was David Peralta, going 4-4 with two singles, two triples, two runs scored and two RBI. Top hitter for the Rockies was Corey Dickerson, going 2-4 with a three run home run and a solo home run, scoring two runs and four RBI. Winning pitcher was Randall Delgado to improve to 2-0, going 1.0 innings pitched in the seventh, giving up 1 hit and 1 walk for a 2.63 ERA. Oliver Perez was given credit for his first hold for a 1 hit eighth inning and Addison Reed got his seventh save of the year with a perfect ninth inning. Starter Archie Bradley would go 4.2 innings pitched, giving up 8 hits, 7 runs, 7 earned runs, no walks and 1 strikeouts for a 8.44 ERA. Losing pitcher was again LaTroy Hawkins to drop to 0-2, going 0.0 innings pitched with a disastrous eighth inning, giving up 2 hits, 4 runs, 4 earned runs, 1 walk, 1 hit by pitch and no strikeouts for a 21.00 ERA. Tommy Kahnle was given credit for his fifth hold with a perfect seventh inning, Christian Friedrich got tagged with his second blown save during that eighth inning. Starting pitcher David Hale would go 6.0 innings pitched, giving up 8 hits, 4 runs, 4 earned runs, no walks and 7 strikeouts for a 5.03 ERA.


    Arizona - 3-8-0 F/12
    Colorado - 4-12-2

    Arizona - 6-11-0
    Colorado - 4-11-0

    Arizona – 8-10-0
    Colorado - 7-10-0


    This was a series that the Rockies SHOULD have swept, but instead of the relief pitching, namely LaTroy Hawkins, would screw Colorado out of wins in games two and three and result in a series loss. That would cost the Rockies as Colorado held outright possession of first place in the NL West by a half game after Monday’s action, only to end up trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers by a full game by the completion of Wednesdays slate of games.

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    Immediately following the Arizona series, it was announced that RP LaTroy Hawkins (42 years old, 72, A) was being optioned down to AAA Albuquerque. RP Brooks Brown (29 years old, 67, C) would be called up from AAA Albuquerque to take Hawkins' place in the Rockies bullpen. Brown has had a successful year so far in the Albuquerque bullpen as he stands 1-0 with 1 save and a 0.00 ERA and just 5 hits given up over 18.2 innings pitched thus far in AAA action.

    Losing so many pitchers to short week long injuries or long enough injuries to land on the disabled list, as well as due to various roster movements, the lack of numbers for relief pitchers in the organization was suddenly clear as we pretty much had bare bones relief pitchers for MLB, AAA and AA with none extra to spare. It took some hammering, but the Rockies completed a trade with the Minnesota Twins. The Rockies would send SP Jair Jurrjens (29 years old, 61, C), SP Brett Marshall (25 years old, 56, B) and SP Shane Carle (23 years old, 55, B) to the Twins for RP J.R. Graham (25 years old, 63, B) to give the Rockies an extra RP arm in AAA Albuquerque, giving the Twins farm system a quick shot in the arm of young, decently high potential starting pitchers.

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    Los Angeles Dodgers (17-11) vs Colorado Rockies (16-12)
    May 8-10, 2015
    Coors Field - Denver, Colorado

    Probable Starters:

    Game One - Friday 6:40 PM
    Mike Bolsinger (1-0, 2.57 ERA) vs Eddie Butler (1-2, 11.39 ERA)

    Game Two - Saturday 6:10 PM
    Brett Anderson (1-3, 2.60 ERA) vs Jordan Lyles (2-2, 4.00 ERA)

    Game Three - Sunday 2:10 PM
    Clayton Kershaw (3-2, 2.75 ERA) vs Tyler Chatwood (4-0, 3.00 ERA)


    After dropping the mid-week series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, instead of going into the weekend with a full game or half game hold on first place in the NL West, the Rockies would have to try and regroup against the Los Angeles Dodgers while looking up from second place, a full game back of the blue and white, with not the most friendly pitching trio coming up, including a huge Sunday showdown against Clayton Kershaw.

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    This would end up being a series to be forgotten as the Dodgers would largely have their way with the Rockies the entire series, squashing any hopes the Rockies had of reclaiming first place in the division and leaving Colorado fighting just to even remain above .500.

    The first game would see both teams hitless into the third inning, the Dodgers getting a one out double and the Rockies a two out single. But it would be the fourth inning when the real damage at the plate would occur. Leading off the top of the fourth inning, Howie Kendrick would open for the Dodgers with a triple, followed by Yasiel Puig drawing a walk and a single to third by Adrian Gonzalez with the throw to first coming late, leaving the bases loaded and no outs. Carl Crawford would come up next, doubling to right field to score both Kendrick and Puig. After a fly out to left field, Yasmani Grandal would come up next, grounding out to first base to score Gonzalez from third, giving the Dodgers a 3-0 lead. The Rockies would manage to get one run back as D.J. LeMahieu led off with a double to center, followed by a single to left by Troy Tulowitzki to score LeMahieu and make it 3-1. After a couple scoreless innings, the Dodgers would add a run in the seventh as fielding error and a single to right by Gonzalez would bring Kendrick into to score. They would get two more runs in the eighth inning as Andre Ethier led off with a single, followed by an RBI triple by Grandal to bring Ethier home. Jimmy Rollins would then hit a sac fly to deep right field to bring Grandal in for a 6-1 lead. The Rockies would manage just one more run in the bottom of the ninth inning as a leadoff triple by LeMahieu was followed by a one out single by Carlos Gonzalez, scoring LeMahieu and cutting the final deficit to 6-2.

    Player of the game was starting pitcher Mike Bolsinger to improve to 2-0, going 8.1 innings pitched, giving up 8 hits, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, no walks and 4 strikeouts for a 2.35 ERA. Losing pitcher was Eddie Butler to drop to 1-3, going 5.0 innings pitched, giving up 5 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned runs, 1 walk and 4 strikeouts for a 10.25 ERA. Unfortunately Brooks Brown would get dinged in his first relief appearance with the Rockies, going 1.0 innings pitched, giving up 3 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned runs, no walks and 1 strikeout for a 18.00 ERA between the seventh and eighth innings, getting pulled with no outs in the eighth inning. Top hitter for the Dodgers was Yasmani Grandal, going 2-4 with a single and a triple, scoring one run and two RBI. Top hitter for the Rockies was D.J. LeMahieu, going 3-4 with a single, a double and a triple and scoring two runs. LeMahieu was the only Rockies batter to get more than one hit in the game.



    The second game would again see the Rockies be the first ones to find the scoreboard with their most successful first inning of the season. After a leadoff pop out by Nolan Arenado, Daniel Descalso, Troy Tulowitzki and Drew Stubbs would hit back to back to back singles to load the bases for Corey Dickerson. Dickerson would make the most of it as he would unload on a 2-1 slider and send it sailing into the right field seats for a first inning grand slam and a 4-0 lead. The Dodgers would slowly chew into the lead as Turner led off the third inning with a double, followed by a one out RBI single by Yasiel Puig to make it 4-1. In the fifth inning, Turner would again reach base with a one out single, followed by Puig again bringing him home to score on a one out sac fly to close the gap to 4-2. The Rockies seemed to secure their lead in the bottom of the sixth inning as Troy Tulowitzki launched a solo home run to left field for a 5-2 lead, but everything would go to hell in the seventh inning.

    Despite getting the first two outs very quickly, the Rockies would struggle and struggle some more to obtain that final out. A single to center by pinch hitter Scott Van Slyke would be followed by Puig being hit by a pitch to put two runners on base. Adrian Gonzalez would drive both of them as a fielding error by first baseman Justin Morneau allowed Gonzalez to reach base and the Rockies lead to drop to 5-4, ending Jordan Lyles day on the mound. Christian Friedrich would come in next, giving up a ground rule double to Carl Crawford, the ball landing down the third base line in left field and bouncing into the stands in foul territory, putting runners at second and third. That would bring up Andre Ethier, who would smack a single into center field, scoring both Gonzalez and Crawford and giving the Dodgers a 6-5 lead. But the blue and white weren’t done yet. Tommy Kahnle would come in next to pitch, promptly giving up a two run home run to Yasmani Grandal to put the Dodgers on top 8-5. The Dodgers would add another run in the eighth innings as an RBI double by Puig would bring Kendrick across to score, and in the ninth inning, a two out single to center by Jimmy Rollins would score Ethier for a 10-5 margin. The Rockies would manage just a seventh inning double and a ninth inning single in response on their way to defeat.

    Player of the game was Yasmani Grandal, going 3-4 with a single, a triple and a home run, scoring one run and two RBI. Another top hitter was Yasiel Puig, going 2-3 with a single and a double, scoring one run and three RBI. Yet another top hitter was Andre Ethier, going 3-5 with three singles, two runs scored and two RBI. Top hitter for the Rockies was Corey Dickerson, going 1-4 with a grand slam, scoring one run and four RBI. Another top hitter was Troy Tulowitzki, going 2-4 with a single and a solo home run, scoring two runs and one RBI. Winning pitcher was Joel Peralta to improve to 2-1, going 1.0 inning pitched, giving up no hits, no runs, no walks and no strikeouts for a 3.31 ERA in a perfect sixth inning. Paco Rodriguez claimed his third hold of the season with two innings of one hit work. Starter Brett Anderson would go 5.0 innings pitched, giving up 7 hits, 5 runs, 5 earned runs, no walks and 2 strikeouts for a 3.58 ERA. Losing pitcher was Christian Friedrich to drop to 1-1, going 0.0 innings pitched in a disastrous seventh inning, giving up, officially, 2 hits, 2 runs, 0 earned runs, no walks and no strikeouts for a 2.31 ERA. Starting pitcher Jordan Lyles went 6.2 innings pitched, giving up 9 hits, 5 runs, 3 earned runs, 1 walk and 6 strikeouts for a 4.01 ERA. All five Rockies pitchers, Jordan Lyles, Christian Friedrich, Tommy Kahnle, Rafael Betancourt and Boone Logan all gave up at least one run during their individual time on the mound.



    The third game of the series would be a Mother’s Day disaster for the Rockies. The Dodgers would immediately pounce on pitcher Tyler Chatwood as Turner opened the game with a leadoff double, followed by an RBI single to left by Carl Crawford to score Turner. Yasiel Puig would reach base on a fielder’s choice, before coming around to score on an RBI double by Adrian Gonzalez, giving the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. They would lay it on more in the second inning as Jimmy Rollins reached base on a one out hit by pitch, followed by pitcher Clayton Kershaw getting aboard thanks to a throwing error by Justin Morneau. Turner would fly out to center field, allowing Rollins to advance to third and put runners on the corners. Crawford would come up next, hitting a line drive into left field that would be misplayed by Carlos Gonzalez for a fielding error, allowing Rollins to score and Kershaw to advance from first to third. Puig would be up next, smacking a double into left field, scoring both Kershaw and Crawford all the way from first, giving the Dodgers a 5-0 lead.

    Chatwood would thankfully settle down after that, throwing scoreless innings in the third, fourth and fifth, but his day would come to an end in the sixth inning as he opened the inning hitting Roberto Callaspo with a pitch, before giving up a double to Rollins to put runners on second and third. Kershaw would come up next, hitting a line drive single to left to score Callaspo and ending Chatwood’s day. Tommy Kahnle would come on to pitch next, forcing Turner to fly out before giving up a sac fly to Crawford, allowing Rollins to score for a 7-0 Dodgers lead that would go on to be the final score. As for the Rockies, well, it was also a day to forget at the plate. Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez would both get on base with first inning singles, but from there, Colorado would go hitless the all the way until the ninth inning, when pinch hitter Michael McKenry led off the bottom of the ninth with a single and D.J. LeMahieu got a one out single off a deflection. In between the two hits in the first inning and the two hits in the ninth inning, Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw owned the Rockies batters.

    Player of the game was starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw, pitching a complete game shutout to improve to 4-2, going 9.0 innings pitched, giving up 4 hits, no runs, no walks and finishing with an abusive 13 strikeouts for a 2.23 ERA. Losing pitcher was Tyler Chatwood to suffer his first loss and drop to 4-1 on the year, going 5.0 innings after getting pulled without any outs in the sixth inning, giving up 10 hits, 7 runs, 4 earned runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout and 2 hit by pitches for a 3.51 ERA. Tommy Kahnle (1 hit), Christian Friedrich (0), Rafael Betancourt (0) and Brooks Brown (1) would combine to hold the Dodgers to just two hits over the final four innings, but it wouldn’t matter much as there was never any hope of a comeback. Top hitter for the Dodgers was Yasiel Puig, going 3-5 with two singles and a double, scoring one run and two RBI. Another top hitter was Carl Crawford, going 1-3 with a single, but he would make the most of it scoring one run and driving in two RBI. Top hitter for the Rockies was pinch hitter Michael McKenry, going 1-1 with a single. D.J. LeMahieu, Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez all ended 1-4 with a lone single


    LA Dodgers – 6-10-0
    Colorado – 2-8-1

    LA Dodgers - 10-16-0
    Colorado - 5-9-1

    LA Dodgers – 7-12-0
    Colorado - 0-4-2


    And so, the 6 game stretch at home at Coors Field would end in utter disaster, as the Rockies would win just one game and would end on a 5 game losing streak, including being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers. That would send the Rockies tumbling into a tie with the San Diego Padres for second, 3.5 games behind the Dodgers. Unfortunately for the Rockies, they would be seeing the Dodgers again shortly. Colorado would next head on a six game road trip to Los Angeles, playing a quick two game series against the LA Angels, before ending with a four game weekend series at the Dodgers, with match-ups against Brett Anderson, Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke and Hyun-Jin Ryu awaiting.

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    Colorado Rockies (16-15) vs Los Angeles Angels (15-17)
    May 12-13, 2015
    Angel Stadium of Anaheim - Anaheim, California

    Probable Starters:

    Game One - Tuesday 7:05 PM
    Kyle Kendrick (3-1, 1.59 ERA) vs C.J. Wilson (2-2, 3.86 ERA)

    Game Two - Wednesday 7:05 PM
    David Hale (1-2, 5.03 ERA) vs Jered Weaver (2-2, 3.41 ERA)


    Thanks to dropping two of three to the Arizona Diamondbacks, thanks to getting swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers, thanks to being on a 5 game losing streak, instead of fighting for first place in the NL West, the Rockies would be left trying avoid dropping down to .500 or below on the season. A two game midweek series against the LA Angels wouldn't help matters, especially not with another showdown against the LA Dodgers, a four game series this time, looming just three days away starting on Thursday, a series that could make or break the Rockies hopes in the NL West.
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    Some more organizational shuffling took place on Monday during the off day for the Rockies. On suggestion of the farm director, AA New Britain starting pitcher Yohan Flande was promoted to AAA Albuquerque. Flande (29 years old, 66, D) is currently 5-0 in 6 games started with a 3.40 ERA for the New Britain Rock Cats, pitching 39.2 innings, giving up 30 hits, 3 home runs, 18 walks and striking out 44.

    To make room for Flande, AAA Albuquerque starting pitcher Leuris Gomez (28 years old, 60, C) was demoted to AA New Britain after struggling in the Isotopes rotation. In seven games started, Gomez is 0-2 on the year with a 6.00 ERA, giving up 11 hits, 1 home run, 7 walks and only 12 strikeouts.

    Meanwhile, previously promoted David Hill made his first start for AA New Britain, going 6.0 innings pitched, giving up 6 hits, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, 3 walks and 4 strikeouts for a 3.00 ERA for a no decision in a 11-6 win over Portland. Hopefully Hill would settle into the rotation in AA and can become a productive pitcher in the organization, with a potential future in the majors if he progresses as expected.

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    The minor league injuries would keep racking up for the Rockies, as AA New Britain relief pitcher Jose Ortega suffered a fractured hand during action on Wednesday, sidelining him for 1-2 months and landing him on the 15 day DL.

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    The Rockies would manage to break their five game losing streak in in grand fashion in the first game against the Los Angeles Angels, but they would be unable to carry that success and momentum into game two as they ran into a buzz saw named Jered Weaver, ultimately splitting the two game series with the Angels.

    The first game would see the Rockies dominate from start to finish as they would break their losing streak. Colorado would get in the board in the first inning as D.J. LeMahieu lined to right for a single, followed by a two out RBI triple by Carlos Gonzalez to take a 1-0 lead. Another run would score in the third inning as Nolan Arenado smacked a one out double to center field, coming around to score on a Daniel Descalso single to go up 2-0. The sixth inning would see Descalso lead off the inning with a triple, coming across to score on a one out double by Corey Dickerson to make it 3-0. The seventh inning would see the most damage done, as Gonzalez hit a one out single to center, followed by Corey Dickerson smoking a fastball into the right field seats for a two run home run. Colorado wasn’t done yet however as Michael McKenry would hit a single, followed by a two out base hit by Justin Morneau. Wilin Rosario would find center field for a single to score McKenry from second and Arenado would smack a single into center field to score Morneau from second for a 7-0 score. The Rockies would tack on two more runs in the ninth inning as Descalso would lead off the inning with a single to center, followed by a two out double by McKenry to score Descalso from first base. Charlie Blackmon would come up next, hitting a double into left field to bring McKenry in to score for the 9-0 final score. For the Angels, it was a day to forget as they would manage just two base hits, both by Erick Aybar, coming on a first inning single and a sixth inning leadoff triple.

    Player of the game was Corey Dickerson, going 3-5 with a single, a double and a two run home run, scoring one run and driving in three RBI. Another top hitter was Nolan Arenado, going 3-5 with a single and two doubles, scoring one run and one RBI. Yet another top hitter was Daniel Descalso, going 3-5 with two singles and a triple, scoring two runs and driving in one RBI. Top hitter for the Angels was also their only hitter, as Erick Ayber went 2-4 with a single and a triple, giving the Angels their only two hits in the ball game. Winning pitcher was Kyle Kendrick to improve to 4-1, going 6.0 innings pitching, giving up 2 hits, no runs, 2 walks and 6 strikeouts for a 1.35 ERA. Brooks Brown received credit for his first hold with two no-hit innings of work, and John Axford closed the door in the ninth for a combined two hit shutout. Losing pitcher was C.J. Wilson to drop to 2-3, going just 5.0 innings pitched, giving up 8 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned runs, no walks and 1 strikeout for a 4.05 ERA. Fernando Salas and Vinnie Pestano would hold the Rockies to just one hit in one inning of work each, before the collapse in the eighth inning saw Cam Bedrosian give up two runs on two hits on 0.1 innings pitched, Mike Morin give up 2 runs on 4 hits in 0.1 innings pitched, and Joe Smith give up 2 runs on 3 hits over 1.1 innings pitched.



    The second game would see the high of victory turn into the low of defeat for the Rockies. The Angels would get on the board first in the bottom of the second inning as Green hit a one out single into center, bringing up David Freese, who would jack a fastball into the bullpens in left field for a two run home run to take a 2-0 lead. The Rockies would cut the gap in half as Troy Tulowitzki led off the top of the fourth inning with a solo home run, but the Angels would answer right back in the bottom of the fourth as Calhoun led off with a single, followed by an RBI triple by Joyce to put the Angels up 3-1. The closest the Rockies would get to tying the game would come in the seventh inning, as Corey Dickerson and Michael McKenry would lead off with back to back singles, before a strikeout by Charlie Blackmon and Justin Morneau hitting into a double play would kill their chances at a rally. That would be it for the Rockies as they would manage just a two out ninth inning single by Corey Dickerson the rest of the way.

    Player of the game was David Freese, going 1-3 with a two run home run, scoring one run and driving in two RBI. Top hitter for the Rockies was Troy Tulowitzki, going 1-4 with a solo home run, scoring one run and one RBI. Winning pitcher was Jered Weaver to improve to 3-2, going 6.0 innings pitched, giving up 6 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, no walks and 5 strikeouts for a 3.12 ERA. Vinnie Pestano (1st) and Joe Smith (4th) would both be credited with holds for working one no-hit inning each, and Huston Street would pick up his fifth save with a one hit ninth inning. Losing pitcher was David Hale to drop to 1-3, going 6.1 innings pitched, giving up 5 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned runs, 2 walks and 8 strikeouts for a 4.91 ERA. Tommy Kahnle would finish the game for the Rockies going 1.2 innings pitched, giving up just 1 hit while on the mound.


    Colorado – 9-19-0
    LA Angels – 0-2-0

    Colorado - 1-7-0
    LA Angels - 3-6-1


    While the Rockies were able to end their losing streak, they would still find themselves in the same position they were two days ago, barely hanging on one game above .500 and trailing the NL West leading Los Angeles Dodgers by 3.5 games. The only good news, the San Diego Padres have fallen into a three game losing streak and now sit a full game behind the Rockies, giving Colorado outright possession of second place in the division.

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    Colorado Rockies (17-16) vs Los Angeles Dodgers (21-13)
    May 14-17, 2015
    Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles, California

    Probable Starters:

    Game One - Thursday 7:10 PM
    Eddie Butler (1-3, 10.25 ERA) vs Brett Anderson (1-3, 3.58 ERA)

    Game Two - Friday 7:10 PM
    Jordan Lyles (2-2, 4.01 ERA) vs Clayton Kershaw (4-2, 2.23 ERA)

    Game Three - Saturday 6:10 PM
    Tyler Chatwood (4-1, 3.51 ERA) vs Zack Greinke (2-3, 4.38 ERA)

    Game Four - Sunday 1:10 PM
    Kyle Kendrick (4-1, 1.35 ERA) vs Hyun-Jin Ryu (3-0, 3.66 ERA)


    After splitting a short two game series with the Los Angeles Angels, the Rockies get right back into action the next night as they kick off a four game series at the Los Angeles Dodgers, looking to gain back some momentum after being swept at home by the Dodgers just four days ago.

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