In 2016, Tyler Chatwood allowed an average of just 1.69 earned runs per nine innings on the road. He allowed more than double that in his 2017 debut, including a pair of home runs in the fourth inning that provided all the offense the Milwaukee Brewers needed on Wednesday night. Eric Thames and Travis Shaw each…
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MILWAUKEE (The Sports Xchange) – Wily Peralta picked up where he left off at the end of the 2016 season, throwing five scoreless innings and striking out five as the Milwaukee Brewers earned their first victory of the year with a 6-1 decision over the Colorado Rockies Wednesday night at Miller Park. Peralta (1-0) was…
It’s an age-old question (well…since 1995): is it more difficult to pitch at Coors Field than at any other ballpark? Some say that pitchers don’t want to come here because of the altitude, that the altitude makes it difficult to get movement on their pitches. If that’s the case, then why does it seem that other…
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Colorado Rockies outfielder Gerardo Parra is off to a blazing start in 2017. Coming off of a down 2016 campaign in which he hit .253 with just 39 RBIs, Parra vowed to return to form and help contribute more to the Rockies in 2017. “I’m not thinking about that at all,” Parra said of last season, according…
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MILWAUKEE — For four scoreless innings here Monday afternoon, Jon Gray pitched like the ace he believes he is, allowing just two hits, one walk and recording seven strikeouts. His fastball reached 98 mph and his slider was cutting like a knife. He even whiffed Travis Shaw looking at a changeup. But in the fifth,…
via Rockies’ Jon Gray vows to learn from bad inning that spoiled his 2017 debut — The Denver Post
Just two seasons ago, the Colorado Rockies made a blockbuster deal that sent one of the best and most iconic players in franchise history to the Toronto Blue Jays. At the time, Colorado seemed to have received plenty of prospects for the future … but is that really the case? On that July day in 2015, Troy…
via Colorado Rockies: Did They Win or Lose the Troy Tulowitzki Trade? — Rox Pile
Their pulse is extremely close to flatlining, but the Nuggets technically are not dead yet. Sunday’s win against the Heat keeps them close to Portland, but the the Nuggets still need the Blazers to start losing games to try and get back in the playoffs. So while one season is close to ending, one is also…
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Ahead of their Opening Day matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday, the Colorado Rockies released their lineup. Though there will undoubtedly be many different lineups over the 162-game schedule, this is how things will shake out to start the season. Let’s do this!#OpeningDay #RockiesEveryday pic.twitter.com/I17l3mXA2P — Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) April 3, 2017 Click here…
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Three days my friends….. Three days until Major League Baseball begins anew. Before we hit the ‘reset’ button, the Rockies are still putting the finishing touches on the club that will make the trip to Milwaukee. Here is your daily brief for March 31. Return of the Swarm For the second consecutive year, the Colorado…
via Colorado Rockies: 3 Things You Should Know on March 31 — Rox Pile
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Rockies’ roster took shape Friday with some major moves. The club selected the contract of infielder-outfielder Stephen Cardullo from Triple-A Albuquerque and put him on the 40-man roster, clearing the way for Cardullo to be on the opening-day roster for Monday’s season opener at Milwaukee. To make room on the 40-man…
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