When the Colorado Rockies traded Matt Holliday to the Oakland A’s for three players before last season, pitcher Greg Smith was considered a key part of the deal. But a series of injuries kept him from making an impact with his new team.
Phillies blunt Rockies’ three-run rally in the eighth with three runs of their own against closer Huston Street to win the NLDS in four games
Rockies blow 3-1 lead, tie game at 5 in the seventh but give up run in ninth and lose a 4 hour, 6 minute marathon
The Colorado Rockies offense woke up and the bullpen survived a nailbiter against the Philadelphia Phillies to take Game 2 and even the series as it moves to Denver.
Lee thows complete game and stymies Rockies on six hits, Jimenez stumbles in mid-game and Phillies cruise to victory in Game 1 of the NLDS
First-inning stumble again keeps Marquis from winning career-high 16th game as Rockies finish regular season with 92-70 record
De La Rosa suffers groin injury and Rockies hopes to win division come crashing down in five-run seventh, sending them Philadelphia as the wild card to start the playoffs Wednesday
Rockies win fifth straight and are one game behind the Dodgers with two to play as Jimenez wins 15th game and he and Betancourt combine to strike out Manny Ramirez four times
Cook very sharp as Rockies pound Brewers to clinch the wild card and move within two games of the Dodgers with three games to play at Los Angeles.
Rockies win second straight from Brewers, cut wild-card magic number to one as the Braves lose. They can clinch a trip to the playoffs Thursday by sweeping the Brewers and have crept within 2 1/2 games of the Dodgers, losers of four straight and six of eight to the Nationals, Pirates and Padres.
Chris Iannetta, the Colorado Rockies’ forgotten catcher, played hero with a walkoff two-run home run in the 11th inning to pick up Huston Street, who blew his first save since June 2. The Rockies’ magic number drops to three with the win and the Atlanta Braves’ loss to Florida.
The Colorado Rockies gutted out a tough win in the series finale against the St. Louis Cardinals behind a defensive gem from Clint Barmes and a six-out save from Huston Street. The Rockies remain 2 1/2 games up in the wild-card standings.