In a must-win game, the Colorado Rockies were in position to do just that against the Philadelphia Phillies but fall after allowing a nine-run rally and leaving 14 runners on base.
The Colorado Rockies dropped a crucial game and series against the San Francisco Giants as Tim Lincecum outdueled Ubaldo Jimenez, who went without a win for a fifth consecutive start.
After winning a pitcher’s duel for eight innings, the San Francisco Giants gave the Colorado Rockies a series of gifts on a single play in the ninth inning and the Rockies won on a night every team in front of them in the standings lost.
Carlos Gonzalez, who also won the award during the last week of July, hit .545 (12-for-22) and led baseball with 11 RBIs. He collected four doubles, a triple and four home runs and scored eight runs.
The Colorado Rockies finished off a 5-1 homestand by winning their first series from the Los Angeles Dodgers since the 2008 season.
Jhoulys Chacin was very good for the second straight start, and Todd Helton and Carlos Gonzalez homered as the Colorado Rockies evened their series with the Dodgers. The Rockies have a chance Sunday to win a series from the Dodgers for the first time in two years.
The Colorado Rockies watched a 1-0 lead and Ubaldo Jimenez’s latest attempt to win a franchise record 18th game unravel in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Colorado Rockies recovered from an ugly start with the help of rookie reliever Matt Reynolds and erased a nine-run deficit to finish off a sweep of the Atlanta Braves.
The Colorado Rockies won their third straight game and second over the Braves as Jorge De La Rosa, backed by homers from Carlos Gonzalez and Seth Smith, pitched seven very good innings and Dexter Fowler singled home two unearned runs in the eighth.
Todd Helton led the Colorado Rockies to back-to-back wins for the first time this month with his first four-hit game in more than a year.
One mistake cost Ubaldo Jimenez as the Colorado Rockies, punchless again on the road, managed four hits and dropped their second straight game to the Diamondbacks.
Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez suffered a knee contusion running into the wall while catching a fly ball for the final out of the sixth inning.
