The Colorado Rockies broke their nine-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros in 13 innings, scoring twice on a rally that included a bunt single, three walks, an error and a sacrifice fly.
Drew Pomeranz pitched five sharp innings in his major league debut Sunday as the Colorado Rockies took the finale with the Cincinnati Reds, 4-1.
Left-hander Drew Pomeranz pitched three perfect innings Monday for Double-A Tulsa in his first start since undergoing an emergency appendectomy Aug. 20.
The Colorado Rockies have placed right-handed pitcher Jason Hammel on paternity leave and recalled right-hander Josh Roenicke from Triple-A Colorado Springs.
After blowing a four-run lead, the Colorado Rockies went ahead in the seventh but suffered another bitter loss when Matt Kemp hit a walk-off homer in the 11th inning against Jason Hammel to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 7-6 win.
The Colorado Rockies scored twice to tie the game in the 12th, aided by Todd Helton’s run-scoring double on a memorable at-bat, and beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 in the 13th when Dexter Fowler singled home the winning run with two out.
Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy announced Saturday that Jason Hammel will move to the bullpen and right-hander Alex White will take his spot in the rotation and start Tuesday.
Jason Hammel was roughed up early, putting the Colorado Rockies in a 6-0 hole before leaving after three innings — his shortest outing of the season — in an 8-2 loss Friday to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Given an early lead, Jason Hammel finally pitched well and didn’t squander it as the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 and broke a five-game losing streak at Busch Stadium.
When he makes his Colorado Rockies debut on Wednesday, Kevin Millwood will be the 10th pitcher to start for the Rockies this season. The others are Jhoulys Chacin and Jason Hammel (23 starts each), Ubaldo Jimenez (21), Juan Nicasio (13), Aaron Cook (11), Jorge De La Rosa (10), Esmil Rogers and Clayton Mortensen (6 each), Greg Reynolds (3) and Alan Johnson (1). Millwood will be making his first appearance in the majors since his final start with the Orioles on Sept. 29, 2010, at Tampa Bay.
The Colorado Rockies hit four two-run homers, the last a tie-breaking shot by Carlos Gonzalez in the eighth, and survived another poor start by Jason Hammel and a blown save by Rex Brothers to beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-7.
The Colorado Rockies put pressure on Philadelphia Phillies starter Roy Halladay, but rough outings for Jason Hammel and reliever Rex Brothers left the Rockies playing catchup for most of an 8-6 loss that completed a three-game sweep.