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
Junking his sinker helped Hammel become more consistent and put him on a path to a spot in the postseason rotation
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.
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
The St. Louis Cardinals clinched the National League Central at the expense of the Colorado Rockies, who saw their lead in the wild-card standings dwindle to 2 1/2 games.
The Colorado Rockies scraped together just enough runs off Chris Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals while Aaron Cook, Jose Contreras and the Rockies bullpen combined to outpitch the Cy Young candidate.
Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy in his postgame news conference said Ubaldo Jimenez will have his next scheduled start pushed back from Saturday to Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants. Prospect Esmil Rogers, who has been with the team but not on the roster, will be activated and make the start Saturday against the San Diego Padres.
The Colorado Rockies suffered another injury to their starting rotation but finished a sweep of the Reds to extend their wild-card lead to 4 1/2 games and climb to within two games of the division-leading Dodgers.
Pitcher traded by Rockies for Contreras wins debut in White Sox organization
Contreras shines in Rockies debut, Smith and Gonzalez homer as Rockies improve to 4-1 on this 10-game homestand and stay one game ahead of the Giants in the wild-card race
Colorado Springs right-hander dealt for veteran Jose Contreras.
The Colorado Rockies spent much of Monday trying to acquire starting pitcher Jon Garland from the Arizona Diamondbacks, but a potential deal fell apart over what the Diamondbacks wanted in return. The Rockies instead turned to the White Sox and acquired Jose Contreras for minor-leaguer Brandon Hynick.