The Colorado Rockies have outrighted six players off the 40-man roster, including former first-round pick Greg Reynolds and infielder Kevin Kouzmanoff. Also being sent out were right-handed pitchers Jim Miller, Matt Daley and Cory Riordan and catcher Jose Morales.
Catcher Jose Morales was placed on the 60-day disabled list with a fractured right thumb. To replace him, the Colorado Rockies purchased the contract of catcher Matt Pagnozzi from Triple-A Colorado Springs.
Jhoulys Chacin continued to make a strong case for the National League All-Star team with six good innings in a 6-3 Colorado Rockies win Wednesday over the San Diego Padres. It was Chacin’s eighth win of the season and the first Rockies home series win in nearly a month.
The Colorado Rockies lineup against San Diego Padres right-hander Mat Latos on Wednesday.
Ubaldo Jimenez gave up five runs in the third, including James Loney’s grand slam, but never should have had to face Loney, according to Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy, had third baseman Ty Wigginton not muffed a potential double-play ball.
Held scoreless for five innings, the Colorado Rockies scored three runs in the sixth and five in the seventh when they overcame a four-run deficit and won back-to-back games for the first time in three weeks.
For a second consecutive start, Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez had his command and velocity back. But while Jimenez appears to have snapped out his early-season funk, Rockies hitters continued to struggle in a 2-0 loss Tuesday to the San Diego Padres.
Charlie Blackmon will make his major league debut Tuesday in left field for the Colorado Rockies.
Eric Young Jr. starts in the center field for the first time since the first game after his recall from Triple-A Colorado Springs.
Ubaldo Jimenez earned his first win of the season with a four-hit shutout in the Colorado Rockies’ 3-0 win Wednesday over the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was the second complete game of the season for Jimenez, but his first nine-inning effort.
The Colorado Rockies lineup Wednesday against Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Jon Garland.
Dexter Fowler, Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowtizki will play both ends of Tuesday’s double-header for the Colorado Rockies.
