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.
Clint Barmes will start at shortstop as Troy Tulowitzki sits out the Colorado Rockies series opener against the San Francisco Giants with a groin injury. Meanwhile, Ian Stewart goes to the disabled list with an rib cage injury.
Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was removed after the eighth inning Sunday with tightness in his left groin. Tulowitzki was pulled from the game as a precaution and the team is uncertain if will be able to play Monday.
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 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 didn’t muster much offense, but salvaged a win in the series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks behind a brilliant performance from Jhoulys Chacin and a much-needed clean outing from the bullpen.
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.
The Colorado Rockies, who struggled to score despite 12 hits against the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks, managed to take a 3-1 lead into the ninth only to watch it evaporate with another rough outing from Huston Street.
The Colorado Rockies salvaged a win and took the series from the Milwaukee Brewers despite missed opportunities on offense and a maddening ninth inning that cost Ubaldo Jimenez what would have been his 18th win.
After blowing an early 3-0 lead, the Brewers overcame 4-3 deficit with a run in the sixth and then beat the Colorado Rockies and closer Huston Street in the 10th.
The Colorado Rockies and Milwaukee Brewers combined for 12 doubles — six each — but the Rockies used the only other extra-base hit in the game to make up the difference.
