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.
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.
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 on Tuesday recalled Jhoulys Chacin to take the rotation spot of Jeff Francis, who was placed on the disabled list Saturday and will be joined there by Taylor Buchholz.
Despite poor results in his past two games, the Colorado Rockies closer believes he’s delivering the ball better than at any point all season.
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.
Jimenez, Gonzalez, Tulowitzki and Olivo named in various categories. Rosario only Colorado Rockies minor leaguer to be chosen.
Ubaldo Jimenez pitched well enough to win his 18th game but Mike Pelfrey was a bit better as the Rockies lost for the fourth time in their five games at Citi Field and the 21st time in their past 25 games in New York against the Mets.
For the 13th time in 2010, Ubaldo Jimenez won after a Colorado Rockies loss, improving his overall record to 17-2 and tying the franchise’s single-season record for wins.
The Colorado Rockies salvaged the final game of their series with the Pittsburgh Pirates and snapped an eight-game losing streak with a good start from Ubaldo Jimenez and a series of key two-out hits.
The Colorado Rockies, 2-7 on their current trip, have lost four straight games for the first time this season and fell a season-most 6 1/2 games behind as ace Ubaldo Jimenez’s wildness resulted in a two-inning outing and a lopsided loss to the Phillies.
The Colorado Rockies led three times against the Florida Marlins and each time gave the lead back, finally losing on a walkoff homerun.
