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In a game that got a little too close for comfort in the later innings, the Colorado Rockies escaped with a series-opening 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates last night. The second game of the series and the homestand provides the Rockies with another shot at Paul Skenes this season in a top notch pitching […]
The Colorado Rockies always seem to a find their way into an outfield logjam. Admittedly, it took them slightly longer this year, but with Mickey Moniak beginning a rehab assignment with the Triple-Albuquerque Isotopes on Thursday—while Brenton Doyle and Jordan Beck are potentially nearing their own rehab assignments—things are about to get more crowded. The […]
The College World Series final is here, and the MLB Draft is not far behind it. That combo made me ask a simple Rockies question: Are there any players in Omaha this weekend who could soon be wearing Rockies purple? North Carolina and Oklahoma open a best-of-three championship series tonight — Saturday, June 20 — at 5 pm MDT at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. […]
The Colorado Rockies needed to win a winnable game. They made it harder than it needed to be, but they still got there. The Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Friday night at Coors Field, improving to 29-47 while Pittsburgh fell to 38-38. Kyle Freeland gave Colorado seven brilliant innings, reached 1,000 career strikeouts, […]
Rockies 4, Pirates 3 Leverage index & box score Graphics via FanGraphs. Arghhh!: Mason Montgomery, -0.52 WPA Dealin’ Freeland: Kyle Freeland, +0.31 WPA PHraxton Fulford (H/T EmersonCR): Braxton Fulford, +0.51 WPA Game thread comments of the day Join the conversation! Sign up for a user account and get: Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies, June 19, 2026, 8:40 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are visiting Denver for a weekend series against the Colorado Rockies. Taking the mound for the Pirates is Bubba Chandler, who went 5.2 innings, giving up three hits and two earned runs in his last start against the Miami Marlins. It […]
The Rockies have released catcher Andrew Knizner, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He had been performing well, so it’s possible he triggered an opt-out. Either way, he’s a free agent and can now sign with any club. Knizner, 31, signed a one-year, $1MM major league deal with the Mariners in the offseason. That […]
Colorado Rockies pitcher Antonio Senzatela has gone through a remarkable revival. We take a look at his entire career up to now. The post 20th & Blake: The Revival of Antonio Senzatela appeared first on Mile High Sports .
Just a few short months ago, the Mets, Red Sox and Tigers seemed like safe bets to reach the 2026 MLB postseason, while the Cardinals, Nationals and White Sox appeared destined to battle the Rockies for the worst record in baseball.
Earlier this week, we asked you to vote on one of four position players to keep and build a team around: OF Jordan Beck, OF Brenton Doyle, C Hunter Goodman and SS Ezequiel Tovar. And the results were not very surprising. The overwhelming majority of folks voted that Goodman should be the one retained to […]
Last night the Cubs were able to take a series from the Colorado Rockies after winning 8-6 at Wrigley Field. However, the devil was really in the details of this particular victory. The Cubs were up 8-2 when the game was turned over to the bullpen, who surrendered a total of four runs in the […]
TJ Rumfield has been a pleasant revelation for the Colorado Rockies in 2026. After a strenuous mixed-bag of players to hold down first base for the last decade, the Rockies may have finally found some stability for the near future, thanks to Rumfield’s excellent play and composure. During the recent series against the Chicago Cubs, […]
Even when this team actually wins and wins a series, it ends up being vaguely disappointing. The Cubs won Wednesday night to salvage a split in the season series and a win in the Wrigley portion of the series. The Cubs outscored the Rockies in Denver 14-13, but only managed one win. The Rockies and […]
The Cubs finally had an offensive explosion Wednesday, after what seemed like weeks when the bats weren’t working. Dansby Swanson’s two-run homer highlighted a seven-run second inning. Now, something like this should generally make the game an easy win. The Cubs, though, did not do that, eventually letting the Rockies come to within two runs […]
This past spring, the Colorado Rockies new front office made it a priority to acquire short-term stopgaps for the starting rotation. They did this by bringing in three capable veteran arms — Michael Lorenzen, José Quintana, and Tomoyuki Sugano — on one-year deals that would provide depth and baseline competency. This was done, in part, […]
Above only the Rockies in the National League, the Giants are seemingly beginning preparation to sell at the deadline. The early focus has been on impending free agents Luis Arraez and Robbie Ray — as well as the team’s openness to shedding the Rafael Devers, Willy Adames and Matt Chapman contracts. Those are all self-explanatory. Arraez is an […]
Despite a valiant comeback effort fueled by four home runs, the Colorado Rockies couldn’t overcome a disastrous second inning by the Chicago Cubs as they dropped the series finale 8-6 to lose the series. They finish their road trip with a 2-4 record. A mixed night for Sean Sullivan After an impressive, albeit short, outing […]
Cubs 8, Rockies 6 Leverage index and box score Graphics via FanGraphs. Shaw-some: Matt Shaw, +0.17 WPA Second-inning blowout: Sean Sullivan, -0.37 WPA Game thread comments of the day Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!
Go get ‘em, Javier.
After a disappointing loss on Monday, the Colorado Rockies rallied back on Tuesday night with a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs to tie up the series. Now, they will turn to a rookie starting pitcher for his second career appearance as they look to snag a series victory. Sean Sullivan (0-0, 0.00 ERA) takes […]
Wednesday notes… Cubs lineup: Rockies lineup: Javier Assad, RHP vs. Sean Sullivan, LHP Javier Assad has had two straight outstanding outings, first after coming into a game at Wrigley Field in an emergency after Jameson Taillon was injured, then in a start against the Giants last Friday in San Francisco, where he threw six shutout […]
Cubs 8, Rockies 6: Dansby Swanson homers in a seven-run second 2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Matt Shaw is the Superhero vs. the Rockies Cubs vs. Rockies, Wednesday 6/17, 7:05 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Wednesday 6/17, 7:05 CT
Peter Lambert (W, 6-4) almost wasn’t a part of this team. He’s been their second best starting pitcher despite not making the team out of Spring Training. Lambert was nails for the Astros yet again, in a terrific 7 inning performance in which he allowed just one run on 2 hits, he struck out 5 […]
The Rockies' explosive series in Vegas with the host Athletics certainly raised eyebrows around MLB. The post Strike 2: What will future big-league baseball in Las Vegas look like? appeared first on Mile High Sports .
You know, it would seem that the Cubs are somewhat lucky to even be in the position they’re in — two games over .500 and one game out of the last wild card spot, 74 games into the 2026 season. That’s because Cubs starting pitchers have been getting injured at an alarming rate. Tuesday night […]