Holliday’s 3-run double rallies Rockies past Reds (AP)
Holliday’s 3-run double rallies Rockies past Reds (AP)
Matt Holliday was glad he got another opportunity to bat with the bases loaded. So were the Colorado Rockies. Holliday hit a three-run double that highlighted a seventh-inning rally, sending the Rockies over the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 Saturday night. The Rockies trailed 5-3 when Holliday hit reliever Nick Masset’s first pitch off the right-field wall.
Rockies send Hernandez to hill in opener with Reds
The Livan Hernandez experiment continues into its third phase tonight, when the Colorado Rockies host the Cincinnati Reds in the initial game of a three-game weekend series at Coors Field in Denver.
Holliday delivers crowd-pleaser
Holliday delivers crowd-pleaser With 42,282 fans begging for something magical, Matt Holliday delivered a three-run double off the right-field wall in the seventh inning to cap the Rockies‘ 7-6 comeback win over the Reds.
Livan to remain in Rockies‘ rotation
Livan to remain in Rockies‘ rotation Despite struggling mightily in the three starts since joining the Rockies, starter Livan Hernandez will remain in Colorado’s rotation, manager Clint Hurdle said Saturday.
Rox look to reverse fortunes at Coors
Rox look to reverse fortunes at Coors Considering their historical advantage at Coors Field, it’s hard to believe the Rockies have dropped four of their past 12 games at home and haven’t won a series in Colorado since taking two of three from the Dodgers on July 21-23.
Rockies Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Livan Hernandez is three starts into his Rockies‘ career. It remains to be seen if he will get a chance to make a fourth.
Hernandez was knocked out in the Rockies‘ 8-5 loss to Cincinnati in the opening game of a three-game series Friday night, failing to survive the fourth inning for the second time in three starts. And in the third start—at Washington last weekend—Hernandez came away with a win, but it was a 13-6 victory in which he gave up six runs in six innings.
“He has pitched better in the past and we need him to pitch better to keep him in the rotation,” manager Clint Hurdle admitted. “We got him to eat innings, but the bullpen has worked quite a few innings (in Hernandez’s three starts).”
The bullpen has worked more innings (14 2/3) than…
Rockies‘ bats come alive in LA
The progress of Ubaldo Jimenez has been slow this season. Incremental steps have been followed by stumbles backward, but each month, the right-hander has been able nibble away at his ERA.
