Author: Luke Zahlmann
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Tanner Gordon settles down in debut; Colorado wins series over Royals | Rockies Rewind
Tanner Gordon wasn’t alone on the mound Sunday. His phone was updating with new head counts for friends and family through the weekend as his debut neared and the righty rewarded his raucous fan section of 30-plus by reaching the seventh inning of the Rockies’ 10-1 loss to the Royals. He allowed five earned runs…
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Dakota Hudson designated for assignment as Rockies’ youth movement continues
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dakota Hudson’s command issues and age made the Rockies a bad fit for the season’s second half. The starter was designated for assignment on Sunday to make room for Tanner Gordon’s major-league debut. Colorado’s 40-man roster still has a spot available, but it’s reserved for…
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Nolan Jones brutally honest with struggles, Tanner Gordon to make MLB debut Sunday | Rockies notebook
Nolan Jones’ harshest critic is himself. He received a day off Saturday from the starting lineup after struggles caught up to him. The left fielder’s average is down to .122 in his last 12 games, and he’s struck out 22 times in 41 at-bats, including three games with three-or-more whiffs, led by five on June…
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Colorado School of Mines Walter Pennington makes history as Freeland’s season-best start wins hometown battle
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Whether it was The Hill of Colorado School of Mines or the south Denver suburbs of Thomas Jefferson High School, all roads led to Coors Field for two hometown arms. Kyle Freeland started the action, but Royals’ reliever Walter Pennington made personal history when he debuted in the eighth inning of the Rockies’ 4-2 win…
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Jake Cave’s first Colorado home run helps club to first non-losing series since May | Rockies Rewind
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Jake Cave got the rookie treatment Sunday but his veteran approach helped the Rockies. Colorado captured a 4-3 win over Milwaukee on Thursday behind his first home run with the club. It turned out to be the decisive run, but the outfielder was met with silence in the dugout as his teammates waited before swarming…
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Brenton Doyle shakes foul pole behind rattled bullpen in Rockies blown lead to Brewers
The left-field foul pole didn’t stand a chance Tuesday. Rockies center fielder Brenton Doyle rattled the netting of it and doubled later to deliver for the Rockies but his bullpen didn’t hold the lead in a 4-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. A win would’ve inched them closer to clinching their first series win since…
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Brenton Doyle’s highlight-reel defense goes back to his days at Kettle Run High School | MLB Insider
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In his MLB Insider, Denver Gazette beat writer Luke Zahlmann takes you around the Rockies and MLB: Kettle Run High School’s baseball field in Virginia began a path to Brenton Doyle’s major-league highlight reel going national. A pair of light stanchions sit on the corners of the school’s expansive outfield, and the laps he ran…
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Jake Cave strengthens bond with teammates, fans with first walk-off hit to capture Rockies’ win over Brewers
Jake Cave has become a man of the people. The Colorado Rockies outfielder hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning Monday to capture the Rockies’ 8-7 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Cave’s chance to end the game came after intentional walks of Brenton Doyle and Nolan Jones to load the bases. Milwaukee brought a…
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Colorado continues roster shuffle, drops series to league-worst White Sox | Rockies Rewind
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Break it down to build it up. That’s what the Colorado Rockies hope at least. The “reconstruction” phase of the franchise is well underway, and it met its match against fellow rebuilder the Chicago White Sox in a three-game series loss, salvaged only by a 5-4 win after 14 innings over the White Sox on…
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Rockies routed 11-3, on the verge of being swept by MLB-worst White Sox
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Chicago is the most discouraging litmus test yet for the Rockies. Most benchmark matchups are between top teams, but Colorado’s 11-3 loss to the White Sox on Saturday was a continuation of the opposite. A battle between the league’s worst teams has proven to be a reminder of how far the Rockies must go in…