Tag: Garrett Hampson
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Three takeaways from the Colorado Rockies 1-5 road trip
SAN FRANCISCO — Another road trip has gone astray for the Rockies. They fell to the Giants 7-1 on Wednesday as San Francisco completed their clean sweep, winning the three-game series by a combined score of 24-8. The Rockies went 1-5 on this trip, picking up their only win last weekend in Arizona. “It wasn’t…
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In battle of Denver natives, the Giants’ Gausman beats the Rockies’ Freeland
DENVER — It was a battle of the Denver natives on the mound at Coors Field on Monday. For the Rockies, it was Kyle Freeland, their lefty from Thomas Jefferson high school. The Giants strutted out Kevin Gausman from Grandview, giving the hometown kid the start at the ballpark 20 minutes from where he grew…
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Carlos Estévez gets another save as Colorado Rockies beat the Braves
DENVER — The Rockies aren’t in contention for a playoff spot. But they can play spoiler for those that are. The Braves, who had a 2.5 game lead over the Phillies in the NL East entering Friday’s game, took the first game of the series on Thursday night. But the Rockies pulled out that Coors…
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Walks again haunt Rockies, as they drop first game of road trip to Cubs
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The Rockies know the feeling of winning in walk-off fashion. After all, they’ve done it a franchise-record 12 times this year. On Monday, though, they stood on the opposite side of the fun, sulking off to the clubhouse after watching their three-run lead disappear due to walks. This time, it came from Jholuys Chacín, one…
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Walks are killer for the Colorado Rockies, who fall to Diamondbacks
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DENVER — Rockies manager Bud Black sank lower and lower from his perch in the dugout as he watched three pitchers walk five to force in two free runs in the top of the sixth Sunday. The three — Jon Gray, Lucas Gilbreath and Robert Stephenson — combined to throw 45 pitches, only 20 of…
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Rockies’ Garrett Hampson adds new position to his arsenal; Senzatela returns to team
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DENVER — Garrett Hampson was going about his normal Sunday morning pregame routine when Rockies’ third base coach Stu Cole approached him. Cole wanted Hampson to take infield practice on the field, even though players don’t normally do that before a day game. But Cole didn’t want Hampson to line up at second or shortstop,…
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Colorado Rockies spoil Nolan Arenado’s homecoming with walk-off win
DENVER — The hype had been building since that fateful day in February, when Nolan Arenado said goodbye to Colorado and hello to a new, blissful life in St. Louis. The question loomed: Would Rockies fans boo him for leaving behind the franchise that drafted him and turned him into the player he is today?…
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Garrett Hampson has four hits as Colorado Rockies complete sweep of Pirates
DENVER — Yency Almonte told Garrett Hampson to grab his bat. Hampson didn’t know why, but he saw his teammates doing the same and didn’t want to miss out on whatever was going on. Almonte had a plan. He felt like the hitters needed some new mojo, so he devised a potion to help them…
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CJ Cron hits grand slam as Colorado Rockies cruise past Brewers
DENVER — The Rockies confidence at Coors Field is mile high right now, and they aren’t apologizing for it. After sweeping the Padres, the Rockies entered Thursday with another tough test against Brandon Woodruff, part of the Brewers trio of aces. They made quick work of him though, scoring five runs in the first inning…
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Ryan McMahon makes his case for the All-Star Game as the Rockies beat the Padres
DENVER — Ryan McMahon tries not to think about the possibility of playing in his first All-Star Game. But it’s hard not to, when he’s playing as well as he has been and the festivities just so happen to be in his home ballpark this year. While he does his best to avoid the topic,…