Tag: Jordan Sheffield
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Another loss for the Rockies, but also another learning opportunity for Lucas Gilbreath
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DENVER — Every moment is a learning opportunity for Lucas Gilbreath. That includes a situation like Saturday night, when he entered the game in the fifth inning against the best team in baseball. He struck out the Giants’ LaMonte Wade Jr. to get out of the inning, then allowed just one hit in the sixth,…
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Colorado Rockies pull out all the stops offensively to beat Dodgers
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DENVER — Germán Márquez couldn’t get it done with his arm. His bat, however, was a different story. It wasn’t just his, though. Nearly the entire lineup got on base, as the Rockies took down the Dodgers 10-5 on Wednesday night. The Dodgers, chasing the Giants for the National League West title, were a game…
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Back home with the Colorado Rockies, Jhoulys Chacín makes most of second chance
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DENVER — Jhoulys Chacín sits in the far right of the bullpen every night, and listens with a smug smile on his face as the young buffs around him chatter. The other relievers developed a game, where they guess who will be sent in to pitch and when that night. Lucas Gilbreath, Ben Bowden, Jordan…
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Inside Colorado Rockies’ Ben Bowden’s signature two-button down look
DENVER — As Ben Bowden headed out to the mound for his MLB debut earlier this season with the Colorado Rockies, something wasn’t right. He had his glove of course, and his hat was fixed squarely on top of his head. Bowden didn’t realize until after the game that his white jersey was buttoned all…
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Jordan Sheffield, with help from brother, becoming a steady force in the Rockies bullpen
DENVER — Separated by 1,300 miles, Jordan Sheffield, a reliever for the Rockies and Justus, a starter for the Mariners, stay connected by playing MLB The Show. Jordan plays as Justus, and Justus as Jordan. After years of competing against each other in their front yard and dreaming of playing in The Show, both the video…
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Rockies’ Scott Oberg helping teammates; CJ Cron and Charlie Blackmon return
Scott Oberg doesn’t know when, or even if, he can pitch again in the major leagues. But that hasn’t stopped him from being present for his teammates. Oberg had surgery in March to remove a blood clot in his right arm, his fourth bout with the condition. He has played catch in the outfield and…
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‘Dream come true’: Rockies’ Lucas Gilbreath debuts for team he grew up cheering
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When Lucas Gilbreath was in kindergarten, his father pulled him out of school for opening day and drove him the 20 minutes from Westminster to Coors Field. That day, when he sat in the third deck in right field, is his earliest memory as a Rockies fan. On Saturday night against the Diamondbacks, he made…
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Jon Gray has shaky start as Colorado Rockies suffer tenth road loss
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Jon Gray started the game looking just as sharp as he had all season. Things soon began to unravel. He kicked off his start with two strikeouts, and he was able to easily get through the first two innings. The third was where things began to turn. Gray gave up five hits and four runs…