Tag: Shoulder Strain
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Kyle Freeland helps Rockies snap five-game losing streak with win over Nationals
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DENVER — Kyle Freeland is happy with how his season went, but he’ll never be content sitting at home during the playoffs. “I want to be in the playoffs,” Freeland said. “Knowing we’re not in the playoffs is going to eat at me. It’s going to eat at me all offseason. Personally, I think it…
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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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Two teams at a crossroads met on Tuesday night, with the Rockies taking one from the Cubs
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DENVER — Coors Field filled up with fans clad in Cubs and Rockies jerseys on Tuesday night. Only one small problem: a majority of them donned jerseys of players who were no longer part of those teams. Two teams at crossroads met for an August matchup. On one side were the Cubs, who came to…
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Rockies can’t build off Kyle Freeland’s stellar start as Dodgers win 1-0
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Kyle Freeland was at a crossroads earlier this season. After spending the first two months on the injured list with a shoulder strain, he muddled through his first five starts of the season with a 9.58 ERA. He could either fall back into his 2018 habits, when Freeland finished with a 2.85 ERA and in…
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Kyle Freeland gives up five home runs, Reds defeat Rockies 11-5
Kyle Freeland turned around on the mound, and jumped in frustration as he watched Scott Heineman hit his slider into the left field bleachers. That was one of five home runs Freeland gave up, as he missed his spots on all of his pitches on Friday night in Cincinnati. That was the most home runs given…
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With one eye on the future, the Rockies win in extra innings on a wild pitch
DENVER — With one eye on the future, the present Rockies provided a small boost Tuesday. The team made roster moves on Tuesday that showed it is ready to shift toward next season. The Rockies are 21-34, including 4-22 on the road, and already seem to be out of reach of the Padres, Dodgers and…
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Rockies notebook: Postponed game; Trevor Story arm tightness; injury updates
The Rockies and Pirates game on Friday was postponed due to rain in Pittsburgh. It will be made up on Saturday as part of a split doubleheader, with the first game scheduled to start at 10:05 a.m. MT and the second at 2:05 p.m. Jon Gray will start the first game for the Rockies, followed…
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Colorado Rockies’ Brendan Rodgers ready to put hamstring injury behind him
DENVER — Brendan Rodgers felt jittery before his first at-bat Friday night. For most players, it was just a regular game in the middle of May. For Rodgers, it was his season debut after 10 weeks on the injured list. He went 0 for 4 at the plate, but made some of the best defensive…
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Rockies notebook: Matt Adams returns to St. Louis; Rodgers and Freeland take next steps
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Returning to St. Louis is like returning home for Rockies first baseman Matt Adams. Adams played for the Cardinals from 2012 to 2016, in addition to parts of the 2017 and 2018 seasons. It was the organization that drafted him in 2009, and developed him into the player he is today. On May 7, before…
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Josh Fuentes and the Rockies face Nolan Arenado for the first time since trade
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Josh Fuentes wants to make a play on his cousin Nolan Arenado, maybe rob him of a hit this weekend. He’d also like to hit a liner right past him. After being teammates in Colorado, Fuentes and Arenado will face each other for the first time since Arenado was traded to the Cardinals in February,…