Tag: Steve Foster
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Germán Márquez gets back on track, leads Rockies to dominant win over Phillies
The Phillies fans started the MVP chant and didn’t relent until Bryce Harper’s at-bat was over. Germán Márquez wasn’t phased. In the bottom of the fifth, with two outs, two runners on and a full count, Márquez tossed out his curveball, deceiving Harper, who swung for strike three. “That was the at-bat of the night,”…
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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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Ashton Goudeau, back with the Rockies, pitches three solid innings in Rockies’ loss
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SAN DIEGO — Ashton Goudeau knows what to do when he gets designated for assignment, after all he’s been through it eight times in the past year. A few months ago, after the Giants sent him packing in March, he took a few balls from them so he could throw on his own. He went…
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Rockies’ Germán Márquez wants to throw a no-hitter, and he doesn’t care who knows it
DENVER — Germán Márquez stayed in his uniform for two hours after the game ended Tuesday night, afraid that if he took it off, somehow the good juju he’s been feeling would wear off. Márquez almost reached the ultimate height of pitching greatness Tuesday, falling three outs shy of a no-hitter. He still managed an…
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Rockies’ Austin Gomber embracing chance to prove he’s consistent starter
DENVER • Austin Gomber spent his first offseason as a professional baseball player with a ball in his hands at all times. He was teaching himself a spiked curveball, and he had to adjust to the way his thumb, index finger and middle finger were positioned on the seams. It was 2014, and Gomber had…
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Germán Márquez becomes fastest Rockies’ pitcher to reach 700 career strikeouts
After an uncharacteristic start to the season, things are beginning to come together for Germán Márquez. And now, Márquez has etched himself in the Rockies record books. He struck out Cameron Maybin for his 700th career strikeout in the third inning against the Mets on Thursday, becoming the fastest pitcher in franchise history to reach…
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In first matchup since trade, Nolan Arenado and Cardinals get best of Rockies
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In Austin Gomber’s first outing with the Rockies earlier this season, when he gave up three runs in three innings, he said he suffered from new team jitters. Afterwards, he confided in manager Bud Black, a former big league pitcher, and pitching coach Steve Foster. In an almost therapy-session like meeting, Gomber revealed that he…