Tag: Yency Almonte
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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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Late rally comes up short for the Colorado Rockies, who fall to Giants
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A little jolt came in the ninth inning, but it was too little too late for the road Rockies. In the ninth, Connor Joe, batting leadoff for the fourth game in a row with Raimel Tapia on the injured list, hit a two-run home run to left with one out in the ninth to put…
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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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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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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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On verge of another bullpen collapse, Rockies hold on just long enough to win
DENVER — Daniel Bard started the month of May with his worst outing of the season. They thought maybe he was getting too predictable with his pitch selection, or perhaps he was tipping pitches. His mechanics felt good, and his velocity was steady. But they noticed certain patterns he was getting into, and made tiny…
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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,…
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Colorado Rockies 2021: Get to know the projected opening day roster
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The Rockies open the 2021 season Thursday at Coors Field, where they will play in front of fans for the first time since 2019. Get to know the projected opening day roster. Catcher Elías Díaz: He will take the place of Tony Wolters, who was nontendered by the Rockies in December. In his first season…