Tag: Yonathan Daza
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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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Germán Márquez still not his sharpest, Diamondbacks shut out Rockies
Germán Márquez showed flashes of his potential in the first inning on Sunday. He started his day by striking out Cooper Hummel on three pitches, then got two quick groundouts. It was that type of inning that has eluded Márquez this season, as, aside from his first start of the season, Márquez has been anything…
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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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Colton Welker’s first major league hits send Rockies to come-back win over Phillies
In the fourth inning against the Phillies, with the Rockies down one, Trevor Story hit a triple to get into scoring position. Then Colton Welker watched as veterans CJ Cron and Elias Díaz failed to move the runner, instead retreating back to the dugout. With two outs, the responsibility would fall on Welker, in just…
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Chi Chi González and Rockies get much needed jolt with road win over Diamondbacks
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It’s fitting that when the Rockies needed a jolt, they got it from coffee master Chi Chi González. González has made a name for himself as the clubhouse barista, setting up camp in the Rockies’ home clubhouse and taking his espresso station on the road this year. He serves up Cafe Bustelo, with just a…
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Rockies drop another road game, this time to Diamondbacks on a walk-off hit by pitch
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Watch out, Chase Field walls. The Rockies, for the 32nd time in 38 games, came up empty on the road, this time falling to the Diamondbacks 4-3 on a walk-off hit by pitch. They had chances all game, as has typically been the case, but couldn’t string together hits when they needed it most. “We…
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Germán Márquez almost completes no-hitter as Colorado Rockies defeat Pirates
DENVER — After his last start, when he carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Germán Márquez admitted that the elusive accomplishment was on his mind. Then, with a sly smile and a shrug of his shoulders, he quietly added that maybe he’ll do it next time. Well, next time almost came Tuesday night. Márquez…
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Brewers beat Rockies 5-4 in 11 innings to spoil Jon Gray’s stellar return
Jon Gray didn’t just pick up where he left off before his injury in his first start back. He came back even stronger, putting together his best outing of the season. The Brewers, though, rallied from a 4-0 deficit to win the game 5-4 in 11 innings. Even though Gray pitched five scoreless innings, the…
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Spin some tunes with Joshua Fuentes, the Rockies’ clubhouse DJ
DENVER — Joshua Fuentes comes into the clubhouse around 1 p.m. every day and immediately starts playing music. It’s usually Kings of Leon or Arctic Monkey, or maybe some reggae. “I like to start off with some mellow stuff,” he said. “Just to get it flowing.” As the Rockies clubhouse DJ, it’s his job to…
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Rockies’ notebook: Daza dazzles; Cron finds power; foreign substance crackdown
DENVER — At the top of the order, Raimel Tapia and Yonathan Daza are becoming a one-two punch. After a strong start to the season, Daza was moved up to the second spot in the lineup earlier this month. His main responsibility is to move the leadoff runner, which more times than not is Tapia.…