Topic: Colorado Rockies

Giants' Sandoval hits for cycle

San Francisco third baseman Pablo Sandoval hit for the cycle to help the Giants to an 8-5 victory over Colorado that kept their slim Major League Baseball playoff hopes alive.Sandoval tripled in the sixth inning to complete the cycle for the first ...

Rockies' Alfonzo banned 100 games for positive test

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Colorado Rockies catcher Eliezer Alfonzo has been suspended 100 games after a second positive doping test, Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Wednesday.The league said Alfonzo tested positive for a performance enhancing substance in violation of MLB's Joint ...

Braun's walk-off homer leads Brewers past Rockies

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Ryan Braun drilled a walk-off home run in the 11th inning to give Milwaukee a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies and keep the Brewers inching toward the National League Central division title on Tuesday.The victory kept Milwaukee (87-62) ...

Rockies' minor leaguer Jacobs suspended for HGH

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Colorado Rockies minor leaguer Mike Jacobs became the first North American professional athlete to be suspended for testing positive for human growth hormone, Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Thursday.The 30-year-old first baseman, who has played six seasons ...

Rockies pitcher has surgery on broken neck

Colorado Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio had surgery to stabilize a broken vertebra in his neck, a day after he was struck in the head by a line drive in a Major League Baseball game.Rockies trainer Keith Dugger said neurosurgeon Peter Witt inserted ...

Colorado's Gonzalez suffers another wrist injury

DENVER, Colorado (Reuters) - Reigning National League batting champion Carlos Gonzalez exited Colorado's 9-6 loss to Atlanta early Thursday after again injuring his troublesome right wrist.Gonzalez, who has been plagued by wrist trouble since last season, fouled off a pitch in the ...

Rockies strike early to crush Brewers

DENVER (Reuters) - The Colorado Rockies returned from the All-Star break in impressive style, knocking the Milwaukee Brewers off top spot in the National League Central Division with a 12-3 pounding on Thursday. The Rockies roughed up Milwaukee starter Yovani Gallardo, chasing ...

Billingsley bends, doesn't break as Dodgers top Rockies

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles pitcher Chad Billingsley weaved his way through the Colorado Rockies lineup on Monday, despite allowing a career-high 11 hits, to lead the Dodgers to a 7-1 victory.Billingsley struck out eight and had to get himself out ...

Cardinals pound Rockies in 10-3 rout

DENVER (Reuters) - The St. Louis Cardinals offense erupted for seven runs over the final four innings to crush the Colorado Rockies 10-3 at Coors Field Friday.Colby Rasmus led the Cardinals 19-hit onslaught with two triples among four hits driving in three ...

Giants beat Rockies to close gap in NL West

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ryan Vogelsong got an unlikely win in his pitcher's duel with Jorge De La Rosa as the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Sunday to close in on first place in the National League West ...
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