Colorado Rockies News

If it hadn’t yet sunk in for rookie Troy Tulowitzki the significance of his unassisted triple play, he got a better idea Monday. Tulowitzki walked into Colorado’s clubhouse and was told by clubhouse manager Keith Schulz that his jersey and hat were headed to Cooperstown and the Hall of Fame. On Sunday, the Rockies shortstop [...]

Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki covered all the bases to ensure his unassisted triple play Sunday. Tied at 5 in the seventh inning, Kelly Johnson and Edgar Renteria singled for the Atlanta Braves and were running on a 3-2 pitch when Tulowitzki caught Chipper Jones’ line drive behind second base.

Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki turned a rare unassisted triple play in the seventh inning against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Kelly Johnson and Edgar Renteria reached on singles and were running on a 3-2 pitch when Tulowitzki caught Chipper Jones’ line drive behind second base. The rookie stepped on the bag to double up [...]

The Colorado Rockies optioned right-hander Ryan Speier to Triple-A Colorado Springs and designated right-hander Bobby Keppel for assignment Sunday. The Rockies also called up right-handers Denny Bautista and Alberto Arias from Colorado Springs. Bautista worked a scoreless 11th to get the win in the Rockies’ 9-7 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

The Colorado Rockies designated right-hander Bobby Keppel for assignment after their 9-7 win over the Atlanta Braves in 11 innings Sunday. Keppel had no record and an 11.25 ERA in four relief appearances with the Rockies. He retired one of the two batters he faced Sunday against the Braves. Colorado purchased the contract of right-hander [...]

Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki turned an unassisted triple play in the seventh inning against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Kelly Johnson and Edgar Renteria reached on singles and were running on a 3-2 pitch when Tulowitzki caught Chipper Jones’ line drive behind second base. Tulowitzki stepped on the bag to double up Johnson and [...]

Matt Holliday hit a two-run home run in the 11th inning to help the Colorado Rockies avoid a three-game series sweep with a 9-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. With one out in the 11th, Steve Colyer (0-1) walked Todd Helton, who set a club record with five. Holliday then drilled a 2-2 [...]

Reaction to the death of Josh Hancock, the St. Louis Cardinals reliever who was killed in a car crash early Sunday: “All of baseball today mourns the tragic and untimely death of St. Louis pitcher Josh Hancock. He was a fine young pitcher who played an important role on last year’s World Series championship [...]

Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki had an unassisted triple play in the seventh inning of the Rockies’ game against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. After Kelly Johnson and Edgar Renteria reached on singles, Tulowitzki caught Chipper Jones’ line drive behind second base. Tulowitzki stepped on the bag to double up Johnson and tagged Renteria for the [...]

The Colorado Rockies optioned right-hander Ryan Speier to Triple-A Colorado Springs before Sunday’s game with the Atlanta Braves. The Rockies filled the roster spot by recalling right-hander Denny Bautista from Colorado Springs. Speier was 0-1 with a 15.43 ERA in three relief appearances with Colorado.