Colorado Rockies third baseman Ian Stewart has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique muscle that he hurt in the batting cage during Friday's loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The move was retroactive to Thursday. The Rockies needed to clear roster room for Clint Barmes, who came off the bereavement list and was in the lineup at shortstop Monday night at San…

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The San Francisco Giants were in prime position to gain ground in both the NL West and wild-card races until they got beat on a strange shattered-bat triple and an uncharacteristically off throw by their second baseman when he couldn't grip the ball. The Colorado Rockies rode that big break a step closer to making their own postseason push.

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Carlos Gonzalez is making quite an impression on his manager Jim Tracy. "What is it that we've seen that he can't do very well?" Tracy asked. "He's as graceful a player as I've ever seen on the baseball field." On Sunday, Gonzalez homered twice and drove in four runs and helped the Colorado Rockies beat Los Angeles 10-5 for their first series win over the Dodgers…

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Returning home from another disappointing road trip, the Colorado Rockies realize time is running out to make a…

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Colorado Rockies reliever Manuel Corpas was lifted in the fourth inning of Wednesday's game against the Atlanta Braves after he felt pain in his pitching elbow. Corpas, who relieved starter Esmil Rogers with two outs in the second inning, gave up a double to Brian McCann leading off the fourth and then stepped off the rubber and motioned toward the Rockies dugout seeking the team trainer's…

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Todd Helton is starting to produce as the Colorado Rockies are making another late playoff push. Helton homered for the second straight night, Jhoulys Chacin pitched seven solid innings, Carlos Gonzalez also went deep and the Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Saturday night. Helton, mired in a season-long slump, has broken out on this six-game homestand and raised his average 13 points to…

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The Colorado Rockies have placed reliever Manuel Corpas on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained ligament in his right elbow. The Rockies also said Friday that reliever Rafael Betancourt, struggling with a lower abdominal strain, is likely unavailable until Saturday. To fortify the bullpen, Colorado recalled pitchers Samuel Deduno and Franklin Morales from the minors.

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Casey Blake's patience gave the Dodgers a much-needed win on their uphill climb for the postseason. He hit a grand slam on a full count in Los Angeles' five-run eighth inning Friday night and the Dodgers beat Ubaldo Jimenez and the Colorado Rockies 6-2. Jimenez (17-5) made his fourth unsuccessful attempt for a franchise-record 18th win.

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Big League Stew goes through the quad and into the gymnasium to look at some of the hottest players in baseball…

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Once it was thought power-hitting shortstops would rule baseball. It turns out Troy Tulowizki is part of a rare breed.

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