Clint Barmes and the Colorado Rockies had no problems taking game two of a three game series against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. Barmes lead the Rockies with a solo home run and finished the game with four rbi out of the lead off spot as the Rockies beat the Giants 15-6. The Rockies will now be going for the three game sweep of the Giants as they face off once again on Thursday night.

Besides Barmes’s four rbi’s, the Rockies got three rbi from Matt Holliday and Garret Atkins and then two from Chris Iannetta. Troy Tuluwitzki, Ryan Spilborghs, and Jeff Baker all helped out with the scoring cause as they all three finished with one rbi each.

On the mound for the Rockies it was Livan Hernandez who pitched seven innings to get the win. Hernandez did give up 12 hits and five runs but it was ok as the offense put up so many runs on the scoreboard. Steven Register was charged with one run in relief as well.

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In a low scoring game on Wednesday afternoon, the Colorado Rockies used five pitchers to shut out the San Diego Padres 1-0. The five pitchers limited the Padres offense to only five hits while striking out six batters. Great job by the pithing staff!

Livan Hernandez tossed the first five innings of the game and picked up the win to improve to 2-3 on the year. He allowed three of the Padres five hits but did a good job by not allowing a run to score. Glendon Rusch, Ryan Speier, Manny Corpus, and Brian Fuentes all threw out of th bullpen for the rockies.

Joe Koshansky hit his third home run of the season when he went deep in the fourth inning off of Josh Geer. That was the only run for the Rockies even though they had eight hits in the game. As a team they struck out 10 times and left 13 runners on base. Not much production at all, and to be honest the rox were lucky to win on Wednesdsay.

Rockies will now be off on Thursday and then take on the Arizona Diamondbacks this weekend.

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The Colorado Rockies were rocked at home by the San Diego Padres on Monday night. The Rockies had ten hits in the game but the pitching staff gave up eighteen and the Rockies lost 11-5. A six run third inning by the Padres put the Rockies in a big hole that they were never able to come out of.

Greg Reynolds was awful as he only lasted two innings after being charged with nine hits and seven runs. Reynolds took the loss and is now 2-7 on the year. Jason Hirsh gave up two more runs as he pitched 2 1/3 innings of relief after Reynolds was taken out of the game. Matt Herges and Steven Register both gave up single runs later in the game as well.

Four of the Rockies five runs came in the fourth inning when Troy Tulowitzki hit a grand slam. The final run for the Rockies came on a Chris Iannetta solo home run in the eighth inning. The Rockies offense just couldn’t keep up with the Padres.

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What at terrible performance out of the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday afternoon. They finished up a series with the San Francisco Giants and dropped the finale by the score of 9-2. The Rockies were really never in the game as it was just a terrible performance by everyone on the team.

Starting pitcher Aaron Cook only lasted three innings before he was pulled. Cook allowed ten hits and six runs to take the loss and is now 16-9 on the year. Just one of those games that Cook simply didn’t have it and he got rocked hard. Steven Register gave up three more runs in the sixth inning as well.

As for the little offense that the Rockies did get, they scored singled runs in the second and fifth innings. Jeff Baker grounded into a fielders choice in the second inning and the scored Garret Atkins. In the fifth inning, Clint Barmes hit a solo home run. As a team, the Rockies only had four hits in the game as they struggled against Barry Zito for eighth innings and then Brad Hennessey in the ninth.

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The Colorado Rockies finished up a four game series with the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night and they came out on the losing end by the score of 4-1. The Rockies offense just couldn’t get anything going against Giants starter Tim Lincecum who struck out 10 rockies. After winning the first two games in the series, the Rockies dropped the final two and ended up with a split.

Livan Hernandez got the start for the Rox on the mound and he gave up five hits and two runs in 6 1/3 innings. Hernandez took the loss and is now 1-3 for the Rockies with an 11.09 era. Both of the runs that Livan gave up were solo home runs as he wasn’t keeping the ball down. Luis Vizcaino allowed two more runs to score in the eighth inning when he ran into trouble.

Troy Tulowitzki had the only rbi for the Rockies. Tulo had a rbi single in the second inning and that score Chris Iannetta. At the time, the rbi single put the Rockies up 1-0 and they held that lead until the seventh inning when the Giants finally got to Hernandez.

The Rockies have an off day on Thursday and then will start up a series with the San Diego Padres on Friday.

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Jeff Francis finally one a baseball game! In a drought that lasted two months, Francis went winless but that all changed on Monday night when he and the Colorado Rockies defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-2. Great way for the Rockies to open up a three game series on the West coast.

Francis improved his record to 4-8 as he pitched seven innings. He allowed seven hits but only two runs while only walking one batter. Not walking batters really helped Jeff out in the game as he wasn’t always dealing with free base runners. Manny Corpas tossed a scoreless eighth before Brian Fuentes pitched the ninth inning to record his 26th save of the season.

At the plate, the Rockies got a two run home run from Yorvit Torrealba in the second inning. In the fourth inning, Troy Tulowitzki tripled in Omar Quintanilla that gave the Rockies a 3-2 lead. The Rockies added on an insurance run in the eighth when Jeff Baker hit a rbi sac fly to score Ian Stewart to score the Rockies fourth run.

Good win for the Rockies and they will try to make it two in a row out in San Francisco on Tuesday evening!

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The Colorado Rockies picked up a nice come from behind win on Wednesday night as they beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3. The Rockies scored the winning run in the top of the ninth inning to break a 3-3 tie thanks a steal by Matt Holliday and a rbi single by Brad Hawpe.

The Rockies offense was helped out in the game by the Dodgers commiting four errors as well. Hawpe lead the Rockies offense with three rbi as he went 2-4 with a walk. Troy Tulowitzki had the other rbi for the Rockies as he hit a solo home run in the fourth inning.

Jeff Francis allowed three runs in the first inning but then he settled down to pitch six innings. Francis gave up nine hits and three runs (one earned) as he got the no decision in the game. Taylor Buchholz ended up getting the victory and is now 6-3 while Brian Fuentes picked up his 24th save in the ninth inning.

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The Rockies need a big win and they got it last night. The bats came alive with an 8-3 win against the Dodgers in LA. 

Ubaldo Jimenez pitched a good game, and got some support from the rest of the team. He pitched five innings and gave up three runs on eight hits. He looked good and only had one little breakdown in the fourth when he gave up two runs to give the Rox only a one run lead. Jimenez has improved greatly from the beginning of the year and will hopefully keep on winning. 

After the Rockies scored two runs in the first, Brad Hawpe came up in the third and hit a bomb out to dead center to score two runs in the top of the third. Hawpe has pulled out of his slump and really come through when the team needs him. Matt Holliday had a great game going four for five and hitting a solo homerun in the eighth to put the Rockies up by two. The big man of the night was Ian Stewart who went two for three and hit a three run homerun in the eighth to put the game away for the Rox. Stewart definitely improved from his last stint with the Rockies and it showed last night with his long homerun off of Kuroda, a lefty on lefty match up. With the team putting up some runs the pitching has less stress and performs just as well.

Luis Vizciano, Manuel Corpas, Taylor Buchholz and Brian Fuentes all came in and pitched an inning and gave up no runs. Vizciano gave up one hit and Corpas gave up a pair but other than that the bullpen looked solid. The Rockies bullpen is usually pretty solid, but it is nice to see a hand full get into a game and do well.

The Rockies take on the Dodgers again tonight and will hopefully have the same outcome. Jeff Francis is on the mound for the Rox tonight and can hopefully keep the Dodgers at bay. 

ROCKSTAR of the game: IAN STEWART

After losing their last two games in Pittsburgh the Rockies knew they needed to win to prove themselves. After giving up the lead in the last two games the Rox were able to hold on to the lead and end the game with a win, 7-4. 

Aaron Cook has become a pitcher that Clint Hurdle can count on for a good game. Last night he didn’t have his best game, but he came through and kept the Pirates at Bay. He pitched seven innings and gave up four runs on nine hits. He only had one bad inning; the Pirates scored all their run in the fifth. He did get the W, which now puts his record at 14-6.

Last night’s game had some good old Rockies offense, which is key for them when they win. Willy Taveras went two for five, and he needed it. Taveras hasn’t had the best on base percentage for a leadoff hitter. But one thing he does do best is steel bases and last night he got his total up to 48. Garrett Atkins also went two for five and added one to his RBI column. Troy Tulowitzki is making a comeback. He went three for four and got an RBI. He is now above the Mendoza line hitting .241. The difference in the game had to have been Chris Iannetta’s three run homerun in the fifth. He crushed the ball to dead center and put the Rockies in the lead to win the game. 

The bullpen was outstanding. Taylor Buchholz did struggle for a little while but is now back on track. He only gave up one hit in one inning pitched. He has fit in well as the eighth inning set up man for Brian Fuentes. Last night was a save situation for Fuentes, who recorded his 18th save of the season and 103rd save of his career. He now holds the Rockies recored for most saves. Fuentes has stepped up this year and proved himself worthy of the closer position. 

ROCKSTAR of the game: CHRIS IANNETTA

(The Rockies are now looking towards Dodgers, rather than the Diamondbacks, with their new left fielder Manny Ramirez)  

Well, I was embarrassed last night. Most people who know me know that I am a diehard Rockies fan, and last night was their time to shine on national television, but they choked. I am a firm believer in ESPN’s East coast bias, and I was hoping to prove that the Rockies could hold their own; but instead they got shutout (again), losing 7-0. 

Mark Redman did not pitch his best. He only pitched three and 1/3 innings and gave up eight hits and five runs. The Rockies need to get some healthy pitchers. It was hard to watch Redman as he struggled every at bat. Ryan Speier made his way back to the big leagues but didn’t help out much; he gave up two hits and two runs in one inning pitched. Matt Herges, Luis Vizciano and Brian Fuentes all pitched an inning and shutdown the Mets but it was little too late. 

The offense was absolutely dormant last night. Although it was better than the night before last’s one hitter. The Rockies ended the night with five hits and NO RUNS. Seriously they couldn’t score in eighteen innings in New York. Brad Hawpe went two for four and Joe Koshansky got his first hit that wasn’t a homerun, but no one could bring them in. It was pretty pathetic, I stopped watching after the seventh inning. 

Last night could have been a way for the Rockies to get noticed and get some recognition, but they blew it. I am hoping that the All Star break will help get the team geared up and ready to get back in this. Right now the team could use a couple days to regroup and get ready for the four game series against the Pirates this weekend.