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• Rockies 7, Astros 6: The comeback kids

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Rox rally finally pulls through with help from Thairo Estrada The Colorado Rockies have battled valiantly against the Houston Astros in the series and Thursday’s finale was no different in that aspect. The only real difference was that the results paid off as the Rockies snagged a 7-6 win for their 20th victory of the season. Home of the Freeland Afte...2025
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• Astros 6, Rockies 5: Rox don’t quit, but it’s not enough

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post The Rockies give up the first game of the series, but not without a fight. Initially, it looked like a blowout: A five-run Houston Astros third inning that saw the Colorado Rockies going to the bullpen early. However, the Rockies are nothing if not persistent, and they made a game of it. Ultimately, they lost, 6-5, but there were some positive momen...2025
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• Rockies 4, Brewers 3: A Little Something Extras. (F/11)

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images The Rockies failed to cash in on a lot of opportunities, but came away with an extra innings victory in Milwaukee. The Colorado Rockies played their final game of June with their eighth road victory and their first victory in extra innings against the Milwaukee Brewers. With a win today they broke a five game losing streak and avoided being swept to close ...2025
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• Brewers fall to Rockies in extra innings, 4-3

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Bullpen unable to hold small advantage Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers looked on their way to a sweep this afternoon in the last of three games against the lowly Colorado Rockies. But the Brewer offense, which has been so good lately, finally ran out of good fortune, and two typically excellent relievers faltered at inopportune times. Brewers starter Chad Patri...2025
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• This Week in Purple: Vote for Goodman!

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for June 28-29, 2025 The first round of All-Star voting results was released this week, and Hunter Goodman was not named as a finalist to start at catcher for the NL. That honor went to Will Smith of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Carson Kelly of the Chicago Cubs. Goodman is currently sitting ...2025
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• Dodgers 3, Rockies 1: Vintage Kershaw quiets Rox bats in series finale

Photo by Isaiah Downing/MLB Photos via Getty Images Doyle homered but the Rockies have lost 10 straight to the Dodgers The Colorado Rockies entered the day looking to snap a nine-game losing streak against the Los Angeles Dodgers dating back to 2024. The problem, however, is that future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw stood in their way as the offense struggled to get much going on the day, ...2025
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• Brewers fall to Rockies in extra innings, 4-3
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Colorado Rockies

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Brewers wrap up homestand with the lowly Rockies The Milwaukee Brewers will wrap up their six-game homestand this weekend with three games against the Colorado Rockies at American Family Field. Milwaukee is coming off a series victory over the Pirates, as the offense has stayed hot in June. The Crew is 14-8 this month, nearly as many wins as the Rockies have all sea...2025
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• Rockies 10, Nationals 6: So. Many. Homers.

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images The Rockies smashed their way to a 2-0 series lead. Update: After the game, Thomas Harding provided an update on Thairo Estrada: The #Rockies    said 2B Thairo Estrada left Tuesday's game with what was diagnosed as a right hand contusion and is day to day. Estrada was hit by a pitch. He missed the early part of the season with a right wrist fracture after being h...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Jake Bird’s sinker has evolved (and so has his mental game)

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, June 17, 2025 When Jake Bird strikes out a batter at Coors Field, a triumphant bird’s screech echoes across the ballpark. Lately, that sound effect has been getting a lot of work given that currently, Bird ‘s 52 strikeouts tie him for first with Griffin Jax among relievers. Of those Ks, 33 were at Coors compared to 1...2025
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• Jake Bird’s sinker has evolved (and so has his mental game)

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, June 17, 2025 When Jake Bird strikes out a batter at Coors Field, a triumphant bird’s screech echoes across the ballpark. Lately, that sound effect has been getting a lot of work given that currently, Bird ‘s 52 strikeouts tie him for first with Griffin Jax among relievers. Of those Ks, 33 were at Coors compared to 1...2025
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• Checking in on notable former Braves players

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images A month into the 2025 season, here’s a look at how ex-Braves are doing across the big leagues. A month has passed in the 2025 season, and after a rocky start, the Atlanta Braves seem to be finding their mojo again. As with every season, the Braves are finding a new normal after saying goodbye to a number of long-time members of the big league roster af...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: Tested depth exposes more of the Rockies’ flaws

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, April 28th, 2025 Despite non-tendering second baseman Brendan Rodgers over the off-season, the Colorado Rockies entered spring training in 2025 with what seemed like a surplus of infield goods. Now one month into the regular season and with a miserable 4-23 record, the Rockies’ depth is be...2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Keep ‘Em Coming (April 14th-20th)

Colorado Rockies minor league report for Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 The big league club might be scuffling, but I always say that it’s always a good time to be following minor league baseball. With every Colorado Rockies affiliate now in full swing for 2025, there is always fun baseball to watch—except on Tuesdays. Only one affiliate—the Hartford Yard Goats—has a winning record, but the games ha...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Colorado Rockies

Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Brewers hit the road for second time this year as they head West to battle Colorado & Arizona Coming off a solid 5-2 homestand, the Brewers will look to keep things going on the road this week, as they head West for a pair of series against the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks. Milwaukee gets their first ...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: Five things we learned from the Colorado Rockies’ opening series

Dave Nelson-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, March 31st, 2025 The 2025 season for the Colorado Rockies is officially underway, and the first series of the season is now in the books. The Rockies took on the Tampa Bay Rays at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida in a three-game set. The results were . . . enlightening. All three games were at least close—competitive,...2025
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• Rockies 10, Nationals 6: So. Many. Homers.
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"The eighth went to Victor Vodnik, who retired the three batters he faced."

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"Young right-handed reliever Victor Vodnik has the makings of a franchise closer with a very successful season so far."

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"Kolby Allard started today’s game and gave up a run on three hits, Jesse Chavez gave up a two-run homer to Bobby Dalbec and then Boston beat up Victor Vodnik for three runs in the top of the eighth inning."

• Rockies 4, Brewers 3: A Little Something Extras. (F/11)
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• Dodgers 3, Rockies 1: Vintage Kershaw quiets Rox bats in series finale
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Colorado Rockies
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Jake Bird’s sinker has evolved (and so has his mental game)
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• Rockies 6, Nationals 4: Thunder Struck

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images The Rockies took the first game in our nation’s capital thanks to the heroics of a few good men. The Colorado Rockies marched into Washington DC on a rainy day with one mission: to hand the Washington Nationals their ninth-consecutive loss while putting together their third set of back-to-back wins in a difficult season. Though the bats went cold for a few innings,...2025
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• What should the Colorado Rockies look like in three years?

Photo by Casey Paul/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, June 11, 2025 A person who knows a lot more about baseball than I do said something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: Teams should always be planning for what they’ll look like in three years. We know that the 2025 season is a wash. Save for giving prospects experience and trying to fix a br...2025
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• This Week in Purple: At least the kids are playing

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for April 26-27, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ The Colorado Rockies continue t...2025
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• Rockies 7, Astros 6: The comeback kids
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• Astros 6, Rockies 5: Rox don’t quit, but it’s not enough
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• This Week in Purple: Vote for Goodman!
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Jake Bird’s sinker has evolved (and so has his mental game)
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• Back to basics (i.e., three-run homers): Braves blast Rockies, 12-4

Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images Michael Harris II and Marcell Ozuna hit three-run bombs in consecutive innings to turn another potentially blah affair against the Rockies into a rout A lot of different intros come to mind for this recap. Lucky you: you can have all of them. Earl Weaver was all about pitching, defense, and the three-run homer. Well, the Braves got the three-run homer part down...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: More people can watch the Rockies today. Will they? Should they?

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, May 23, 2025 The good news is the Rockies game will be free to watch today for people living in the Denver metro and surrounding areas of Colorado. The bad news is the Rockies are 8-42 and are playing the New York Yankees, who are 30-19. Friday’s game marks the first of 10 in a new partnership between the Rockies and T...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: Five things we learned from the Colorado Rockies’ opening series
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• 2024 Braves Season In Review: Pierce Johnson

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Dr. Curveball dispensed some relief for the pitching staff this year Pierce Johnson, like his curveballs, had an up-and-down year. Mostly good, but August was bad. He was definitely a solid contributor to the bullpen and the Braves successful playoff run, but some pretty big blow-ups happened while he was on the mound, especially down the stretch. How acquired The ...2024
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• Angel Chivilli was a pleasant surprise

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images One of Colorado’s youngest players showed his upside You’re reading the 2024 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at the season had by every player to play for the Rockies in 2024. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Referen...2024
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• Rockies 7, Astros 6: The comeback kids
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• Brewers fall to Rockies in extra innings, 4-3
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Jake Bird’s sinker has evolved (and so has his mental game)
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• The 2025 Colorado Rockies walk-up songs

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images In this historically bad season, the music still bops. True story. Last Sunday before the New York Mets game, I was talking with the Colorado Rockies director of communications about compiling the team’s walk-up music. He said that he had the songs on a spreadsheet, and he’d be happy to share. Not long after this conversation ended, Chase Dollander walked ov...2025
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• Giants 6, Rockies 5: Ninth-inning bullpen meltdown cements another loss

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Rockies had some momentum in the late innings, but Zach Agnos wasn’t able to hold on The San Francisco Giants did it again, winning their sixth-straight one-run game. The Colorado Rockies fought back from behind, and even gave themselves some insurance runs in the later innings. Unfortunately, though, things unraveled in the ninth inning and the Rox came ...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: More people can watch the Rockies today. Will they? Should they?
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• Matt Olson gets off to hot start in spring with homer against Red Sox
Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports Olson had two hits in Atlanta's tie against Boston, including a two-run homer that put the Braves on the board. Matt Olson hit the ground running in Atlanta’s spring training opener today, as his two-hit performance (including a home run) was the standout performance in the Braves’ first spring training game of 2023. Olson was the first Braves batter to recor...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: JR Ritchie perfect in season debut
Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Ritchie struck out seven over three perfect innings to lead Augusta to a win The Atlanta Braves system had a lot of action on Saturday evening, and JR Ritchie was the star of the show with his performance in Augusta. Drake Baldwin also impressed, bringing the lumber to lead Rome to a win. (2-11) Gwinnett Stripers 1, (9-5) Memphis RedBirds 5 Box Score...2023
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• Braves cap off Spring Training with a win over the Red Sox
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta’s bats propel them over the Red Sox and into the regular season Offense was easy to come by for the Atlanta Braves today as they closed out Grapefruit League action against the Boston Red Sox with a 7-5 win. Ronald Acuna Jr. went 2-for-2 on the day along with Michael Harris II who tallied a hit and drove in three runs. Matt Olson, Austin Riley, O...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Franklin homers in return; Ritchie leaves with injury
Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images It’s been 377 days since Jesse Franklin V last suited up, and in his first game back he made a bang with a long home run It was a busy day on the farm for the Atlanta Braves, with a few injury-related items headlining the action. Travis d’Arnaud made his second appearance in his rehab stint with Gwinnett, and down in Mississippi Jess...2023
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• Three hitters the Braves could look to acquire before the deadline
Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports The Atlanta Braves have one of the strongest offenses in the league that features Ronald Acuna Jr., Matt Olsen, Austin Riley, Sean Murphy and Ozzie Albies. But, like every great lineup, this Braves team does have a couple of holes in it. The first is the DH spot, which is currently occupied by Marcell Ozuna and the other is left field where Eddie Rosario plays. T...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Braden Shewmake notches two hits
Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Shewmake was the bright spot in an otherwise atrocious performance from the Stripers The Atlanta Braves had a day off on Thursday, and that made their minor league system the center of attention for the day. Unfortunately that turned into a frustrating evening as the system got swept thanks to some unexciting offensive performances. (2...2023
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• Monday Rockpile: The Future of the Rockies bullpen is drawing near

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, August 19th, 2024 As the Colorado Rockies are barreling towards their second-consecutive 100-loss season, there’s no doubt that a struggling bullpen has been one of the key factors of yet another lost season. For the third-straight season, the Colorado bullpen is the worst in Major League Ba...2024
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• After Shuise control, Braves have game to forget in 10-2 Spring Training loss to Red Sox
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Jared Shuster had a nice outing and Kevin Pillar homered, but there was little else of value for the Braves in this game On Tuesday night, the Braves fell 10-2 to the Red Sox in a Spring Training game in North Port, FL. Let’s put it this way: this is the sort of game that makes you glad it’s a Spring Training game, if you actually bothered to watch the whole th...2023
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• Astros 6, Rockies 5: Rox don’t quit, but it’s not enough
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• Rockies 4, Brewers 3: A Little Something Extras. (F/11)
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• Brewers fall to Rockies in extra innings, 4-3
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• Rockies 4, Diamondbacks 2: Mickey Really Is So Fine

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Moniak hits a 3-run HR to carry the Rockies to their 18th win Mickey Moniak hit a three-run homer and five Colorado pitchers held Arizona to two runs as the Rockies recorded their 18th win of the season and avoided a sweep against the Diamondbacks on Sunday at Coors Field. Fantastic Fifth After Tyler Freeman hit a leadoff single, Brandon Pfaadt silenced...2025
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• Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 3: First to 60 losses

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Rockies can’t keep pace with the Diamondbacks in the middle innings. It was another quality battle between the Colorado Rockies (17-60) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (39-37) on Saturday, but the little things proved to be the difference maker as the Rockies failed to get the big hit and pull off a comeback late. Early innings sprint The runs came early...2025
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• Nationals 4, Rockies 3: Wood you like a do over?

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images James Wood swats two homers to snap the Rockies' winning streak The Colorado Rockies (17-58) dropped an extra-inning affair to the Washington Nationals (31-44) despite a well-played game. The Rockies tallied 11 hits, but ended up striking out 13 times while going 3-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Still, the pitching was solid, and some timely hits d...2025
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• Rockies 10, Nationals 6: So. Many. Homers.
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• Astros 6, Rockies 5: Rox don’t quit, but it’s not enough
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, March 2025

Photo by Rachel O’Driscoll/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images How do things look to start 2025? In the process of writing about every player who received votes in our biannual Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — this edition it was 69 players across 28 ballots — I learned a bit about trends and system strengths and weaknesses. So for anyone who missed a few write-ups or even who has a more casu...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Breaking down the Rockies Opening Day roster

Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, March 27, 2024 After roughly six weeks of rigorous spring training action and evaluation, the Opening Day roster has finally become clear after lots of speculation and theorizing, Now, as we wait for the regular season to begin tomorrow in Arizona, how will the Colorado Rockies initially set up for the 162 game marathon? Catcher (2): Elias Díaz, Jaco...2024
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, February 2024

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images After revealing the Top 30 PuRPs over the past few weeks, what does the system look like as a whole? In the process of writing about every player who received votes in our biannual Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — this edition it was 57 players across 23 ballots — I learned a bit about trends and system strengths and weaknesses. So for anyone who mis...2024
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• Braves prospects weekly spring training recap
Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Jared Shuster continues to shine as Opening Day draws near Opening day for the 2023 minor league season is so close one can almost taste it. Or that might just be this morning’s breakfast, but I digress. With just a few weeks away from the first MiLB recap to hit our site for the season, Atlanta’s top prospects have continued to show o...2023
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• Braves prospects weekly spring training recap
Photo Credit: Mills Fitzner Dylan Dodd has impressed in two fantastic performances this spring My front garden is starting to stir and that means it must be spring training time, and that means it’s almost my favorite time of the year: Minor League baseball season. We are a few weeks away from minor league opening day, but many of the Atlanta Braves’s top prospects have been active so far ...2023
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