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Rockies Rally Past Red Sox 8-6 on Cole Carrigg’s Big Day, Take Rubber Match

Warren Schaeffer has spent all season talking about using all 13 position players, about pinch-hitters who prepare for one big swing in a decisive spot. On Wednesday afternoon at Coors Field, his bench won him a ballgame. Troy Johnson and Mickey Moniak each delivered pinch-hit singles in the middle of a late comeback, and the Rockies rallied from a three-run deficit over the final three innings to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6, taking the rubber match of the series and closing out a 4-2 homestand....

Rockies Rally Past Red Sox 8-6 on Cole Carrigg's Big Day, Take Rubber Match - Blake Street Banter Cole Carrigg drove in three runs and the Rockies rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the Red Sox 8-6, taking the rubber match at Coors Field.

From Florida Floors to Coors Field: The Decade-Long Journey of Jimmy Herget and Brennan Bernardino

The first thing Brennan Bernardino noticed about Jimmy Herget was the arm slot. He had never seen anyone throw like that. Funky, he said. Great stuff. Just nothing he had seen before. ​That was the fall of 2015, instructional league, both of them freshly drafted into the Cincinnati Reds organization – Herget in the sixth round that summer, Bernardino the year before in the twenty-sixth....

From Florida Floors to Coors Field: The Decade-Long Journey of Jimmy Herget and Brennan Bernardino - Blake Street Banter The first thing Brennan Bernardino noticed about Jimmy Herget was the arm slot. He had never seen anyone throw like that. Funky, he said. Great stuff. Just

Jake McCarthy’s Walk-Off Triple Lifts Rockies Past Red Sox 3-2, Ends Chapman’s Save Streak

Aroldis Chapman had not blown a save in 29 straight chances. Boston had not lost a game all season when leading after the eighth inning – 30-0 in those games coming into Monday night. Both of those streaks ended in the span of about five minutes at Coors Field, undone by a barrage that, per Elias, no team had managed in more than sixty years: eight consecutive hits to end the ballgame....

Jake McCarthy's Walk-Off Triple Lifts Rockies Past Red Sox 3-2, Ends Chapman's Save Streak - Blake Street Banter Jake McCarthy's three-run walk-off triple lifted the Rockies past the Red Sox 3-2 in the ninth, snapping Aroldis Chapman's 29-save streak.

Rockies Fall 8-6 to Pirates as Bryan Reynolds Homers and Colorado Misses Sweep Again

Eli Whitney | June 21, 2026 Bryan Reynolds has reached base safely in 27 straight games, the longest active streak in the National League, and on Sunday afternoon at Coors Field, he made sure everyone remembered why. His three-run homer in the seventh inning capped a five-run Pittsburgh outburst that turned a competitive game into an 8-1 laugher. The Pirates held on from there, beating the Rockies 8-6 and salvaging the finale of a three-game series that Colorado had a real chance to sweep....

Rockies Fall 8-6 to Pirates as Bryan Reynolds Homers and Colorado Misses Sweep Again - Blake Street Banter Bryan Reynolds homered and the Pirates beat the Rockies 8-6 in the series finale, as Colorado missed a sweep for the fourth straight opportunity.

Jake McCarthy’s Inside-the-Park Homer Headlines Historic First Inning as Rockies Beat Pirates 2-1

The Coors Field crowd saw something historic in the first inning of Saturday night’s game. Spencer Horwitz led off the game with a 434-foot home run off Tomoyuki Sugano. Jake McCarthy led off the bottom of the first by doing the same thing, except his never left the yard – and inside-the-park home run, one of the rarest events in baseball, on a ball that found the gap and a defense that couldn’t corral it in time....

Jake McCarthy's Inside-the-Park Homer Headlines Historic First Inning as Rockies Beat Pirates 2-1 - Blake Street Banter Both teams hit leadoff home runs, one inside the park, as the Rockies beat the Pirates 2-1 behind Tomoyuki Sugano's eighth win of the season.

Braxton Fulford’s Pinch-Hit Double Caps Rockies Comeback as Freeland Reaches 1,000 Strikeouts in 4-3 Win

Kyle Freeland recorded the 1,000th strikeout of his career in the top of the seventh inning Friday night, becoming just the second pitcher in Rockies history to reach that mark, joining Germán Márquez. It was the signature moment of an outing that had been building toward something for weeks. It was also, in the end, only the second-most important development of the evening....

Braxton Fulford's Pinch-Hit Double Caps Rockies Comeback as Freeland Reaches 1,000 Strikeouts in 4-3 Win - Blake Street Banter Kyle Freeland struck out his 1,000th career batter and Braxton Fulford's pinch-hit double in the eighth lifted the Rockies past the Pirates 4-3.

At the halfway point of the season, it's time to grade every major Rockies offseason move—from TJ Rumfield and Troy Johnston to Michael Lorenzen and Willi Castro.

Rockies 2026 Offseason Grades: Evaluating Every Major Move at Midseason - Blake Street Banter The Rockies made significant offseason changes under Paul DePodesta. Here's a midseason report card on TJ Rumfield, Troy Johnston, Willi Castro and more.

Sterlin Thompson Delivers Pinch-Hit Walk-Off Single as Rockies Beat Cubs 3-2 to Clinch Series

Eli Whitney | June 11, 2026 Gatorade showers have become a fixture at Coors Field this week. Cole Carrigg earned the first one on Tuesday with a debut triple. Sterlin Thompson earned Wednesday's with a pinch-hit walk-off single that scored Troy Johnston and sent the Rockies to a 3-2 win over the Cubs. ​Thompson was the last person on the field in the ninth inning....

Sterlin Thompson Delivers Pinch-Hit Walk-Off Single as Rockies Beat Cubs 3-2 to Clinch Series - Blake Street Banter Sterlin Thompson's pinch-hit walk-off single beat the Cubs 3-2 as Michael Lorenzen struck out seven and Jeff Criswell made his return from Tommy John surgery.

Kyle Freeland just became the Rockies' all-time leader in innings pitched. Now Colorado faces a difficult question: trade the hometown icon for future assets or keep him as a bridge to the next competitive Rockies team?

Kyle Freeland Sets Rockies Records as Future Remains Unclear - Blake Street Banter Kyle Freeland is now the Rockies' all-time innings leader, but with free agency approaching, Colorado must decide whether to trade or re-sign him.

Rockies Snap Four-Game Skid with 7-3 Win Over Cubs as Cole Carrigg Makes Memorable Debut

After four straight losses and a sweep that dropped them 18 games below .500, the Colorado Rockies needed Tuesday night to feel different. It did, almost immediately. Hunter Goodman hit a two-run home run in the first inning. Ezequiel Tovar hit a solo shot in the second. Edouard Julien drove in three more across the second and third innings. By the time the Cubs got on the board, Colorado was already up 5-1....

Rockies Snap Four-Game Skid with 7-3 Win Over Cubs as Cole Carrigg Makes Memorable Debut - Blake Street Banter Cole Carrigg tripled in his MLB debut, Hunter Goodman hit his 18th homer and Tomoyuki Sugano earned his sixth win as the Rockies beat the Cubs 7-3.