COLORADO ROCKIES NEWS

Sam Hilliard - Belts homer Friday Hilliard went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Dodgers.

Impact Hilliard has produced when in the lineup in September, going 8-for-26 (.308) with four homers and 10 RBI over his last 10 contests. He's picking up extra playing time with Brenton Doyle slowed by knee and finger issues this month. In a part-time role, Hilliard has nine homers, 26 RBI, 24 runs scored and four stolen bases while slashing .261/.320/.548 over 131 plate appearances this season.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Michael Toglia - Reaches 25-homer mark Toglia went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Dodgers.

Impact Toglia has gone 12-for-49 (.245) with four homers, six RBI, three doubles and two stolen bases over his last 14 games. The 26-year-old's blast Friday got him to the 25-homer mark in his first full big-league season. He's added a .219/.308/.473 slash line with 52 RBI, 61 runs scored and eight stolen bases over 108 games.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Charlie Blackmon - Swats solo shot Blackmon went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Dodgers.

Impact Blackmon reached the 10-homer mark for the year when he went deep in the fifth inning. It was his first long ball since Aug. 27. The 38-year-old is up to 46 RBI, 52 runs scored and a .248/.316/.390 slash line through 116 contests, though he's still regularly hit leadoff versus right-handed pitchers.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Freeland - Yields three homers in loss Freeland (5-8) allowed four runs on seven hits and struck out two without walking a batter over six innings to take the loss Friday versus the Dodgers.

Impact Freeland got through four innings with ease, but he allowed home runs to Andy Pages, Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez over his last two frames. Over his last 11 starts, Freeland has allowed multiple homers five times. He's now at a 4.95 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 81:25 K:BB through 109 innings over 20 starts this season. The southpaw's last start of the season is projected to be at home versus the Cardinals.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

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SEPTEMBER 21 • MLB.COM

Ohtani hits 52nd homer as Dodgers down Rockies Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run home run to move one off the major league lead and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-4 victory Friday over...

SEPTEMBER 21 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Ohtani sets MLB record with homer and stolen base in same game in Dodgers' 6-4 win over Rockies

Shohei Ohtani set a major league record by homering and stealing a base in the same game for the 14th time and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the last-place Colorado Rocki...

SEPTEMBER 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dodgers vs. Rockies Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 21

Preview the Sept. 21 matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

SEPTEMBER 21 • DATA SKRIVE

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SEPTEMBER 21 • MLB.COM

Brenton Doyle - Dealing with left knee soreness Doyle was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Dodgers due to left knee soreness, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Impact Doyle was originally slated to start in center field Friday, but he was removed from the lineup as he deals with a lingering left knee injury. More should be known on his availability for the rest of the weekend following Friday's contest.

SEPTEMBER 20 • ROTOWIRE

Brenton Doyle - Scratched from lineup Doyle (undisclosed) was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Dodgers.

Impact It's unclear why Doyle has been removed from Friday's lineup, but he will begin the game in the dugout. Jake Cave will enter the lineup and start in right field, while Jordan Beck and Sam Hilliard man left and center field, respectively.

SEPTEMBER 20 • ROTOWIRE

Tyler Kinley - Placed on IL with elbow injury Kinley was placed on the Rockies' 15-day injured list Friday due to right elbow inflammation.

Impact Kinley's placement on the injured list will end his season, and he'll finish the year with 12 saves and 15 holds while recording a 6.05 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 72:33 K:BB over 64 innings. Kinley took over as the Rockies' top closer after Victor Vodnik landed on the IL in mid-August, but the latter figures to reclaim that role for the rest of the regular season with the former on the shelf. Right-handed reliever Jake Bird was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move.

SEPTEMBER 20 • ROTOWIRE

Jake Bird - Back with big club The Rockies recalled Bird from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday.

Impact The move corresponds with Colorado placing right-hander Tyler Kinley on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation. Bird has appeared in 32 major-league games out of the Rockies' bullpen this season and has registered a 4.95 ERA and 1.79 WHIP across 36.1 innings.

SEPTEMBER 20 • ROTOWIRE

Colorado Rockies at LA Dodgers odds, picks and predictions The Colorado Rockies (59-94) take on the LA Dodgers (91-62) Friday in the opener of a 3-game set at Dodger Stadium at 10:10 p.m. ET. Let's a...

SEPTEMBER 20 • AZCENTRAL.COM

Dodgers look to stay in celebratory mood in opener vs. Rockies It will be a celebration of Shohei Ohtani on Friday when the Los Angeles Dodgers open their final homestand of the season with a game agains...

SEPTEMBER 20 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Dodgers meet the Rockies after Ohtani's 3-home run game

The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Colorado Rockies after Shohei Ohtani hit three home runs on Thursday in a 20-4 win over the Marlins

SEPTEMBER 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

How to Watch Dodgers vs. Rockies: TV Channel & Live Stream - September 20

Preview the Sept. 20 matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and mor...

SEPTEMBER 20 • DATA SKRIVE

Ohtani stays on a tear, setting another MLB record in 14th game with a home run and a steal

Shohei Ohtani is at it again

SEPTEMBER 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dodgers vs. Rockies Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 20

Preview the Sept. 20 matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

SEPTEMBER 19 • DATA SKRIVE

Ezequiel Tovar - Wraps up productive homestand Tovar went 1-for-4 with two RBI on Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

Impact The performance wrapped up a productive six-game homestand for Tovar, as he went 7-for-26 with three home runs, six RBI and four runs scored. He's enjoyed a breakout season, highlighted by 25 homers and a .202 ISO -- a 47-point improvement from 2023.

SEPTEMBER 19 • ROTOWIRE

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SEPTEMBER 19 • MLB.COM

Austin Gomber - Early exit Wednesday Gomber (5-11) took the loss Wednesday as the Rockies were downed 9-4 by the Diamondbacks, coughing up six runs (five earned) on six hits and a walk over two innings. He struck out...

Impact Three of the hits off Gomber left the yard, including two by Corbin Carroll, as the southpaw stumbled through his shortest outing of the season. Gomber had been on a roll, working at least six innings in six straight trips to the mound with a 3.00 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 27:8 K:BB over 39 innings, but that hot streak came to crashing halt in Coors Field. He's scheduled to make one more start this year, facing the Cardinals at home next week.

SEPTEMBER 19 • ROTOWIRE

Corbin Carroll homers twice off Austin Gomber as Rockies lose series finale 9-4 to Diamondbacks DENVER - Before the Rockies’ relievers could even settle into their seats beyond the right-field wal...

SEPTEMBER 18 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Corbin Carroll, Eduardo Rodriguez lead Diamondbacks past Rockies Corbin Carroll homered twice, Randal Grichuk also went deep, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-4 in Denver on Wednesd...

SEPTEMBER 18 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Carroll homers twice and Rodriguez strikes out 11 in Diamondbacks' 9-4 victory over the Rockies

Corbin Carroll hit two home runs for his third multi-homer game of the year, Eduardo Rodriguez struck out a season-high 11 and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-...

SEPTEMBER 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS