Diamondbacks look to stop 8-game skid against Rockies
Arizona heads into the matchup against Colorado in a rut, losers of eight straightAUGUST 27, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLIE BLACKMON #19 - RIGHT FIELDER - COLORADO ROCKIES
12 HR •
52 RBI •
.256 AVG
12 HR
52 RBI
.256 AVG
Rockies withstand Arizona's rally in 9th, hold on to win 8-7
Charlie Blackmon hit a grand slam to help Colorado build a big lead and the Rockies held on during a tense ninth inning to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7AUGUST 27, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Perez homer carries AL East-leading Rays past Orioles 4-3
AUGUST 27, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Back in action Tuesday Blackmon (quadriceps) is starting in left field and batting cleanup Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.
Impact He was scratched from Monday's lineup with left quadriceps tightness, and thankfully it will be just a one-game absence, although sometimes this type of injury pops back up. Blackmon is hitting .282 with zero home runs in 39 at-bats over his last 10 games, five of which came away from Coors Field.
AUGUST 25, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Rockies snap 7-game losing skid with 3-2 win over D-backs
Rookie Ryan Castellani threw six strong innings, Trevor Story hit his ninth homer of the season and the Colorado Rockies snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Arizona D...AUGUST 25, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Scratched from lineup Blackmon was scratched from Monday's lineup against Arizona with left quadriceps tightness, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.
Impact Blackmon was slated to start in right field and bat third, but he's since been scratched. He'll be considered day-to-day until another update is provided by the club. Sam Hilliard will get the nod in right field in Blackmon's place Monday evening.
AUGUST 24, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
'We're fine': Lull doesn't worry Blackmon The Rockies’ Charlie Blackmon knew he wasn’t going to hit .500, as he was through Aug. 17, no matter how short the season. He told us all th...
AUGUST 23, 2020 • MLB.COM
In an Expanded Postseason, Rockies Set Sights on October Led by Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon, the Rockies are defying expectations that 2020 would be a lost season in Colorado.
AUGUST 22, 2020 • SI.COM
Buehler strikes out 11, Dodgers beat Rox 5-1 for 20th win
Walker Buehler struck out 11 over six sharp innings in his best outing of the shortened season, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers past the slumping Colorado Rockies 5-1 on Friday nig...AUGUST 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Charlie Blackmon keeps it real as he flirts with a .400 batting average Charlie Blackmon has helped fuel the Colorado Rockies' hot start thanks to a .424 batting average, but ending the season at .400 is not his...
AUGUST 20, 2020 • LATIMES.COM
Analysis | Charlie Blackmon has a 7 percent chance of hitting .400. That’s actually really good. No one in baseball has batted .400 since Ted Williams batted .406 in 1941.
AUGUST 20, 2020 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Astros top Rockies 2-1 in 11; Greinke, Senzatela fine thru 9
Myles Straw’s RBI single with one out in the 11th inning lifted the Houston Astros over the Colorado Rockies 2-1 and extended their winning streak to a season-high six gamesAUGUST 18, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Reaches base four times Blackmon went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and two walks Sunday against the Rangers.
Impact Blackmon drove in his first run of the game on an infield single in the second inning. He followed that up with a double deep to right field in the fourth frame to record his 22nd RBI of the season. After two rare hitless performances, Blackmon collected hits in each of the Rockies' final two games of their weekend series. For the campaign, Blackmon is now hitting .446/.489/.663 with three home runs and 19 runs scored across 92 plate appearances.
AUGUST 17, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Gray strikes out 7 as Rockies beat Rangers 10-6
Jon Gray struck out seven over a season-high seven solid innings and was backed by a 14-hit attack as the Colorado Rockies beat the Texas Rangers 10-6AUGUST 16, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gibson, Dietrich lead Rangers to a 6-4 win over Rockies
Kyle Gibson pitched into the seventh inning on the way to his first win with Texas and newly signed Derek Dietrich hit a two-out, three-run home run in the eighth as the Rangers be...AUGUST 16, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Duvall's homer in 9th inning lifts Braves past Marlins 2-1
AUGUST 16, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Training camps have a different feel in this age of COVID-19
NFL training camps are off and running and they have a very different feel in this age of the coronavirusAUGUST 15, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday Sports in Brief
AUGUST 15, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yankees star Judge put on injured list with strained calf
Oft-injured Yankees star Aaron Judge was placed on the injured list with a right calf strain before Friday night’s game against Boston and manager Aaron Boone is optimistic the out...AUGUST 14, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Charlie Blackmon thinks his own batting title should get an asterisk The Colorado Rockies star thinks his impressive batting average should have an asterisk. Once MLB implemented the 60-game season after an ag...
AUGUST 13, 2020 • FANSIDED.COM
How Will 2020—and the Chase for .400—Be Remembered? Back in July we wondered how legitimate any statistic would be in a 60-game season. That discussion is even more loaded now.
AUGUST 13, 2020 • SI.COM
Colorado Rockies: Charlie Blackmon’s realistic run at .400 With three more hits Tuesday, Colorado Rockies slugger Charlie Blackmon's at .500. More than one-quarter of the way through the 2020 season...
AUGUST 13, 2020 • CALLTOTHEPEN.COM
Cubs top Tribe 7-2; Chicago's 12-3 start is best in 50 years
AUGUST 13, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dbacks bop Rockies 13-7; Blackmon hitless, drops under .500
Starling Marte homered and drove in four runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks battered the Colorado Rockies 13-7 in a Coors Field slugfest featuring 34 hits, but none by blistering Cha...AUGUST 12, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
'This is madness': As Charlie Blackmon ups his average to .500, baseball wonders "The zone you dream of," teammate Nolan Arenado said, "is the one he's in right now."
AUGUST 12, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM
