COLORADO ROCKIES NEWS

Bradley Blalock - Returns to Triple-A The Rockies optioned Blalock to Triple-A Albuquerque on Sunday.

Impact With Cal Quantrill (tricep) returning from the injured list to start Sunday's game against the Cubs and Antonio Senzatela (elbow) set to return from the IL to start Monday versus the Diamondbacks, the Rockies no longer had room in the rotation for Blalock. The right-hander made six starts for Colorado following his Aug. 12 call-up from Triple-A, logging a 1-3 record with a 6.07 ERA, 1.82 WHIP and 20:19 K:BB in 29.2 innings.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Jordan Beck - Not in Sunday's lineup Beck is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Impact Beck started the previously three games and will hit the bench after going 2-for-9 with a solo homer. Jake Cave will enter the lineup in right field and bat second.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Charlie Blackmon - Heading to bench Sunday Blackmon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Impact Blackmon started the first two games of the series and will receive Sunday off after going 3-for-9 with a walk, a double and a run scored. Sam Hilliard will bat sixth as the designated hitter in the series finale.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Brendan Rodgers - Dealing with hamstring tightness Rodgers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs due to hamstring tightness, Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com reports.

Impact The injury will cost Rodgers a second straight start, but the Rockies don't seem to believe he's at risk of landing on the 10-day injured list. In fact, Lyons relays that the second baseman could be back in the lineup as soon as Monday's game against the Diamondbacks. Over the final two weeks of the season, the Rockies will play nine of their 12 games at hitter-friendly Coors Field, making Rodgers a more appealing fantasy option than usual if he's able to shake off the hamstring injury.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Cal Quantrill - Activated for Sunday's start Quantrill (triceps) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list to start Sunday against the Cubs.

Impact The right-hander has been sidelined since late August due to a triceps injury, but he's ready to rejoin Colorado's rotation after a brief stay on the injured list. Quantrill has a 6.06 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and 25:18 K:BB in 35.2 innings across seven starts since the All-Star break.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Rockies hunting rare sweep vs. fading Cubs For a team 35 games below .500, the Colorado Rockies have shown plenty of fight as their season nears its end.Colorado has won three straigh...

SEPTEMBER 15 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Cubs look to stop skid in matchup with the Rockies

The Chicago Cubs enter the matchup against the Colorado Rockies after losing three games in a row

SEPTEMBER 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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SEPTEMBER 15 • DATA SKRIVE

Sam Hilliard's tying pinch homer for the Rockies came with memories of his late father

As Colorado Rockies pinch hitter Sam Hilliard rounded the bases after hitting a tying two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning on Saturday night against the Cubs, his tho...

SEPTEMBER 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Michael Toglia - Belts homer in win Toglia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Cubs.

Impact Toglia is 9-for-32 (.281) with three homers over his last nine contests. His blast Saturday was part of a comeback push for the Rockies, as he cut the Cubs' lead to 3-2 in the seventh inning. Toglia continues to impress with power, boasting 24 homers and a .473 slugging percentage through 103 contests. He's batting just .221 on the year with 51 RBI, 58 runs scored and eight stolen bases, though he's found more consistency at the plate in September.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Charlie Blackmon - Racks up three hits Blackmon went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Cubs.

Impact Blackmon delivered the Rockies' lone multi-hit effort Saturday. The veteran is hitting .286 (10-for-35) over 10 contests in September, with three of those games being multi-hit performances. He's up to a .251/.320/.389 slash line with nine home runs, 45 RBI, 51 runs scored and six stolen bases across 113 games this season.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Sam Hilliard - Comes up clutch Saturday Hilliard hit a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Rockies.

Impact Hilliard delivered a game-tying, two-out blast in the ninth inning, and the Rockies went on to win in the 10th. Over his last nine games, Hilliard has four homers and eight RBI. The outfielder is at a .248/.302/.533 slash line with eight long balls, 23 RBI, 22 runs scored and four stolen bases over 119 plate appearances this season. He continues to fill a depth role for the Rockies, rotating in as a reserve outfielder versus right-handed pitchers.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Freeland - Goes seven innings versus Cubs Freeland allowed three runs on seven hits and a walk while striking three over seven innings in a no-decision versus the Cubs on Saturday.

Impact Freeland secured his fourth quality start in his last five outings while matching his season high with seven innings. Two of the three runs on Freeland's line came via solo home runs by Cody Bellinger and Pete Crow-Armstrong. Through 19 starts this season, Freeland has a 4.89 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 79:25 K:BB across 103 innings. He's projected to make his next start on the road in a tough matchup against the Dodgers.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Rockies rally in 9th then walk off Cubs in extras Brenton Doyle ripped a game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning as the Colorado Rockies walked off the visiting Chicago Cubs 6-5 on Saturd...

SEPTEMBER 15 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Hilliard ties it with pinch-hit HR in 9th and Doyle's single in 10th lifts Rockies over Cubs 6-5

Pinch-hitter Sam Hilliard tied the score with a two-run homer in the ninth inning and Brenton Doyle delivered a game-winning single in the 10th as the Colorado Rockies rallied to b...

SEPTEMBER 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sam Hilliard, Brenton Doyle lift Rockies to wild win over Cubs Brenton Doyle won the game with a walk-off single to left off Drew Smiley, scoring ghost runner Aaron Schunk. Shunk had advanced to third on...

SEPTEMBER 15 • DENVERPOST.COM

Hilliard's heroic two-run blast sets up walk-off win in extras DENVER -- The Rockies continued their late-season surge at home with a dramatic 6-5 walk-off victory in 10 innings over the Cubs on Saturday...

SEPTEMBER 15 • MLB.COM

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SEPTEMBER 15 • DATA SKRIVE

Brendan Rodgers - Scratched Saturday Rodgers was scratched from the lineup ahead of Saturday's game versus the Cubs.

Impact The Rockies have not yet provided a reason for removing Rodgers from the starting nine, but more information should come in the near future. In the meantime, Aaron Schunk will step in to start at second base while batting ninth.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Nolan Jones - Taking seat Saturday Jones isn't in the Rockies' lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.

Impact Jones will get a breather Saturday after going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts during a victory in Friday's series opener. While he watches from the dugout, Jordan Beck, Brenton Doyle and Jake Cave will start in Colorado's outfield.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Hunter Goodman - Career-high seven RBI in win Goodman went 3-for-4 with two home runs and seven RBI in Friday's 9-5 win over the Cubs.

Impact The 24-year-old took Javier Assad deep in the second inning for a two-run blast before breaking open a 5-5 tie with a grand slam off Nate Pearson in the eighth. Per Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com, Goodman is the second-youngest player in Rockies history to record seven or more RBI in a game -- Troy Tulowitzki was about a month younger in 2009 when he accomplished the feat. Goodman has been seeing consistent playing time in September, mainly behind the plate, and he's gone 7-for-25 (.280) with three of his 11 homers and eight of his 32 RBI on the season.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Austin Gomber - Third straight quality start Gomber came away with a no-decision in Friday's 9-5 win over the Cubs, allowing two runs on nine hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out four.

Impact The southpaw produced his third straight quality start and 12th of the season, tying the career high he set in 2023, but Gomber saw his sixth win of the year slip away when the Rockies bullpen coughed up the lead in the top of the eighth inning. The 30-year-old has been sharp since the beginning of August, delivering six QS in eight trips to the mound while posting a 3.67 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 34:10 K:BB through 49 innings. Gomber will look to keep rolling in his next outing, which is scheduled to come at home next week against the Diamondbacks.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Austin Gomber - Third straight quality start Gomber came away with a no-decision in Friday's 9-5 win over the Cubs, allowing two runs on nine hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out four.

Impact The southpaw produced his third straight quality start and 12th of the season, tying the career high he set in 2023, but Gomber saw his sixth win of the year slip away when the Colorado bullpen coughed up the lead in the top of the eighth inning. The 30-year-old has been sharp since the beginning of August, delivering six QS in eight trips to the mound while posting a 3.67 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 34:10 K:BB through 49 innings. Gomber will look to keep rolling in his next outing, which is scheduled to come at home next week against the Diamondbacks.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Antonio Senzatela - Making 2024 debut Monday Senzatela (elbow) will be activated from the 60-day injured list to start Monday's game against the Diamondbacks at Coors Field, MLB.com reports.

Impact Senzatela has been on the IL all season while recovering from the Tommy John surgery he underwent last July, but after completing his lengthy rehab process, he appears poised to make two or three starts with the Rockies before the 2024 campaign comes to a close. Manager Bud Black said that there will be a "harness" on Senzatela in his 2024 debut Monday, so the right-hander likely won't be asked to throw much more than 70 pitches against Arizona. Over the course of his five rehab outings between stops at High-A Spokane and Double-A Hartford, Senzatela maxed out at 68 pitches and posted a 5.29 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 18:4 K:BB across 17 innings.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Rockies look to deal another blow to Cubs' slim playoff aspirations The Colorado Rockies have been eliminated from postseason contention but are doing their best to hurt teams with hopes to reach the playoffs...

SEPTEMBER 14 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM