COLORADO ROCKIES NEWS

Justin Lawrence - Handles ninth-inning work Lawrence picked up the save Tuesday against the Cubs. He allowed one walk while striking out two over a scoreless inning.

Impact Lawrence earned his first save since August 14 on Tuesday, taking over the ninth inning role with Tyler Kinsley having pitched on back-to-back days and blowing a save opportunity Monday. The save was Lawrence's 11th of the campaign on 17 opportunities. Regardless, expect Kinsley to continue to serve as the Rockies top closer moving forward.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Chris Flexen - Does enough in no-decision Flexen did not factor into the decision Tuesday, allowing three runs on nine hits and two walks over 5.1 innings against the Cubs. He struck out five.

Impact Though he surrendered nine hits on the day, Flexen managed to limit the Cubs to just three runs and notched his third start of the season without surrendering a home run. Since joining Colorado (44 innings), Flexen owns a sub-par 6.76 ERA to pair with a 36:15 K:BB. He'll close out his two-start week Sunday at home against the Giants.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Kris Bryant homers against former team as Rockies handle Cubs Kris Bryant homered among his two hits, Elias Diaz contributed three hits and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 in Denver on Tu...

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Kris Bryant homers, has 3 RBIs against former team in Rockies' 6-4 win over Cubs

Kris Bryant hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning and had three RBIs against his former team, helping the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Tuesday night

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hunter Goodman - Out of lineup Tuesday Goodman is absent from the lineup Tuesday versus the Cubs.

Impact This looks to be a routine day of rest for Goodman, who has produced a .302/.340/.535 batting line with 13 RBI through his first 13 major-league games. Nolan Jones is playing left field Tuesday as Elehuris Montero covers first base.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ezequiel Tovar - Gets breather Tuesday Tovar is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Cubs.

Impact Tovar is mostly enjoying a productive second half, but he has gone 0-for-12 with no walks and two strikeouts over his last three games. Alan Trejo will get a turn at shortstop and bat eighth for the Rockies on Tuesday.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Rockies aim to end skid in game against the Cubs

The Colorado Rockies will try to stop a five-game slide when they play the Chicago Cubs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tyler Kinley - Blows save chance Monday Kinley (0-2) blew a save and took the loss against the Cubs on Monday, allowing two runs on two hits and one walk over one inning.

Impact Kinley got the opportunity to notch his second save over his past three appearances, but he couldn't come through . The right-hander entered in the ninth inning trying to protect a one-run lead and quickly fell behind when each of the Cubs' first three batters reached base, with two of them scoring. To his credit, Kinley rebounded to retire the final three hitters he faced without allowing another run to cross, but that wasn't enough to prevent him from taking the loss. Kinley's recent save chances have come following a rough stretch by Justin Lawrence, who earned a hold with a scoreless 10th frame Monday. Lawrence hasn't allowed any runs over his past three outings and could still be in the closer mix, especially after Kinley's poor outing against Chicago.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Freeland - Posts quality start Monday Freeland allowed three runs on eight hits and no walks while striking out two batters over six innings in a no-decision versus the Cubs on Monday.

Impact Freeland allowed just one run through four frames before fading a bit and yielding a single score in each of the fifth and sixth innings. That was still enough to earn him his second straight quality start, the first time he has accomplished back-to-back quality starts since mid-May. Freeland isn't really on the fantasy radar outside of deeper leagues, however, as he has posted a poor 5.07 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 93:41 K:BB over 152.2 innings on the campaign.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jones, young Rox gaining experience, learning lessons late in season DENVER -- During the top of the ninth inning, the AT&T SportsNet cameras zoomed in on a deep and slimy divot in left-center at Coors Field....

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 • MLB.COM

Chicago Cubs rally for 5-4 win over the Colorado Rockies behind Yan Gomes' two-run single in ninth A double steal by Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ put runners on second and third for Gomes in the top of the ninth inning Monday night at Coors...

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 • BOSTONHERALD.COM

Rockies blow ninth-inning lead in series opener to Cubs as home plate umpire leaves game DENVER — As usual, September is the closest Colorado will get to the cold-weather thrills of playoff baseball. The Rockies can try to conjur...

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Yan Gomes' clutch hit lifts Cubs over Rockies Yan Gomes had three hits, including a two-run single in the ninth inning, as the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Mo...

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Yan Gomes gets key hit as Chicago Cubs top Colorado Rockies 5-4

Yan Gomes hit a two-run single in the ninth inning and Michael Fulmer stepped up at the very end, helping the Chicago Cubs top the Colorado Rockies 5-4

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Umpire Brian O'Nora leaves Cubs-Rockies game early Home plate umpire and crew chief Brian O’Nora suddenly left Monday night’s game between the Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies in Denver in t...

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 • SACBEE.COM

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • AL.COM

Rockies activate outfielder Kris Bryant from injured list

The Colorado Rockies activated outfielder Kris Bryant from the injured list on Monday and designated Cole Tucker for assignment

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cole Tucker - Removed from 40-man roster Tucker was designated for assignment Monday, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

Impact Tucker was removed from Colorado's 40-man roster in mid-August, and after being called up a little less than a week ago, he was dropped once more. It remains to be seen if he will head to Triple-A Albuquerque again or look for work with another organization.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Kris Bryant - Officially activated by Colorado Bryant (finger) was activated from the injured list Monday, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

Impact It was announced earlier in the day that Bryant was on track to return Monday, and the Rockies made the move official shortly thereafter. Bryant figures to be busy the rest of the way, but it has not been announced whether or not he will be in the lineup for Monday's matchup against his former team, the Cubs.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Kris Bryant - Coming back from IL on Monday The Rockies are expected to reinstate Bryant (finger) from the 10-day injured list ahead of Monday's game against the Cubs, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Impact Bryant has missed the Rockies' last 45 games while recovering from a fractured finger on his left hand, but after taking batting practice last week and incorporating full baseball activities into his training regimen, he looks like he'll be ready to rejoin the lineup without requiring a minor-league rehab assignment beforehand. When healthy this season, Bryant has made starts either in right field or designated hitter, but Luke Zahlmann of The Denver Gazette suggests the 31-year-old may also get some exposure to left field and first base down the stretch.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Helton teams up with organization to eliminate $10 million in medical bills for Colorado residents

Retired Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton is teaming up with the organization RIP Medical Debt to help eliminate $10 million in medical bills for residents around the stat...

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ryan Feltner - Goes 2.2 innings in rehab start Feltner (head) made the second start of his rehab assignment Thursday with Triple-A Albuquerque, covering 2.2 innings and striking out two while allowing one earned run on three hi...

Impact After tossing three innings of one-run ball in his first rehab outing Sept. 1 at High-A Spokane, Feltner jumped up two levels for his second start. Though he retired one less hitter than he had in his prior appearance, Feltner was able to build his pitch count up from 36 to 50. He'll likely require one or more tune-up outings at Albuquerque before returning from the 60-day injured list and slotting back into the Colorado rotation in the back half of September.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Rockies host the Cubs in first of 3-game series

The Colorado Rockies begin a three-game series at home against the Chicago Cubs on Monday

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Elehuris Montero - Notches three hits in loss Montero went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Giants.

Impact Montero has hit safely in seven of nine games in September, and three of them have been multi-hit efforts. The infielder is 11-for-28 (.393) this month with a home run, three doubles and three RBI. For the season, he's slashing .243/.289/.402 with six homers, 29 RBI, 28 runs scored and 12 doubles across 232 plate appearances. He's seeing consistent playing time between first base and designated hitter as the Rockies evaluate younger players toward the tail end of a lost season.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Peter Lambert - Hit hard in loss Lambert (3-7) gave up six runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out two over five innings, taking the loss Sunday versus the Giants.

Impact The Rockies gave Lambert a 3-0 lead to work with in the second inning, but it was gone by the end of the third. The Giants teed off with three homers in this contest, the most Lambert's given up in an appearance this season. He's now at a 5.36 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 71:28 K:BB through 87.1 innings over 25 appearances (11 starts). The right-hander is projected for a rematch at home with the Giants in his next outing.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE