COLORADO ROCKIES NEWS

Evan Justice - Back in minors The Rockies optioned Justice to Triple-A Albuquerque on Thursday.

Impact Justice will head back to the minors just four days after joining the big club and recording one out in his season debut Sunday. The 26-year-old southpaw owns a 9.90 ERA through 20 innings at Albuquerque, though he's surrendered just one earned run across his last six minor-league appearances. Jaden Hill was selected from Triple-A in a corresponding move.

SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Jaden Hill - Added to roster The Rockies selected Hill's contract from Triple-A Albuquerque on Thursday.

Impact Hill, a second-round pick in the 2021 First-Year Player Draft, became a full-time reliever this season and has posted a 4.57 ERA and 69:17 K:BB over 45.1 innings between Double-A Hartford and Albuquerque. He has the potential to be a high-leverage reliever for the Rockies, but Hill will likely work in low-leverage spots initially. When/if he gets into a game, it will be Hill's major-league debut.

SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Drew Romo - Absent from Colorado lineup Romo is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Atlanta.

Impact Romo was in the lineup for each of the Rockies' last four contests (three at catcher, one at designated hitter), but he will begin this one on the bench. Hunter Goodman is behind the plate for the series finale.

SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Charlie Blackmon - Drives in pair Blackmon went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI on Wednesday against Atlanta.

Impact Blackmon has seen his playing time dwindle of late, but he returned to the lineup after sitting the Rockies' last two games. He's been productive in the short term when given an opportunity, driving in four and scoring twice across his last six contests while going 7-for-22.

SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Rockies look to end 3-game skid, play the Braves

The Colorado Rockies head into the matchup with the Atlanta Braves as losers of three in a row

SEPTEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bradley Blalock - Done in by first inning Wednesday Blalock (1-2) took the loss against Atlanta on Wednesday, allowing four runs on four hits and six walks while striking out two batters over five innings.

Impact All of the runs Blalock allowed came with two outs in the first inning, as Atlanta scored four runs in a span of four batters on a pair of doubles, a walk and a Jarred Kelenic homer. Though Blalock didn't allow any runs in the remainder of his five frames, he also walked a batter in each of those innings and finished with a career-worst six free passes. The rookie right-hander yielded a respectable six runs over 16.2 frames over his first three starts, but in his subsequent two outings he's given up 11 runs (10 earned) in nine frames.

SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Georgia native Blalock battles through rocky first in hometown start ATLANTA -- As Bradley Blalock caught his breath in the visiting dugout at Truist Park on Wednesday night, his long-awaited dream of a hometo...

SEPTEMBER 5 • MLB.COM

Rockies go down early, never recover in 16-strikeout performance as Braves clinch series Colorado Rockies fans didn’t need to watch past the first inning on Wednesday to find out how the se...

SEPTEMBER 5 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Kelenic's three-run homer leads Braves past Rockies Jarred Kelenic’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning and sparked the Atlanta Braves to a 5-2 win over the visiting Colorado...

SEPTEMBER 5 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Jarred Kelenic's 3-run homer leads Braves past Rockies Jarred Kelenic’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning and sparked the Atlanta Braves to a 5-2 win over the visiting Colorado...

SEPTEMBER 5 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Jarred Kelenic's 3-run homer leads Braves to 5-2 win over Rockies

Jarred Kelenic hit a three-run home run and the Atlanta Braves continued their mastery of the Colorado Rockies with a 5-2 victory on Wednesday night

SEPTEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

How to Watch Braves vs. Rockies: TV Channel & Live Stream - September 5

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SEPTEMBER 5 • DATA SKRIVE

Braves vs. Rockies Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 5

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SEPTEMBER 5 • DATA SKRIVE

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SEPTEMBER 4 • MLB.COM

'I obviously felt terrible': Criswell apologetic after HBP to head ATLANTA -- Even Whit Merrifield, angry as he was after being hit in the head by a pitch from Jeff Criswell on Tuesday night, acknowledged th...

SEPTEMBER 4 • MLB.COM

Jordan Beck - Out of Colorado lineup Beck is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Atlanta.

Impact Beck had started the last five and seven of the last eight games, but he will begin this one on the bench. Nolan Jones and Sam Hilliard will occupy the corner outfield spots for the Rockies.

SEPTEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Antonio Senzatela - Another four-inning outing Senzatela (elbow) allowed two hits and struck out three with no walks across four scoreless innings in a rehab start with Double-A Hartford on Tuesday, MLB.com reports.

Impact This outing marked Senzatela's fourth start during his rehab stint and was his most effective. He still built up to only 52 pitches, so he'll likely need at least one more start in the minors before being activated.

SEPTEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Freeland - Dealing with blister Freeland was pulled early from his start Tuesday against Atlanta due to a blister, Matthew Leach of MLB.com reports.

Impact Freeland was effective across five innings, allowing only one earned run while striking out five. However, he was pulled after only 79 pitches due to the blister. Freeland dealt with the same issue in the middle of August and his status for a scheduled outing Sunday against Milwaukee is now unclear.

SEPTEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Freeland - Gets little help in loss Freeland (4-7) took the loss Tuesday as the Rockies fell 3-0 to Atlanta, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits over five innings. He struck out five without walking a batter.

Impact It was a sharp performance from the left-hander, who tossed 55 of 79 pitches for strikes, but he had the misfortune of being matched up with NL Cy Young favorite Chris Sale. Freeland has allowed three runs or less in six of his last seven starts, posting a 4.03 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 30:9 K:BB through 38 innings over that stretch. He'll look for a better result in his next trip to the mound, which lines up to come on the road this weekend in Milwaukee.

SEPTEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Rockies' Bradley Blalock returns home to face Braves The contrast in ages on the mound will be apparent Wednesday night when the Atlanta Braves host the Colorado Rockies in the second contest o...

SEPTEMBER 4 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Braves bring 1-0 series lead over Rockies into game 2

The Atlanta Braves lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies

SEPTEMBER 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colorado Rockies at Atlanta Braves odds, picks and predictions The Colorado Rockies (51-88) and Atlanta Braves (75-63) meet Wednesday for the middle game of a 3-game series. First pitch from Truist Park...

SEPTEMBER 4 • AZCENTRAL.COM

Blister problems pester Freeland again amid strong outing ATLANTA -- En route to yet another solid start in this encouraging second-half run that Kyle Freeland has enjoyed, an extremely unwelcome ol...

SEPTEMBER 4 • MLB.COM

Braves ace Chris Sale reaches 200 strikeouts in win over Rockies Chris Sale pitched seven scoreless innings and became the first left-hander in Atlanta franchise history to reach 200 strikeouts as the Brav...

SEPTEMBER 4 • KANSASCITY.COM

Braves ace Chris Sale dominates as Rockies' road futility continues The Colorado Rockies surely hate being a foregone conclusion. But they certainly were that going int...

SEPTEMBER 4 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM