Impact Diaz started the past two games and will receive a maintenance day in the series finale. Dom Nunez will catch for Austin Gomber and bat eighth.
AUGUST 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
ELIAS DÍAZ #15 - CATCHER - SAN DIEGO PADRES
6 HR •
39 RBI •
.265 AVG
6 HR
39 RBI
.265 AVG
Day off Sunday Diaz is out of the lineup Sunday against the Padres, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.
Slugs another homer Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in a 5-3 win over San Diego on Saturday.
Impact Diaz's fifth-inning home run off Yu Darvish gave the Rockies a lead they wouldn't relinquish. It was Diaz's second straight game with a long ball. The backstop is slashing a subpar .212/.283/.414 with 11 home runs in 62 games.
AUGUST 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Padres lose Tatis to shoulder injury, fall 9-4 to Rockies
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Out of Thursday's lineup Diaz is not in the lineup Thursday against the Angels.
Impact Diaz started the past two games and will receive a day off after going 2-for-9 with a double, a walk, an RBI and two runs. Dom Nunez will start behind the plate Thursday.
JULY 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Not starting Monday Diaz is out of the lineup Monday against the Angels.
Impact Diaz went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Sunday and will continue to alternate starts behind the plate with Dom Nunez, who is batting ninth Monday.
JULY 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Smacks second-inning homer Diaz went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers.
Impact Diaz's ninth long ball of the season briefly helped the Rockies recapture the lead after the Dodgers tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the first inning. Even after leaving the yard twice during the series in Los Angeles, Diaz is sitting on a modest .675 OPS for the season. Even for a catcher, that mark is nothing special, but it should be good enough to keep Diaz ahead of Dom Nunez (.633 OPS, 37.2 percent strikeout rate in 183 plate appearances) on the depth chart.
JULY 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Smith, Taylor power short-handed Dodgers past Rockies, 3-2
Will Smith hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on SundayJULY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Not starting Saturday Diaz will be on the bench Saturday against the Dodgers.
Impact Diaz has become the Rockies' primary catcher despite a .210/.278/.381 slash line, though he's justified the role over his last 16 games, homering six times while posting a 1.071 OPS. Dom Nunez will start behind the plate Saturday.
JULY 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Homers Friday Diaz went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's game 9-6 win over the Dodgers.
Impact Diaz got the scoring kicked off for the Rockies with a solo homer to left off David Price in the third. The 30-year-old sent one out for the first time since July 7 after he homered five times in a span of eight games a few weeks back. He still has not swung a healthy bat overall, as he's slashing .210/.278/.381 with eight homers, 19 RBI,20 runs scored and a 17:33 BB:K over 194 plate appearances. His lack of ability to produce has afforded him a timeshare behind the plate with Dom Nunez.
JULY 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Rockies rally, win in 10th as Dodgers' bullpen woes continue
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Out of lineup Wednesday Diaz isn't starting Wednesday's game against Seattle.
Impact Diaz had started each of the last two games and went 2-for-8. Dom Nunez will take over at catcher and bat eighth.
JULY 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Not starting Saturday Diaz will be on the bench for Saturday's game against the Dodgers.
Impact Anyone who calls Coors Field home is theoretically an interesting fantasy option, but that hasn't been the case for either of the Rockies' backstops this season. Diaz is hitting just .209/.282/.374 on the year, while Dom Nunez, who starts behind the plate Saturday, is hitting an even worse .171/.274/.355.
JULY 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Day off Saturday Diaz will sit Saturday against the Padres, Daniel Guerrero of MLB.com reports.
Impact Diaz is in the middle of a rare hot streak, slashing .400/.475/.886 over his last 11 games while homering five times. He'll rest Saturday, with Dom Nunez taking over behind the plate.
JULY 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Diaz, Padres bullpen dominate in 4-2 win over Rockies
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Out of lineup Thursday Diaz isn't starting Thursday against the Diamondbacks.
Impact Diaz has gone 8-for-21 with three home runs, two doubles, six RBI and four runs across his last six appearances, and he'll get a breather Thursday. Dom Nunez will start at catcher and bat eighth.
JULY 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Homers in loss Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to Arizona.
Impact Diaz took Matt Peacock deep to center to lead off the seventh and finally get the Rockies on the scoreboard. He now has five homers over his last eight games after having only two in his first 41 contests. The recent power surge has been a welcoming surprise but is surely unsustainable and won't take away from the fact that Diaz is slashing just .205/.280/.384 with seven homers, 17 RBI, 19 runs scored and a 16:31 BB:K over 168 plate appearances for the season.
JULY 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
WATCH: Elias Diaz's walk-off single to lift Rockies over Cardinals on the Fourth of July For the second time in four days, Elias Diaz’s heroics lifted the Rockies to victory.
JULY 4, 2021 • DENVERPOST.COM
Elias Diaz's walk-off single lift Rockies to 3-2 win over Cardinals LoDo magic is alive and well for the Rockies.
JULY 4, 2021 • DENVERPOST.COM
Heads to bench Sunday Diaz is out of the lineup Sunday versus the Cardinals.
Impact Diaz started six of the past seven games and will receive the day off Sunday. Dom Nunez will work behind the plate in his place.
JULY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Power surge continues Diaz went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Friday's 9-3 extra-inning loss to the Cardinals.
Impact The 30-year-old backstop is on a roll, hitting safely in six straight games and going yard in four straight. The surge has boosted his slash line on the season to a still-rough .203/.279/.377, but he's at least been a viable streaming option in Coors Field, posting a .786 OPS at home with five of his six homers on the year.
JULY 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Gonzalez scheduled to start as Colorado hosts St. Louis
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Slugs walk-off homer Diaz went 3-for-4 with a double, three-run homer and strikeout in a 5-2 victory against St. Louis on Thursday.
Impact Diaz has been scorching of late as he extended his hitting streak to five games and homer streak to three with his walk-off blast in the ninth. The hot streak has increased his slash line to .194/.273/.343, though Diaz has been much better of late following an abysmal opening two months.
JULY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Sitting Wednesday Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain reports.
Impact After he was behind the plate for each of the Rockies' last three games, Diaz will cede catching duties to Dom Nunez in the series finale. With Diaz having homered in back-to-back games and recorded at least one hit in four straight contests, he appears to have solidified his spot atop the depth chart for the time being.
JUNE 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Goes deep again Tuesday Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in an 8-0 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Impact The backstop crushed a 451-foot solo shot to center field in the fifth inning for his fourth homer of the season. Three of those long balls have come in his past eight games, including two in the past two days. The sudden power surge has helped Diaz get the majority of starts behind the dish of late, as fellow catcher Dom Nunez is hitting only .135 in June and hasn't homered since May 1.
JUNE 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Colorado hosts Pittsburgh after Marquez's strong performance
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