NOLAN ARENADO NEWS

Peak Notes: Rockies cycling through more closers, Nolan Arenado shrugs at streak The Rockies already were riding a closer carousel with Wade Davis and Scott Oberg injured.

AUGUST 17, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM

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

Lynn tosses 2-hit complete game, Rangers beat Rockies 3-2

Lance Lynn allowed two hits in the first inning on the way to his first complete game in six years, Nick Solak homered, and the Texas Rangers beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2

AUGUST 15, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cole wins 20th straight regular-season game, Yanks top BoSox

AUGUST 15, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blasts two homers Arenado went 3-for-5 with two homers, a double and three RBI in Wednesday's 13-7 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Impact The 29-year-old launched his fifth and sixth homers of the season Wednesday, which traveled 426 and 441 feet, respectively. Arenado entered the series against Arizona in an 0-for-13 skid, but he went 8-for-12 with three homers, two doubles and seven RBI across the three games.

AUGUST 13, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

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

Goes yard in win Arenado went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and an intentional walk in Tuesday's 8-7 win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact Arenado went deep off Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen in the fourth inning. In the eighth, reliever Kevin Ginkel intentionally walked Arenado to get to Daniel Murphy. The Rockies' rally continued as Raimel Tapia plated Arenado and Murphy with a two-run double. The 29-year-old Arenado is batting .246 with four homers, nine RBI and eight runs scored in 16 games this season.

AUGUST 12, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Shaw, Blue Jays beat Marlins 5-4 in MLB's return to Buffalo

AUGUST 12, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Padres take opener from light-hitting Dodgers, 2-1

AUGUST 11, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Diamondbacks get 18 hits in 12-8 win over Rockies

Kole Calhoun homered and had a two-run double to lead Arizona’s 18-hit outburst, and the Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 12-8

AUGUST 11, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Collects four hits Arenado went 4-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Monday's 12-8 loss to Arizona.

Impact Arenado was perfect at the dish, collecting four hits and an RBI sacrifice fly in his five plate appearances. The 29-year-old third baseman has struggled so far this season and Monday's performance was just his second multi-hit game of 2020. He's batting just .241 with four extra-base hits.

AUGUST 11, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

AP study: MLB average salary under $1.3M; Scherzer tops list

A study by The Associated Press shows Major League Baseball’s eye-popping salaries took an astonishing dive during the pandemic to their lowest level in nearly a quarter-century

AUGUST 10, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sheffield shuts down Rockies for 1st W as Mariners win 5-3

Justus Sheffield pitched six shutout innings for his first major league win, Dylan Moore hit a two-run homer and the Seattle Mariners beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Sunday

AUGUST 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Watch White's 'phenomenal' rob of Arenado Evan White has struggled at the plate in the first few weeks of his Major League career as he makes the adjustment after jumping from Double...

AUGUST 9, 2020 • MLB.COM

Day off Sunday Arenado is not in the lineup Sunday against the Mariners.

Impact The 29-year-old is 0-for-13 with one walk over the past three games and will receive a day to reset Sunday. Overall this season Arenado has a .185/.262/.352 slash line with three homers in 61 plate appearances. Chris Owings will take over at third base for the Rockies in the series finale.

AUGUST 9, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in third straight game Arenado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Giants.

Impact Make it three consecutive games with a home run for Arenado after he went eight straight games without an extra-base hit to begin the season. Arenado's track record is virtually unrivaled among his peers and the numbers will only get better with more home cooking at Coors Field.

AUGUST 6, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Belt's 3-run homer lifts Giants over Rockies 4-3

Brandon Belt extended his success against Colorado starter Jon Gray with a three-run homer and a double to lead the San Francisco Giants past the Rockies 4-3

AUGUST 6, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

First-place Marlins sweep O's, move to 5-1 despite outbreak

AUGUST 6, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goes deep again Arenado went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Tuesday's win over San Francisco.

Impact After failing to hit a home run through his first eight games of the campaign, Arenado has now left the yard in each of the last two contests. He took Kevin Gausman deep in the sixth inning Tuesday to extend Colorado's one-run lead. Arenado remains one of the premier third basemen in the league, though he has gotten off to a slow start at the plate in 2020, slashing .243/.326/.405 with four RBI and five walks through 10 games.

AUGUST 5, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Retooled Marlins triumphant in return, beat Orioles 4-0

AUGUST 5, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Retooled Marlins triumphant in return, beat Orioles 4-0

AUGUST 5, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Márquez strikes out 9, Rockies beat Giants 5-2

Germán Márquez struck out nine in efficiently throwing into the eighth and benefited from an overturned home-run call as the rolling Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants...

AUGUST 5, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mets beat Braves 7-2; Atlanta ace Soroka tears Achilles

AUGUST 4, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clocks first home run Arenado went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Monday's 7-6 win over the Giants.

Impact Arenado's two-run blast jumpstarted a five-run sixth inning for the Rockies. It was the first long ball of the year for the perennial MVP candidate. He's slashing just .235/.308/.324 with three RBI and three runs scored.

AUGUST 4, 2020 • ROTOWIRE