RAIMEL TAPIA NEWS

Rockies win 11-6, sending Rangers to 15th straight road loss

Austin Gomber pitched six shutout innings, Charlie Blackmon homered and the Colorado Rockies beat Texas 11-6 to finish a franchise-worst 0-9 trip for the Rangers and extend their l...

JUNE 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tapia heating up after meeting with family DENVER -- As Raimel Tapia sank deeper into his slump during the last road trip, manager Bud Black mentioned that Tapia’s approach was to try...

JUNE 3, 2021 • MLB.COM

Tallies three RBI, three hits Tapia went 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.

Impact Tapia's two doubles marked his first game this season with multiple extra-base hits. He knocked in half of the Rockies' runs Wednesday. The 26-year-old is slashing .261/.317/.367 in 204 plate appearances. Despite being the primary leadoff hitter, he has more RBI (29) than runs (23). His 29 RBI are second on his team behind Ryan McMahon's 32. In addition, Tapia has five long balls in the 2021 campaign.

JUNE 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Fuentes homers, Rockies beat reeling Rangers 6-3

Joshua Fuentes homered to back a strong outing from Antonio Senzatela as the Colorado Rockies beat Texas 6-3, the Rangers’ 14th straight road loss

JUNE 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brubaker, Keller pitch Pirates to 2 shutouts, sweep Rockies

Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh bullpen finished off a pair of seven-inning shutouts, and the Pirates blanked the Colorado Rockies 4-0 to sweep a doubleheader

MAY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Peraza leads Mets over Rockies 1-0, 4-2 for twin-bill sweep

José Peraza homered starting the third inning of the opener and followed with a tiebreaking single in the fourth inning of the second game, helping the New York Mets sweep Colorado...

MAY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Not in lineup for Game 2 Tapia isn't starting Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Mets.

Impact Tapia went 0-for-3 while leading off in Thursday's matinee. Connor Joe will take over in left field and bat seventh.

MAY 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Determining the fantasy baseball staying power of Miguel Rojas, Raimel Tapia and five more barrel-lite hitters Al Melchior examines seven hitters who are having success currently despite a subpar Barrel Rate and decides is they have staying power.

MAY 25, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Story hits walk-off HR in 9th, Rockies beat slumping Dbacks

Trevor Story hit a home run leading off the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Colorado Rockies over the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3

MAY 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blackman's HR, Tapia's catch lift Rockies over D-backs 7-6

Charlie Blackmon hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Madison Bumgarner in a four-run sixth inning, left fielder Raimel Tapia made a dazzling catch to thwart a rally attempt and th...

MAY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Homers Friday in win Tapia went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Friday's 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact Tapia slammed his fifth home run of the season off Seth Frankoff in the second inning Friday. Prior to the home run, Tapia was 1-for-16 in his last five games. His slash line is down to .277/.341/.400 in 173 plate appearances. The 27-year-old has five home runs, 24 RBI, 22 runs and five steals this season.

MAY 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

McMahon homers twice, Rockies beat Diamondbacks 7-1

German Marquez scattered four hits over seven scoreless innings, Ryan McMahon homered twice and drove in three runs, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1

MAY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Not starting Tuesday Tapia is not in the lineup Tuesday at San Diego.

Impact Tapia missed Friday's game against the Reds with a thumb injury but was back in the lineup for Saturday's and Sunday's contests. The 27-year-old will take a seat Tuesday with lefty Blake Snell on the mound for the Friars.

MAY 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Padres host the Rockies after Darvish's strong performance

San Diego looks to follow up a dominant outing by Monday starter Yu Darvish

MAY 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Senzatela expected to start as Rockies host the Reds

The Rockies will send Antonio Senzatela to the mound Sunday and the Reds will give Jeff Hoffman the start

MAY 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Back in lineup Tapia (thumb) will return to the lineup Saturday against Cincinnati, leading off and playing left field, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Impact Tapia was scratched from Friday's lineup with a left thumb injury, but the issue evidently isn't serious enough to sideline him for more than one game. He's good to go after taking the precious day off and will look to build on a recent stretch which has seen him hit .353 with four steals in his last 13 games.

MAY 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Dealing with left thumb injury Tapia was scratched from the lineup for Friday's game against the Reds with a left thumb issue, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Impact While he initially wasn't sure which hand was bothering Tapia, manager Bud Black later specified that it's Tapia left hand/thumb area. Per Danielle Allentuck of the Denver Gazette, the injury isn't believed to be serious and Tapia tried to hit in the cage earlier in the day. The staff decided he could use a day to rest and get treatment.

MAY 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Groke: So, with Raimel Tapia scratched from the lineup... - The Athletic So, with Raimel Tapia scratched from the lineup Friday (sore thumb) and Matt Adams on the IL (bruised shin) and with a 10-man bullpen, the R...

MAY 14, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Scratched from lineup Tapia was scratched from the lineup for Friday's game against the Reds for undisclosed reasons, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports.

Impact Tapia had initially been set to lead off and play left field. Garrett Hampson will enter the lineup as the leadoff man and center fielder, with Yonathan Daza shifting over to left.

MAY 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Colorado hosts Cincinnati following Gonzalez's strong showing

Colorado looks to follow up a dominant outing by Thursday starter Chi Chi Gonzalez

MAY 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gonzalez scheduled to start for Colorado against Cincinnati

The Rockies are expected to send Chi Chi Gonzalez to the mound Thursday and the Reds will give Luis Castillo the start

MAY 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Notches steal Tapia went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in a 5-3 loss to San Diego in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader.

Impact Tapia got aboard with a single and stole second in the fifth inning. The hot-hitting outfield is up to 16-for-43 (.372) in his last 11 contests. He's recorded four home runs, 20 RBI, 16 runs scored and a .305/.353/.422 slash line across 139 plate appearances while often hitting at the top of Colorado's order.

MAY 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Fuentes, Rockies split doubleheader with virus-short Padres

Josh Fuentes capped a big night with a two-out, walk-off single in the eighth inning after earlier hitting a two-run homer and the Colorado Rockies salvaged a doubleheader split by...

MAY 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Slumping Rockies look to end 4-game skid against Padres

Colorado will try to break its four-game losing streak when the Rockies take on San Diego

MAY 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colorado takes 3-game losing streak into matchup with San Diego

Colorado is looking to break its three-game losing streak with a win over San Diego

MAY 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS