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Matt Adams go-ahead RBI single in the ninth inning Sunday helped the visiting Colorado Rockies snap a five-game skid with a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates take 2 of 3 from Rockies, travel to Kansas City for 2 games Monday and Tuesday

The Rockies defy the odds and avoid the sweep in the final game of an ugly series.

The question is what to do about it. The answer — use or lose Jhoulys Chacin. Just to provided updated stats on the relief corps, the Rockies have the worst ERA in the NL and second-worst in baseball at 5.46. They are tied for second-worst WAR at -0.7 and tied for third in the majors for most losses with 12. They rank No. 25 in strikeouts per nine innings at 8.71 and are No. 26 in walks per nine innings at 4.57. They are also the only bullpen in the majors not to currently have at least one l...

Mets, Rockies finish off series with doubleheader Field Level Media 27 May 2021, 20:19 GMT+10 The Colorado Rockies and Mets received an unexpected night off Wednesday due to a storm that passed through the New York area. So instead of a getaway day on Thursday, the teams will play a pair of seven-inning games to complete the four-game series. Right-hander Marcus Stroman (3-4, 2.75 ERA), who was scheduled to start Wednesday, will get the nod for the Mets in the first game. Left-hander Joey Lucch...

May 25, 2021 The 2021 version of Bullpen Report includes five different sections, as well as the closer chart, which can be found at the bottom of the page. Notable Workloads: Primary closers or valuable members of a closer committee who have been deemed unavailable or likely unavailable for the current day due to recent workload. Injury News  Outlier Saves: Explanation for a non-closer earning a save during the previous day. Committee Clarity: Notes on a closer committee that clarify a pitche...

May 25, 2021 There isn’t really an overlying theme for this week expect it seems many managers are just cleaning up their rosters of disappointing players. Since these unproductive players are being dropped, the list is barren of talent. Normally, I start with the same tought, but I end up finding a few hidden gems. Tauchman is the only one I might consider adding. I do spend some time in the append defining Trailing Drops and how it could drag down teams. For this weekly feature, I use the N...

Rockies 3, Mets 2: Austin Gomber pitches a near-complete game under the lights of the Big Apple Share this story It was a short, well-pitched game to start the road trip. A combination of stellar pitching and good offense gave the Rockies just their third road win of the season, and their first Game 1 win of any road series in 2021. Gomber pitched a bloody gem What a night for Austin Gomber! He had a perfect game through three innings before allowing a leadoff single in the fourth to third bas...

DENVER (AP) — 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. Story hit a 1-1 curveball from Stefan Crichton to complete a sweep of the Diamondbacks. It was his fifth homer of the season. Josh Fuentes had two doubles and Daniel Bard pitched the ninth to get the win. Pavin Smith homered for Arizona, which has lost eight in a row and 13 straight on the road. The Diamondbacks nearly overcame the early...

By Syndicated Content May 23, 2021 | 10:52 PM Julio Urias became the first pitcher in more than two years to drive in three runs and strike out 10 batters in the same game and Gavin Lux added his second grand slam in six days as the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-day demolition of the host San Francisco Giants with an 11-5 victory on Sunday. The sweep-completing win pushed the Dodgers past the Giants in the National League West standings after San Francisco had overtaken the defe...