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The second half opened with some surprises in Texas, Arizona, Colorado and more. Greg Jewett is here to parse it all out.

The Rockies must get their Schmidt together with Monfort and Feasel and trade every player on the team who is 30 or older (except Charlie Blackmon) by the Aug. 1

Should the Red Sox bring back a familiar face? Several former Boston players could be available before the 2023 MLB trade deadline.

Andrew McCutchen and Rodolfo Castro homered and finished with two hits each, Connor Joe had three hits, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the host Colorado Rockies 14-3 in Denver on Wednesday.Jason D

With their starting rotation racked by injuries, the Rockies were forced to use a bullpen game Tuesday night at Coors Field. A sextet of relievers blanked the Astros for eight innings in Colorado's 4-3 victory.

Fernando Abad barely remembers his last win or even who he was facing. Abad picked his first victory in more than six years as the Colorado Rockies used a bullpen game featuring seven pitchers to beat the Houston Astros 4-3 on Tuesday night. “That (win) was a while ago,” said Abad, whose last victory was while he was with Boston on June 13, 2017, against Philadelphia.

Here are three Rockies players that the Red Sox could attempt to acquire if Colorado sells at the trade deadline.

Ezequiel Tovar lined a go-ahead triple in the fourth and the Rockies beat the Houston Astros 4-3 on Tuesday night in a bullpen game where Colorado used seven pitchers.

Nolan Jones led off the 11th inning with a tying, two-run homer off Nick Ramirez, Alan Trejo hit a game-ending drive off Ron Marinaccio and the Colorado Rockies beat the Yankees 8-7 Sunday to take two of three from New York. Colorado, a National League-worst 36-58, overcame a 3-1 deficit when C.J. Cron hit an eighth-inning grand slam off Clay Holmes, the first home run allowed by the right-hander this season.

New York has lost six of eight and is tied for last in the AL East at 50-44.