Tracy tossed for arguing hit-by-pitch call  ...more ?
Tracy tossed for arguing hit-by-pitch call
Rockies' climb taller after bullpen meltdown  ...more ?
Rockies' climb taller after bullpen meltdown
CarGo riding 10-game extra-base-hit streak  ...more ?
CarGo riding 10-game extra-base-hit streak
Rox treating brief homestand like road trip  ...more ?
Rox treating brief homestand like road trip
Tracy being patient with Fowler, Young  ...more ?
Tracy being patient with Fowler, Young
Rox welcome Delcarmen for playoff push  ...more ?
Rox welcome Delcarmen for playoff push
Ubaldo drops pitchers' duel to Lincecum  ...more ?
Ubaldo drops pitchers' duel to Lincecum
Young burning up the basepaths with Rox  ...more ?
Young burning up the basepaths with Rox
Corpas to undergo Tommy John surgery  ...more ?
Corpas to undergo Tommy John surgery
Buchholz back from DL; Nelson recalled  ...more ?
Buchholz back from DL; Nelson recalled
Rockies keep chins up despite loss  ...more ?
Rockies keep chins up despite loss
Tulowitzki better, but rests another day  ...more ?
Tulowitzki better, but rests another day
Rockies primed to make playoff push  ...more ?
Rockies primed to make playoff push
Rockies get Delcarmen from Red Sox  ...more ?
Rockies get Delcarmen from Red Sox
Rockies pick up ground thanks to CarGo  ...more ?
Rockies pick up ground thanks to CarGo
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Rockies reinstate RHP Cook from 15-day DL (AP)  ...more ?
The Colorado Rockies have activated right-hander Aaron Cook from the 15-day disabled list and will start the sinkerball specialist Friday night in San Diego. Cook has been sidelined for a month with a right toe injury. He enters the game on a three-game skid, allowing five runs in each of those starts.
Rockies Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?

With a win in their makeup game Thursday against Philadelphia at Coors Field, the Rockies could have moved within 6 1/2 games of the Padres in the NL West and more important, 4 1/2 games of the Phillies in the wild-card race.

Instead, the Rockies blew leads of 4-0 and 7-3 and lost 12-11, a devastating defeat that dropped Colorado, which is fourth in the wild-card scramble, 6 1/2 games behind the Phillies with 29 games to play.

The Phillies scored nine runs in the seventh against Joe Beimel, Manny Delcarmen, who made his Rockies debut and ended up with a blown save and loss, and rookie Matt Reynolds.

"Let's give them credit," manager Jim Tracy said of the Phillies. "They got to our middle guys, and they got 'em good in the seventh."

Beimel and Matt Belisle...

Baseball Roundup: A look at Thursday's games (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?
The Colorado Rockies hammered Philadelphia's pitchers for 20 hits. Chase Utley made sure the Phillies still won.
Utley drives in 6 runs in Phillies' win (AP)  ...more ?
The blurry-eyed Philadelphia Phillies didn't mind that they wouldn't get a lot of shuteye after making their one-night stopover in Denver so worthwhile. Chase Utley drove in six runs and hit a grand slam to cap a nine-run seventh inning Thursday night as the Phillies overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 12-11 in a makeup of a May rainout.
Tracy ejected for arguing call in sixth (AP)  ...more ?
Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy has drawn his second ejection of the season. Tracy was tossed by home plate umpire Paul Emmel in the sixth inning of Thursday night's game against Philadelphia. Tracy argued vehemently after Emmel ruled that a pitch had struck Mike Sweeney on his right hand with the bases loaded, driving in a run.
Delcarmen meets up with new teammates (AP)  ...more ?
The Colorado Rockies returned home Thursday to play a makeup game with the Philadelphia Phillies and pick up their newest teammate, Manny Delcarmen. The hard-throwing right-handed reliever met up with his bleary-eyed teammates at Coors Field two days after the Rockies acquired him from the Boston Red Sox for minor league pitcher Chris Balcom-Miller.
Faith in Friars: Does a 7-game losing streak signal Padres doom? (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
The San Diego Padres lost their seventh straight game Wednesday night and, even though they still lead the NL...
Longoria's RBI single lifts Rays over Blue Jays (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Good pitching, even better defence and just enough offence to win another one-run game.


NL Roundup: A look at Wednesday's games (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?
Tim Lincecum beat Ubaldo Jimenez in a battle of National League aces in desperate need of a win.
Lincecum finally wins again for Giants (AP)  ...more ?
Darren Ford arrived from Double-A in the second inning following a delayed flight and missed connection. Then, he got thrown right into a tie game and a pennant race in his major league debut. Manager Bruce Bochy gambled with a speedy yet nervous rookie -- and it paid off, for ace Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants.
Rockies reliever Corpas to have elbow surgery (AP)  ...more ?
Colorado Rockies right-handed reliever Manuel Corpas will undergo reconstructive Tommy John elbow surgery. Corpas, placed on the 15-day disabled list last Friday with a sprained ligament in his right elbow, received a second opinion Tuesday from Dr. Lewis Yocum. Corpas is set for surgery next Wednesday and could be sidelined for the entire 2011 season considering the typical recovery time from Tommy...
Rockies reinstate RHP Buchholz from disabled list (AP)  ...more ?
The Colorado Rockies have activated reliever Taylor Buchholz from the 15-day disabled list and recalled infielder Chris Nelson from Triple-A Colorado Springs. Both players are expected to be available for the game Wednesday night in San Francisco. Buchholz has been out since mid-August with lower back stiffness.
Slumpbot .200: Cliff Lee's struggles continue down in Texas (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
Using the best technology available today, Slumpbot .200 identifies a few players who are currently having...
Rangers consider adding Lowell again (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
The Texas Rangers picked up outfielder Jeff Francoeur from the New York Mets last night to come off the bench in...
Torres' homer leads Giants to 5-2 win over Rockies (AP)  ...more ?
Andres Torres talks himself into a positive state of mind no matter the circumstance. This year, it's paying dividends. Torres led off the eighth inning with a go-ahead home run, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Tuesday night to close within four games of the NL West-leading San Diego Padres.
Red Sox trade reliever Delcarmen to Rockies (AP)  ...more ?
Having lost his spot in the Boston bullpen, Manny Delcarmen was traded with cash from the Red Sox to the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday for minor league pitcher Chris Balcom-Miller. The Red Sox have faded in the AL playoff race while the Rockies are trying to stay close in the NL wild-card chase. Delcarmen was 3-2 with a 4.70 ERA in 48 games for Boston this season.
Yankees schedule is toughest of contenders (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
The Twins have the easiest September schedule in a ranking of the 14 teams with a playoff shot.
Rockies rally late to beat Giants 2-1 (AP)  ...more ?
The San Francisco Giants were in prime position to gain ground in both the NL West and wild-card races until they got beat on a strange shattered-bat triple and an uncharacteristically off throw by their second baseman when he couldn't grip the ball. The Colorado Rockies rode that big break a step closer to making their own postseason push.
Family says McGregor died of virus (AP)  ...more ?
The family of Colorado Rockies president Keli McGregor said he didn't die of a heart attack or other preventable cardiac condition but from a rare virus that attacked his healthy heart. In a statement released through the team, his family said they wanted to "share this information with all of those who, like us, have searched for answers." The family said McGregor, who was 48,...
AccuScore: Cardinals take a dip (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
AccuScore uses past performance statistics to describe how players perform under different environmental,...