Rockies vs. Marlins: Colorado Salvages Series Split, Caps Off 5-2 Homestand

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Michael Cuddyer Injury Update: Rockies OF Faces Potential Early End To Season

Injuries, among a rash of other things, have been derailing the season for the Colorado Rockies in 2012. Michael Cuddyer is the latest to land on the injury list for the Rockies, and the oblique injury that sidelined him could leave him off the squad for the rest of the season.

Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reported that Cuddyer's season could be over on Sunday, quoting manager Jim Tracy:

"There is a possible out that," Tracy said. "I won't rule it in that that's completely the case but I won't rule it out either. That's as far as I will go with it."

Cuddyer was also quoted, and unsurprisingly he is not too happy with the return of the nagging injury:

"It's beyond frustrating," Cuddyer said Saturday night following the Rockies' 6-5 loss to the Marlins. "I felt so good. Felt good on the rehab. Felt good the past two days. Felt good my first two at-bats. Then one swing ..."

Recent call up Andrew Brown will be tasked with taking the roster spot that Cuddyer left behind when injured for the Rockies as they head into the final stretch of their season.

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Rockies Vs. Marlins Final Score: Pacheco Leads Colorado To Win, Series Split

Behind third baseman Jordan Pacheco's big day, the Colorado Rockies avoided another home series loss by defeating the Miami Marlins, 3-2.

Pacheco put the Rockies ahead for good in the bottom of the fourth, when he deposited a first pitch fastball from Marlins starter Josh Johnson into the left field bleachers for a two-run home run, just his second of the season. Pacheco had three hits on the day, while Dexter Fowler had an RBI double, singled, and walked twice.

Adam Ottavino earned the victory by tossing three scoreless innings of crucial relief, striking out two while allowing just one hit and a walk. He took over for Drew Pomeranz, who battled issues with his control all afternoon, making it through just four innings. Despite only allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits, Pomeranz walked four batters and threw 76 pitches in an inefficient outing.

After homering in his first six games at Coors Field, Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton's streak ended on Sunday. He went 0-for-2 with two walks.

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Eric Young Jr. Injury: Rockies OF Leaves Game With Muscle Strain

Colorado Rockies outfielder Eric Young Jr. left Sunday's game against the Miami Marlins after the first inning with a left intercostal muscle strain, the team announced during the game. Young began the game in left field and then struck out in the bottom of the first inning. This potentially could require a move to the disabled list.

The Rockies replaced Young with Andrew Brown, who was recalled on Sunday morning to take the place of Michael Cuddyer. A re-aggravated oblique strain put Cuddyer on the disabled list just a couple of days after he came off it.

Young has been an offensive spark plug for the Rockies lately and was hitting .318/.379/.451 before Sunday's contest. Three of his four home runs this season have come in August.

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Michael Cuddyer Injury Update: Rockies OF Goes On Disabled List With Oblique Issue

Michael Cuddyer is headed back to the 15-day disabled list after re-aggravating his oblique injury in Saturday night's loss to Miami, the Colorado Rockies announced on Sunday. Cuddyer only returned to the club Thursday after a previous disabled list stint, but was again injured during his third at-bat Saturday.

"It's beyond frustrating. I felt so good. Felt good on the rehab. Felt good the past two days. Felt good my first two at-bats. Then one swing..."

Andrew Brown has been called up from Triple-A Colorado Springs and will replace Cuddyer. The team expects Carlos Gonzalez to return Tuesday, after a brief absence following the death of his grandfather.

Cuddyer has hit .260 with 16 home runs and 58 RBI this season. The longtime Minnesota Twin joined the Rockies this offseason as the club's most expensive free agent in more than a decade.

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Marlins Vs. Rockies: Colorado Out To Avoid Dropping 3rd Straight Game To Miami

The Colorado Rockies and the Miami Marlins clash on Sunday afternoon to determine a series split for the former or a series victory for the latter. It will be a pitching duel between the Rockies' Drew Pomeranz and the Marlins' Josh Johnson.

Pomeranz (1-7, 5.04 ERA) won his only game of the season back on July 6, a dominant 6.1-inning performance against the Washington Nationals. He's gone 0-4 in six starts since then, most recently losing to the San Francisco Giants. He allowed four runs in four innings in the 9-3 loss.

Johnson (7-9, 3.73 ERA) enters this contest on a two-game losing streak, but his offense has failed to provide him much run support. He took the loss in 6-1 and a 1-0 decisions. In the latter contest, Johnson pitched eight innings, allowed three hits and struck out seven.

First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. MT. ROOT Sports and 850 KOA will have coverage.

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Rockies Vs. Marlins Final Score: Comeback Falls Short As Colorado Loses 6-5

The Colorado Rockies lost 6-5 to the Miami Marlins on Saturday night at Coors Field in Denver, despite a late comeback attempt in the final two innings.

Starting pitcher Tyler Chatwood would last just four innings on the night, allowing six runs on nine hits in just the first two innings. The Rockies would get eight hits on the night but scored just twice, failing to take advantage of five walks by the Marlins pitchers.

The Marlins would take an early 6-0 lead, scoring four runs in the first inning being a Jose Reyes single and Giancarlo Stanton three-run home run.

RF Tyler Colvin was 3-for-5 in the game with three RBIs, including a two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning.

The Rockies would attempt a late comeback, scoring twice in the eighth inning to close the gap to 6-3 before Eric Young grounded out with Jordan Pacheco on second base. The Rockies would then close to within 6-5 in the ninth, with Colvin hitting a two-run single with two outs before Pacheco once again grounding out to end the inning.

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Oh Noes! Jim Tracy Got To Jim McElwain

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Marlins Vs. Rockies: Colorado Seeks Path To New Winning Streak

The Colorado Rockies and the Miami Marlins are back on the diamond for a Saturday evening contest one day after the Rockies saw a four-game winning streak come to an end. Miami prevailed with a 6-5 victory. A victory for the Rockies in Saturday's contest will assure at least a series split before the team hits the road for New York.

The Rockies start Tyler Chatwood (3-2, 4.28 ERA), who has won two games in a row entering Saturday's contest. He pitched five shutout innings against the San Francisco Giants and then followed that with six innings of two-run ball against the Milwaukee Brewers. Unlike other pitchers on the staff, Chatwood stayed around his pitch limit against the Brewers, allowing him to reach that sixth inning.

The Marlins will have Nate Eovaldi (3-8, 4.28) on the mound for his fifth start with the team. Miami acquired the right-hander from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Hanley Ramirez deal. He is coming off a 4-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, having allowed three runs in five innings. He allowed three runs in 5.2 innings at Coors Field back in June when he was still a Dodger.

The game's first pitch is set for 6:10 p.m. MT. ROOT Sports and 850 KOA will have coverage of the game.

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Rockies Vs. Marlins: Colorado Snaps Winning Streak, Loses 6-5 To Miami

The Colorado Rockies' four-game winning streak was snapped Friday night as the team lost 6-5 to the Miami Marlins at Coors Field. The Rockies took a fourth-inning lead when back-to-back RBI singles by Wilin Rosario and Jordan Pacheco put Colorado ahead 2-1. A Jose Reyes three-run homer in the top of the fifth gave the Marlins a 4-2 lead. The Rockies again responded, this time with a three-run fifth-inning rally. Giancarlo Stanton tied the game in the top of the sixth with a mammoth home run, and a John Buck double later in the inning drove home Donovan Solano with the winning run.

Rockies starter Jeff Francis was removed after five innings in which he gave up four earned runs on five hits and struck out three. Francis did not receive the decision; the loss was credited to reliever Josh Roenicke, who gave up two earned runs and three hits while retiring just one batter in the sixth inning. Miami pitcher Wade LeBlanc, who allowed the Rockies five earned runs in five innings, got the win.

With the loss, the Rockies drop to 45-72 on the season.

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Rockies Might Limit Drew Pomeranz Innings

Since a pectoral injury derailed Rockies pitcher Jhoulys Chacin's season May 1 and sent him to the disabled list, Colorado has relied on a four-man rotation that has included 23-year-old Drew Pomeranz. With Chacin on his way back to the lineup after a seven-inning performance in Triple-A Thursday night, Pomeranz's time on the mound could diminish in the final weeks of the 2012 season.

With Chacin's return, the Rockies are reportedly not interested in going away from the four-man rotation they've used for most of the season, and that could be at the expense of Pomeranz. Per the Denver Post, the Rockies now have the "option to skip Drew Pomeranz every other turn to limit his innings."

Pomeranz has a 1-7 record during the 2012 season with a 5.04 ERA. In his last start, he allowed four runs in four innings to the Giants in a 9-3 loss.

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Jhoulys Chacin Injury Update: Rockies Pitcher Clears Final Rehab Hurdle

After a pectoral injury in May pulled pitcher Jhoulys Chacin from the Rockies' rotation, he is finally set to return following a strong performance in Triple-A for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Thursday.

In seven innings on Thursday, Chacin allowed five hits and one run to earn the 11-2 victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes, throwing strikes on 55 of his 91 pitches. The Triple-A performance was considered the final hurdle for Chacin's injury rehabilitation and sets him up for his first MLB start since allowing seven runs to the Dodgers on May 1.

Per Troy Renck of the Denver Post, Rockies manager Jim Tracy said that Chacin's return will not mean the end of the four-man rotation for Colorado, but he will not be returning in a relief role. Chacin is expected to make his return start Monday or Tuesday against the New York Mets.

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Marlins Vs. Rockies: Jeff Francis Takes Mound With Colorado Looking For 5 Wins In A Row

The Colorado Rockies are in mostly uncharted territory on Friday, possessing a chance to win five games in a row. Colorado picked up a 5-3 series-opening victory against the Miami Marlins on Thursday night after taking all three games from the Milwaukee Brewers to start the week.

Jeff Francis improved to 4-4 and lowered his ERA to 5.99 after pitching 5.1 innings of three-run ball against the Brewers on Monday. That was his longest outing since pitching into the seventh on July 25. He was allowed to throw 97 pitches in that contest but since then has racked up the pitches over fewer innings.

The Padres put Wade LeBlanc (1-2, 1.45 ERA) on the mound. The lefty spent all of July as a reliever for the Marlins, but he moved into the rotation at the start of August. After pitching into the fifth inning into his first two starts, LeBlanc made it through seven full innings on Aug. 12. He allowed just one run to the Los Angeles Dodgers, but his offense provided no run support and the team lost, 5-0.

This game is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. MT, can be seen on ROOT Sports and heard on 850 KOA.

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Marlins Vs. Rockies Final Score: Michael Cuddyer, Josh Rutledge Leads Colorado To 5-3 Victory

The Colorado Rockies defeated the Miami Marlins, 5-3, on Thursday night to extend their winning streak to four games. Michael Cuddyer, in his first game back since last playing on July 31, hit the game-tying two-run home run in the sixth inning and then saw Josh Rutledge drive in the go-ahead run in the seventh on a pinch-hit triple.

The Marlins took an early 1-0 lead in the second inning on a home run Carlos Lee hit off Alex White. White (ND, 5.74 ERA) lasted four innings and allowed a second run on a wild pitch in the fourth inning. The Rockies had earlier tied the game at 1-1 on a wild pitch by Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco.

Adam Ottavino (4.05 ERA) picked up his fourth win of the season after pitching the next three innings. He did, however, allow a leadoff home run to Giancarlo Stanton in the sixth inning, temporarily putting the Marlins in a 3-1. But Cuddyer hit his game-tying homer in the sixth and Rutledge, on an 0-2 count, sent a ball sailing into right field for the 4-3 lead. Eric Young Jr. grounded into a fielder's choice during the next at-bat to score Rutledge and pick up a insurance run.

The Rockies (45-71, 25-37 home) continue this series on Thursday with Jeff Francis opposing Wade LeBlanc. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. MT.

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