Rockies hope to improve on .180 average
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Asked about his team's batting woes in the World Series, Kaz Matsui turned philosophical. "Hitting," he said Friday through a translator, "isn't an absolute science. Sometimes, we can hit. Sometimes, we can't."
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There was brief confusion at Fenway Park last night. Under clearing October skies, a streaking Comet Holmes, and a Jackie Gleason moon, the Red Sox actually trailed the Colorado Rockies, 1-0, for three innings, and some bandwagon newcomers did not know what to think.
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Former Met Kaz Matsui has a career-high five hits and Ryan Spliborghs hits his first grand slam to lead the Rockies to an 11-3 victory over New York.
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DENVER, Sept. 9 -- Lost in the morass of errors in Friday night's 11-8 loss to the Colorado Rockies -- there were six, tying a Washington Nationals franchise record -- was another form of sloppy baseball, and it came from the arms of their pitchers.
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Jeff Francis struck out a career-best nine in seven solid innings, and Matt Holliday homered and drove in three runs to lead the Colorado Rockies past the New York Yankees, 6-1, last night in Denver.
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Red Sox ace Josh Beckett expects the  best from Colorado's batters despite an eight-day layoff for  the National League champions that threatens to cool off the  red-hot Rockies for the World Series starting on Wednesday.
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Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle would like to see San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds swing the bat. &quot;For me, he&#39;s the most phenomenal offensive player I&#39;ve ever seen,.
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Anaheim, Calif. - By standing still, the Rockies seem to be falling in the National League West. The Rockies finished fourth in their five-team division in 2004, behind the San Diego Padres and ahead of the abysmal Arizona Diamondbacks.
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After having scored just two runs in the first two games of the World Series, Rockies Manager Clint Hurdle may alter his lineup for Saturday night's Game 3.
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The Colorado Rockies avoided a series sweep at the hands of the New York Mets by getting some unexpected pop from the top and bottom of their lineup.
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Curt Schilling will try to add to his postseason resume and Boston's 1-0 lead in the World Series tonight. Coming off a 13-1 debacle in the opener, Colorado turns to Ubaldo Jimenez, the rookie with the 100 mph heat.
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The Boston Red Sox try to build on their new image of success, while the Colorado Rockies write the first chapter of their Fall Classic history in Major League Baseball's World Series starting on Wednesday.
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Denver -- Maybe the sidearm lefty missed his spot. Or maybe the Rockies found a clever way to bid Barry Bonds adieu for the season after he clobbered them with a .
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Red Sox ace Josh Beckett expects the best from Colorado's batters despite an eight-day layoff for the National League champions that threatens to cool off the red-hot Rockies for the World Series starting on Wednesday.
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Ryan Spilborghs hit a two-run homer, Todd Helton drove in two runs and the Colorado Rockies beat Philadelphia 6-3 Saturday night to hand the Phillies loss No. 9,999 in franchise history.
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After improving to 6-1 lifetime against Arizona on Sunday afternoon, Colorado left-hander Jeff Francis could not explain why he pitches so well against the Diamondbacks. "I've had some rough ones against them," he said. "Especially in this building (Chase Field) I think I've had some rough ones."
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The Los Angeles Dodgers scored five runs in the ninth inning and edged the Colorado Rockies 5-4 Tuesday. The first-place Dodgers maintained their three-game lead over San Francisco in the National League West.