Carlos Gonzalez News

After a lengthy slump, center fielder Dexter Fowler went 10-for-20 as the Rockies won three of four games against the Giants.

Before the game, veteran catcher Yorvit Torrealba told the young pitcher to "pound the strike zone." No cute or fancy stuff, just throw whatever Torrealba told him to throw.

The Rockies no longer seemed to be waiting for Godot, Guffman and Bob Gibson on Saturday night.

San Francisco Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro, left, dives for a throw as the Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez steals second base in the first inning Saturday at Coors Field.

Troy Tulowitzki and Dexter Fowler knocked in two runs apiece and Carlos Gonzalez had an RBI for the Rockies, who have scored 10 runs in winning each of the last two contests.

Jordan Pacheco hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the fifth and Carlos Gonzalez added a solo homer, helping the Colorado Rockies hold on for a 10-9 win over San Francisco on Friday night that snapped a 10-game skid against the Giants.

The Baseball Gods must be playing some sort of sick game. As if it weren't bad enough to lose to the Giants over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over , they must also lose in the most humiliating, painful ways possible.

Jeff Samardzija hadn't won a game since Opening Day and he took matters into his own hands on Wednesday.

St. Louis Cardinals' Carlos Beltran hits a three-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in St.

Carlos Gonzalez homered twice and finished with a career-high five hits to lead the struggling Colorado Rockies to a 9-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.

"If the Rockies can win seven or eight of their next 12, or just break even, they'll still be alive," says Patrick Saunders.

Let's hope that during or after Monday night's 9-1 drubbing at the hands of the Chicago Cubs , the Colorado Rockies got all the kinks out.

Nicasio allowed five runs in the first two innings and was outpitched by Travis Wood as the Chicago Cubs cruised to a 9-1 victory on Monday night.

It may be time to turn the page on the wave that was John Buck. Going six straight games without a home run proves he is mortal, but not even mustering an RBI just makes him below-average. Buck was 2-19 last week and his season average has plummeted to .231. It doesn't help his case when Anthony Recker fills in and goes 2-3 with a home run on ... (more)

MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH Right hander Shelby Miller was supposed to be almost this good.

Of course, in that game, the Yankees provided him no offense, so he wasn't close to being the main culprit.

Adrian Gonzalez was held out of the lineup Sunday as the Dodgers hope to avoid aggravating a neck strain that has bothered the first baseman for more than a week.

Over the last week, the Colorado Rockies offense has performed well below its usual standard.

Scott Elbert, the "other" Dodgers pitcher on a rehab assignment with Class A Rancho Cucamonga, pitched a perfect seventh inning Friday night and got the win in his first game appearance since two elbow operations.

Rockies' Eric Young Jr., right, is safe at second base ahead of the tag from St.