Dexter Fowler News

With Memorial Day approaching, the Rockies are actually right on the heels of the NL West leaders, especially after going 5-2 on their recent home stand.

The Rockies have optioned Opening Day second baseman Josh Rutledge to Triple-A Colorado Springs.

Rockies center fielder Dexter Fowler arrived at Coors Field on Wednesday looking quite cool in his designer jacket and pants and bow tie.

The Rockies have a chance to win a series from the Diamondbacks Wednesday afternoon and gain some ground in the NL West, but they'll have to do it with an unconventional lineup.

Carlos Gonzalez hit a solo home run to right field in the bottom of the first inning and added an RBI triple in the third which proved to be enough for Jorge De La Rosa and three relievers as the Colorado Rockies downed the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 at Coors Field Wednesday afternoon.

And after the Arizona Diamondbacks lefty finished off his virtuoso performance, he calmly sauntered over to congratulate his catcher, casually shook his hand and coolly walked off the field.

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

Juan Nicasio scattered three hits over six innings, Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki each drove in two runs and the Colorado Rockies won their first series over San Francisco in two years, beating the Giants 5-0 on Sunday.

Pacheco gave the team a seemingly safe cushion in the fifth, Carlos Gonzalez later added an insurance homer and the Colorado Rockies weathered a late rally by the San Francisco Giants for a 10-9 win on Friday night.

Nicasio gave up five runs in the first two innings of Monday night's 5-1 loss to the Cubs.

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

The fickle nature of baseball surfaced in the Rockies' lineup. Two weeks ago, a reporter covering the Dodgers asked manager Walt Weiss if Colorado had the game's best outfield.

Is there currently a known leaning for the Rockies relative to the No. 3 overall pick in the upcoming draft? Assuming both Mark Appel and Jonathan Gray are gone by the time the Rockies pick, are they leaning toward the next tier of college pitching, a college bat or a high-schooler with high ceiling? -- Kent, Fort Collins Kent - I'm not going to ... (more)

Unexpected cold weather in Colorado and throughout the country thus far this season has made it nearly impossible for Rockies starter Jeff Francis to get into any sort of routine.

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)

Jhoulys Chacin pitched well enough Saturday to keep the Rockies in the game. But they were hit with another 3-0 loss to the Cardinals.

Cardinals 3, Rockies 0: Adam Wainwright took a no-hitter into the eighth in his sixth career shutout while Allen Craig recorded three hits and an RBI as St.

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

On multiple occasions during the 3-0 win against the Colorado Rockies on Friday, manager Mike Matheny was worried about his starting pitcher, who would retire the final 27 batters faced.

The Rockies wrapped up a tight, well-played series with the Yankees on Thursday, keeping their quality pitching rolling by holding the Yankees to a total of six runs during the three-game series, but with Colorado's offense in a funk, the Yankees prevailed, 3-1, to take the series.