Jhoulys Chacin News

There are a lot of moving parts involved in the Rockies starting rotation. The organization has to juggle what's best for right now, the near future, and the long-term future.

Carlos Gonzalez greets congratulations in the Rockies dugout after hitting a solo home run in the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field on Wednesday.

Left-hander Jeff Francis felt good Wednesday after a 25-pitch bullpen Tuesday. Actually, Rockies head athletic trainer Keith Dugger said he had wanted to limit Francis to a "touch-and-feel" 'pen session, but the fact that he was able to throw 25 pitches was positive.

That it took 10 innings for the Rockies to beat the D-backs on Tuesday night was surprising given the way Colorado starter Jhoulys Chacin was pitching.

Colorado's Jhoulys Chacin tries to put the brakes on a personal three-game losing streak on Tuesday when the Colorado Rockies continue a three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field.

MAY 20: Starting pitcher Patrick Corbin #46 of the Arizona Diamondbacks delivers to home plate during the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on May 20, 2013 in Denver, Colorado.

Dexter Fowler scores for the Rockies in the fifth inning Sunday against the Giants at Coors Field.

By calling up Tyler Chatwood to pitch Saturday, the Rockies will give right-hander Juan Nicasio an extra day's rest.

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.

It took 40 games, but the Rockies finally did the right thing and added infielder DJ LeMahieu to their 25-man roster Thursday.

On Tuesday and Thursday's every week, I'll share some insight into a few of the better plays for the day - even if I'm willing to admit that daily games are a bit of a crap shoot given the difficulty in predicting how a handful of at-bats will work out.

Brandon Crawford went 2-for-4 with a three-run double and two runs scored as the San Francisco Giants edged the Colorado Rockies, 8-6, in the opener of a four-game set at Coors Field.

Matt Cain tries to keep heading in the right direction on Thursday night when he starts the opener of the San Francisco Giants' four- game series with the Colorado Rockies.

The difference is breathtaking. For the past two seasons, the Giants have been Xbox, the Rockies Atari.

Jeff Samardzija hit a two-run home run and pitched eight strong innings for his first win since opening day and the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Wednesday night.

Like evidence at a crime scene, the footprints in the warning track told the story.

When it comes to beating the bad teams on the schedule and failing to get over the hump against the good ones, Denver's baseball team is behaving almost exactly like its football team.

Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki rounds third base Sunday at Busch Stadium after breaking Colorado's monumental 28-inning scoring slump with a three-run homer.

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.

Olympic gold medal-winning sailor Andrew "Bart" Simpson's death during an America's Cup training run on San Francisco Bay last week was the latest and most glaring setback to befall an event that had... Olympic gold medal-winning sailor Andrew "Bart" Simpson's death during an America's Cup training run on San Francisco Bay last week was the latest ... (more)