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Given how well Johnny Cueto has pitched this season, I did not have high hopes for Colorado tonight.

On the one hand, the Rockies' relievers are an easy target. They own a 4.42 ERA, fifth-worst in the National League.

Troy Tulowitzki homered and drove in four runs to help Alex White earn his first victory this year, and the Colorado Rockies snapped a six-game losing streak Wednesday by beating the Miami Marlins 8-4. The Rockies, who blew early leads of 4-0 and 3-0 in the first two games of the series, won after trailing 3-0. Tulowitzki hit a tiebreaking ... (more)

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Troy Tulowitzki is the pulse of the Rockies. He doesn't need to be the happy face.

As a way to get into the most brutal Rockies loss of the season , let me open with a few questions for us to consider.

For the dwindling numbers that are sad about the demise of the soap opera, Thursday afternoon's D-backs-Rockies game was a good fix.

Jay Penske's team finally has engines for its two cars and gotten one of its drivers onto the track.

Justin Upton hit his first home run in two weeks, blasting a two-out, two-run shot off closer Rafael Betancourt in the ninth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-7 on Thursday in Denver.

Between C.J. Wilson's uncharacteristic bout with wildness and a couple of balls that fell in the outfield and should have been caught, Angels manager Mike Scioscia's disposition after the game wasn't very sunny.

Justin Upton hit a two-out, two-run homer off closer Rafael Betancourt in the ninth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-7 on Thursday in a game that was briefly delayed by a swarm of bees.

The current situation the Rockies find themselves in -- 7 games below .500 in May, all but out of the division at 9.5 GB has created a mood among Rockies fans that is very familiar indeed.

Marco Scutaro hit a go-ahead leadoff homer in the top of the ninth inning on Tuesday and the Rockies defeated the Giants, 5-4, in the finale of two-game series.

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With saves being blown across the league at a dizzying pace, stashing a former closer like Jordan Walden may be a wise strategy.

The offense should rake, with a deeper and more experienced lineup. They should be able to reestablish the team's prowess at home.

The well documented trials and tribulations of the Rockies pitching staff have moved from troubling trends to consistent and disturbing reality.

Matt Kemp , the NL player of the month for April, hadn't been intentionally walked all season before Colorado manager Jim Tracy gave him two free passes today.

Rockies left-handed pitcher Josh Outman, on a rehab assignment for a right oblique strain, will pitch Monday night for Triple-A Colorado Springs, two days after a successful outing for Class A Modesto.