News - Chris Iannetta
Chris Iannetta's 11th-inning two-run homer Tuesday gave Colorado a 7-5 win over Milwaukee and extended the Rockies' lead over Atlanta in the NL wild-card chase. Iannetta hit the game-winner off David Weathers (4-6) with one out while pinch-hitting for reliever Matt Belisle (3-1). Todd Helton had two hits and two RBI for Colorado, which leads the Braves by three games in the wild-card standings.
Ubaldo Jimenez allowed three hits and struck out six over eight innings Wednesday, helping the Colorado Rockies to an 8-0 blanking of Pittsburgh. Jimenez (10-9) threw 119 pitches, trimmed his ERA to 3.47 and helped the Rockies stay a game in front of San Francisco in the race for the National League
Chris Iannetta and Carlos Gonzalez hit homers on consecutive pitches in the eighth inning Friday, lifting the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 victory over Cincinnati. The Reds, fast fading from contention in the National League Central, lost their fourth in a row. Colorado never trailed, but saw the Reds rally to tie it in the sixth on solo homers by Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips.
Jorge De La Rosa went a strong 7 1/3 innings Saturday and Troy Tulowitzki hit a three-run homer in the Colorado Rockies' 8-2 win over San Francisco. De La Rosa (8-7) allowed two runs on seven hits with no walks and seven strikeouts to record his sixth straight victory and improve to 8-1 in his last
Jorge De La Rosa held Arizona to one run over seven innings and drove in two runs Monday to help the Colorado Rockies beat the Diamondbacks 10-6. De La Rosa (7-7) got the win after giving up just four hits and striking out six. Dexter Fowler hit a two-run homer, Chris Iannetta hit a solo shot and Seth
