After Kyle Lohse started his first game for the Brewers on Thursday in a 6-2 win over the Rockies at Salt River Fields, manager Ron Roenicke proclaimed that the right-hander is “Major League ready.” …read more
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Rosario homers again as Rox outslug Padres
By Thomas Harding Wilin Rosario homered in his third straight game as the Rockies beat the Padres, 10-4, Saturday night at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. …read more
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Belt launches two homers as Giants beat Rox
By Thomas Harding Brandon Belt launched a pair of two-run homers to lead the Giants past a Rockies split squad, 11-6, on Friday afternoon at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. …read more
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Like Rockies' rotation, Pomeranz a work in progress
By Anthony Castrovince The would-be future face of the Colorado Rockies‘ rotation was laboring under the Arizona sun the other day at Salt River Fields. His delivery was inconsistent, his curveball flat, and he left a few fastballs up in the zone. …read more
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Bruce homers to lift Arroyo and Reds over Rockies
By Thomas Harding It’s time for veteran pitchers to move toward regular-season form, and that happened for the Rockies and the Reds on Monday night in a game the Reds took, 4-3, at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. …read more
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Fowler, Chatwood spark Rockies over D-backs
By Thomas Harding Dexter Fowler lashed two hits, including a first-pitch home run to open the sixth inning against former teammate Matt Reynolds, in the Rockies’ 4-3 triumph over the D-backs at a sold-out Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on Tuesday afternoon. Tyler Chatwood allowed one run over four innings. …read more
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Samardzija makes 'big turn' in latest spring outing
By Carrie Muskat In Jeff Samardzija’s previous outing Wednesday, he was on a back field in Surprise, facing Rangers Minor Leaguers in a “B” game that started at 10 a.m. On Monday, the Cubs right-hander was starting in front of a sellout crowd of 12,436 at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. The results were better against the D-backs. …read more
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Resilient Italy answers Mexico to claim win
By Doug Miller Sergio Romo, the San Francisco Giants closer who was so dominant in his club’s World Series run last year, blew a save while wearing the colors of Team Mexico in the opening game of Pool D in the World Baseball Classic on Thursday, and the result was a 6-5 comeback victory for Italy before 4,479 in Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. …read more
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Rockies pitching key both for and against USA
By Thomas Harding Taking advantage of pitching that they loaned to Team USA, the Rockies knocked seven straight ninth-inning singles to win a World Baseball Classic exhibition game, 8-7, on Wednesday night at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. …read more
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Phillips a spark as Team USA falls to Rockies
By Thomas Harding Taking advantage of pitching that they loaned to Team USA, the Rockies knocked seven straight ninth-inning singles to win a World Baseball Classic exhibition game, 8-7, on Wednesday night at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. …read more
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Tulowitzki gets another test vs. Team USA
By Thomas Harding If shortstop Troy Tulowitzki‘s wish had come true, he’d have been wearing the red, white and blue in the Team USA World Baseball Classic exhibition game with the Rockies on Wednesday night at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Instead, he wore purple pinstripes and a smile. …read more
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Gonzalez hits first home run of Spring Training
By Owen Perkins Carlos Gonzalez doubled, hit his first home run of the spring and drove in three runs in the Rockies’ 5-2 win over the Brewers at Salt River Fields on Friday. …read more
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US, Mexico highlight Arizona pool in Classic
By Barry M. Bloom For the second time since the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006, the Phoenix area will be home to one of the first four pools, beginning next Thursday when Italy plays Mexico in a 1 p.m. MT game at Salt River Fields. Team USA and Team Canada compete the bracket in which four of the six games will be played at Chase Field. …read more
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Snow forces D-backs across town for workout
By Steve Gilbert After a rare snowstorm blanketed Salt River Fields, the D-backs used the A’s practice fields in Phoenix to get some work in. …read more
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