Colorado Rockies blow six run lead, season in a tailspin
Jhoulys Chacin blew a six-run lead for the Rockies.The old saying in baseball is that every team loses 60 games and every team wins 60 games, it is what the team does in the other 42 games that defines their season.Of course, which 42 games those defining games are is for anyone to guess.In a season with 162 games, teams are going to win games that they should have lost, and lose...
Chacin shaky in return from disabled list, Colorado Rockies must be resilient
Jhoulys Chacin made his return to the mound on Sunday.The test has arrived for the 2013 Colorado Rockies.Jhoulys Chacin returned from the disabled list on Sunday with a 1st inning thud, settled in for four very good innings, then struggled again in the 6th. There were flashes of the pitcher who has ace stuff, but the rust was certainly evident, especially in the early going.The Rockies...
Rockies place Jhoulys Chacin on DL
The Colorado Rockies have placed right-handed starting
pitcher Jhoulys Chacin on the 15-day disabled list with a left lower back
strain, according to Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post.
Chacin sustained his injury during the seventh inning of Friday night’s contest. Initially, it was thought to be an oblique injury,
which could have been more severe. There’s no official...
Chacin goes on DL with strained lower back
The Colorado Rockies have placed pitcher Jhoulys Chacin on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain.
The move is retroactive was retroactive to Saturday. To take Chacin's place on the roster, the team recalled right-hander Rob Scahill from Triple-A Colorado Springs on Sunday.
Chacin was cruising Friday against Arizona when he stretched and grimaced after his 99th pitch...
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Rockies’ Jhoulys Chacin exits with oblique stiffness
Colorado Rockies right-handed starting pitcher Jhoulys
Chacin exited last night’s game suddenly in the seventh inning after grabbing
at his left side, according to Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post. The Rockies
have since described the injury as oblique stiffness, and Chacin said after the
game that he felt something pull in his back and side.
"I don't know...
Jhoulys Chacin injury will bring the Colorado Rockies their first test
The Rockies might get a big test if Chacin is out for a while.Seven wins in a row and the talk isn't about how this Colorado Rockies team is defying the odds.If the noise the Rockies are making wasn't muffled enough by the Denver Nuggets heading into the NBA Playoffs, it was completely muted when starting pitcher Jhoulys Chacin reached for his back in pain after throwing...
Rockies' Chacin leaves game with injury
Rockies starter Jhoulys Chacin was pulled from Friday night's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks with an injury after throwing his 100th pitch, becoming the first Colorado pitcher to reach that number since last June.
The last time a Colorado starter reached the 100 mark in pitches was June 12, a stretch of 117 games, according to STATS. It was the longest string in the majors...
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D-backs shut down by Chacin, Rockies
DENVER (AP) -- Jhoulys Chacin pitched effectively into the seventh inning and became the first Colorado starter to throw 100 pitches in a game since last June before leaving with an injury as the Rockies beat the Diamondbacks 3-1 Friday night.
Troy Tulowitzki hit a two-run homer and Chacin helped himself by driving in a run with a sacrifice fly as the Rockies won their seventh in...
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Jhoulys Chacin on Ground Balls, Curve Balls, and Colorado
Jhoulys Chacin hasn’t thrown a curve ball yet this season. Don’t think he hasn’t noticed. “That was my strikeout pitch,” he said, while agreeing he hasn’t thrown it. But he used it more before the four-man rotation, before the team decided to emphasize ground balls, before he injured his pectoral muscle, and before he learned the benefits of contact. This year, he hasn’t...
Colorado Rockies continue to impress in series sweep of the Padres
Jhoulys Chacin was phenomenal on Sunday for the Rockies.It might be easy to forget, but at one point, Jhoulys Chacin was an extremely highly touted prospect coming up through the Colorado Rockies system.Chacin made his debut in July of 2009 and showed potential. He had a biting slider and a changeup that dropped off of the table. Chacin struggled with command, but those who watched...
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