ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Triple-A Albuquerque would eventually pull away in a 12-7 victory over El Paso on Thursday afternoon. But there was enough doubt that Rockies No. 2 (and MLB Pipeline’s No. 75 overall) prospect Charlie Condon gripped a bat in the dugout and pulled his hands into hitting position

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Rockies left-handed starting pitcher Jose Quintana was transferred on the 60-day injured list with a left elbow sprain on Thursday, after initially being put on the 15-day IL on Tuesday. The move means a long-term absence for Quintana (2-3, 5 27 ERA), but he will not require

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Triple-A Albuquerque left-hander Sean Sullivan (Rockies' No. 11 prospect) found the appropriate reaction to a negative result, and excelled.

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PHOENIX – Jose Quintana’s hope that the fatigue he experienced in his left elbow during pregame throwing would subside was dashed two batters into the Rockies’ 9-1 loss to the Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. Corbin Carroll smashed Quintana’s curveball for a triple after Ketel Marte had doubled.

PHOENIX -- TJ Rumfield dialed up a play that had been strangely missing from the Rockies’ offensive strategy -- the home run. The quieter strategies, however, were the problem in Saturday night’s 5-4 loss to the Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Rumfield’s eighth-inning leadoff shot to left-center off Brandon Pfaadt ended

PHOENIX -- A Rockies lineup that has struggled to score runs recently went into Saturday night without a player who has been productive of late -- Willi Castro, who was scratched before first pitch because of low back tightness.

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PHOENIX -- Sterlin Thompson, the Rockies’ No. 15 prospect per MLB Pipeline, began his Friday with a frenetic summoning from Las Vegas, where Triple-A Albuquerque was playing, to Chase Field. “I got, like, 20 phone calls and just rushed to the airport,” he said. In the ninth inning, he was

PHOENIX -- Rockies outfielder Mickey Moniak fought right ankle tendinitis for 10 days before he and manager Warren Schaeffer saw a disturbing pattern emerge. Moniak sustained the injury in a crash with the center-field wall in the first inning of a May 12 game in Pittsburgh. The next night --

PHOENIX -- Right-handed pitcher Zach Agnos brightened the Rockies’ dugout with his voice and his laugh hours before Thursday’s game against the Diamondbacks. That is normal most of the time.

PHOENIX -- This callup to the Majors for Chad Stevens, who joined the Rockies on Thursday night, was more private than the first. But because of his biggest fan, it had a new level of sweetness.

DENVER -- Current pitching strategies of heavy breaking ball usage play right into the bat of the Rockies’ Troy Johnston. Johnston entered Tuesday night’s game against the Rangers ranked eighth in the National League with a .321 batting average, while batting .341 in his first 15 May games.

DENVER -- Rockies center fielder Brenton Doyle jarred his left shoulder attempting to make a diving play in the top of the first inning of the Rockies' 10-0 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday night, and was removed before he had a chance to bat. The Rockies called his injury

DENVER -- Leadoff hitter is the latest job description for Rockies all-purpose player Willi Castro, and the early returns are that he is a viable option for manager Warren Schaeffer.

DENVER -- Outfielder Jordan Beck’s already difficult season was put on pause Monday when the Rockies placed him on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Catcher Braxton Fulford was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move. “It happened in pregame work a couple days ago,” manager

DENVER -- Sunday’s struggle in an 8-6 loss to the Diamondbacks skied Michael Lorenzen’s ERA at Coors Field to 10.03. “I don’t care if it’s Mars, I need to figure it out,” Lorenzen said.

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PITTSBURGH -- A day that started with the hope that came with Rockies right-hander Chase Dollander on the mound for a chance at a series win turned concerning and cold – and not just because of the 49-degree first-pitch temperature and brisk wind that made it less comfortable. Dollander, a

PITTSBURGH -- Rockies outfielder Mickey Moniak's birthday celebration was perfect enough, even if he didn’t end up with the cycle. Moniak turned 28 on Wednesday, and celebrated it with not only a three-run homer in the Rockies’ six-run fifth inning, but a double, a triple and five total RBIs in

PITTSBURGH -- Call it a DIY DP from LF. The Rockies’ Jake McCarthy turned a rare feat for a left fielder -- an unassisted double play in the bottom of the first inning of Wednesday night’s 10-4 victory over the Pirates at PNC Park. It was the first 7U double

PITTSBURGH – The Rockies’ Michael Lorenzen has been pitching long enough to understand what little control he has over conditions that lead to the final result. But the game keeps offering reminders. This time, Lorenzen had nothing to do with Pirates ace Paul Skenes not allowing a hit for 6

PITTSBURGH -- The meticulous offensive message that the Rockies are delivering to their traditionally free-swinging Rockies in the Majors and below is showing results at Triple-A Albuquerque. During a 13-8 run that has the team atop the Pacific Coast League East entering play Tuesday, the Isotopes own the PCL’s lowest

PHILADELPHIA – Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar could at least smile when breaking down what makes Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez so effective. The Rockies managed six hits but no damage, and struck out seven times in seven innings against Sánchez in Sunday afternoon’s 6-0 loss at Citizens Bank Park.

PHILADELPHIA – The way Saturday night started, maybe it was possible that Rockies left-handed pitcher Kyle Freeland could make a fond memory in the City of Brotherly Love.