Rockies find right lineup, need to stick with it

You wouldn't know it from Monday's 9-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants, but the Colorado Rockies had the right lineup on the field. In the past month as the Rockies' offense has sputtered, new manager Jim Tracy has fallen into a similar trap that old manager Clint Hurdle fell into time after time: constantly tweaking the lineup trying to find the right mix of players at the right time. He's found it, now, and should stick with it.

Rockies wins buy rest for injured players

The Colorado Rockies' come-from-behind 4-3 win Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds not only moved the team a full four games ahead of the Giants and to within 2 1/2 games of the division-leading Dodgers. It likely allowed Troy Tulowitzki and Ian Stewart, both suffering from back injuries, to get another day of rest.

Rockies hit with costly injuries

The two guys the Rockies absolutely cannot lose -- Troy Tulowitzki and Ubaldo Jimenez -- hurt themselves in the same game. What injuries to the Rockies qualify as season killers?

What were Tulowitzki, ump talking about after Rockies game? — Updated

Some fans caught the site of Troy Tulowitzki and umpire Bill Miller talked after Monday's come-from-behind win. What were they talking about that was so important after the Rockies' biggest win in a couple years.

Rockies deliver wake-up call in 14th inning

Normally, this was the kind of game where we would inventory the Colorado Rockies' missed opportunities. But the missed chances mean nothing compared to what the Rockies' come-from-behind win accomplished.

Colorado Rockies offense now flying solo

The Rockies were handed this game -- the Nationals walked 10 batters and hit another -- and scoffed at it, instead relying on solo home runs to eke out a one-run win. The Rockies should have won this game 15-4, not 5-4.

Tulowitzki’s cycle lifts Rockies back into wild-card lead

Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki drove in seven runs and hit for the cycle in the finale of a four-game series with the Chicago Cubs on Monday. The win, combined the San Francisco Giants' 4-2 loss to the division-leading Dodgers, moved the Rockies up one game in the National League wild-card standings.