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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH The Rockies activated pitcher Jhoulys Chacin to start against the Rays Sunday -- Colorado wound up losing 8-3 -- and had to make a corresponding roster move. They optioned Tyler...

The Sports Xchange By Jack Etkin, The Sports Xchange Rays 8, Rockies 3 DENVER -- The Tampa Bay Rays rode three-run rallies in the first and sixth innings to an 8-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday at Coors Field. A second passed ball by catcher...

The Sports Xchange By Jack Etkin, The Sports Xchange Rays' Cobb yields 3 homers, but still wins DENVER - Alex Cobb of the Tampa Bay Rays had never pitched in a National League ballpark. His first opportunity to do so came Sunday in the hitters'...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH Opening Day starter Jhoulys Chacin returned to the rotation Sunday after missing two starts while on the 15-day disabled list with a lower left back strain. He was 3-0 with a 1.46 in...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH The Rockies began interleague play Friday with a 7-4 extra-innings loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Interleague play was something the team excelled at in recent seasons before last year...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH The Rockies are about to begin interleague play, something they excelled at in recent seasons before last year when they were atrocious. A three-game weekend series at home with the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH The Colorado Rockies signed veteran right-hander Roy Oswalt to a minor-league contract Thursday. The 35-year-old Oswalt is a three-time All-Star with a career record of 163-96 and a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH In baseball, saves are only officially credited to relief pitchers, and only for their work in the late innings. The Rockies know, though, that other players can save a game in any...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH Jorge De La Rosa had made four straight quality starts. He ran off a career-high string of 18 consecutive scoreless innings during that stretch. So maybe he was due for a bad outing...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH Jhoulys Chacin threw a 40-pitch bullpen session on Saturday at Chase Field in Phoenix with no problems, his first time throwing on the side since he was placed on the 15-day disabled...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH The time is now for the Rockies' top prospect, while a former first-round draft pick is likely on his way out of the organization. In an exchange of third basemen, Colorado promoted...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH A doubleheader Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves means the Rockies will have to bring a starter back on three days' rest Saturday. They were fortunate that Jeff Francis pitched one of...