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Tue Jun 28 201603:47RF Carlos Gonzalez hit 17th homer and second in two days
RF Carlos Gonzalez hit his 17th homer and second in two days. He has hit 189 home runs with the Rockies to move past Troy Tulowitzki into fifth place all-time in franchise history. Directly ahead of Gonzalez is Dante Bichette, who hit 200 homers with the Rockies.
Mon Jun 27 201601:50RF Carlos Gonzalez hit fifth career grand slam
RF Carlos Gonzalez hit his fifth career grand slam. His last was also against Arizona on Sept. 2, 2015. The homer was Gonzalez's 188th with the Rockies, tying him for fifth all-time in franchise history with Troy Tulowitzki.
Sun Jun 26 201603:37RF Carlos Gonzalez returned to lineup after being limited to pin...
RF Carlos Gonzalez returned to the lineup after being limited to a pinch-hitting appearance Friday night due to a sore thumb and went 2-for-5 with two doubles. Gonzalez played in his 900th game with the Rockies, the sixth player to reach that milestone. The others are Todd Helton (2,247 games), Larry Walker (1,170), Vinny Castilla (1,098), Troy Tulowitzki (1,048) and Dante Bichette (1,018).
Sat Jun 25 201604:06RF Carlos Gonzalez not in starting lineup because of right wrist...
RF Carlos Gonzalez was not in the starting lineup because of right wrist soreness, the result of missing a pitch to complete a strikeout in the eighth inning Thursday. Gonzalez left the game. Gonzalez, though, pinch hit in the eighth Friday and doubled home a run that capped a four-run inning and put the Rockies ahead 9-8.
Fri Jun 24 201604:11RF Carlos Gonzalez removed from game after he injured right wris...
RF Carlos Gonzalez was removed from the game after he injured his right wrist while striking out in the eighth inning. Manager Walt Weiss said, "He just tweaked his wrist a little bit. We'll check him out tomorrow."
Wed Jun 15 201604:11RF Carlos Gonzalez 4-5 with 15th home run of season on Tuesday n...
RF Carlos Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with his 15th home run of the season on Tuesday night. It came against LHP Andrew Miller, who had held left-handed hitters to a .167 (4-for-24) average with 14 strikeouts and no homers. The four hits were a season high for Gonzalez, who fell a triple shy of the cycle. He's hitting .357 (20-for-56) this month with seven multi-hit games.
Fri Jun 10 201605:17RF Carlos Gonzalez did not play
RF Carlos Gonzalez did not play. On Wednesday, the left-handed hitting became the first player in Rockies history to strike out four times in consecutive games, and the Pirates started left-hander Jeff Locke. Rockies manager Walt Weiss said he typically looks to sit one of his left-handed hitting outfielders -- Gonzalez, Charlie Blackmon and Gerardo Parra -- when the opposing team starts a left-handed pitcher. But Weiss also said he considers performance when making that decision.
Fri Jun 10 201605:17RF Carlos Gonzalez not in lineup on Thursday
RF Carlos Gonzalez was not in the lineup on Thursday. On Wednesday, he became the first player in franchise history to strike out four times in consecutive games.
Wed Jun 1 201603:46RF Carlos Gonzalez homered for fourth consecutive game and for f...
RF Carlos Gonzalez homered for the fourth consecutive game and for the five game in six. He went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, extending his hitting streak to nine games. Seven have been multi-hit games. This is the third time in his career that Gonzalez homered in four consecutive games; he last did it from July 28-31, 2010.
Tue May 31 201603:24RF Carlos Gonzalez's double in seventh 200th of career
RF Carlos Gonzalez's double in the seventh was the 200th of his career. He hit a two-run homer in the ninth, his third in three days. All three have been off a left-hander -- the first two off San Francisco's Josh Osich and Monday's off Tony Cingrani. Gonzalez has hit safely in eight straight games and has had multiple hits in six of them. During the streak, Gonzalez is 16-for-32 (.500) with one triple, four homers, seven RBIs and 10 runs scored.
Sun May 29 201603:48RF Carlos Gonzalez 3-5 with two-run homer, extending hitting str...
RF Carlos Gonzalez went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer, extending his hitting streak to six games. In that stretch, Gonzalez is batting .480 (12-for-25) with one triple, two homers, four RBI and seven runs scored. In the 10 games prior to this streak, Gonzalez was 2-for-32.
Fri May 27 201603:30RF Carlos Gonzalez unloaded on fourth-inning curveball for two-r...
RF Carlos Gonzalez unloaded on a fourth-inning curveball for a two-run home run Thursday, snapping an eight-game homerless streak. Gonzalez hit .500 (8-for-16) during the three-game series at Boston, including a 3-for-4 evening with a pair of runs Wednesday.
Thu May 26 201604:51RF Carlos Gonzalez had second three-hit game of 2016 on Wednesda...
RF Carlos Gonzalez had his second three-hit game of 2016 on Wednesday, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored. "I was just going out there swinging," he said of his approach against Boston knuckleballer Steven Wright. "I told myself, 'If you're going to swing, you're going to swing three times. You're going to go down swinging.' I got a couple of hits." Gonzalez crossed the plate on a groundout in the second and later scored on a wild pitch in the fourth. He's hitting .282/.324/.437 with five homers and 13 RBIs.
Tue May 24 201603:38RF Carlos Gonzalez still has confidence of manager Walt Weiss de...
RF Carlos Gonzalez still has the confidence of his manager Walt Weiss despite his recent 2-for-32 slump -- and Gonzalez promptly ended an 0-for-17 slide with an infield single in Monday's first inning. It was his first hit since May 15, and he added a second in the ninth. However, Gonzalez, the Rockies' cleanup hitter, still has only one RBI since April 24.
Sun May 22 201603:44OF Carlos Gonzalez in horrendous slump, so manager Walt Weiss ch...
OF Carlos Gonzalez is in a horrendous slump, so manager Walt Weiss chose to give him a day off from starting as Pittsburgh went with left-hander Jonathon Niese. Gonzalez came on as a late-inning defensive replacement and struck out in the ninth. He is 2-for-32 (.063) over nine games since May 10, with both hits coming May 15. He's had only one game with an RBI since April 24.
Sat May 21 201603:35RF Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies' cleanup hitter, had another rough n...
RF Carlos Gonzalez, the Rockies' cleanup hitter, had another rough night, going 0-for-3. He also lined into a double play in the first after two of the first three batters reached base against Pirates RHP Gerrit Cole. Gonzalez is 2-for-31 over his last nine games. He's homered once since April 15. He's 5-for-19 with a homer and two doubles against Jonathon Niese, the Pirates' starter Saturday.
Mon May 16 201603:29RF Carlos Gonzalez ended long power drought when he 2-3 with dou...
RF Carlos Gonzalez ended a long power drought when he went 2-for-3 with a double, homer and one RBI. He broke an 0-for-13 slide with a double in the second and hit his fifth homer of the season in the sixth. It was his first homer since April 16. He had gone 99 at-bats and 24 games without a home run, his longest homerless streak since he went 24 games without a home run in 2012. Gonzalez's homer also ended a career-long streak of 17 games without an RBI, dating back to April 24.
Mon May 16 201603:28RF Carlos Gonzalez ended long power drought when he 2-3 with dou...
RF Carlos Gonzalez ended a long power drought when he went 2-for-3 with a double, homer and one RBI. He broke an 0-for-13 slide with a double in the second and hit his fifth homer of the season in the sixth. It was his first homer since April 16. He had gone 99 at-bats and 24 games without a home run, his longest homerless streak since he went 24 games without a home run in 2012. Gonzalez's homer also ended a career-long streak of 17 games without an RBI, dating back to April 24.
Sun May 15 201603:09RF Carlos Gonzalez dropped from third to fifth in lineup for fir...
RF Carlos Gonzalez was dropped from third to fifth in the lineup for the first time this year. He entered Saturday hitting .295 with four homers and 12 RBIs but had no homers in his past 94 at-bats and hitless in his past 15 at-bats with runners in scoring position. Gonzalez went 0-for-4 with one strikeout on Saturday.
Thu May 12 201605:43RF Carlos Gonzalez not in Rockies' starting lineup Wednesday ahe...
RF Carlos Gonzalez was not in the Rockies' starting lineup Wednesday ahead of a team day off Thursday. Manager Walt Weiss said when he rests the right fielder, he looks to do it for two days. With left-hander Robbie Ray starting for Arizona, Weiss chose to rest the left-handed hitting Gonzalez for the series finale with the Diamondbacks. It was just the second time this season that Gonzalez was not in the Rockies' lineup. However, he entered the game on a double switch in the seventh and flied out in his only at-bat during the Rockies' 8-7 comeback win.
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