CF Charlie Blackmon went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs to extend his hitting streak to eight games. During the streak, Blackmon is 10-for-31 (.323) with two doubles, two triples, three homers, nine RBIs and six runs. He began the season 2-for-19, but after hitting safely in 13 of his past 14 games, Blackmon has raised his average to .270. With a leadoff triple Sunday, Blackmon became the third player in franchise history to hit a leadoff triple in consecutive games. Neifi Perez did it Sept. 14-15 1999, and Eric Young did it May 9 and 12, 1993. The last player in major league baseball to hit a leadoff triple in consecutive games was Jose Reyes with the Miami Marlins on June 11-12, 2012.

CF Charlie Blackmon hit an inside-the-park homer, a two-run shot in the fourth when right fielder Hunter Pence lost Blackmon's line drive, slipped and the ball went past him to the wall. It was Blackmon's first career inside-the-park homer and 16th in Rockies franchise history. The last was by Brandon Barnes on June 14, 2014, at San Francisco. Blackmon also hit the 11th inside-the-park homer by a Rockies player at Coors Field. The last was also hit by Barnes on June 5, 2014, against Arizona.

CF Charlie Blackmon hit a career-high 29 homers -- 10 more than his previous high -- including 10 leadoff home runs, giving him 22 game-opening homers in his career. Blackmon is the fifth player in major league history to hit 10 or more leadoff homers in a season and the first since Alfonso Soriano hit 12 for the Cubs in 2007. Blackmon's career-high 82 RBIs are a franchise record from the leadoff spot and are tied for fourth most in National League history from atop the lineup. Blackmon also set career highs in average (.324), runs (111), hits (187), doubles (35), on-base percentage (.381) and slugging percentage (.552).

CF Charlie Blackmon hit his 10th leadoff homer and the 22nd of his career on Sunday. It was his 29th homer overall. Blackmon is the fifth player in major league history to hit 10 or more leadoff homers and the first since Alfonso Soriano hit 12 with the 2007 Chicago Cubs. Blackmon's 82 RBIs are tied for the fourth most from the leadoff spot in National League history.

CF Charlie Blackmon went 3-for-4 with one RBI, giving him 80 RBIs for the season. He is the eighth player in National League history to drive in 80 runs from the leadoff spot and is tied for ninth all-time with Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, who had 80 RBIs in 1997. The last NL player to drive in 80 runs from the leadoff spot was Milwaukee's Rickie Weeks, who had 81 RBI in 2010.

CF Charlie Blackmon remained third in the National League's batting race Sunday. Blackmon went 1-for-4, drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and struck out twice in a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 10 innings. Blackmon retains his .321 average, a career best.

CF Charlie Blackmon extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a lead-off single. Blackmon, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, is batting .423 with four homers, four doubles and eight RBIs during the run.

CF Charlie Blackmon extended his hitting streak to 11 games with an infield single in the second inning. Blackmon is batting .417 with four homers, four doubles and eight RBIs during the run.

CF Charlie Blackmon went 1-for-3 with his 28th homer. He has 75 RBI from the leadoff spot, which is a franchise record. Eric Young had 74 RBI as a leadoff hitter in 1996.

OF Charlie Blackmon hit his ninth leadoff home run of the season, pulling a fastball just inside the right-field foul pole for his 27th home run of the season, the best among NL leadoff hitters. Blackmon has 21 career leadoff home runs. It was Blackmon's second home run in as many nights and fourth of the Rockies' seven-game road trip.

CF Charlie Blackmon was 3-for-4 with two doubles and is hitting .351 in 66 games against Arizona in his career. He has the fifth-highest batting average among active players against the Diamondbacks.

CF Charlie Blackmon's 25th homer of the season -- and his second of the series -- is the most among all leadoff hitters in the National League this season. His is the 14th 25-homer season by a National League leadoff hitter since the 1990 season.

CF Charlie Blackmon's decisive two-run homer was his 24th of the season. The 24 homers leads all National League leadoff hitters and ranks third in the majors.

CF Charlie Blackmon was not in the lineup for the fifth day in a row due to mid-back tightness. He pinch-hit in the ninth and was hit in the back by a Josh Osich pitch. "I'm sure he'll be fine," manager Walt Weiss said. "He looked good in the pregame today and tried to talk his way into the lineup tonight. I told him I wanted to hold off one more day, be ready late in case we need you, and there he was." Blackmon should be back in the lineup Thursday at San Diego.

CF Charlie Blackmon was not in the lineup for the fourth straight day due to lower back stiffness. Manager Walt Weiss said Blackmon was "definitely closer" to being able to return but offered no timetable as to when that might happen.

CF Charlie Blackmon was not in the lineup Tuesday for the fourth straight day due to lower back tightness.

CF Charlie Blackmon did not play for the third straight day due to lower back tightness. "He's still a little stiff, going to stay off of him," manager Walt Weiss said. Asked whether he thought Blackmon's back issue might linger, Weiss said, " I don't anticipate it going much longer. You know how it is when your back goes out; it's usually a few days."

CF Charlie Blackmon was not in the lineup for the second straight day due to back tightness, but after the game, manager Walt Weiss said Blackmon was "probable" for Monday's game with San Francisco. Before Sunday's game, Weiss said, "Yesterday his back locked up during (batting practice). It's a little better but with the quick turnaround day game (after a night game), I want to stay off him another day."

CF Charlie Blackmon was scratched from the lineup due to back tightness. Manager Walt Weiss said, "In batting practice, he was just going to run around the outfield a little bit, and his back locked up on him. That's why he was a late scratch." Raimel Tapia, who made his major league debut as a pinch hitter and singled Friday night, made his first start in the majors, replacing Blackmon in the leadoff spot and going 2-for-5.

OF Charlie Blackmon had three hits, including two home runs on Saturday in an 11-inning win. He is hitting .318 with 23 homers this season, with five games with at least two homers. "I felt like we lost momentum there in the ninth," said Blackmon, as the Nationals tied the game in the last of the ninth. "We missed some guys earlier in the road trip (with injuries)."