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Tue May 23 201703:55CF Charlie Blackmon continues to be sparkplug at top of Rockies ...
CF Charlie Blackmon continues to be the sparkplug at the top of the Rockies lineup and then some, having a hand in five of Colorado's eight runs in Monday night's win. He went 2-for-5 with three RBIs and a run scored, giving him a NL-best 60 hits overall as well as 35 RBIs. In his last eight games against the Phillies, Blackmon is hitting .444 (16 of 36) with eight extra-base hits. "I think I just had super-good aim tonight," he said. "Hit it right towards the hole."
Mon May 22 201702:42CF Charlie Blackmon leads National League with 57 hits through 4...
CF Charlie Blackmon leads the National League with 57 hits through 44 games and leads the major leagues with six triples. His defense in center has been solid as well. On Saturday, Blackmon made a diving catch of Billy Hamilton's line drive in the sixth inning. "Even in spring training. Charlie and all the guys worked hard on fundamentals, breaks, reads, first steps," said Rockies manager Bud Black. "Charlie takes all his work extremely serious. Whether it's hitting, whether it's defense, whether it's bunting, base running, base stealing, he's on top of all that." Blackmon went 1-for-4 with an RBI on Sunday.
Sun May 14 201702:47CF Charlie Blackmon not in lineup for second time and didn't pla...
CF Charlie Blackmon was not in the lineup for the second time and didn't play for the first time in 38 games this season. The Dodgers are starting four left-handed pitchers in the series, and Parra, who like Blackmon is a left-handed hitter, made one pinch-hitting appearance in the first two games of the series. Manager Bud Black said he wanted to get Parra involved and provide a rare rest for Blackmon.
Sat May 13 201705:23CF Charlie Blackmon's triple in third inning on Friday major-lea...
CF Charlie Blackmon's triple in the third inning on Friday was his major-league leading sixth of the season, one more than his 2016 total and three shy of his career-high nine triples in 2015. All six of Blackmon's triples have been at Coors Field.
Wed May 10 201705:05CF Charlie Blackmon 1-4 in first game with fifth triple, matchin...
CF Charlie Blackmon went 1-for-4 in the first game with his fifth triple, matching his 2016 total and four shy of his career-high nine triples in 2015. After starting each of the Rockies' first 33 games and playing them in their entirety -- including 13 innings April 30 at Arizona and 11 innings Thursday at San Diego -- Blackmon was not in the lineup for the second game of the doubleheader but pinch hit in the ninth and struck out.
Mon May 1 201701:33OF Charlie Blackmon 0-6 in series finale against Arizona
OF Charlie Blackmon went 0-for-6 in the series finale against Arizona. That ended his 14-game hitting streak.
Sun Apr 30 201703:18CF Charlie Blackmon 2-5 with two singles to extend hitting strea...
CF Charlie Blackmon was 2-for-5 with two singles to extend his hitting streak to 14 games. He is 21-for-58 (.362) with four doubles, two triples, five homers and 18 RBIs during the streak. "The swings are good," manager Bud Black said. "The swings are good. What I see is the great preparation before the game that carries over into his at-bats."
Fri Apr 28 201704:15CF Charlie Blackmon 3-4 with two doubles and two RBIs to extend ...
CF Charlie Blackmon went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs to extend his hitting streak to 12 games, two shy of his career high. He has had multiple hits in four of his past six games. During his streak, Blackmon is hitting .367 (18-for-49) with four doubles, two triples five homers and 17 RBIs and has raised his overall average to .304 (28-for-92).
Thu Apr 27 201705:19CF Charlie Blackmon 1-3 to extend hitting streak to 11 games
CF Charlie Blackmon went 1-for-3 to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. During that stretch, Blackmon is hitting .341 (15-for-44) with two doubles, two triples, five homers and five RBIs. He has hit safely in 16 of his past 17 games after going 2-for-19 in his first five games of the season.
Wed Apr 26 201705:33CF Charlie Blackmon 3-5 with home run and three RBIs on Tuesday,...
CF Charlie Blackmon went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs on Tuesday, extending his hitting streak to 10 games. During that stretch, Blackmon is hitting .331 (14-for-41) with two doubles, two triples, five homers and 15 RBIs. He has homered in four of his past five games and has recorded at least two RBIs in five straight games.
Tue Apr 25 201705:39CF Charlie Blackmon extended hitting streak to nine games with t...
CF Charlie Blackmon extended his hitting streak to nine games with a two-out, two-run homer that put the Rockies ahead 5-4 in what proved to be an 8-4 victory over Washington on Monday. With runners in scoring position and two outs this season, Blackmon is 6-for-10 with a double, three homers and 11 RBIs. During his hitting streak, Blackmon is batting .306 (11-for-36) with two doubles, two triples, four homers and two RBIs. He has at least two RBIs in four consecutive games.
Mon Apr 24 201701:59CF Charlie Blackmon 2-3 with triple and two RBIs to extend hitti...
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.
Sat Apr 22 201705:14CF Charlie Blackmon hit inside-the-park homer, two-run shot in f...
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.
Tue Oct 4 201606:48CF Charlie Blackmon hit career-high 29 homers -- 10 more than pr...
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).
Mon Oct 3 201602:28CF Charlie Blackmon hit 10th leadoff homer and 22nd of career on...
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.
Sat Oct 1 201603:41CF Charlie Blackmon 3-4 with one RBI, giving him 80 RBIs for sea...
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.
Mon Sep 26 201604:35CF Charlie Blackmon remained third in National League's batting ...
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.
Sat Sep 24 201604:04CF Charlie Blackmon extended hitting streak to 12 games with lea...
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.
Fri Sep 23 201604:14CF Charlie Blackmon extended hitting streak to 11 games with inf...
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.
Wed Sep 21 201605:09CF Charlie Blackmon 1-3 with 28th homer
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.
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