CF Charlie Blackmon went 2-for-3 and won the National League batting title with a .331 average. Nine Rockies players have won a total of 11 batting titles, including four in the past five years. Blackmon is the first player in history to lead the majors in hits (213), runs (137), triples (14) and total bases (388). Hall of Famer Stan Musial led the NL in those categories in 1948, and Snuffy Stirnweiss topped the American League in those categories in 1945. Blackmon's hits and runs scored were the fourth-most in franchise history. Blackmon's 69 multi-hit games this season are the most by an NL player since Juan Pierre had 70 such games in 2004.

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CF Charlie Blackmon went 2-for-3 before leaving the game in the sixth and has 212 hits. He passed Ellis Burks, who had 211 hits in 1996, for the fourth-most in a single season in franchise history. Todd Helton in 2000 and Matt Holliday in 2007 each had 216 hits. Dante Bichette set the franchise record with 219 hits in 1998. Blackmon's 68 multi-hit games are the most by a National League player since Mark Loretta had 68 and Juan Pierre had 70 in 2004.

CF Charlie Blackmon went 2-for-5 with three RBIs and hit his 37th home run of the season on Friday night. He has 103 RBIs overall and a major-league record 102 from the leadoff spot. The previous record of 100 RBIs leading off was set by Darin Erstad in 2000. Blackmon's 210 hits are the fifth most in a season in franchise history. He trails Ellis Burks, who had 211 hits in 1996, Todd Helton (216 in 2000) and Matt Holliday (216 in 2007) and Dante Bichette (219 in 1998).

CF Charlie Blackmon went 3-for-6 with three RBIs, giving him 100 RBIs for the season. His 99 RBIs from the leadoff spot are tied with Alfonso Soriano (2002) for second-most by a leadoff hitter in major league history. Darin Erstad set the record with 100 RBIs from the leadoff spot in 2002. Blackmon recorded his 66th multi-hit game of the season, tying the franchise record set by Dante Bichette in 1998. Blackmon has 208 hits, tied with Larry Walker (1997) for the sixth-most in franchise history. Blackmon's 136 runs scored are the fourth-most in franchise history and the most since Todd Helton scored 138 runs in 2000.

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CF Charlie Blackmon's 36th homer of the season in the ninth extended his own major league record for RBIs by a leadoff hitter to 95. The home run total is the third highest by a leadoff man in major league history. Blackmon was 2-for-4 with a walk, the homer and three runs to raise his National League-leading batting average to .326.

CF Charlie Blackmon had a challenging game as he went hitless Thursday. Blackmon said these games down the stretch aren't different. "To me, it feels the same," Blackmon said. "I'm trying hard every time I go out there. That's the best place for a player to be, mentally."

CF Charlie Blackmon became the first batter in the majors to reach 200 hits this season with a second-inning double against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Blackmon became the eighth member of the Rockies ever to reach the milestone, the first since LF Matt Holliday in 2007. LF Dante Bichette holds the Rockies' franchise record for hits in a season with 219 in 1998.

CF Charlie Blackmon went 2-for-4 with a double and homer and drove in four RBIs. With 92 RBIs leading off, Blackmon set a record for a National League leadoff hitter, surpassing Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, who had 88 RBI leading off for Houston in 1998. With 82 extra-base hits, Blackmon also set a record for a NL leadoff hitter. Jimmie Rollins set the old record of 80 extra-base hits with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2007. Blackmon has the most extra-base hits by a leadoff hitter since Grady Sizemore set the major league record with 92 in 2006.

CF Charlie Blackmon was not in the lineup for just the fourth time this year and did not play. He's hitless in his past 14 at-bats and one for his past 21 with nine strikeouts. "I think Charlie was due a day, just to exhale a little bit," manager Bud Black said. "I think he'd been grinding really hard, playing hard, playing every day. So this is a day you take a step back."

CF Charlie Blackmon was 1-for-15 with a double and a walk in the four-game series at Arizona, his double coming in his first plate appearance Monday night. Blackmon has 88 RBIs when batting leadoff this season, tied with Houston 2B and Hall of Famer Craig Biggio for the National League season record. Blackmon has 14 triples, one short of Dexter Fowler's club record. "He just continues to refine his game," Colorado manager Bud Black said.

OF Charlie Blackmon had two hits against the Dodgers on Saturday, giving him 63 multi-hit games this season. His RBI on Saturday gave him 88 out of the leadoff spot, tied with Craig Biggio (1998) for most out of the top of the order since 1914. He has 89 total RBIs on the year, getting one out of the No. 3 spot.

CF Charlie Blackmon had two hits and a career-high three walks Thursday and has now reached base in 44 of 49 games since the All-Star break. Blackmon has a .469 on-base percentage in that time. The only time he was retired Thursday was when he struck out looking against Dodgers RHP Walker Buehler, who was making his major league debut.

CF Charlie Blackmon went 3-for-5 with a double and hit his 33rd homer, which gave him 85 RBI as a leadoff hitter, the second-most by a National League leadoff hitter since 1914. Hall of Famer Craig Biggio had the most -- 88 RBI in 1988. Blackmon became the 10th player in Rockies history with 60 multi-hit games and the first since Todd Helton had 61 multi-hit games in 2003. Blackmon scored two runs, increasing his major league leading total to 122, one shy of Mike Trout's major league leading total last year.

CF Charlie Blackmon batted third in a start for the third time in his career and went 2-for-3 with one RBI. He also batted third on Aug. 25, 2015, at Atlanta and went 1-for-5 and this season on July 6 against Cincinnati and went 2-for-4.

CF Charlie Blackmon hit his 32nd home run, extending his career-high RBI total to 84. Blackmon is tied with Taylor Douhit (1930 with St. Louis) for the second-most RBI in a season by a National League leadoff hitter. Hall of Famer Craig Biggio (Houston, 1998) holds the record of 88 RBIs.

CF Charlie Blackmon went 3-for-5 with one RBI to raise his National League-leading average to .340. It was his 18th game with three or more hits, tied for the most in the NL this season. Blackmon has a career-high 83 RBIs, tied with Bobby Bonds (1973) for the third-most RBIs by a NL leadoff hitter all-time. Craig Biggio had the most -- 88 RBIs in 1998.

CF Charlie Blackmon hit his 31st homer to put the Rockies ahead in the ninth inning on Saturday. The two-run shot gives him 82 RBI for the season, matching a career best. It's the second homer this season and the third time in his career that he has homered to put his team ahead in the ninth inning or later.

CF Charlie Blackmon, who leads the National League with a .337 average, had to leave in the eighth inning Friday after suffering a cramp in his left leg on a swing. "We'll get some fluids in him and see how he is. Hopefully we'll get him back in there tomorrow, but we'll see," Rockies manager Bud Black said. Blackmon, who had a similar cramp earlier this month, was 1-for-4 with an RBI single.