Brad Hawpe is an outfielder in major league baseball. He's a right fielder for the Colorado Rockies and wears number 11. He is managed by Clint Hurdle.
Pinch-hitter Chris Iannetta hit a two-run homer off David Weathers in the 11th inning to give the Colorado Rockies a 7-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. Iannetta sent a 3-2 fastball into the Rockies' bullpen in right-center for his 16th homer and first career game-ending drive. The Rockies widened their NL wild-card lead to three games over Atlanta with five games remaining. The crowd of 39,087, pretty big for a Tuesday night in downtown Denver, let loose a loud cheer... Read Full Story
Todd Helton homered into the smoky sky and drove in four runs as the Colorado Rockies snapped a five-game losing streak with an 8-3 win over the New York Mets on Tuesday night. The NL wild-card leaders moved a game ahead of the San Francisco Giants, who lost 1-0 at Philadelphia, as they started a 10-game homestand against losing teams with a much-needed win. Jason Giambi made his Rockies — and National League — debut in the seventh when he batted for the pitcher with the bases loaded and... Read Full Story
Barry Zito carried a shutout into the ninth inning, Pablo Sandoval hit a home run and the San Francisco Giants got within a game of the Colorado Rockies for the NL wild card by beating them 5-3 Saturday night. Randy Winn, Juan Uribe, Nate Schierholtz and Eli Whiteside also drove in runs for the Giants, who won for the fourth time in five games. Brad Hawpe homered and Seth Smith drove in two runs for the Rockies, who lost their fourth in a row, tying their longest slide of the season. Zito (9... Read Full Story
Colorado Rockies outfielder Brad Hawpe was taken to a hospital with a possible concussion after he was hit in the neck by San Diego catcher Nick Hundley's throw to second in the sixth inning Monday night. Hawpe stayed on the ground as Rockies trainers rushed out to attend to him. He was then rolled over, had a brace put around his neck and helped onto a cart, where he sat upright as he left the field, a medical staffer holding his neck. The injury occurred when Hundley scooped a ball out of... Read Full Story
Brad Hawpe and the Colorado Rockies agreed to a $17.425 million deal on Tuesday, betting on at least three more seasons together with a club option for 2011. The 28-year-old right-fielder hit .291 last season with 29 longballs and 116 RBIs. Some of his better splits included batting .377 RISP with two outs and going 9-for-20 with the bags full. And Hawpe is thrilled. He offered this take on the organization, "I think there’s a good thing going on here, not just the players and the front... Read Full Story
We're but a day away from yet another fake Opening Day, and in 48 hours we can kick of the season for reals. We've meandered through a selection of promising offensive baseball teams (and the Royals), so we might as well spend some time on the home state nine. You may have heard, even if the only sport you follow is dog tossing , about the Colorado ROCKies. They attended the World Series last October ROCKtober after winning something like a hundred games in a row. That's hard to do. They... Read Full Story
DENVER, Oct. 1 (UPI) --
Todd Helton hit a two-run homer to give Colorado the lead Wednesday and the Rockies moved to the brink of a playoff berth with a 10-6 win over Milwaukee.
Colorado eliminated San Francisco from playoff contention and took a four-game lead over Atlanta in the National League wild-card race with four games remaining.
A win by the Rockies or a loss by the Braves during the final four days of the season will give Colorado its second post-season berth in three years... Read Full Story
DENVER, Sept. 23 (UPI) --
Brad Hawpe's three-run homer Tuesday keyed a 14-hit attack for the Colorado Rockies who outlasted San Diego 11-10.
Clint Barmes had a two-run inside-the-park homer to help Colorado move five games ahead of San Francisco in the National League wild-card race. Todd Helton and Dexter Fowler each added three hits for the Rockies.
Matt Belisle (2-1) got the win after three innings in relief of starter Jorge De La Rosa, who was rattled for six runs in 2 1/3 innings... Read Full Story
DENVER, Sept. 25 (UPI) --
Yorvit Torrealba lifted a sacrifice fly to right in the ninth inning Friday that gave Colorado a 2-1 victory over St. Louis.
In a battle of teams that could meet in the playoffs, the Rockies scored in the first and ninth innings to halt a two-game losing streak.
St. Louis entered the night needing either a win over Colorado or a loss by the Chicago Cubs in San Francisco to clinch the National League Central title. Colorado increased its playoff chances... Read Full Story
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 12 (UPI) --
A three-run double by Yorvit Torrealba in the ninth inning kept alive Colorado's late-season surge Friday and lifted the Rockies to a 4-1 win over San Diego.
Five San Diego pitchers had combined to hold Colorado scoreless on three hits over eight innings, but the Rockies rallied for four runs in the ninth to win their eighth straight game.
The Rockies remained two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National League West lead and moved 5 1/2 games... Read Full Story
