{"id":1310929,"date":"2019-06-02T23:08:01","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T05:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/rockies-beat-blue-jays-5-1-for-8th-straight-win\/"},"modified":"2019-06-02T23:08:01","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T05:08:01","slug":"rockies-beat-blue-jays-5-1-for-8th-straight-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/rockies-beat-blue-jays-5-1-for-8th-straight-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockies beat Blue Jays 5-1 for 8th straight win"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.8613861386139\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-979851-550\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Blue_Jays_Rockies_Baseball_81719-529d41-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Blue_Jays_Rockies_Baseball_81719-529d41.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado throws to first base to put out Toronto Blue Jays' Danny Jansen in the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Denver. 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(AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Blue_Jays_Rockies_Baseball_81719-529d41-1.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta, left, congratulates relief pitcher Bryan Shaw after he struck out Toronto Blue Jays' Eric Sogard for the final out in the ninth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Denver. The Rockies won 5-1. 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(AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>Colorado Rockies&#8217; Nolan Arenado, back, is congratulated by teammates as he returns to the dugout after hitting a solo home run off Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Justin Shafer in the seventh inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Blue_Jays_Rockies_Baseball_81719-529d41-2.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado Rockies' Nolan Arenado, back, is congratulated by teammates as he returns to the dugout after hitting a solo home run off Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Justin Shafer in the seventh inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Denver. 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(AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Blue_Jays_Rockies_Baseball_81719-529d41-3.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto Blue Jays' Eric Sogard swings at a pitch from Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Bryan Shaw on the way to striking out for the final out in the ninth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Denver. The Rockies won 5-1. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Blue_Jays_Rockies_Baseball_81719-529d41-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Blue_Jays_Rockies_Baseball_81719-529d41-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez throws to first base to put out Colorado Rockies' Raimel Tapia to end the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez throws to first base to put out Colorado Rockies&#8217; Raimel Tapia to end the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Blue_Jays_Rockies_Baseball_81719-529d41-4.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez throws to first base to put out Colorado Rockies' Raimel Tapia to end the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/rockies-beat-blue-jays-5-1-for-8th-straight-win\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/rockies-beat-blue-jays-5-1-for-8th-straight-win\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">DENVER \u2014 On the mound, at the plate and in the field, everything is working for the Colorado Rockies right now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Antonio Senzatela pitched six effective innings, Nolan Arenado homered and Colorado beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Sunday for its eighth straight win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Playing without Charlie Blackmon due to a strained right calf, the Rockies swept their weekend set against the struggling Blue Jays to close out a 9-1 homestand, matching their best record in a 10-game run at home. They also went 9-1 from Sept. 1-10, 2009.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cCollectively, we talk about offense, pitching and defense. We did them all this homestand,\u201d manager Bud Black said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Arenado also singled while extending his hitting streak to 13 games, and Raimel Tapia increased his hit streak to 12 games. Chris Iannetta went deep and David Dahl added an RBI double as the Rockies continued their best stretch after a rough start early on that included an eight-game losing streak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cEveryone is having good at-bats,\u201d Arenado said. \u201cOne of our best players is out and we\u2019re still finding ways to win. We feel like we\u2019re a good team. We dug ourselves a hole in the beginning and we\u2019re trying to find our way out of it right now and I feel like we\u2019re doing a good job of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Toronto completed a winless six-game trip. It was the sixth time in team history that the Blue Jays failed to win in a road stretch of six or more games and the first since 2009, when they went 0-9 during a road swing in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Justin Smoak drove in a run with a fielder\u2019s choice in the first, but that was it for Toronto.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Senzatela (4-4) allowed four hits, struck out four and walked three. Chad Bettis, Mike Dunn, Jairo Diaz and Bryan Shaw worked the final three innings. Shaw struck out the side in the ninth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Toronto right-hander Aaron Sanchez (3-6) dropped his fifth straight decision, a career high. He allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings, but kept the Blue Jays in the game in hitter-friendly Coors Field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cHe was outstanding. He gave us a chance,\u201d manager Charlie Montoyo said. \u201cCouple of mistakes but the ball flies here. But he was good and he\u2019s healthy, that\u2019s good for us. Hopefully he\u2019ll be good again his next outing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Despite the rough stretch the Blue Jays are going through, Sanchez said it\u2019s important to stay upbeat over the course of a long season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cEven good teams go through patches where things aren\u2019t going very well so you just got to come to the ballpark and keep (being) upbeat and have positive vibes through the clubhouse and try to win games every night,\u201d Sanchez said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Arenado worked the count full before driving a pitch from Justin Shafer into the left-field bleachers in the seventh for his 16th homer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">TRAINER\u2019S ROOM<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Rockies: RHP Wade Davis threw a second bullpen session in the latest step toward a return from a left oblique strain. He went on the 10-day injured list May 22. \u2026 Blackmon did some conditioning work and baseball activities on the field prior to the game. Though he is making progress, he is not expected to be ready to come off the IL when he\u2019s eligible for reinstatement Tuesday, Black said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">ROCKIES MOVE<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Infielder\/outfielder Garrett Hampson was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque and started in center field. Hampson made the team out of spring training but was optioned in mid-May after getting off to a slow start offensively. Right-hander Jesus Tinoco was optioned to Albuquerque to make room for Hampson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">UP NEXT<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Blue Jays: After an off day, LHP Clayton Richard (0-1, 3.38 ERA) takes the mound for his third start of the season in a series opener against the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Rockies: Following an off day, the Rockies open a six-game trip Tuesday night at the Chicago Cubs. Jeff Hoffman (1-1, 7.20 ERA) is slated to start the series opener.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/rockies-beat-blue-jays-5-1-for-8th-straight-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado throws to first base to put out Toronto Blue Jays&#8217; Danny Jansen in the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Denver. 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