Colorado Rockies Rundown: Diaz, CarGo, Drafts And Strange Games

Sep 25, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Colorado Rockies celebrate the win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field. The Rockies defeated the Dodgers 7-4. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Your morning rundown — news, notes, analysis, and more — on the biggest stories surrounding the Colorado Rockies for Saturday, September 26, 2015.

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The Colorado Rockies were pretty impressive in a Friday night victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers, thanks to three home runs (Charlie Blackmon, Carlos Gonzalez, Corey Dickerson), some other timely extra base hits (Dickerson, Rafael Ynoa), and a good start by David Hale.

It’s doubly sweet that the Dodgers are nearing their NL West clinching-game (magic number: 4) but the Rockies delayed their celebration for at least another day. They can still do it in Denver (especially if the Giants keep losing, too), but at least for now… the Colorado Rockies are (kind of) playing the spoiler.

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So, as you enjoy your Saturday morning hopefully not working, here’s what’s going down in today’s edition of the rundown:

• Walt Weiss stands by Jairo Diaz as a Rockies’ set-up man.
• Let’s look at the Colorado Rockies and the reverse standings ahead of the 2016 MLB Amateur Entry Draft.
• What are the strangest Rockies games you can think of in all of history?
• Carlos Gonzalez has had a very hot second half — and he’s now a part of Colorado Rockies’ history.

Lots to discuss! Let’s cover today’s news and notes around the Colorado Rockies.

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