Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Carlos Estevez earned the save on Tuesday when he allowed one hit, one walk, and a strikeout over a scoreless ninth inning in a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves. Estevez had his work cut out for him on Tuesday, facing the heart of the Braves' lineup while trying to protect a one-run lead. He walked Eddie Rosario and surrendered a single to Ozzie Albies but was able to work his way around those mistakes and notch the save. The 28-year-old reliever now owns a 4.50...

Colorado Rockies closer Carlos Estevez earned the save on Thursday when he allowed one run on two hits with a strikeout over one inning in a 4-3 win over the Phillies. Estevez entered in the ninth inning with the Rockies holding a 4-2 lead and ran into a little trouble. He allowed a single to Brad Miller and a double to Andrew McCutchen before Didi Gregorius knocked in a run with a groundout. Estevez was able to settle in after that and record the final two outs to end the ball game. The ...

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Carlos Estevez earned the save on Friday when he worked a scoreless ninth inning in a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves. Daniel Bard lost his closer job in late August, which has opened the door for the 28-year-old Estevez to earn some saves. He had a difficult task on Friday as he had to face the heart of the Braves' lineup while protecting a one-run lead. But he got the job done by getting Jorge Soler and Freddie Freeman to ground out before Austin Riley ...

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Carlos Estevez took the loss on Sunday when he allowed one run on two hits over one inning in a 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Estevez entered in the eighth inning to try and preserve a 2-2 tie but wasn't able to get the job done. He coughed up a solo home run to Will Smith to give the Dodgers the lead and eventual win. Estevez also surrendered a single to AJ Pollock before the inning was over. The 28-year-old hurler owns an ugly 5.24 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and ...

Colorado Rockies right-hander Carlos Estevez took the loss on Saturday when he allowed four runs on two hits with a walk across 1/3 of an inning in a 10-4 loss to the Brewers. Estevez entered in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score knotted up at 4-4 and immediately ran into trouble. He allowed the first three runners to reach with a walk, HBP, and a single before Omar Narvaez knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly. Luis Urias then singled in two runs and Estevez was removed from the ...

Colorado Rockies right-hander Carlos Estevez blew the save on Wednesday when he allowed an unearned run on two walks but was credited with the win in an 8-7 victory over the San Diego Padres. Daniel Bard was unavailable on Wednesday so Estevez was sent in to protect a 7-6 lead in the ninth inning. He walked Tommy Pham and Fernando Tatis Jr. to start things off before getting Manny Machado to fly out. Wil Myers then reached on a Brendan Rodgers throwing error and Trent Grisham hit a ...

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Carlos Estevez could begin to see more save opportunities in the near future given Daniel Bard's continued struggles this year, according to Thomas Harding of MLB.com. Manager Bud Black said that Bard is still the closer when "rested and ready to go," but he left the door open to the possibility of Estevez getting more save opportunities going forward when Bard is not available. If Estevez ever is named the full-time closer then he could be worth looking at in ...

Colorado Rockies right-hander Carlos Estevez picked up the save on Monday when he punched out two batters to preserve a 3-2 win over the Mets. Starter Austin Gomber was rolling on Monday and pitched all the way into the bottom of the ninth inning before he ran into some trouble. He allowed a leadoff home run to Brandon Drury and a single to Patrick Mazeika before being removed from the game. Regular closer Daniel Bard was unavailable so Estevez was tasked with protecting the one-run lead. ...

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Carlos Estevez (finger) was placed on the 10-day injured list with a sprained middle finger, according to Thomas Harding of MLB.com. The move is retroactive to April 30, as the Rockies have recalled outfielder Sam Hilliard from the alternate site in a corresponding move. Through 10 innings of work this year, Estevez has a 3.60 ERA with 10 strikeouts, while allowing 10 hits and four walks. In prior years Estevez has been a decent play in SV/HLD formats, but so ...

Colorado Rockies right-hander Carlos Estevez picked up his first save of the season on Tuesday when he allowed one run on one hit with a strikeout in a 7-5 win over the Giants in extra-innings. Closer Daniel Bard blew a save in the ninth inning so he was unavailable to pitch once the game went to extra innings. Estevez was called upon in the 10th inning to protect a three-run lead for Colorado and promptly served up an RBI single to Buster Posey before settling down to record the final three ...