Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon is taking a seat on Thursday as the team faces Max Scherzer and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Sam Hilliard is drawing the start in right field and batting sixth in the game. Blackmon is currently riding a four-game hitting streak that has included four doubles. He's slashing .254/.333/.508 over the month of September as a whole. The 35-year-old veteran is having his worst overall season since first emerging on the fantasy scene back in 2014, but he's ...

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one walk, and a strikeout in a 3-0 loss to the Nationals on Sunday. Blackmon was one of two Rockies' to collect multiple hits and he was the only one to notch an extra-base hit. Paolo Espino and company were locked in on the other side and Colorado wasn't able to muster any type of offense. The multi-hit performance was Blackmon's first since September 7. He's now slashing .266/.344/.415 with 13 home runs, 76 RBI, and ...

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon will take a seat on the bench for Thursday's game against the Atlanta Braves, according to MLB.com. Blackmon has been in a bit of a slump in his last seven games, going 3-for-25 with one extra-base hit. This season hasn't been kind to him as a whole, with him producing a .264/.342/.409 slash line, well short of his .300/.358/.496 career mark. He's added 13 HRs, 75 RBI, 67 runs, and three stolen bases over 137 games. Yonathan Daza will take his spot ...

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon will begin Thursday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies and left-hander Ranger Suarez on the bench. Blackmon, who is hitting .269 with a .346 on-base percentage, 13 home runs, and three stolen bases in 506 plate appearances this season, is getting the day off. Yonathan Daza is batting seventh and starting in the 34-year-old's place. Daza is hitting .283 with a .331 on-base percentage, two home runs, and two stolen bases in 298 plate ...

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored, a walk, and a strikeout in a 7-6 win over the Atlanta Braves. Blackmon's big hit came in the bottom of the third inning when he swatted a two-run homer, his 13th of the season, off Ian Anderson to put Colorado up 4-3. He reached base two more times in the game with a single and a walk as well. The veteran outfielder has found his power stroke, homering in three straight contests. For the year, ...

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a strikeout in a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday. Blackmon was a crucial contributor on Friday, driving in two runs in the tight ball game. He hit his 12th home run of the season off Huascar Ynoa in the first inning before driving in Garrett Hampson with a sacrifice fly in the third. The veteran outfielder is having an underwhelming campaign when you factor in his fantasy expectations but he's ...

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and a strikeout in a 6-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. Blackmon came through in a major way for the Rockies when he swatted a grand slam off Touki Toussaint in the bottom of the third inning. He would add a single and a stolen base later in the contest as well. The veteran outfielder is now rocking a .267/.346/.405 batting line with 11 home runs, 67 RBI, and three stolen bases across 430 at-bats. He's been ...

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon is not in the starting lineup on Saturday night. This looks to just be a night off for Blackmon, who has started in eight of the team's last 10 games. He's been on fire over his last 15 games, where he's slashing .292/.327/.500 with three homers, 11 RBI and nine runs scored. Look for him to return to the lineup for Sunday's finale, and in the meantime Taylor Motter will get the start in right field and bat seventh in the lineup.

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon is on the bench on Sunday. The Rockies will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks and right-handed starter Taylor Widener but will do so without one of their best hitters. Blackmon is batting .276 with a .356 on-base percentage, nine home runs, and a pair of stolen bases in 450 plate appearances this season. Sam Hilliard is starting in right field in Blackmon's place and batting sixth. The 27-year-old is batting .209 with a .278 on-base percentage, ...

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and an RBI ground out in a 7-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday. Blackmon put the Rockies on the board in the bottom of the first inning with an RBI ground out. He then gave Colorado some breathing room with a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to extend the lead to 6-3. The veteran outfielder has now homered in back-to-back games and has hit three in the month of August. Overall, he owns a ...