Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Idle for third straight game
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Moniak is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
The Rockies haven't announced that Moniak is dealing with an injury, but he'll nonetheless close out the season with three consecutive absences from the lineup. Yanquiel Fernandez will draw another start in right field in place of Moniak, who has compiled a .270 batting average with 24 home runs, nine stolen bases, 68 RBI and 62 runs in 135 games on the campaign.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: On bench Saturday
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Moniak is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against San Francisco.
Moniak is on the bench for a second straight game, yielding to Yanquiel Fernandez in right field. Moniak is 15-for-43 (.349) with five home runs in his last 11 games.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Sitting against southpaw
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Moniak is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Moniak went 7-for-13 with three home runs, two stolen bases and eight RBI while starting in each of the last three games, but the lefty-hitting outfielder will exit the lineup while the Marlins send southpaw Ryan Weathers to the hill Wednesday. Colorado will roll out a starting outfield of Jordan Beck, Brenton Doyle and Tyler Freeman from left to right.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Homers in loss
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Moniak went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Marlins.
Moniak has gone 9-for-19 with three homers and eight RBI over his last five games. The outfielder kept the Rockies from getting shut out in this contest with his eighth-inning blast, and he also hit a single that produced Colorado's fifth run thanks to a Miami error, though the comeback stalled out there. Moniak is up to 22 homers, 65 RBI, 57 runs scored, nine stolen bases and a .270/.307/.515 slash line through 127 contests.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Starring role in loss
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Moniak went 4-for-4 with two home runs, five RBI and two stolen bases in Sunday's 9-6 loss to the Padres.
Despite the poor result for the Rockies, Moniak had one of his best games of the year. The outfielder lifted a solo shot in the fourth inning and a three-run blast in the sixth before adding an RBI single in the seventh. Moniak has gone 13-for-41 (.317) with three homers and three steals over 13 games in September. The 27-year-old is at a .268/.306/.509 slash line with 21 long balls, 62 RBI, 56 runs scored and nine steals over 126 games this year, with all of those counting stats representing career highs.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Swipes bag Thursday
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Moniak went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Thursday's 2-0 loss to the Padres.
Moniak had the lone multi-hit effort for the Rockies, accounting for half of their hit total. He ended an 0-for-11 skid at the plate over his previous four games. The outfielder is also up to seven steals on 10 attempts this season after swiping a bag in the defeat. Moniak has added 19 home runs, 57 RBI, 54 runs scored and a .262/.301/.494 slash line across 123 contests while being a lineup regular for Colorado.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Not in Wednesday's lineup
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Moniak isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
After going 0-for-10 with four strikeouts and a walk over his last three games, Moniak will retreat to the bench Wednesday while Jordan Beck, Brenton Doyle and Tyler Freeman start across the outfield for Colorado.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Walks off Cubs
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Moniak went 1-for-1 with an RBI triple during Sunday's 6-5 win over the Cubs.
Moniak didn't start the contest, but interim manager Warren Schaeffer called upon the 27-year-old in the bottom of the ninth in a tie game. Moniak delivered a walk-off triple, plating Ryan Ritter, who scored from first base. In his last seven games, Moniak is 10-for-30 (.333) with three doubles and two triples.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Idle against southpaw
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Moniak is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
With lefty Framber Valdez on the hill for Houston, the left-handed-hitting Moniak will exit the starting nine Wednesday, after he went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base, three RBI and a run in the Rockies' 6-1 win in Tuesday's series opener. He'll give up his spot in the lineup to Kyle Farmer, who will get the start at designated hitter and will bat eighth.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Sitting against RHP
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Moniak is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates.
Moniak isn't part of the starting lineup against a right-handed pitcher for the first time since July 12. The outfielder will be on the bench for the second time in three games. With Moniak idle, the Rockies will deploy Tyler Freeman in right field.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Out again versus lefty
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Moniak is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays.
Southpaw Eric Lauer is on the bump for the Blue Jays, and the left-handed-hitting Moniak has now been absent from the lineup three of the last four times the Rockies have faced a left-handed starter. Tyler Freeman will handle right field and Braxton Fulford will serve as the designated hitter for the Rockies in Monday's series opener.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Strong stretch continues
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Moniak went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a walk Sunday against the Reds.
Moniak accounted for Colorado's only offense of the day with a two-run single in the third inning. He's started eight of 10 games against right-handed pitching since the start of July, going 11-for-27 with two homers, seven RBI, four runs scored and two stolen bases in that span.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Getting Wednesday off
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Moniak is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Boston.
Moniak started each of the previous seven game against right-handed pitching, but he'll begin Wednesday's contest on the bench as the Red Sox send righty Lucas Giolito to the bump. Yanquiel Fernandez will start in right field and bat seventh in the series finale.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Stuffs stat sheet Sunday
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Moniak went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, three RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's win over the White Sox.
Moniak opened the game's scoring with a 421-foot leadoff blast for his 13th homer of the year and 10th over his last 27 contests. He later knocked a two-run triple in the fifth before singling and swiping second base in the seventh. He went 6-for-11 with three extra-base hits during the weekend series against the White Sox. Moniak now owns a .257/.303/.532 slash line with 28 extra-base hits and five steals through 75 games.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Hammers three-run shot
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Moniak went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Sunday's win over Arizona.
Moniak's three-run blast in the fifth inning proved to be the game-deciding swing. It was his 11th long ball of the year and sixth in his last 11 appearances. He's approaching his career high of 14 home runs, which he reached in each of the previous two seasons while with the Angels. Moniak is slashing .245/.295/.500 with 22 extra-base hits and 27 RBI through 207 plate appearances.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Slugs homer No. 10
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Moniak went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 14-8 loss to the Diamondbacks.
His 452-foot moon shot to right-center field off Zac Gallen was the big blow in a six-run fourth inning that briefly gave the Rockies a 7-6 lead. Moniak still sits against most left-handed pitchers, but he's enjoying a huge June against righties, batting .387 (12-for-31) in 10 games with five of his 10 homers on the season, along with two steals, nine runs and nine RBI.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Doubles up on extra-base hits
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Moniak went 2-for-4 with a triple and a two-run home run during Monday's 6-4 win over the Nationals.
Moniak delivered the fatal blow to the Nationals, launching a go-ahead, two-run home run in the ninth inning to give the Rockies the lead. The 27-year-old has now homered for the third time in his last six games, hitting .470 over that stretch with five RBI. He is now slashing .237/.289/.462 for the season.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Retreating to bench Sunday
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Moniak is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
Though he'll take a seat against Grant Holmes in the series finale, Moniak could be gaining traction in the Rockies' lineup. The veteran outfielder had started each of Colorado's last three matchups against right-handed pitchers, going 4-for-9 with a solo home run, a double, a walk and an additional run.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Losing grip on platoon role
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Moniak is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.
Since signing with the Rockies shortly before Opening Day, Moniak has been deployed primarily as a strong-side platoon outfielder, but his grasp on a regular spot in the lineup versus righties appears to be slipping. For the second day in a row, Moniak finds himself on the bench against a righty (Max Meyer), while Tyler Freeman picks up another start in right field at Moniak's expense. Moniak owns a woeful .213/.252/.394 slash line in 135 plate appearances versus righties this season, so the Rockies' decision to scale back his playing time doesn't come as a major surprise.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Pops fifth homer
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Moniak went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk Monday's 3-1 loss to the Cubs.
The Colorado outfielder accounted for his team's lone run when he cracked a 399-foot solo shot off Chicago starter Jameson Taillon in the fifth. Moniak homered for the second consecutive day and picked up his second free pass of the month. In May, the 27-year-old sports a .235 (16-for-68) average with 20 Ks. Through 154 total plate appearances, Moniak is now slashing .217/.266/.406 with 16 runs scored, 15 RBI and a stolen base.
