Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Smacks late homer Tuesday
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Goodman went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Yankees.
The Rockies' bats were held in check by Yankees ace Cam Schlittler, but Goodman reduced the deficit to two runs by taking Tim Hill deep for a two-run homer in the ninth inning. It was Goodman's first home run since Aug. 26 and 37th of the season, tied with Matt Olson for fifth in the majors. Goodman has an .848 OPS with five steals, 78 RBI and 56 extra-base hits over 513 plate appearances this season.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Getting breather Sunday
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Goodman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Goodman will hit the bench Sunday after a run of eight straight starts, during which he batted .219 (7-for-32) with three walks, two doubles, four RBI, four runs and 12 strikeouts. Brett Sullivan will instead do the catching for Tanner Gordon while batting seventh in the series finale versus St. Louis.
Goodman is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Nationals.
Goodman homered in each of the first two games of the series after returning from the injured list, but he will get a breather during Thursday's afternoon tilt. Brett Sullivan will step in at catcher for the Rockies.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Homers in second straight game
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Goodman went 2-for-6 with a two-run home run and an additional run in Wednesday's 13-1 win against the Nationals.
After spending the 10-day minimum on the IL due to a shoulder strain, Goodman has homered in his first two games back from the injury. Goodman is third in the National League in long balls with 36, sporting a .869 OPS and 72 RBI in 113 games.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Goes yard in return from IL
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Goodman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Nationals.
Activated from the IL earlier in the day after recovering from a shoulder injury, Goodman quickly proved his health by launching an Andrew Alvarez fastball into the left-field seats to lead off the fourth inning. It was the 35th homer of the season for the slugging backstop, and in 24 games since the All-Star break he sports a .237/.295/.575 slash line with eight long balls, 11 runs and 19 RBI.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Checking back into lineup Monday
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Goodman (shoulder) will start at catcher and bat third in Monday's game against the Dodgers.
Goodman has been cleared to resume his usual duties behind plate following a three-game absence due to left shoulder inflammation. While the Rockies could look to build in an off day for Goodman during their six-game week at Coors Field, fantasy managers should have no hesitation about keeping the two-time All-Star catcher active now that he's been confirmed to start in the series opener with the Dodgers.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Scratched with shoulder issue
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Goodman was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants due to left shoulder inflammation.
The severity of Goodman's issue is still unknown, but it will cause him to miss at least Saturday's contest. Brett Sullivan will step in behind the plate and bat eighth.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Launches 34th home run
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Goodman went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Cardinals.
Goodman opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning before coming through again in the eighth, taking George Soriano deep for a game-tying solo homer. Goodman has continued to provide plenty of power since the All-Star break, batting .254 with seven home runs and 18 RBI across 18 games. Through 108 contests this season, he's batting .254, while his 34 homers trail only Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Schwarber (35) for the MLB lead.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Receiving afternoon off
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Goodman is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
Goodman ended up staying put with the Rockies following Monday's trade deadline, but he'll be held out of the lineup for the second time in four contests while Colorado wraps up its series against Tampa Bay with a day game after a night game. Brett Sullivan will spell Goodman behind the plate and will bat ninth.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Resting up Sunday
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Goodman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
The Rockies will go with Brett Sullivan behind the plate and Jake McCarthy at designated hitter while Goodman gets a rest, and the trade deadline looms. Goodman had started all but one of the first 13 games coming out of the All-Star break, slashing .289/.360/.711 with six home runs, 14 RBI and seven runs over that stretch.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Explodes for three homers
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Goodman went 3-for-4 with three home runs and five RBI in Sunday's 9-6 loss to the Reds.
Goodman accounted for nearly all of Colorado's offense, taking Hunter Greene deep twice for the only three runs the right-hander allowed before adding a third homer off Sam Moll in the eighth inning. All three blasts were no-doubt shots, traveling 425, 435 and 442 feet. The catcher became the first player in Rockies history to record two three-homer games in the same season and now has 30 long balls on the year. He's slashing .257/.326/.561 and trails only Kyle Schwarber (33) for the National League home-run lead.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Back in action Thursday
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Goodman (wrist) will serve as the designated hitter and bat fourth Thursday against the Giants.
Goodman missed two starts while tending to a wrist injury he suffered Monday, though he was able to enter Wednesday's game off the bench and is now ready to return to the starting nine for Thursday's contest. The 26-year-old backstop has been playing exceptionally well as of late, slashing .333/.386/.846 with six homers, 12 RBI and 10 runs scored across his last 10 games prior to getting hurt.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Sitting again Wednesday
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Goodman (wrist) isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
Goodman was a late scratch from the lineup Tuesday due to a jammed wrist suffered during a play at the plate Monday, and the injury will now officially cost him another start. Brett Sullivan will fill in at catcher and bat ninth Wednesday.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Scratched Tuesday
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Goodman was scratched from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers due to a wrist injury, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
Goodman said that he jammed his wrist during a play at the plate during Monday's game, and although the severity of his injury remains unknown, it will prevent him from playing in Tuesday's game. His absence will enable TJ Rumfield to join the starting nine and bat third.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Smacks homer in win
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Goodman went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Marlins.
Goodman has now homered six times over his last six games, racking up 11 RBI in that span. The catcher is enjoying quite the breakout year in the power department. With 27 homers through 81 contests, he's just four shy of matching his total from last year. Goodman is batting .243 with an .853 OPS, 50 RBI, 54 runs scored, 13 doubles and five stolen bases on the year.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Goes deep again Monday
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Goodman went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a double in a loss to the Marlins on Monday.
Goodman continued his power binge with a 442-foot solo shot to left-center field in the seventh inning. The backstop has now gone deep five times over his past four contests, with a three-homer game against Minnesota on Saturday providing the bulk of those long balls. Goodman ranks second in the majors with 26 home runs overall, and he's already five away from the impressive 31 homers he slugged across 144 contests in his breakout campaign last year.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Crushes three homers in win
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Goodman went 3-for-5 with three home runs and five RBI in an 8-5 victory against Minnesota on Saturday.
Goodman was a force to be reckoned with in the win, producing the first three-homer game of his career. None of the long balls were cheap shots -- each was estimated at over 400 feet. Goodman has racked up four homers and eight RBI over his past two games, and he now leads all MLB catchers with 25 home runs on the season. The Rockies record for homers in a campaign is 49 (set by Larry Walker in 1997 and Todd Helton in 2002), and given that the team is only 83 games into the current season, Goodman has a legitimate chance of challenging that franchise mark if he keeps up a similar pace.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Smacks two-run homer
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Goodman went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the Cubs.
Goodman wrapped up the Rockies' six-game road trip with a homer. He went 8-for-25 (.320) with three homers and six RBI during the trip. For the season, the catcher has batted .251 with an .858 OPS, 21 long balls, 39 RBI, 46 runs scored, 12 doubles and five stolen bases over 69 contests. The Rockies continue to have three catchers on the roster, allowing Goodman to get some turns at designated hitter to keep his strong bat in the lineup nearly every day.
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Continues power surge
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Goodman went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and two walks Tuesday in a 7-3 win against the Cubs.
Goodman got Colorado off to a good start with a two-run blast off Colin Rea in the first inning. The long ball was his seventh over his past 12 contests, a span in which the backstop is batting .256 with 14 RBI, 11 runs and two stolen bases. Goodman broke out with 31 homers over 144 contests last season, and he's on pace to easily exceed that mark this year with 18 home runs through 61 games. Goodman leads MLB catchers in long balls and ranks fourth among qualified backstops in OPS (.845)
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Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Stays hot with homer
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Goodman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and a walk in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Angels.
Goodman has turned the power up with four homers and eight RBI over his last seven games. He got the scoring started when he took Grayson Rodriguez deep in the second inning Tuesday. Goodman is hitting .275 over his last 10 contests and is up to .243 on the year with an .811 OPS, 15 homers, 27 RBI, 36 runs scored, 10 doubles and three stolen bases over 56 contests.
