C.J. Cron hammers 10th homer in August in Rockies’ win over Dodgers

Sunday afternoon, C.J. Cron added different section to his memorable August erstwhile the Rockies humbled the Dodgers, 5-0, successful Los Angeles.

Cron provided his squad each of the runs it needed erstwhile helium hammered a two-out, three-run homer successful the archetypal disconnected of right-hander Mitch White. Cron drove location Brendan Rodgers, who singled, and Charlie Blackmon, who doubled.

Cron is successful immoderate benignant of zone. The archetypal baseman, who volition apt beryllium named National League subordinate of the month, has 24 location runs, 10 of them coming successful August. He leads the majors with 33 RBIs this period portion hitting .376. Cron has reached basal successful 23 consecutive games, 2 abbreviated of his career-high.

Asked to picture what he’s feeling during his blistery streak, Cron said: “I consciousness similar I tin screen much pitches than I usually cover. As agelong it’s a transportation that I consciousness I tin handle, it doesn’t truly substance if it’s a slider, heater oregon changeup. I benignant of consciousness similar I tin grip each 3 pitches close now. It’s conscionable thing wherever I’m seeing the shot aboriginal and I’m trying to enactment a bully plaything connected it.”

As for his accidental of winning subordinate of the period — helium would beryllium the 21st Rockies subordinate truthful honored — Cron steered wide of that topic.

“I conjecture you tin inquire maine that if it happens,” helium said with a laugh.

After a dilatory commencement to the season, Cron is present hitting .275 with a .914 OPS.

“He’s had a large August and we inactive person a fewer much days present to adhd to his totals,” manager Bud Black said. “You tin marque a lawsuit that he’s been our champion violative subordinate each year. He’s been that good.”

Gray update. Right-hander Jon Gray, who departed Saturday night’s crippled in the 3rd inning with a sore forearm, was doing a spot amended Sunday, but it seems improbable that helium volition beryllium capable to marque his adjacent scheduled start.

“Tomorrow he’s going to play catch,” Black said. “He’s going to spot however helium feels. He got a afloat time of attraction today. We volition fto it calm down and get to Texas and spot wherever helium is.

“I tin astir apt accidental that he’s questionable for his adjacent commencement (on Thursday vs. Atlanta astatine Coors Field). I’d similar to deliberation that helium tin marque it, and I cognize helium wants to marque it, but it depends connected however helium feels time oregon perchance connected Tuesday erstwhile helium throws his broadside session.”

David Zalubowski, The Associated Press

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez works against the Miami Marlins successful the archetypal inning of a shot crippled Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, successful Denver.

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Rockies RHP German Marquez (11-9, 4.02) astatine Rangers RHP A.J. Alexy (major league debut)
6:05 p.m. Monday, Globe Life Park
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Marquez has not been a large pitcher connected the road. Witness his past commencement astatine Wrigley Field against the Cubs erstwhile helium allowed 5 runs connected 7 hits implicit 3 innings. He’s 3-7 with a 5.31 ERA connected the roadworthy vs. 8-2 with a 3.13 ERA astatine Coors Field. In the Rockies’ 3-2 triumph implicit the Rangers astatine Coors connected June 1, Marquez allowed conscionable 1 tally connected 2 hits implicit 7 innings but didn’t origin successful the decision. He’s 0-2 with a 1.93 ERA successful 3 vocation starts vs. Texas. Alexy who’s making his big-league debut astatine property 23, was an 11th-round draught prime by the Dodgers successful 2016. He came to the Rangers arsenic portion of a 2017 commercialized that sent Yu Darvish to the Dodgers. This season, successful 16 games (65 innings) successful Double-A and Triple-A, Alexy had a 1.66 ERA with 76 strikeouts and 27 walks.

Trending: With Antonio Senzatela pitching 7 shutout innings Sunday, the Rockies present person 60 prime starts, third-most down Oakland (66) and the Dodgers (63).

At issue: Walks proceed to beryllium a occupation for Colorado’s bullpen. It’s averaging 4.51 walks per 9 innings, tied for third-most successful the majors.

Pitching probables:
Tuesday: Rockies LHP Austin Gomber (9-8, 4.38) astatine Rangers RHP Jordan Lyles (6-11, 5.70), 6:05 p.m., ATTRM
Wednesday: Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (5-6. 4.17) astatine Rangers RHP Kohei Arihara (2-3, 6.59), 12:05 p.m., ATTRM