The Sky Sox returned to the form of old and picked up the 5-4 win in come-from-behind, extra inning fashion Saturday night at Security Service Field. Josh Hader gave up a pair of runs out of the gate, but settled into pitch five scoreless innings to end his six-frame outing. Keon Broxton paced the Sox…
The Sky Sox and Redbirds have played four games in the last two days with the Sox taking three of the four tilts; they also lead the series 3-2 across the first five games. Through the first 13 games of the homestand the Sky Sox are 7-6 and look to clinch a winning homestand with…
BROWN MAKES ML DEBUT: Before yesterday’s game, RH Brook Brown (above) had his contract purchased by the Rockies to take the place of injured righty Nick Masset. Brown made his Major League debut against the Dodgers later in the day and tossed 1.2 scoreless innings giving up just one hit and striking out two. Brown…
IT TAKES TWO: Heading into Sunday’s game, Sky Sox infielder Rafael Ynoa had yet to hit a homer on the season. That changed quickly as Ynoa lead off the game with a solo homer to right. In the 7th, he followed that blast up with a second bomb to right for just the second multi-homer…
When RHP Brett Tomko took the mound Wednesday prior to the rain delay, he became the third oldest player ever to suit up for the Sky Sox, and the oldest starting pitcher to ever start a game for the franchise. The 41-year-old was drafted in the second round of the 1995 draft by the Cincinnati…
It’s been years in the making, but Christian Bergman finally made it. On Saturday, the Colorado Rockies announced the 26-year-old right-hander will make his Major League debut Monday against the Atlanta Braves, starting in place of the injured Jordan Lyles. Bergman, who had a rough couple starts in April, turned it on in May to…
SOX TRANSACTIONS: Since the Sky Sox’ last game, there have been several transactions. C Michael McKenry, 3B Ryan Wheeler and P Chris Martin all have been recalled by Colorado. OF Evan Frey (from Tri-City) and C Michael Ramirez (from Tulsa) have been activated to the Sky Sox. HOME COOKIN’: While at Security Service Field, RHP…
‘It’s a hitter’s park,’ or ‘You can’t keep the ball from flying out.’ You hear these things quite frequently about Security Service Field — home of the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox. However, when Christian Bergman toes the rubber at the nation’s highest altitude ballpark, none of that matters. Over the past three weeks, the…
Wilin Rosario will make his Sky Sox debut Friday night at Security Service Field. The 25-year-old big league catcher was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Rockies on 5/4 (retroactive to 5/3) with a viral infection and is slated to play two games with the Sky Sox before rejoining the Rockies. Prior to…
BOX SCORE ODDITIES – TWO IS BETTER THAN ONE: In last night’s game versus Nashville the Sky Sox had four players record multi-hit games. Curiously, Jackson Williams had two singles, Kyle Parker had two doubles (and a singleO, Angelys Nina had two triples, and Jason Pridie had two homers. It was the Sox’ first two triple game since Ben Paulsen did…
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