While the current iteration of the Blue Jays is holding its own, it's always fun to check in and see how past players are performing. Here's a look at how some notable exes are faring one month into the 2021 campaign.
Belt slam in 10-run 1st lifts Giants over Rockies in opener
Brandon Belt hit a go-ahead single and a grand slam in a 10-run first inning that propelled the San Francisco Giants over the Colorado Rockies 12-4 Tuesday in a doubleheader opener.
The Canadian Press Brandon Belt , The Canadian Press
DENVER Charlie Blackmon hit a three-run, two-out homer off Camilo Doval to cap a comeback from a four-run deficit in the final inning, giving the Colorado Rockies an 8-6 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night for a doubleheader split.
“We had five guys in a row reach. That was pretty awesome hitting and I just felt things were going our way,” Blackmon said. Brandon Belt hit a go-ahead single and a grand slam in a 10-run first inning that propelled the Giants to a 12-4 victory in the opener, then homered again as the Giants built a 6-2, sixth-inning lead in the second game. Belt had seven RBIs in the doubleheader, shortened to s
Rockies-Giants series opener postponed due to weather
Field Level Media
04 May 2021, 07:55 GMT+10
The Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants will not kick off their three-game series in Denver on Monday, with inclement weather leading the game to be postponed a day.
The Rockies and Giants will play a doubleheader Tuesday, with the first game now scheduled for 3:40 p.m. Mountain time. Both games will be seven-inning regulation games.
The Giants, who still lead the National League West just ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, had planned to start Aaron Sanchez (1-1, 2.22 ERA) while Colorado s scheduled starter was German Marquez (1-2, 4.13). The Giants said Sanchez and Alex Wood will start Tuesday s games. The Rockies have yet to reveal their pitching plans for the twin bill.
Rockies, Giants double up after Monday postponement
Field Level Media
04 May 2021, 11:19 GMT+10
The Colorado Rockies are happy to be home, but they ll have to wait an extra day to show it.
Monday night s game between Colorado and the San Francisco Giants was postponed due to inclement weather. The teams will play a pair of seven-inning games Tuesday and wrap up the series on Wednesday afternoon.
San Francisco will start Monday s scheduled starter Aaron Sanchez (1-1, 2.22 ERA) and lefty Alex Wood (3-0, 1.50 ERA) in the two games Tuesday, but they did not announce in which order they would pitch.
German Marquez (1-2, 4.13), Monday s scheduled Colorado starter, will pitch one of the games, but the Rockies had yet to announce a second starter Monday evening.