2006 Colorado Rockies season

The Colorado Rockies' 2006 season was the 14th for the Rockies. They competed in the National League West finishing with a record of 76–86 and tied for fourth place in the division. Clint Hurdle was the manager. They played home games at Coors Field.

Offseason December 7, 2005: Yorvit Torrealba was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Colorado Rockies for Marcos Carvajal. December 7, 2005: Aaron Miles was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Larry Bigbie to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray King. December 19, 2005: José Mesa was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. January 7, 2006: Eli Marrero was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. February 10, 2006: Josh Fogg was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. February 11, 2006: Jamey Carroll was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Washington Nationals.

Regular season

Season standings

National League West

Record vs. opponents

Transactions June 9, 2006: Eli Marrero was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the New York Mets for Kazuo Matsui and cash. July 31, 2006: Scott Dohmann and Ryan Shealy were traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals for Jeremy Affeldt and Denny Bautista. August 14, 2006: Vinny Castilla was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.

Major League debuts Batters: Chris Iannetta (Aug 27) Troy Tulowitzki (Aug 30) Jeff Salazar (Sep 7) Alvin Colina (Sep 18) Pitchers: Ramón Ramírez (Apr 14) Manuel Corpas (Jul 18) Justin Hampson (Sep 10) Juan Morillo (Sep 24) Ubaldo Jiménez (Sep 26)

Roster 2006 Colorado Rockies Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (pitching) (first base) (hitting) (third base) (bullpen) (bench) (bullpen catcher)

Game log

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 3 || Diamondbacks || 3–2 || DeJean (1–0) || Grimsley (0–1) || || 47,278 || 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 5 || Diamondbacks || 4–2 || Hernández (1–0) || Cook (0–1) || Valverde (1) || 18,553 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 6 || Diamondbacks || 12–5 || Batista (1–0) || Francis (0–1) || || 18,406 || 1–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 7 || @ Padres || 10–4 || Fogg (1–0) || Hensley (0–1) || || 33,918 || 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 8 || @ Padres || 12–4 || Day (1–0) || Brazelton (0–1) || || 29,629 || 3–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 9 || @ Padres || 10–4 || Jennings (1–0) || Peavy (1–1) || || 28,901 || 4–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 11 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–5 || Cook (1–1) || Hernández (1–1) || Fuentes (1) || 37,355 || 5–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 12 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–4 || Aquino (1–0) || King (0–1) || Valverde (2) || 18,664 || 5–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 13 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–3 || Fogg (2–0) || Ortiz (0–2) || Fuentes (2) || 18,745 || 6–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 14 || Phillies || 10–8 || Madson (1–0) || Day (1–1) || Gordon (3) || 25,390 || 6–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 15 || Phillies || 10–6 || King (1–1) || Lieber (0–3) || || 23,206 || 7–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 16 || Phillies || 1–0 || Myers (1–0) || Cook (1–2) || Gordon (4) || 25,144 || 7–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 17 || Padres || 5–2 || Young (2–0) || Francis (0–2) || Hoffman (2) || 18,591 || 7–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 14 || April 18 || Padres || 3–2 || Cortés (1–0) || Adkins (0–1) || || 18,595 || 8–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 19 || Padres || 13–4 || Park (1–0) || Day (1–2) || || 18,827 || 8–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 21 || Giants || 9–8 || Cortés (2–0) || Worrell (2–1) || || 30,339 || 9–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 22 || Giants || 6–4 || Hennessey (2–0) || Cook (1–3) || Benítez (1) || 36,035 || 9–8 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 23 || Giants || 3–2 || Cortés (3–0) || Fassero (1–1) || || 30,310 || 10–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 24 || @ Phillies || 6–5 || Lidle (2–2) || Fogg (2–1) || Gordon (6) || 20,244 || 10–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 20 || April 25 || @ Phillies || 7–6 || Ramírez (1–0) || Floyd (1–2) || Fuentes (3) || 19,512 || 11–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 26 || @ Phillies || 9–5 || Madson (2–1) || Jennings (1–1) || || 19,182 || 11–10 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 22 || April 27 || @ Phillies || 6–3 || Cook (2–3) || Franklin (1–2) || Fuentes (4) || 21,506 || 12–10 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || April 28 || @ Marlins || 3–2 || Fuentes (1–0) || Herges (0–2) || Dohmann (1) || 10,419 || 13–10 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || April 29 || @ Marlins || 8–7 || Asencio (1–0) || Messenger (0–1) || Fuentes (5) || 15,405 || 14–10 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || April 30 || @ Marlins || 3–1 || Kim (1–0) || Mitre (1–3) || Mesa (1) || 13,259 || 15–10

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || May 1 || @ Braves || 2–0 || Hudson (2–2) || Jennings (1–2) || || 19,212 || 15–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 2 || @ Braves || 5–4 || Cormier (2–1) || King (1–2) || Reitsma (6) || 22,813 || 15–12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 28 || May 3 || Reds || 3–0 || Francis (1–2) || Claussen (2–3) || Fuentes (6) || 18,214 || 16–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 4 || Reds || 7–1 || Harang (5–1) || Fogg (2–2) || || 18,204 || 16–13 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || May 5 || Astros || 6–4 || Ramírez (2–0) || Lidge (0–2) || || 20,327 || 17–13 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 31 || May 6 || Astros || 5–0 || Jennings (2–2) || Rodríguez (4–1) || || 26,358 || 18–13 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 7 || Astros || 5–3 || Cook (3–3) || Nieve (1–1) || Fuentes (7) || 30,270 || 19–13 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 8 || @ Cardinals || 6–2 || Francis (2–2) || Marquis (3–4) || Fuentes (8) || 39,007 || 20–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 9 || @ Cardinals || 4–2 || Wainwright (1–0) || Mesa (0–1) || Isringhausen (9) || 40,375 || 20–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 10 || @ Cardinals || 7–4 || Suppan (4–2) || Kim (1–1) || Isringhausen (10) || 39,108 || 20–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 12 || @ Astros || 12–2 || Gallo (1–0) || Jennings (2–3) || || 39,617 || 20–16 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 37 || May 13 || @ Astros || 2–1 || Cook (4–3) || Oswalt (5–3) || Fuentes (9) || 35,852 || 21–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 14 || @ Astros || 3–0 || Pettitte (3–4) || Francis (2–3) || || 37,614 || 21–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 15 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Tomko (5–1) || Ramírez (2–1) || Saito (1) || 20,208 || 21–18 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || May 16 || Dodgers || 5–1 || Kim (2–1) || Lowe (1–3) || || 23,192 || 22–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 17 || Dodgers || 3–2 || Penny (4–1) || Jennings (2–4) || Báez (9) || 30,296 || 22–19 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 42 || May 19 || Blue Jays || 8–3 || Cook (5–3) || Towers (1–8) || || 26,011 || 23–19 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 20 || Blue Jays || 5–1 || Francis (3–3) || Taubenheim (0–1) || || 26,212 || 24–19 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 44 || May 21 || Blue Jays || 5–3 || Fogg (3–2) || Lilly (4–4) || Fuentes (10) || 30,291 || 25–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || May 22 || @ Dodgers || 6–1 || Seo (2–2) || Kim (2–2) || || 33,652 || 25–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || May 23 || @ Dodgers || 8–1 || Penny (5–1) || Jennings (2–5) || || 40,228 || 25–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 24 || @ Dodgers || 7–1 || Sele (3–0) || Cook (5–4) || || 39,299 || 25–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 26 || @ Giants || 9–0 || Schmidt (4–2) || Francis (3–4) || || 40,923 || 25–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 27 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Cain (3–5) || Fogg (3–3) || Benítez (3) || 40,350 || 25–24 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 50 || May 28 || @ Giants || 6–3 || Kim (3–2) || Wright (5–4) || Fuentes (11) || 42,935 || 26–24 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 51 || May 29 || @ Padres || 5–0 || Jennings (3–5) || Thompson (2–1) || || 27,904 || 27–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || May 30 || @ Padres || 2–0 || Young (4–3) || Cook (5–5) || Hoffman (10) || 23,698 || 27–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || May 31 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Hensley (4–3) || Francis (3–5) || Hoffman (11) || 24,607 || 27–26

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 2 || Marlins || 4–2 || Willis (2–6) || Fogg (3–4) || Kensing (1) || 26,112 || 27–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 3 || Marlins || 13–0 || Nolasco (4–2) || Kim (3–3) || || 23,831 || 27–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 4 || Marlins || 4–3 || Olsen (4–3) || Jennings (3–6) || Borowski (7) || 21,125 || 27–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 5 || Pirates || 5–2 || Snell (6–3) || Cook (5–6) || Gonzalez (8) || 20,152 || 27–30 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 58 || June 6 || Pirates || 5–4 || Francis (4–5) || Maholm (2–5) || Fuentes (12) || 20,277 || 28–30 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || June 7 || Pirates || 16–9 || Dohmann (1–0) || Pérez (2–7) || || 21,509 || 29–30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 9 || Dodgers || 3–0 || Penny (7–1) || Kim (3–4) || Saito (3) || 30,455 || 29–31 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 61 || June 10 || Dodgers || 12–9 || Jennings (4–6) || Tomko (5–5) || Fuentes (13) || 35,557 || 30–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 11 || Dodgers || 6–5 || Báez (4–3) || Fuentes (1–1) || Saito (4) || 29,221 || 30–32 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 63 || June 12 || @ Nationals || 4–3 || Francis (5–5) || Ortiz (5–5) || Fuentes (14) || 20,633 || 31–32 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 64 || June 13 || @ Nationals || 9–2 || Fogg (4–4) || O'Connor (3–4) || || 21,689 || 32–32 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 65 || June 14 || @ Nationals || 14–8 || Martin (1–0) || Bray (1–1) || || 24,273 || 33–32 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 66 || June 15 || @ Nationals || 8–1 || Jennings (5–6) || Hernández (5–7) || || 22,793 || 34–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 16 || @ Cardinals || 8–1 || Marquis (9–4) || Cook (5–7) || || 45,736 || 34–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 17 || @ Cardinals || 6–5 || Suppan (6–4) || Francis (5–6) || Isringhausen (23) || 45,968 || 34–34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 18 || @ Cardinals || 4–1 || Carpenter (6–3) || Fogg (4–5) || Isringhausen (24) || 45,647 || 34–35 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 19 || Athletics || 7–0 || Kim (4–4) || Haren (6–6) || || 21,964 || 35–35 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 71 || June 20 || Athletics || 6–0 || Jennings (6–6) || Loaiza (2–4) || || 21,753 || 36–35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 21 || Athletics || 3–2 || Calero (1–1) || King (1–3) || || 26,489 || 36–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 23 || Rangers || 8–6 || Koronka (6–4) || Francis (5–7) || Otsuka (15) || 28,360 || 36–37 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 74 || June 24 || Rangers || 11–6 || Fogg (5–5) || Tejeda (1–3) || || 31,439 || 37–37 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 75 || June 25 || Rangers || 3–0 || Kim (5–4) || Padilla (6–5) || Fuentes (15) || 28,313 || 38–37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || June 26 || @ Angels || 5–4 || Lackey (5–5) || Mesa (0–2) || Rodríguez (19) || 43,781 || 38–38 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 77 || June 27 || @ Angels || 12–4 || Cook (6–7) || Weaver (3–10) || || 39,341 || 39–38 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 78 || June 28 || @ Angels || 6–2 || Ramírez (3–1) || Shields (4–5) || || 38,153 || 40–38 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 79 || June 30 || @ Mariners || 2–0 || Fogg (6–5) || Moyer (5–7) || || 31,612 || 41–38

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || July 1 || @ Mariners || 8–7 || Mateo (5–1) || Cortés (3–1) || Putz (15) || 33,638 || 41–39 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 81 || July 2 || @ Mariners || 4–3 || Fuentes (2–1) || Mateo (5–2) || King (1) || 31,709 || 42–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || July 3 || Giants || 9–6 || Accardo (1–2) || Ramírez (3–2) || Benítez (8) || 48,364 || 42–40 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 83 || July 4 || Giants || 6–1 || Francis (6–7) || Schmidt (6–4) || || 48,078 || 43–40 |- style="background:#bfb;"