2010 Colorado Rockies season

The Colorado Rockies' 2010 season was the franchise's 18th in Major League Baseball. It featured the club's attempt to make the postseason in consecutive seasons for the first time in the history of the franchise. The club finished third in the National League West with a record of 83–79. In a direct reversal of their magical run in 2007, the team suffered a collapse in late September and lost 13 of their final 14 games after being 16 games above .500 on September 18.

Offseason January 4, 2010: Miguel Olivo was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. January 31, 2010: Melvin Mora was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.

Ubaldo Jiménez no-hitter On April 17, 2010, in a game against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field in Atlanta, Rockies right-hander Ubaldo Jiménez threw the first no-hitter in the 18-year history of the franchise. The Rockies won the game 4–0.Jimenez throws first no-hitter in Rox history | MLB.com: News While Jiménez walked six Braves batters, he struck out seven.Boxscore: Colorado vs. Atlanta - April 17, 2010 | MLB.com: News Jiménez also contributed offensively, driving in one run.

Regular season Season standings National League West

National League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Transactions August 26, 2010: Brad Hawpe was released by the Colorado Rockies. August 31, 2010: Manny Delcarmen was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Colorado Rockies for Chris Balcom-Miller (minors). September 9, 2010: Taylor Buchholz was selected off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Colorado Rockies. September 18, 2010: Octavio Dotel was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Anthony Jackson (minors) (November 15, 2010) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

Major League debuts Batters: Chris Nelson (Jun 19) Michael McKenry (Sep 8) Pitchers: Matt Reynolds (Aug 19) Samuel Deduno (Aug 27) Edgmer Escalona (Sep 10)

Roster 2010 Colorado Rockies Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

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

Game log Legend Rockies Win Rockies Loss Game postponedPlease do not edit this line: OgreBot Begin-->

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 5 || @ Brewers || 5–3 || Jiménez (1–0) || Gallardo (0–1) || Morales (1) || 45,808 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 6 || @ Brewers || 7–5 || Wolf (1–0) || Smith (0–1) || Hoffman (1) || 37,344 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 7 || @ Brewers || 5–4 || Coffey (1–0) || Cook (0–1) || Hoffman (2) || 35,793 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 9 || Padres || 7–0 || de la Rosa (1–0) || Richard (0–1) || || 49,509 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 10 || Padres || 5–4 (14) || Stauffer (1–0) || Corpas (0–1) || Bell (2) || 36,090 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 11 || Padres || 4–2 || Jiménez (2–0) || Garland (0–2) || Morales (2) || 39,576 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 13 || Mets || 11–3 || Smith (1–1) || Maine (0–1) || || 25,110 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 14 || Mets || 6–5 (10) || Flores (1–0) || Mejía (0–1) || || 26,310 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 15 || Mets || 5–0 || Pelfrey (2–0) || de la Rosa (1–1) || || 26,195 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 16 || @ Braves || 9–5 || Lowe (3–0) || Hammel (0–1) || || 27,692 || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 17 || @ Braves || 4–0 || Jiménez (3–0) || Kawakami (0–2) || || 32,602 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 18 || @ Braves || 4–3 || O'Flaherty (1–0) || Morales (0–1) || || 26,546 || 6–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 19 || @ Nationals || 5–2 || Stammen (1–0) || Cook (0–2) || Capps (6) || 11,623 || 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 20 || @ Nationals || 10–4 || de la Rosa (2–1) || Olsen (0–1) || || 15,037 || 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 21 || @ Nationals || 6–4 || Clippard (3–0) || Betancourt (0–1) || Capps (7) || 11,191 || 7–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 22 || @ Nationals || 2–0 || Jiménez (4–0) || Hernández (2–1) || Morales (3) || 15,518 || 8–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || April 23 || Marlins || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain/cold) Rescheduled for April 24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 24 || Marlins || 4–1 || Nolasco (2–0) || Smith (1–2) || Núñez (4) || || 8–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 24 || Marlins || 8–1 || Cook (1–2) || Robertson (2–1) || || 31,560 || 9–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 25 || Marlins || 8–4 || de la Rosa (3–1) || Volstad (1–2) || || 35,883 || 10–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 26 || Diamondbacks || 5–3 || Haren (3–1) || Hammel (0–2) || Qualls (5) || 20,308 || 10–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 27 || Diamondbacks || 12–1 || Jiménez (5–0) || Jackson (1–2) || || 24,112 || 11–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 28 || Diamondbacks || 12–11 (10) || Howry (1–0) || Morales (0–2) || Gutiérrez (1) || 23,773 || 11–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 30 || @ Giants || 5–2 || Zito (4–0) || Cook (1–3) || Affeldt (2) || 37,144 || 11–12

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 1 || @ Giants || 6–1 || Cain (1–1) || Rogers (0–1) || || 39,211 || 11–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 2 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Chacín (1–0) || Sánchez (2–2) || || 41,831 || 12–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 3 || @ Padres || 5–2 || Jiménez (6–0) || Correia (4–2) || || 15,052 || 13–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 4 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Bell (2–0) || Morales (0–3) || || 16,329 || 13–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 5 || @ Padres || 6–5 (12) || Corpas (1–1) || Stauffer (2–1) || || 17,121 || 14–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 7 || @ Dodgers || 6–5 || Weaver (1–1) || Daley (0–1) || Broxton (2) || 40,567 || 14–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 8 || @ Dodgers || 8–0 || Chacín (2–0) || Haeger (0–4) || || 42,287 || 15–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 9 || @ Dodgers || 2–0 || Kershaw (2–2) || Jiménez (6–1) || Broxton (3) || 40,718 || 15–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 10 || Phillies || 9–5 || Báez (1–1) || Corpas (1–2) || || 30,403 || 15–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || May 11 || Phillies || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain/cold) Rescheduled for May 12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 12 || Phillies || 4–3 (10) || Beimel (1–0) || Durbin (0–1) || || 23,475 || 16–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || May 12 || Phillies || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain/cold) Rescheduled for September 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 13 || Nationals || 14–6 (8) || Slaten (1–0) || Chacín (2–1) || || 20,795 || 16–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || May 14 || Nationals || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 15 || Nationals || 6–2 || Jiménez (7–1) || Hernández (4–2) || || 29,111 || 17–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 15 || Nationals || 4–3 || Hammel (1–2) || Burnett (0–1) || Corpas (1) || 35,258 || 18–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 16 || Nationals || 2–1 || Belisle (1–0) || Clippard (7–2) || Corpas (2) || 42,874 || 19–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 17 || @ Cubs || 4–2 (11) || Marshall (3–2) || Belisle (1–1) || || 35,760 || 19–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 18 || @ Cubs || 6–2 || Silva (5–0) || Chacín (2–2) || || 37,029 || 19–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 19 || @ Astros || 7–3 || Lyon (3–1) || Rogers (0–2) || || 25,200 || 19–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 20 || @ Astros || 4–0 || Jiménez (8–1) || Oswalt (2–6) || || 25,932 || 20–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 21 || @ Royals || 9–2 || Bannister (3–3) || Hammel (1–3) || || 24,807 || 20–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 22 || @ Royals || 3–0 || Francis (1–0) || Davies (3–3) || Corpas (3) || 20,907 || 21–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 23 || @ Royals || 11–7 || Rogers (1–2) || Greinke (1–5) || || 21,876 || 22–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 25 || Diamondbacks || 3–2 || Chacín (3–2) || Kennedy (3–3) || Corpas (4) || 28,370 || 23–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 26 || Diamondbacks || 7–3 || Jiménez (9–1) || López (2–3) || || 26,320 || 24–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 27 || Diamondbacks || 8–2 || Hammel (2–3) || Haren (5–4) || || 28,353 || 25–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 28 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Monasterios (2–0) || Francis (1–1) || Broxton (12) || 40,162 || 25–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || May 29 || Dodgers || 11–3 || Cook (2–3) || Kuroda (5–3) || || 43,261 || 26–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 30 || Dodgers || 4–3 || Kershaw (5–3) || Chacín (3–3) || Broxton (13) || 48,682 || 26–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || May 31 || @ Giants || 4–0 || Jiménez (10–1) || Lincecum (5–2) || || 42,465 || 27–24

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 1 || @ Giants || 2–1 (11) || Betancourt (1–1) || Casilla (1–1) || Corpas (5) || 31,198 || 28–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 2 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Cain (4–4) || Francis (1–2) || Wilson (13) || 30,697 || 28–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 4 || @ Diamondbacks || 7–6 || Qualls (1–2) || Corpas (1–3) || || 25,290 || 28–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 5 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–3 || Willis (2–2) || Chacín (3–4) || Qualls (10) || 28,138 || 28–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 6 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–2 || Jiménez (11–1) || López (2–4) || Corpas (6) || 20,793 || 29–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 7 || Astros || 5–1 || Hammel (3–3) || Rodríguez (3–8) || Corpas (7) || 28,251 || 30–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 8 || Astros || 4–3 || López (3–0) || Belisle (1–2) || Lindstrom (14) || 26,201 || 30–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 9 || Astros || 6–2 (10) || Lyon (5–1) || Belisle (1–3) || || 27,114 || 30–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 10 || Astros || 5–4 || Oswalt (4–8) || Chacín (3–5) || Lyon (1) || 28,329 || 30–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 11 || Blue Jays || 5–3 (6) || Jiménez (12–1) || Romero (5–3) || || 31,101 || 31–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 12 || Blue Jays || 1–0 || Hammel (4–3) || Morrow (4–5) || Corpas (8) || 26,304 || 32–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 13 || Blue Jays || 10–3 || Francis (2–2) || Litsch (0–1) || || 32,084 || 33–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 15 || @ Twins || 9–3 || Pavano (7–6) || Cook (2–4) || || 39,812 || 33–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 16 || @ Twins || 2–1 || Baker (6–5) || Chacín (3–6) || Rauch (17) || 40,814 || 33–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 17 || @ Twins || 5–1 || Jiménez (13–1) || Liriano (6–4) || || 40,741 || 34–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || June 18 || Brewers || 2–0 || Hammel (5–3) || Parra (1–5) || Corpas (9) || 32,340 || 35–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 19 || Brewers || 8–7 || Belisle (2–3) || Braddock (1–1) || Betancourt (1) || 39,192 || 36–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 20 || Brewers || 6–1 || Hoffman (2–4) || Corpas (1–4) || || 46,511 || 36–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 22 || Red Sox || 2–1 || Chacín (4–6) || Lester (8–3) || Belisle (1) || 48,112 || 37–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"