In the first week of the season, manager Clint Hurdle made it apparent he intends to give 1B Todd Helton ample rest and more than he ever has in past seasons. 

Reliever Manuel Corpas is again the closer, nearly one year after losing that job, as manager Clint Hurdle decided to "back" Huston Street into an earlier role in the bullpen and let Corpas attempt to hold ninth-inning leads, for the time being. 

--RHP Juan Morillo was claimed by the Twins. 

Reliever Manuel Corpas is again the closer, nearly one year after losing that job, as manager Clint Hurdle decided to "back" Huston Street into an earlier role in the bullpen and let Corpas attempt to hold ninth-inning leads, for the time being. 

--RHP Juan Morillo was claimed by the Twins. 

What a glorious place, the National League West, where no deficit is insurmountable. 

Mark Loretta capped a four-run seventh inning with a go-ahead RBI single, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 Friday night for their sixth straight victory. 

After losing veterans Derek Lowe and Brad Penny to free agency, the Los Angeles Dodgers were looking for Chad Billingsley to pitch like an ace. 

Jonathan Broxton is accustomed to closing games in the ninth inning with the bases empty. 

There was more evidence this week that Chris Iannetta 

In the first week of the season, manager Clint Hurdle made it apparent he intends to give 1B Todd Helton ample rest and more than he ever has in past seasons. 

--The Rockies have hit at least one homer in seven of their eight games and 13 in all. 

Huston Street won out over Manuel Corpas in spring training competition to determine the Rockies' closer. 

The Red Sox can try to pin Daisuke Matsuzaka's injury on the WBC, but Tracy Ringolsby isn't buying it anymore. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers experienced plenty of winning down the stretch last season after acquiring Manny Ramirez.