Rockies' Jordan Beck: Sitting against righty again
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Beck is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
The right-handed-hitting Beck will hit the bench for a second straight game, with both absences from the lineup coming against right-handed pitchers. With a lowly .458 OPS thus far in September, Beck may have lost hold of an everyday role and fallen into the short side of a platoon with Jake Cave.
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Rockies' Jordan Beck: Getting rest Saturday
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Beck isn't in Colorado's lineup Saturday against the Dodgers.
Beck struck out twice and was hit by a pitch during Friday's loss, and he'll take a day to regroup Saturday while Jake Cave takes over as Colorado's right fielder.
Beck went 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI, a stolen base and one run scored in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
This was Beck's first multi-hit effort since Aug. 16. He's up to seven steals on the year, recording five of them over his last 19 contests. The outfielder has added a poor .204/.259/.299 slash line with three home runs, 13 RBI, 14 runs scored and six doubles over 170 plate appearances across two stints in the majors this year.
Beck is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Beck started the previous three games and will hit the bench after going 2-for-9 with a solo home run. Jake Cave will enter the lineup in right field and bat second.
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Rockies' Jordan Beck: Homers Thursday
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Beck went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Tigers.
Beck opened the scoring in the third inning with a 417-foot blast of Tarik Skubal, putting the Rockies ahead 1-0. It's the third homer of the year for the outfielder, and his first in 22 games since returning from a three-month stay on the injured list. Beck had been scuffling at the plate since the start of September, going just 1-for-17 with a 50 percent strikeout rate in six games prior to Thursday. Overall, he's slashing .201/.256/.299 with 13 runs scored, 12 RBI and six stolen bases across 156 plate appearances with Colorado this season.
Beck is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Detroit.
In his first six games this month, Beck has gone just 1-for-17 at the plate with 10 strikeouts. He'll begin Wednesday's contest on the bench while Jake Cave handles right field for the Rockies.
Beck isn't in the Rockies' lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers.
Beck will get a day to collect himself Saturday after going 0-for-11 with eight strikeouts across his last four games. His absence will allow Jake Cave to pick up a start in right field while batting seventh.
Beck is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Atlanta.
Beck had started the last five and seven of the last eight games, but he will begin this one on the bench. Nolan Jones and Sam Hilliard will occupy the corner outfield spots for the Rockies.
Rockies' Jordan Beck: Steals base, scores thrice in win
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Beck went 1-for-4 with an RBI, a stolen base and three runs scored in Saturday's win over the Orioles.
Beck reached on a fielder's choice in each of his first two trips to the plate, coming around to score a run on both occasions. He then added an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth to give Colorado a 6-5 lead before stealing third and eventually coming home for a third time on a Drew Romo groundout. It was the outfielder's second straight game with a stolen base, while his three runs scored in the contest marked a season high. Beck has now hit safely in six of his last seven starts, batting .260 (6-for-23) with a double, an RBI and six runs scored over that stretch.
