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Power surge continues Diaz went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Friday's 9-3 extra-inning loss to the Cardinals.

Impact The 30-year-old backstop is on a roll, hitting safely in six straight games and going yard in four straight. The surge has boosted his slash line on the season to a still-rough .203/.279/.377, but he's at least been a viable streaming option in Coors Field, posting a .786 OPS at home with five of his six homers on the year.

JULY 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Gonzalez scheduled to start as Colorado hosts St. Louis

The Rockies are expected to send Chi Chi Gonzalez to the mound Friday and the Cardinals will give Johan Oviedo the start

JULY 2, 2021 • Associated Press

Slugs walk-off homer Diaz went 3-for-4 with a double, three-run homer and strikeout in a 5-2 victory against St. Louis on Thursday.

Impact Diaz has been scorching of late as he extended his hitting streak to five games and homer streak to three with his walk-off blast in the ninth. The hot streak has increased his slash line to .194/.273/.343, though Diaz has been much better of late following an abysmal opening two months.

JULY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Wednesday Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain reports.

Impact After he was behind the plate for each of the Rockies' last three games, Diaz will cede catching duties to Dom Nunez in the series finale. With Diaz having homered in back-to-back games and recorded at least one hit in four straight contests, he appears to have solidified his spot atop the depth chart for the time being.

JUNE 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Goes deep again Tuesday Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in an 8-0 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Impact The backstop crushed a 451-foot solo shot to center field in the fifth inning for his fourth homer of the season. Three of those long balls have come in his past eight games, including two in the past two days. The sudden power surge has helped Diaz get the majority of starts behind the dish of late, as fellow catcher Dom Nunez is hitting only .135 in June and hasn't homered since May 1.

JUNE 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Colorado hosts Pittsburgh after Marquez's strong performance

Colorado looks to follow up a no-hitter by Tuesday starter German Marquez

JUNE 30, 2021 • Associated Press

Reynolds takes 13-game hit streak into matchup with Rockies

Pirates, streaking Reynolds set for matchup against Rockies

JUNE 29, 2021 • Associated Press

Belt third homer Diaz went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 2-0 victory over the Pirates.

Impact Diaz handed the Rockies an insurance run in the fifth inning with a solo home run to center. He's typically not a huge power threat, but he's now hit safely in three straight games and is batting .300 with two homers and three RBI over his last seven contests.

JUNE 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Retreats to bench Diaz isn't starting Saturday's game against the Brewers.

Impact Diaz drew starts in each of the last two games and went 1-for-7 with a run, an RBI, a walk and a strikeout. Dom Nunez will start at catcher and bat eighth.

JUNE 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting again Tuesday Diaz is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Mariners.

Impact Diaz will take a seat for the second consecutive contest with Dom Nunez starting behind the plate. The pair should continue splitting time at catcher for Colorado.

JUNE 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Sunday Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Impact Diaz will give way to Dom Nunez in the series finale, but the former seems to be benefiting from the larger share of playing time at catcher lately. Before sitting Sunday, Diaz started behind the plate in four of the Rockies' last six games.

JUNE 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

On base four times Diaz went 3-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 8-7 win over San Diego.

Impact Diaz had his best game of the season Wednesday. He swatted his second homer of the year, a game-tying solo shot in the fourth inning off San Diego starter Blake Snell. This was just the seventh time in 36 games Diaz got on base multiple times. He has a .165/.233/.257 slash line through 120 plate appearances, and he'll likely continue to split playing time with Dom Nunez behind the dish.

JUNE 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Sits again Tuesday Diaz is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game in Miami.

Impact After drawing three consecutive starts at catcher between Thursday and Saturday, Diaz will now sit for the second time in as many games in favor of Dom Nunez. Neither backstop has been especially productive at the dish this season, so a rough timeshare between the two will likely remain in place for the foreseeable future.

JUNE 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Sits after three straight starts Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Impact Though Diaz will sit out the series finale, he may have at least temporarily supplanted Dom Nunez as the Rockies' No. 1 catcher. Diaz caught in each of the Rockies' previous three games, making two starts against right-handed pitchers during that time.

JUNE 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Brubaker, Keller pitch Pirates to 2 shutouts, sweep Rockies

Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh bullpen finished off a pair of seven-inning shutouts, and the Pirates blanked the Colorado Rockies 4-0 to sweep a doubleheader

MAY 29, 2021 • Associated Press

Colorado faces New York, looks to build on Gomber's solid showing

Colorado looks to follow up a strong outing by Monday starter Austin Gomber

MAY 25, 2021 • Associated Press

Swats first homer Diaz went 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in Monday's 3-2 win over the Mets.

Impact He drove a David Peterson pitch over the left-field fence in the second inning. It's the first homer of the season for Diaz, who has effectively fallen into the short side of a platoon with Dom Nunez behind the plate for Colorado thanks to a woeful .410 OPS.

MAY 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Picks up start Monday Diaz will start at catcher and bat eighth Monday against the Mets.

Impact The righty-swinging Diaz will check into the lineup in favor of the lefty-swinging Dom Nunez for the second time in three days with Colorado set to face a southpaw (David Peterson) in Monday's series opener. Diaz shouldn't be viewed as a major threat to unseat Nunez for the No. 1 spot on the depth chart while he sits on a lowly .125/.179/.153 slash line through his first 78 plate appearances of the season.

MAY 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Fuentes, Rockies split doubleheader with virus-short Padres

Josh Fuentes capped a big night with a two-out, walk-off single in the eighth inning after earlier hitting a two-run homer and the Colorado Rockies salvaged a doubleheader split by...

MAY 12, 2021 • Associated Press

Tauchman has 3 hits in SF debut, Giants beat Rockies 7-3

Mike Tauchman had three hits in his first game with San Francisco, Alex Wood struck out nine over six innings and the Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 7-3

APRIL 29, 2021 • Associated Press

Hoskins has 2 HRs, 5 RBIs as Nola, Phillies top Rockies 7-5

Rhys Hoskins homered twice and drove in five runs to back seven solid innings from Aaron Nola that sent the Philadelphia Phillies past the Colorado Rockies 7-5

APRIL 25, 2021 • Associated Press

Losing playing time Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

Impact On the bench for the sixth time in 10 games to begin the season, Diaz appears to behind Dom Nunez on the Rockies' depth chart at catcher. Diaz is off to a 2-for-18 start at the plate while Nunez has gone 4-for-17 with three home runs, so Diaz doesn't appear likely to claim the No. 1 role anytime soon.

APRIL 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Out of Friday's lineup Diaz is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Giants.

Impact The 30-year-old will take a seat for the second straight contest with Dom Nunez receiving another start behind the plate for Colorado. Diaz started Opening Day for the Rockies, but he's started only two games since while Nunez receives his fifth start of the season Friday.

APRIL 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Thursday's lineup Diaz isn't starting Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Impact Diaz was the Rockies' Opening Day starter behind the plate, but he's now started just two of the last six games. Dom Nunez will serve as the starting catcher Thursday, batting eighth.

APRIL 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Tuesday Diaz is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.

Impact After starting on Opening Day, Diaz has gotten into the lineup just once in the last four games. Both of his starts to date have come against southpaws, while Dom Nunez has handled the starts against righties like Tuesday's starter for Arizona, Luke Weaver. It's possible the two will continue to platoon going forward, which would leave Diaz on the bench for more than half of the Rockies' games.

APRIL 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

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