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McCarthy singled in the fourth inning to score Ezequiel Tovar and later stole second before TJ Rumfield struck out to end the inning. McCarthy would later triple in the sixth inning to drive home Tovar, and came around to score in the following at-bat on an RBI single by Connor Norby to give the Rockies a 4-3 lead. McCarthy would tally one more hit in the eighth inning to complete the three-hit night, and has now seven multi-hit games in September. McCarthy is slashing an impressive .364/.425/.606 in the month with eight games left to go in the season.

McCarthy joins Corbin Carroll in the 30/10 club this year. He’s the first Rockie with 10 triples since Charlie Blackmon had 14 in his career year in 2017. Before that, both Dexter Fowler and Tyler Colvin got there in 2012.

McCarthy had been slumping some these last three weeks, but not in the stolen base department; 12 of his 29 steals have come since Aug. 5. He’s hitting .293/.337/.484 with 15 homers. The .821 OPS is 116 points better than his career mark from his five seasons with the Diamondbacks.

McCarthy’s long ball was a solo shot off Tyler Mahle in the sixth inning, trimming Colorado’s deficit to 2-1. He’s up to 14 homers and 25 stolen bases and has hit leadoff in every game for the Rockies since July 8. McCarthy also carries an excellent .290 batting average into a six-game homestand at Coors that begins Monday.

McCarthy also singled twice in the monster fantasy game. The 29-year-old has been outstanding for the Rockies in 2026, and the pair of homers gives him 13 to go with 20 thefts on the campaign. Add in a healthy slash of .305/.341/.516, and you get assuredly one of the best waiver pickups of the 2026 season. It’s worth noting that there were some solid moments with the Diamondbacks before his departure, so this isn’t entirely out of nowhere. The question is if this is real, or if this is the new Nolan Jones/Brenton Doyle.

Sometimes, for fantasy managers, the best trades are the ones that are never made. McCarthy’s name came up in some deadline rumors, but he remained in Colorado where he’s enjoyed a breakout season and can continue to call Coors Field home for the next two months. His stolen base here was his 18th of the season to go along with 11 home runs and an .821 OPS.

McCarthy took Aaron Bummer deep to extend the Rockies’ lead to 7-1 in the sixth inning. The 29-year-old has homered 11 times in 2026 while driving in 62 in his 97 games. McCarthy won’t be eligible for free agency for another two years, but it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if the Rockies looked to sell high on McCarthy before Monday’s deadline. Far from a guarantee, but possible.

McCarthy’s 387-foot shot to Triples Alley would been a natural homer in 20 ballparks, though it wasn’t close to one at Oracle Park. It bounced off the warning track and then off the wall before Jung Hoo Lee gathered it. Lee definitely could have played it better and held him to a triple, but as it was, McCarthy beat the throw home. It’s his 10th home run, and he’ll enter the second half with a nice .301/.347/.516 line in 307 plate appearances.

Talk about stuffing the stat sheet. McCarthy was an unstoppable force here. He started the game off with a loud 440 foot homer on the first pitch Logan Webb threw and smashed a 427 foot grand slam later on in the fifth inning. Between those, he was in the middle of a couple more rallies and has been scalding hot for a while now with seven home runs, five stolen bases, and a .347/.379/.621 slash line over his last 30 games. He’s also hit lead-off against the last 13 right-handed pitchers his Rockies have faced. That’s not too shabby!

McCarthy has had three four-RBI games in the last two months, matching his total from his first five seasons. The homer was his seventh, leaving him one shy of his career high. He has 28 extra-base hits in 264 plate appearances this season, matching his career-high total from a 2024 season in which he had 495 plate appearances for the Diamondbacks.

McCarthy led off the sixth inning with a double off of Taj Bradley but never advanced past second base. He then singled and scored on an RBI single by TJ Rumfield during the Rockies’ three-run rally in the eighth inning. He then clubbed a two-run homer during a five-run ninth inning. For the season, the 28-year-old outfielder is now hitting an impressive .303/.343/.486 with six homers, 34 RBI and 12 stolen bases in 239 plate appearances.

Incredibly, the Rockies collected hits in their final eight at-bats tonight. The first four of those, off Garrett Whitlock in the eighth, proved irrelevant, as the Rockies had two runners thrown out on the bases and failed to score. In the ninth, though, they opened up with four straight hits against Aroldis Chapman. The first of those might have been handled by Caleb Durbin at third, and the third was a sac bunt attempt on which the Red Sox were late to cover first base. McCarthy then ended the game with a slapper down the third base line that Jarren Duran kicked around in the left field corner for a triple, handing Chapman his first blown save of the year.

McCarthy’s home run was his fifth of the season. He smashed a line drive to centerfield and after Jake Mangum couldn’t come up with the ball on a dive, McCarthy turned on the jets. The 28-year-old outfielder practically flew around the bases for his fifth home run. McCarthy’s bat against right-handed pitching and speed could help a contender, making him a potential trade chip for the Rockies.

McCarthy has managed to hit .290/.332/.448 for the Rockies, with Coors Field playing a big role; he has an .877 OPS at home and a .696 OPS on the road. The Rockies shouldn’t wait until the trade deadline to move him if anyone is willing to offer up a decent prospect, but it remains to be seen how aggressive they’ll be there. They already probably missed out on the high point of Antonio Senzatela’s trade value.

McCarthy returns to Colorado’s lineup following a five-game absence due to an undisclosed illness. The 28-year-old outfielder made an appearance as a pinch-runner over the weekend against the Athletics in Las Vegas. He’s back in center field and hitting seventh on Monday night at Wrigley Field.

It could just be in part because the Rockies are facing a left-hander in Jeffrey Springs, but it’s the fifth consecutive game that McCarthy has missed due to illness. Sterlin Thompson will once again start in his place in left field and bat ninth for the Rockies on Sunday afternoon in West Sacramento.

McCarthy was scratched from Wednesday’s lineup due to illness and still isn’t well enough to return to action. Sterlin Thompson will once again start in his place in left field and will bat eighth for the Rockies on Friday evening against Gage Jump and the Athletics.

It’s cost him two days now. Sterlin Thompson is starting in left field against RHP Edward Cabrera and the Cubs in McCarthy’s place today.

McCarthy will get some time off to rest and recover with top prospect Cole Carrigg in center field and Willi Castro heading out to patrol left field in his place.

The Rockies erased a 6-3 deficit by scoring five in the top of the eighth, only to see the Angels tie things up in the bottom of the inning. In the ninth, Kyle Karros singled, McCarthy doubled and TJ Rumfield delivered a sac fly to make it 9-8, and the Rockies held on this time. With the Rockies having three outfielders on the IL, McCarthy has been an everyday player of late, starting 17 straight games. The good times won’t last forever, but he’s a mixed-league outfielder right now.