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Johnston went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored Saturday against the Cardinals.
Johnston helped ignite a six-run rally in the fifth inning for the Rockies, singling in a run before coming around to score. He has started only eight of the team's last 14 games since Aug. 22. Johnston has hit well in that span, going 11-for-31 with one home run, four RBI and three runs scored. However, his lack of counting stats and inconsistent playing time diminish his value to fantasy managers.
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Rockies' Troy Johnston: Goes deep in huge win
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Johnston went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer Wednesday in the 13-1 win against the Nationals.
Johnston pulled a Will Dion pitch to deep right field to start a rally of 13 unanswered runs for Colorado. This was Johnston's first deep ball since June 14, as he's been scuffling at the plate since the All-Star break with a .221 batting average and 12:4 K:BB in 22 games, including Wednesday.
Rockies' Troy Johnston: Losing out on playing time
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Johnston is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
The left-handed-hitting Johnston will be on the bench for the fourth time in five games and has missed out on three starts versus righties during that stretch. With Johnston producing a middling .421 OPS since the All-Star break, the Rockies have opted to rotate a number of players in and out of the lineup in his place.
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Rockies' Troy Johnston: Tallies two RBI
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Johnston went 0-for-2 with two RBI on Friday against the Cardinals.
Johnston didn't have a great performance, but he did make a pair of productive outs. He grounded out in both the second and fourth innings with a runner on third base, marking his first RBI since July 21. Johnston is hitting just .140 across 14 games since the All-Star break, which has caused him to start losing playing time, as he's appeared in the lineup only 11 times in the team's last 18 contests.
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Rockies' Troy Johnston: Sitting against RHP again
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Johnston is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
Since the beginning of July, Johnston has put together a lowly .156/.230/.203 slash line with only three extra-base hits (all doubles). His ongoing struggles at the dish appear to have cost him playing time, as he'll stick on the bench against a right-handed starter for the second straight day. The Rockies will once again go with Jordan Beck as a replacement in the lineup for Johnston, after Beck went 1-for-3 with a triple in Tuesday's 11-inning loss.
Johnston is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in San Diego.
The Padres are going with a lefty opener (Kyle Hart) before turning to a right-handed bulk reliever (Griffin Canning). While the left-handed-hitting Johnston will begin the contest on the bench, he's a candidate to enter mid-game when Canning or another righty takes over. Colorado has Jake McCarthy in right field and Hunter Goodman at designated hitter.
Johnston is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Nationals.
Right-hander Cade Cavalli is toeing the slab for the Nationals, but the lefty-swinging Johnston will nonetheless begin the game on the bench. Hunter Goodman is getting a day at designated hitter for the Rockies, and Brett Sullivan will enter the lineup at catcher.
Rockies' Troy Johnston: Playing time trending back up
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Johnston will start in right field and bat sixth in Monday's game against the Marlins.
The Rockies will keep Johnston in the starting nine for the fourth straight game and for the fifth time in six contests after he went 6-for-15 at the plate over the previous week, boosting his OPS to .814 on the season. Johnston's opportunities appeared to be on the downturn around the middle of the June, but he's begun to eat into the playing time Tyler Freeman, a right-handed hitter who should play regularly against lefties but may be in line for more of a part-time role against righties. With Colorado projected to face four right-handed Marlins starters and two right-handed Giants starters at Coors Field during its seven-game week, the left-handed-hitting Johnston looks like a solid short-term fantasy option, even in shallower leagues.
Rockies' Troy Johnston: Losing out on playing time
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Johnston is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Johnston appears to be fading into a part-time role; he'll head to the bench for the third time in four games, with all those absences coming against right-handed pitchers. The downturn in playing time comes despite Johnston having turned in a productive June thus far with a .308/.397/.481 slash line over 15 games.
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Rockies' Troy Johnston: Sitting out second straight
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Johnston is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Pirates.
It's the second straight game that the left-handed hitter has been out of the lineup against a righty hurler, which is curious given that he's slashing .350/.416/.483 against righties this season. Jake McCarthy and Tyler Freeman will occupy the corner outfield spots for the Rockies, and Sterlin Thompson will be the designated hitter while Johnston remains absent from the starting nine.
Rockies' Troy Johnston: Out of lineup against righty
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Johnston is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Cubs.
It's the first time since mid-April that the left-handed-hitting Johnston is not in the lineup against a right-hander (in this case, Javier Assad). Jake McCarthy and Tyler Freeman will fill the corner outfield spots for the Rockies in the series finale.
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Rockies' Troy Johnston: Bowing out of starting nine
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Johnston is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.
After going 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, a walk, four RBI and three runs in Sunday's 23-9 win while lefty Jeffrey Springs started for the Athletics, the left-handed-hitting Johnston will head to the bench for Monday's matchup with southpaw Shota Imanaga. Johnston will give up his spot in the lineup to Jake McCarthy (illness), who will return to the starting nine after sitting in the past five games.
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Rockies' Troy Johnston: Piling up multi-hit efforts
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Johnston went 2-for-3 with an RBI on Saturday against the Athletics.
Johnston delivered an RBI single in the fourth inning and tallied another base knock four frames later before getting pulled for a pinch runner. It was his sixth multi-hit performance in his last 12 games, and Johnston has hit .348 with seven RBI and five runs scored in that span. He has an impressive .316 batting average across 249 plate appearances for the campaign.
