Aaron Cook went 6 1/3 innings, allowing seven earned runs on 10 hits and one walk in a no-decision at the Cubs Friday. He also struck out three batters and allowed three homers.

Cook goes the distance in Rockies' win ... [...]

After winning six straight decisions, Rockies SP Aaron Cook has suddenly fallen on hard times, dropping two in a row. He lasted seven innings Tuesday against the Giants, giving up 10 hits for a second straight game. He allowed four runs and struck out three, but he didn't walk a batter.

Two of baseball's hotter pitchers faced each other Thursday, as Rockies SP Aaron Cook squared off with Diamondbacks SP Brandon Webb, who was riding an eight-game winning streak. Cook (6-2) was almost as hot as Webb. He had won a franchise-record six straight starts, a streak that began on April 13 at Chase Field. He wouldn't make it seven as Arizona won 8-5. Cook struggled from the start as the Diamondbacks greeted him with consecutive singles by Chris B. Young, Stephen Drew and Orlando Hudson. Young scored on Hudson's knock. Cook stranded runners in scoring position in the second, third and fourth. The Diamondbacks finally got to him in the fifth. Young led off with a double and scored on Drew's double. Hudson walked, and one out later, Snyder hit an 0-2 pitch 412 feet into the left field seats to give the Diamondbacks a 5-0 lead.

Cook struggles in loss to Diamondbacks ... [...]

Rockies SP Aaron Cook won his sixth straight start Friday at San Diego, boasting a 1.90 ERA over that stretch. He held San Diego to one run and three hits in seven innings, walking four and striking out one. "I'm pretty confident," Cook said. "Once you get on a roll, I think your confidence starts to grow. I have total confidence in my defense."

Rockies' Cook moves to 6-1 ... [...]

Rockies SP Aaron Cook doesn't consider himself a stopper, but he's certainly pitching like one. He stopped a losing streak for the fifth time this season, moving to 5-1 with 7 2/3 innings of nine-hit, two-run ball against the Dodgers. He struck out two and walked none. The Rockies are 6-1 when Cook starts and 6-18 in other games. "That's a title you guys gave me, and I'll never put it on myself," Cook said of the stopper label. "I'm just trying to be consistent."

Cook goes 7 2/3 strong to beat LA ... [...]