Arcia returned to his former home Friday, now a member of the Colorado Rockies, and was penciled in to start at shortstop and hit seventh in the series opener against Atlanta.

Orlando Arcia was recently designated for assignment by the Atlanta Braves after spending parts of five seasons with the club. The move to part ways with him wasn't so shocking, considering Nick Allen had completely taken over as their starting shortstop,

Shortstop Orlando Arcia reportedly drew interest from both New York teams prior to accepting a deal with the Colorado Rockies.

Orlando Arcia lays out to snag a softly-hit pop fly on the infield, snagging the ball just before it hits the dirt at second base for the second out in the 5th

On the mound: Starting pitcher Carson Palmquist gave up four hits and two runs in four innings before giving way to Jake Bird, who struck out five of the six batters he faced. With the outing, Bird lowered his ERA at Coors Field this season to 0.41 in 17 innings.

Former Atlanta Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia was a hero for the Colorado Rockies Thursday evening. Down 7-6 in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and the bases loaded, Arcia hit a two-run single to win it against the San Francisco Giants.

The Colorado Rockies got a win on Thursday and avoided reaching a new low and setting the record for the worst start in the modern era.

Warren Schaeffer isn’t looking for consolation prizes. The interim Rockies manager said as much after Orlando Arcia delivered a walk-off single to complete a spirited 8-7 comeback victory that salvaged the series finale against the Giants at Coors Field on Thursday afternoon.