After a team that has yet to reach their potential, the Rockies came after the Giants behind pitcher Clayton Mortensen with a freight train for offense. They got a much needed win, especially trying to stay in the race for 1st with San Francisco.
Troy Tulowitzki brought the Rockies within one run in the 5th with a 2 run single up the middle. That lead to a lead off solo home run by Seth Smith in the bottom of the 6th to tie the game. Then with 2 outs and 2 on, Carlos Gonzalez came to the plate, and crushed a 3 run home run to break the tie, and helped the Rockies win 7-4.
Tim Linncecum, who really struggled in the 5th, and 6th innings, gave up the most runs of his career on Monday night at Coors Field. And on the other side of the mound, the Rockies finally gave some run support for Mortensen, who made his second start of the season, and got his first win last night. He helped, not just by pitching a strong performance, he helped out with his bat by hitting a single, and later scoring a run. Mortensen began the season as a call up guy, but being maybe the strongest pitcher behind De la Rosa, and Chacin, don't be surprised to see Mortensen earn a spot on the starting roster.
Elsewhere in baseball, the Yankees lost their 5th straight, and Boston came up big in the 8th to put themselves above .500, for the first time this season. The Indians scored 10 runs in the 4th inning, and went on to win 19-1 over the Royals.
So if the Rockies can keep giving run support to the starting pitching, expect them to stay in the race for 1st, in a strong National League west. Shua out!!
No comments:
Post a Comment