Through the first half of the season, there was a running joke in certain D-Backs circles that Eduardo Rodriguez was simply a figment of our collective imaginations as the veteran required an extended stint on the injured list before finally being activated at the beginning of August. Since then, he has been a shadow of the imposing presence in the rotation that he had established with both the Tigers and Red Sox previously, pitching to a disappointing 5.50 ERA and 1.56 WHIP. Today however, may have been his coming out party in Sedona Red. The team was desperate for a win to avoid their first sweep at the hands of the Rockies in several years and try to keep pace with a ludicrously hot Mets squad and an exceedingly talented Padres - both of which refuse to back down an inch.
D-Backs 9, Rockies 4: High-altitude Exhale
