All the facets that either helps or harms a defensive club are magnified at Coors Field. The Rockies’ home park was built to partially counteract the high elevation, but at the expense of giving the outfielders more fair territory to patrol. So not only are home runs hit at a higher rate than elsewhere in baseball, but also doubles and triples. And the thin air has a deleterious effect on curve balls.
There’s nothing Trevor Bauer could have done to make one of his staple pitches break like it does closer to sea level, but the things he could have done to get through this game he didn’t execute today.