Now is the season of Bryan Shaw’s discontent.
The Rockies’ high-priced right-handed reliever, expected to be a keystone in the bullpen, served up a grand slam to Miami’s J.T. Realmuto in the seventh inning of the Marlins’ 6-2 victory. The loss ended Colorado’s four-game winning streak and dropped them back under .500 with a 38-39 record.
Realmuto’s swing on Shaw’s 2-2, 94 mph cut fastball was the exclamation point on Miami’s five-run inning that turned a pitcher’s dual into an bullpen mess for Colorado.
The loss didn’t rest completely on Shaw’s shoulders. Starter Tyler Anderson, so good for most of the game, gave up three consecutive singles — to Yadiel Rivera, Bryan Holaday and pinch hitter Justin Boar — before manager Bud Black summoned Shaw.