DENVER -- Carlos Gonzalez's season-long offensive woes have taken a toll on him.
Gonzalez has never struggled this much without injury. His numbers have ticked up recently, but the Rockies -- who have lost nine of 13 -- saw their cushion in the National League Wild Card race fall to 3 1/2 games with Sunday's 8-4 loss to the Brewers. Gonzalez's improvement could help stop the slide.
Being dropped to sixth and seventh in the batting order has been a big adjustment, Gonzalez said.
"It's hard, man. I've always been aggressive my entire career," Gonzalez said.