Against Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants here at AT&T Park, Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black has veteran Matt Holliday starting in left field and rookie Noel Cuevas starting in right, sandwiching Charlie Blackmon in center. Once tonight’s game begins, Holliday will have seen action in 1,895 games now in his 15-year career. Cuevas, meanwhile, has 68 Major League games on his resume, all this season.
With talent such as Ryan McMahon, Garrett Hampson, Raimel Tapia and Tom Murphy on the bench, there is plenty of youth to fuel the Rockies’ run toward a second consecutive Rocktober.