During the game, it was obvious that the Colorado Rockies right-hander didn’t have his best stuff. His slider didn’t bite as much and his fastball command wasn’t as precise as he or manager Bud Black would have liked. Still, Gray got the job done and helped the Rockies win a divisional game.
It was the type of game that might have had Gray on the ropes earlier in his career … or even this season. But something clicked with Gray when he was sent to Triple-A on June 30 in what was at the time considered by many a shocking move.