Aggressive base running has the ability to change the game. Unfortunately for the Rockies, that aggressiveness worked in reverse fashion in the second game of four in San Diego.
Twice, Rockies threats were minimized, as the team ran into outs in the third and fourth innings.
In the third, second baseman DJ LeMahieu was cut down at home after pitcher Kyle Freeland and center fielder Charlie Blackmon scored on third basemen Nolan Arenado’s RBI double, which gave the Rockies a 2-1 lead.
One inning later, it was shortstop Trevor Story getting thrown out trying to go first to third on catcher Chris Iannetta’s RBI single.