SAN DIEGO -- Saturday night's 4-2 loss to the Padres dumped the Rockies into the group of sub-.500 clubs, but they just may be able to hold onto the pitching of Jorge De La Rosa until they right themselves.
Of course, De La Rosa's work wasn't as adequate as it needed to be. He threw 101 pitches in five innings, which made Saturday the 13th game in 23 that the starter didn't make it past five. But with nine strikeouts and a game that was a couple of ill-timed walks away from possibly being good enough, the Rockies feel that their top starter's form is starting to return.