LOS ANGELES — Adrian Gonzalez, the Dodgers' first baseman, played in 159 games last season and stole one base. He's not very fast. But he doesn't need to steal bases. Nothing about his game is gradual.
He has hits in more than half his at-bats this season. And his eight doubles heading into Saturday night's game against Colorado led the major-leagues. He doubled twice against the Rockies on Friday. He walked into second both times.
The Rockies might have considered walking Gonzalez on Saturday for the second game of their series — if he didn't come up twice with the bases load.