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Gray shows composure in impressive start

"It's relieving because I knew starting out the game that I didn't really have that good of stuff," Gray said. "I was mixing [speeds] as much as I could trying to get that contact, just trying to get guys early."

8/15/15: Rockies manager Walt Weiss discusses Jon Gray's pitching performance in the team's 7-5 loss to the Padres

Unlike his first two starts, Gray relied more on his secondary pitches after the rocky first. He faced one over the minimum from the second inning on, picking off Derek Norris to end the fourth after he singled.