SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Taking Friday's first Cactus League game as a call to put up, Rockies righty reliever Adam Ottavino threw a spotless fifth inning with a strikeout to begin his quest to erase a poor 2017.
"It was embarrassing, quite frankly," Ottavino said. "It hurt, but it was good. It drove me pretty hard this offseason to get after it. We'll see what the results are."
Ottavino fanned Kristopher Negron to end a six-pitch at-bat, then retired Ildemaro Vargas on a grounder and Jeremy Hazelbaker on a fly ball in just four total pitches.