As the sun began to set, the Rockies were riding high. Colorado tacked on nothing but runs through several early frames, but some eighth-inning bullpen struggles were enough for the Rockies to warm up the closer after holding a 10-0 lead.
Colorado held on, thanks to a dominant starter performance and a whole lot of hits through the entire lineup.
Cincinnati’s Castillo chased early
In his previous three starts, Luis Castillo allowed 11 earned runs in a combined 14 1⁄3 innings. He entered Coors Field this evening with a career-high ERA, FIP and xFIP; tonight’s eight runs allowed in 3 2⁄3 innings will do little to lower those figures.