After being snowed out on Friday, the first game in the series against the visiting New York Mets became Game 1 of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. The sun finally shined on Coors Field, with the temperature at a balmy 45 degrees. It seemed like a perfect day to snap a six-game losing streak. As is often the case with the Colorado Rockies, things did not go as planned. The Rockies lost to the Mets 4-3 to start the doubleheader, and extended their losing streak to seven.
The bullpen wastes a solid start from Chi Chi González
Chi Chi González doesn’t often seem to pitch more than five innings, but that works just fine in a doubleheader.