The Rockies were thrown out twice at the plate Monday night. It used to be that something like that would be the death knell for them on the road.
But not for these Rockies, at least not at this particular point and time.
They’ve emerged from the All-Star break playing solid baseball. Their 10-6 win over Washington at Nationals Park improved their record to 6-3 since the break, including a 3-1 mark on the road.
The formula: excellent work from the bullpen and timely hits, particularly home runs.
Colorado utilized another bullpen game Monday night, and five pitchers, led by “opener” Jake Bird (two scoreless innings, one hit allowed) and Karl Kauffmann (one run over four-plus innings on two hits), squashed the Nats.