Rockies manager Bud Black sat in the home dugout at Coors Field on Tuesday afternoon discussing his team’s hot streak and its playoff potential.
Time and time again, Black mentioned starting pitching as the key.
“You’ve got to pitch well,” he said. “That’s been the common theme for the last month and a half. We’ve had very good starting pitching. That’s critical. Our rotation has been very steady, and that’s what we have to continue to have.”
The Rockies were hoping for that outcome Tuesday night when Tyler Anderson took the hill against the San Diego Padres.