For the Rockies to get to October — either by outlasting the Diamondbacks and Dodgers for their first divisional title or by way of a repeat wild card appearance — every run, and potential run, is important.
That means Colorado must be better on the bases during the homestretch of the regular season, as metrics indicate the high-risk, high-reward strategy currently being employed by Rockies’ runners isn’t effective.
While the Rockies are tied for the major league lead in extra bases taken (the amount of times a runner advanced more than one base on a single or more than two bases on a double) at 46 percent, they’ve also made a habit of running into outs.