Jon Gray stood alone in a corner of the visitors clubhouse at Chase Field in Phoenix. Though he had showered and dressed, he couldn’t wash away the hurt of his awful performance in the Rockies’ season-ending, 11-8 wild-card playoff loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
In the biggest game of his career, Colorado’s 25-year-old right-hander faltered, the Diamondbacks ripping him for four runs on seven hits. He recorded just four outs, the shortest start of his big-league career and the shortest postseason start in Rockies history.
From across the room, center fielder Charlie Blackmon, his hair and beard still matted by game sweat, spotted Gray.