Over the past few years, critics have wondered whether Brendan Rodgers could live up to the expectations that come with being a No. 3 overall pick.
On Friday night at Coors Field, B-Rod turned in a performance proving he is capable of doing just that, and putting the team on his back. The second baseman broke the game open with a bases-clearing double in the third inning, then iced the 13-2 win over Pittsburgh with a no-doubt homer in the seventh.
That 433-foot dinger to left followed C.J. Cron’s 401-foot homer to right, giving the Rockies back-to-back jacks for the first time this year.