The Rockies, with their talented lineup and surging rotation, are optimistic they will earn membership into baseball’s October club in the near future.
For now, they are reduced to a bit role in their opponents’ playoff drama. Their only chance to steal the spotlight down the stretch is to play the role of spoiler, like the kid who agrees to play a nonspeaking part as a tree in the school play so he can get experience on the stage.
The Rockies simply couldn’t steal enough scenes from the wild card-chasing St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night at Coors Field, their three-game winning streak erased with a 5-3 loss.