The Rockies’ latest and greatest issue — middle bullpen inconsistency — reared its ugly head again in a 12-4 loss to the Dodgers on Saturday night.
But, more subtly, one of Colorado’s improving facets was also highlighted as well, as the Rockies recorded another pinch hit — knocks which were exceedingly hard to come by earlier in the season.
In April, the team’s pinch hitters posted a .128 average (5-for-39), second-to-last in the National League.
But Colorado batted .282 (11-for-39) in the situation in May, a surge in production that ranked in the top half of the league and which can largely be attributed to the promotions of Noel Cuevas and David Dahl from Triple-A Albuquerque April 22.