The Morning After – Reds 8 Rockies 1

Name

Edinson Volquez – After a shaky first inning, Volquez was on cruise control, allowing only three baserunners over the following five innings.  He struck out 9 Rockies over 6 innings and picked up his first win in over a year.

Number

5 – Rockies pitchers gave up 8 runs on only 5 hits.  Four of the hits were home runs, with two of them coming as solo shots.  Against a team like the Reds, it is so important not to allow cheap baserunners.  The Rox couldn’t avoid this and gave up 3 additional runs via walks and an error on the Reds other two homers.

Noteworthy

Dex Hustle – A day after Dexter Fowler robbed a three run homer, he legged out a first inning double on what appeared to be a routine single.  He later scored on a Carlos Gonzalez single to give the Rox a brief early lead.  Let’s hope some of this aggressive play comes in games where it can make the difference between a win and a loss.