Notes From The Colorado Rockies 5-4 Walk-Off Win

By Bobby DeMuro | Apr 23, 2015

Apr 22, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Colorado Rockies pinch hitter Daniel Descalso (3) celebrates with teammates including left fielder Corey Dickerson (6) and center fielder Drew Stubbs (right) after hitting a walk off single during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field. The Rockies won 5-4. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports

The losing streak is over and the Colorado Rockies are back above .500! Some notes and thoughts from Wednesday night’s game against the San Diego Padres.

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Man, does it feel good to get a win again, huh? After losing five in a row, I mean, sure, you know you’re going to win another game (or two) across the rest of the season, but you’d rather it happen… sooner than later.

The Rockies won 5-4 on a walk-off Wednesday night against Padres reliever Shawn Kelly, and they’re now 8-7 on the year. They can salvage a split tomorrow afternoon against San Diego, too, before San Francisco comes to town this weekend.

Some notes from Wednesday night’s face-off:

Nolan Arenado’s back, baby! A couple good defensive plays in addition to an RBI double early in the game were both a welcome sight. Welcome back, Holy Noly!
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe Kyle Kendrick only had two three-ball counts last night – one of which was a full count to Wil Myers in the sixth when he hit his solo blast to dead center. (Side note: Boy, is Myers seeing the ball well in Denver.) But kudos to Kendrick for getting ahead of hitters AND THROWING f&^%$%# S STRIKES!!!!!!
In Carlos Gonzalez’s sixth inning at-bat, the shift was on – drastically – and CarGo hit right into it. Why? I know you wouldn’t want to do this with a power hitter every at-bat, but when you’re 5 for your last 41… maybe lay down a bunt and get something going? Just a suggestion…
Kendrick entered the seventh inning having thrown 62 pitches. That marked just the second time in the first 15 games a Rockies starter had worked into the seventh. The other, of course, was Kendrick on Opening Day.
Speaking of Kendrick, Walt Weiss once again left a pitcher in too long. After leaving Christian Friedrich in too long Monday (granted, in a blowout), and both Brooks Brown and Boone Logan in too long on Tuesday, Weiss let Kendrick throw the entire seventh despite giving up two runs – and the lead – in the frame. I know, his pitch count was low, but evaluating a starter just on pitch count is as short-sighted as evaluating a starter just on wins and losses. Kendrick could’ve gotten the Rockies 18 or 19 outs and left with the lead or tie, which would’ve been good. Instead, he got them 21 outs and left losing 4-3.
So much for plantar fasciitis, eh? Corey Dickerson hit two home runs in the game, including the game-tying blast in the bottom of the eighth. This guy mashes.
Adam Ottavino throws a scoreless ninth in a tie game, and is rewarded with the relief victory. As automatic as he’s becoming only serves to shorten the game for the Rockies, and that’s a great thing. He won’t go all year with a 0.00 ERA, but he surely continues to come into his own.
John Axford is back! Sounds like his son is doing well, and good to have Ax back in the fold.
Hell of a job, Daniel Descalso!
In the middle of the game, Drew Goodman interviewed the director of the Boys & Girls Club of Denver about their raffle coming up to raise money for the clubs. This is the link to the raffle, and you can buy tickets with tons of grand prizes up until Friday. Go do that, it’s for a great cause!

Rockies, Padres, game four of the series coming up Thursday afternoon at 3:10 pm MT. We’ll be covering it as we always do.

The Rockies are going for the split, and they can still go 5-2 on the home stand.

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