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For the next five hours and thirteen and half innings, the Rockies offense turned back into the woeful road group that slogged through 2010.  The dreary Pittsburgh night served as the perfect back drop for a game that the Rockies seemed destined to lose.  The previously hot CarGo and Bull Hurley Iannetta had awful nights at the plate, combining to go 0-12 with six strike-outs.  To make matters worse, the Rockies burned through their bullpen.  Huston Street went three innings and pretty much every other arm in the pen threw at least an inning’s worth of pitches.  If they had won, I suppose it would have been worth it, but these kind of games put extra stress on the Rox pitching depth — especially this early in the season.

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Games like last night’s are going to happen.  It’s a reminder that the season is long and we all need to temper our excitement a bit.  Injuries are inevitable.  Hopefully, Helton’s back isn’t much of an issue.  It was a nasty night in Pittsburgh and we did see him pinch hit late.  However, his defense was definitely missed.  Giambi and Wigginton both made poor plays at first.
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Come sit down, Ubaldo. I'll take care of it.

Before leaving last night’s game in the sixth inning with a blood blister on his middle finger, Jorge De La Rosa was electric. His fastball was in the mid-nineties and he was spotting it on the black. His change-up was downright filthy. He’s never been one to go deep into games, but last night he could’ve gone at least seven. However, that damn blood blister screwed up everything. Reportedly, De La Rosa’s little pest won’t prevent him from making his next start.
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