Colorado Rockies Opening Night: Five Things We Learned

2.  The Rockies Will Score in Bunches 

Thanks to a six-run third inning, Colorado chased one of the game’s best pitchers after just four innings. Hitting on the road has historically been an issue for the Rockies, but 2016 has a chance to be different. The lineup Walt Weiss and the front office has put together has the potential to hit for power and average. Every starting position player, including the starting pitcher (Jorge De La Rosa) had at least one hit tonight. An unsung hero of the night is Gerardo Parra, who hit three doubles in his Colorado Rockies debut. Nolan Arenado also picked up were he left off last season by blasting an eighth-inning, three-run shot to seal up a close game. 

We knew they’d score runs, but expect a lot of big innings this year; hopefully you’ll see it consistently, and not just at Coors Field.