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Colorado Rockies: reflecting on the 2017 season month by month

By Noah Yingling

DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 29: Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies gestures to the crowd after hitting a solo home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field on September 29, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 29: Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies gestures to the crowd after hitting a solo home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field on September 29, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
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Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies
SAN DIEGO, CA – SEPTEMBER 24: Charlie Blackmon #19 of the Colorado Rockies is congratulated by /Stu Cole #39 after hitting a solo home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park on September 24, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) /

In July, the Rockies only went 12-12. The offense played really well as they averaged 6.2 runs per game. They also had an offensive slash line of .297/.350/.490. However, the pitching was terrible in the month of July. They had an ERA of 5.38 on the month. This was, by and large, from the fault of the starting pitching. Their ERA was an alarming 5.71 in the month.

The rotation issues were highlighted by Jeff Hoffman as, in five starts in the month, he had an ERA of 8.00. One bright spot in the starting rotation was German Marquez. He made five starts in the month and he got into the seventh inning in four of the five games. He never allowed more than three earned runs in any start. His ERA for the month was 3.51.

Charlie Blackmon had another excellent month as he hit .370/.411/.670 with 30 hits, three doubles, three doubles, three triples, seven home runs, and 13 RBI.

Nolan Arenado played even better than Blackmon in July. His offensive slash line was .389/.423/.744 in the month. In 22 games, he had 35 hits, 18 runs, six doubles, eight home runs, and 30 RBI in July.

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