Colorado Rockies: reflecting on the 2017 season month by month

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DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 30: Carlos Gonzalez #5 of the Colorado Rockies is doused by his teammates in the lockerroom at Coors Field on September 30, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. Although losing 5-3 to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Rockies celebrated clinching a wild card spot in the post season. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

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Although there was some doubt on whether the Rockies would hold on to the second Wild Card spot, they did hold on with their 15-14 September and October record.

The offense rebounded as during this span as they had an offensive slash line of .271/.347/.444 and they averaged 4.9 runs in September and October. They were a bit inconsistent at times but it was nothing like the month of August.

On the pitching front, the Rockies had a team ERA of 4.09. You may be surprised for all months this season, the Rockies starting pitching was best in September as their ERA was 3.86.

Jon Gray went 4-1 with a 2.67 ERA and a .225 opponent batting average.

For Tyler Chatwood, he had five starts in the month and he had an ERA of 2.92 in that span.

But perhaps, most surprising of all, the return of Tyler Anderson. He made his return on September 11 and in four appearances (three starts and one relief outing that was still four innings), he only allowed a run in one of the four appearances. In the four games, he has gone 22 2/3 innings pitched and he has only allowed 13 hits, three runs, three walks, and he has struck out 18. His ERA in that span? 1.18. His opponent’s slash line? .173/.200/.227.

Final Thoughts

With the way that Gray, Chatwood, and Anderson pitched down the stretch, I would expect to see Rockies manager Bud Black rely heavily on those three for starts in the NLDS (if they get that far).

Next: 3 great quotes from the Rockies wild card celebration

Also, by going month by month, you can see the ebbs and flows of a baseball season. Overall, even though some people doubted them at some point or another (I was part of it and chances are, you did too), they played well enough, especially in the beginning of the season, to warrant a playoff spot. And as they say, as long as you get to the playoffs, you’ve got a shot to win it all.

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