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Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: 3 things to watch this week

By Kevin Henry

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 01: DJ LeMahieu #9 of the Colorado Rockies catches Austin Barnes #15 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in a double play at second base in the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium on July 1, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 01: DJ LeMahieu #9 of the Colorado Rockies catches Austin Barnes #15 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in a double play at second base in the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium on July 1, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) /
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ST. LOUIS, MO – JULY 30: Jake McGee #51 of the Colorado Rockies delivers a pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals in the tenth inning at Busch Stadium on July 30, 2018 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) /

Colorado’s bullpen was the talk of Major League Baseball in the offseason. General manager Jeff Bridich spent a record amount on his bullpen, acquiring Bryan Shaw and Wade Davis while re-signing Jake McGee. Win the back end of the game became the Colorado mantra. However, things haven’t exactly gone according to plan.

As a whole, Colorado’s relievers rank among MLB’s worst, posting a 5.13 ERA (28thin the league) and 1.43 WHIP (tied for 24th). Colorado has a league-worst 6.37 ERA in the seventh inning and only the Kansas City Royals posted a higher ERA in the seventh inning and after than the Rockies, who come in at 4.95.

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The recent Rockies road trip through the National League Central encapsulated the problems the Colorado bullpen has had all season, with the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers combining for three walk-off wins in seven games.

If Colorado’s bullpen can right itself in the Dodgers series and the Rockies starters throw as they have in recent games at Coors Field, Colorado could be in a prime position to gain some games on the Dodgers. If the Rockies bullpen looks like it did last week, that gap in the standings could grow.

Of course, not all is bad with the bullpen. Scott Oberg has surprised and Adam Ottavino has put together an All-Star type of season. Seunghwan Oh has already made a big impact since being acquired at the trade deadline.

dark. Next. The element that Oh brings to the Rockies

Can the Killer O’s be the difference-maker against the Dodgers? We’ll be watching.

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