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Colorado Rockies: Key stats you should know from August

By Ben Macaluso

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 19: The sun sets over the stadium as Charlie Blackmon #19 of the Colorado Rockies jogs after a foul ball during the third inning against the Houston Astros at Coors Field on August 19, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 19: The sun sets over the stadium as Charlie Blackmon #19 of the Colorado Rockies jogs after a foul ball during the third inning against the Houston Astros at Coors Field on August 19, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 07: Reliever Daniel Bard #52 of the Colorado Rockies delivers a pitch during a game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 7, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The Rockies won the game 8-4. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /

Pitching stats

The Rockies rank 22nd in the majors with a 5.19 ERA. The pitching has the opposite problem as the hitters as they are great on the road (3.17 ERA) and unserviceable at home (6.18 ERA). With the exception of the last week, the starting rotation has been a bright spot. The formula for this club since 1993 is have the starters pitch just well enough to score a lot of runs. They’ve mostly done that. Unfortunately, the bullpen has not picked up the slack.

Ever since Wade Davis went down with an injury, it has been a close by committee situation at 20th and Blake. Not that Davis was particularly effective before that in the role with a 16.88 ERA in just 2.2 innings. The mega bullpen has officially failed with Bryan Shaw optioned to the Mariners alternate site and Jake McGee pitching (of course) effectively for the Dodgers. The club did address their struggles in the bullpen with a veteran presence from the Orioles in Mychal Givens. That won’t be enough, but it’s a start. They need to bolster the bullpen and even the back end of the rotation before today’s new August 31 trade deadline.

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If the season ended today, the good news is that the Rockies would be in the playoffs. Due to this unprecedented schedule, the Rockies could play exactly the same in September as they did in August and still make the playoffs. Thank goodness for hot starts and here’s to the front office placing priority on the bullpen. For how awful the past two weeks of baseball have been, it’s hard to believe, but the Rockies are still very much in this playoff chase.

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