Tonight’s game seemed a bit like last night’s game. All you needed to do was replay the DVR game, and Wednesday’s game would be shown.
The Rockies found a way to get another walk-off win, and another day to eat tacos at nearby Taco Bell restaurants. However, they had to come back from a deficit. At one point, they were down 5 runs before coming up with the game tie of 7-7 by the end of the 8th. The Rockies would use all 9 innings to get the final run, and it came in a walkoff fashion. But I’d like to point out a few specific players, and links to other blogs covering today’s game for reading.
- Brad Eldred: He was called up today and replaced Todd Helton who was put on the DL for back issues. His first at bat was a strikeout, but his other 3 at bats were hits and eventually became runs. While he is no Helton, Eldred has contributed to the offense of the Rockies, where they needed it most.
- Matt Holliday: Yes, he is a former Rockie, but I can still hate the fact that he can belt 2 home runs out of his old ballpark. He is still pretty well. I don’t regret the deal, and he will be a great asset to the Cardinals. He went 4 for 5 on the night with 4 runs. 2 HRs
- Aaron Cook: Again, another miserable day for him. He went 5 innings, gave up 10 hits and 5 runs (including 2 homers in the 5th inning alone). Unfortunately, Cook isn’t helping me giving him a chance. In fact, I’ve just about given up on him as his performance this year is weak compared to previous years.
- Dexter Fowler: He’s the man who knows tacos. The home run in the 8th inning to tie the game at 7-7 was a great help. Dex has seen much progress since his visit to Colorado Springs.
- Evan MacLane: He was the Cardinals’ pitcher who came in at the bottom of the 9th inning. This was his major league debut. He saw the next man listed below, and then walked out to the dugout.
- Chris Iannetta: I’ve always been a fan of him since I saw his performance in 2006 when he hit the walk off home run. He’s been pretty clutch in general. Yet, this year, he was optioned to AAA-Colorado Springs for a while, to improve his performance. He did excellent with the Sky Sox and was brought back up. However, he came back at a wrong time, when the offense in general was struggling, and Netta as well. Many were calling for Netta to be traded during the season. I stuck with it, though I was getting discouraged. And yet he proved his worth last night and tonight. Tonight, he was the sole batter in the 9th, and slammed the ball out into the left field Pavilion seats, with the winning walk off run. It made a few Netta haters at least give him some consideration.
This is now the 3rd game in a row that the Rockies had to play an intense game. Sunday was the 15-inning game. Tuesday and Wednesday were both 9 innings, but they were come-from-behind games, in which the Rockies have struggled for most of the season to score runs late. The Rockies are hoping to sweep the Cardinals out, and that Ubaldo can rebound from his last outing. Good luck.