De La Rosa blossoms for Rockies

Lefty nearly throws club's third straight complete game By Patrick Saunders The Denver Post Rockies left-hander Jorge De La Rosa had one of the best games of his career Friday night, throwing eight scoreless innings in Colorado's 5-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field. He allowed only four hits, with six strikeouts and four walks. (Karl Gehring, The Denver Post) When's the last time a Rockies manager faced this conundrum: Allow his starting pitcher to take the hill in the ninth inning and try to nail down the team's third complete game in a row? Or give his rusty bullpen much-needed work? The answer to the question is never. That tells you how good the Rockies' starting pitching has been of late. Over the last five games, the Rockies' staff ERA is 0.73. Lefty Jorge De La Rosa pitched arguably the best game of... [read full story]                    

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