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When we look at the central core of the Rockies' batting lineup, it would be easy to conclude this team is going to be explosive.
If opposition pitching can navigate through the top five, the bottom of the Colorado order isn't frightening anyone. Pitching in Colorado is always a problem for both the home team and the visitors. The Rockies have a couple of decent pitchers at the top of the rotation. It is the average to below average estimates of the bottom three that is troubling. Colorado also doesn't have a strong bullpen to protect situations where they do jump to an early lead.
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Game | Score | Starting Pitcher | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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9/27 @ ARI | W 10-3 |
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9/26 @ ARI | L 0-4 |
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9/24 @ SF | W 5-4 |
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9/24 @ SF | L 2-7 |
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9/23 @ SF | L 2-5 |
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Colorado is a lineup loaded with names, but they struggle away from home with severe home-road splits. The Rockies tend to have a lot of names come in and out of the lineup due to injuries. Ryan McMahon and Garrett Hampson have been long time prospects ready for playing time, and that will be the case again this year. The left side of the infield is still where the power is with Trevor Story and Nolan Arenado. Both hit in the top half of the lineup with Charlie Blackmon, who is looking to be more consistent in 2020. The rest of the lineup is rather weak, with a platoon split at catcher. Matt Kemp also made the
Raimel Tapia and Matt Kemp are both expected to carry the DH job in Colorado for 2020. Tapia is a left-handed bat who will start more against right-handed pitching, while Kemp is a righty who crushes left-handed pitching.
Matt Kemp is not a full-time starter in Colorado, but he will be in the lineup against left-handed pitching given his track record. With the Rockies being mostly left-handed, Kemp stayed on the roster.
Daniel Murphy continues to start at the age of 35. He plays first base for the Colorado Rockies. He is coming off of a down 2019 and will look to rebound in Colorado, where players can take advantage of good hitting conditions.
The 1997 Colorado Rockies were a powerhouse on offense. This was Larry Walker's best season, where he hit 49 home runs and had a .366 average. Andres Galarraga also hit 41 home runs and .318. Dante Bichette and Vinny Castilla had career years as well.
The Rockies haven't had any terribly bad teams, but 2012 was about as bad as it could get. While they put up decent runs at home, they struggle don the road and also allowed plenty of runs against.
Todd Helton is the leader in games played for the Colorado franchise. He has played in 2,247 games, stretching from 1997 to 2013. He went to five All-Star Games and had over 2,500 hits in his career.