After finishing last season 16 games below .500, the Colorado Rockies are right back at that low point. The Rockies lost their series opener in Philadelphia 7-2 last night, their eleventh loss in twelve games. Tyler Colvin opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning, but the Phillies took the lead for good on a two-run home run by John Mayberry Jr. in the fourth. Carlos Ruiz added a two-run shot in the seventh to help the Phillies pull away. Rockies starter Josh Outman was pulled after four and a third innings and 72 pitches. He was the first test subject in the team’s new plan to use only four starting pitchers and place them on a 75-pitch limit. The Rockies and Phillies play game two of their series tonight. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action, with the pregame show starting at 5:30 and the first pitch scheduled for 6:05.
Rockies Tumble in Philadelphia (LISTEN LIVE TONIGHT on ESPN Radio 1410)
