Tampa Bay closer Pete Fairbanks blamed the Coors Field humidor for his late-game meltdown in a 10-7 loss to the Rockies Friday afternoon.
Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Pete Fairbanks works against the Colorado Rockies during the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, April 5, 2024, in Denver.
The Rockies installed a humidor room at Coors in 2002 to prevent the baseballs from drying out in Denver’s arid, mile-high environment. The Rockies were the first team to store baseballs in a humidor.Jason Adam, who replaced Fairbanks. It was an ugly outing for Fairbanks, who walked Jake Cave, Brendan Rodgers and Nolan Jones in succession. The right-hander threw 17 pitches, just five for strikes, without getting an out. Adam struck out Kris Bryant before giving up the grand slam to McMahon.
“I’d love to see those come out of the humidor tomorrow in a little better shape before they get rubbed up,” he said. “But there’s nobody to blame but myself for not being able to adjust to some of the quality issues.
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