The Colorado Rockies are in search of a talented pitcher to work as their closer in baseball games, primarily in the ninth inning. The job requires fearlessness and a short-term memory, as well as the ability to handle the challenges of pitching at Coors Field. Several relievers are currently trying out for the position.
Colorado Rockies pitcher Justin Lawrence reacts after giving up a double to Arizona Diamondbacks’ Eugenio Suarez to allow in two runs in the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Denver.
There are several relievers currently trying out for the position: Justin Lawrence, Nick Mears, Jake Bird and perhaps Tyler Kinley. All of them have their strengths, all of them have their flaws, and none of them have secured the job. But in two-thirds of an inning, Mears walked three, gave up a hit and struck out one. Black gave him the hook with the bases loaded and two outs. Bird relieved Mears and got Eugenio Suarez to fly out to right fielder Jake Cave for the“The stuff in that bullpen is so good; probably the best pure stuff we’ve had since I’ve been here,” said Bard, who first pitched for Colorado in 2020. “There are a lot of young guys who are inexperienced but are showing flashes of being really good.
The Rockies were one out — make that one strike— away from forcing a Game 5. They entered the ninth leading the Phillies, 4-2, but Street gave up three runs, and the Phillies won, 5-4. The meltdown happened quickly. He pinned Chase Utley against the ropes with a fastball to get to a 2-2 count, but he couldn’t put Utley away and ended up walking him.
Street, a member of the Rockies’ 25th-anniversary team, saved 35 games in 2009. He posted a 3.06 ERA, striking out 70 and walking only 13 over 61 2/3 innings. He was superb but couldn’t close the deal in the season’s biggest game.“It takes poise, and those guys have to like the stage; they embrace the stage,” said Black, who was a teammate of closer Dan Quisenberry in Kansas City, managed Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman in San Diego, and has watched a number of great ninth-inning pitchers.
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