Rockies Register

Well, the Rockies are now down 3-0.  We all know just one team has come back from that and that is the Rockies opposition just three years ago.  And to make it worse, the Rockies have a starter who hasn’t thrown since in over two months.  Still, it starts with just one win and if the Rockies can somehow pull out tonight’s game, it might give them a bit of momentum to make this a series just yet.

Josh Fogg was pummelled and early.  He was touched up for six runs in the third inning and that forced the Rockies to go to their pen pretty early.  Three relievers held the Red Sox scoreless through 4 1/3 innings to let the Rockies make it a one run game but then Brian Fuentes gave up three runs in eighth to seal the Rockies fate.

Matt Holliday had the big hit for the Rockies in their loss with a three run blast.  Kaz Matsui had a team high three hits and he stole a base.

It’ll be Aaron Cook going up against Jon Lester and it’s now win or go home.

Ouch.  Jeff Francis probably still doesn’t know what hit him as the Red Sox hitters did a number on the Rockies pitching staff.  Francis was tagged for six runs in four innings in his start while Franklin Morales was pummelled for seven runs in the fifth inning.  This game was over pretty quickly and you hope the team just moves on to game two so they can even up the series.

The lone Rockies run came in the second inning when Troy Tulowitzki doubled home Garrett Atkins.  Tulowitzki and Todd Helton had a pair of hits a piece and the rest of the team managed just a single and a double in a train wreck of a game.

Game two is tonight.  The Rockies will have to contend with Curt Schilling while Ubaldo Jimenez hopes to stop the damage on the mound.  It sure would be nice to take a game at Fenway before heading home.