St. Louis Cardinals (37-27) @ Colorado Rockies (32-32)
The Rockies need to keep oxygen in the dugout, and not just because of the rarified mountain air. The Denver offense is led by 37-year-old 1B Prince Fielder, 37-year-old SS Troy Tulowitzki, and 40-year-old LF Josh Hamilton. The pitching staff features lefty ace Chris Sale, a relative youngster at age 32, and 36-year-old Chad Billingsley. The Rockies are first in runs scored and last in runs allowed, just as you might expect from a team that plays its home games in Hitter’s Heaven, otherwise known as Coors Field (capacity 50,445). Walt Weiss has been the manager of the Rockies since 2013, with a career mark of 674-687 and no playoff appearances.
June 14, 2021: G065 (38-27, 1st, +4.5G)
Star: STL RF Dutch Deol 4-5, 2 DBL, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 RS
June 15, 2021: G066 (38-28, 1st, +4.5G)
Star: COL 1B Prince Fielder 1-4, HR, 2 RBI (GWRBI)
Rosenthal pitched a nice game but the bullpen couldn’t keep the ball in the park.
Sano would hit 100 homers playing a full season in Coors Field.
Washington catcher Joe Mauer recorded hit #2500 in a 4-3 win over San Diego.
Luis Perdomo had the #2 Performance of the Day for Seattle: 9 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, now 3-1 with a 2.03 ERA for the Mariners.
June 16, 2021: G067 (38-29, 1st, +3.5G)
Star: COL LF Dominic Smith 1-4, HR, 3 RBI (GWRBI)
I am happy to leave that freak show ballpark.
Trade Discussions
Baltimore wants more than Jones to part with one of their stud pitching prospects, and I am not willing to go there. In fact, I am not sure that I want to trade Jones at all. I am willing to listen to anything and great young pitching prospects are always tempting, but trading my starting third baseman without a better option available is contradictory to a “win now” philosophy. I need to find a replacement first, or at least get the replacement in the deal.