David Hale started it off with a spot start in-game two of a double-header May 23 against the San Francisco Giants. Hale didn’t disappoint in his Rockies’ debut. The former Atlanta Braves’ product gave up eight hits over 6.2 innings, yielding three runs/two earned while striking out two. Hale kept his pitch count relatively low and pitched to contact, helping Colorado snap San Francisco’s eight-game winning streak.
Result: Win (5-3).
How about the performance from Chad Bettis to complete the series split Sunday afternoon? Bettis was unstoppable and pitching like a Cy Young candidate until the wheels fell off in the ninth inning — surrendering an RBI single and double before Walt Weiss elected to go with Brooks Brown to finish the game.