But Arenado homered -- his 26th of the season -- and went 2-for-5 in Saturday's 6-2 victory over the Cardinals, and now the Rockies hope he can rebound. Arenado was hitting .293 before the downturn.
"He's in a good place," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "He was so hot for a while, expectations sometimes get unrealistic. But he's having a great year. When he's had some tough games, he doesn't stay down for long. That's the thing I like from Nolan this year. It doesn't turn into 20 or 30 at-bats.