With the Colorado Rockies sending down Brendan Rodgers and recalling Jesus Tinoco, the Rockies bullpen received a much-needed fresh arm on Saturday as Colorado burned through its relievers in a historic 16-12 extra-inning loss to the San Diego Padres on Friday night. However, trading a reliever for an infielder also meant that the Rockies were down a player on their bench for Saturday night’s game.
That trend continued on Sunday as David Dahl, Tony Wolters and Mark Reynolds were Colorado’s options off the bench if needed. However, Rockies fans can expect the three-man bench to end quickly with Monday’s off day and Tuesday’s start of a nine-game swing through the National League West.