NEW YORK — A huddled mass of Rockies convened on the mound in the fifth inning Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. Their manager and a trainer and every infielder leaned in. In the middle stood rookie right-hander Jon Gray, the weight of worry on his shoulders.
Effectively wild is one thing. But Gray’s four innings against New York looked like something else. He walked Brett Gardner on five pitches. And he flattened a curveball that pelted Carlos Beltran in the arm.
Something was wrong. The Rockies pulled Gray with no delay, with what the team is calling arm fatigue.