Watching the Rockies’ bullpen is not for the squeamish.
The Rockies entered Saturday night’s game vs. Toronto at Coors Field having lost 10 of their last 11 games. The Rockies held the lead in the sixth inning or later in seven of those 10 losses.
The bullpen’s performance Friday night in a 13-9 loss to the Blue Jays was especially gory. It gave up nine runs over the final three innings and left Colorado with a 5.28 bullpen ERA, the third-highest in the majors behind Oakland (5.36) and Kansas City (5.30).
Right-hander Jake Bird, Colorado’s dependable workhorse earlier in the season, was saddled with both a blown save and a loss Friday after giving up three runs on three hits in one-third of an inning.