It’s been said that necessity is the mother of invention. You can ask the Rockies about that.
With their starting rotation racked by injuries, the Rockies were forced to use a bullpen game Tuesday night at Coors Field. A sextet of relievers blanked the Astros for eight innings in Colorado’s 4-3 victory.
The six: Tommy Doyle, lefty Fernando Abad, Gavin Hollowell, Pierce Johnson, Daniel Bard and closer Justin Lawrence. Lawrence set the Astros down in order in the ninth for his sixth save.
Colorado is on a nice roll. It has won three of four games since the All-Star breaking, having taken two of three games from the Yankees over the weekend.