Rox counting on veteran 'pen down the stretch

DENVER -- The return of left-hander Chris Rusin from the disabled list puts the Rockies' bullpen close to what was intended when the front office assembled it during the offseason.

Now, it's time for production. The plan was not for Rusin to have a 6.81 ERA at the time he had plantar fasciitis, or for Jake McGee to be at 6.63 or Bryan Shaw to be at 6.60 entering Thursday's opener of a four-game series against the Dodgers. And the Rockies definitely didn't count on closer Wade Davis to have six blown saves, tied for second most in the Majors.

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But manager Bud Black is counting on this veteran group to do what experienced players do during a postseason race. The…