Based on raw numbers, Sam Hilliard’s season has been unproductive: .206 average, .294 slugging percentage, no home runs and just three RBIs in 41 plate appearances entering Tuesday night’s game against the Nationals at Coors Field.
But Hilliard, who started for the Rockies in left field, believes he’s close to busting out.
“I’m feeling like myself at the plate, I’m feeling confident, I’m staying within the zone and swinging at pitches I should swing at,” he said. “I’ve made a lot of hard contact and there are a couple of balls I’ve smoked right at guys in the outfield.