I’ll just say it: Last year’s pitching was rough. By the end of the season, everyone we’d expected to be good was either hurt or not good. In September, the Rockies’ starters included three guys who started the year in the minors, one guy who started the year working at a barbecue joint, and a guy who started the year on the Injured List with an infected blister and then struggled for most of the season.
So when you think about it this way — the Rockies essentially trotted out a Triple-A lineup against a division that includes the Dodgers — it’s not surprising that the Rockies’ starters combined for MLB-worst 5.