Getting your player ready...
Carlos Gonzalez got the Rockies’ first clean hit of the night, a groundball up the middle in the seventh inning. CarGo went into the all-star break in the top four among National League outfielders in the following categories: average (.314, fourth); hits (102, tied for second); HRs (17, second); RBIs (60, tied for third); runs (56, second); and total bases (173, tied for second).
Road woe-iors.
How surprising were the Rockies’ hitting struggles vs. Bronson Arroyo? They hit .269 as a team before the break — .299 at Coors Field, .235 on the road.
Big O(livo).
Reds manager Dusty Baker convinced the umpires to review Miguel Olivo’s drive into the left-field seats in the eighth, but the home run stood.
