How much has Carlos Gonzalez developed? He had 17 home runs in 580 career at-bats through 2009. He hit his 26th of the season, and 20th at Coors Field, in the first inning Tuesday night off Derek Lowe. CarGo loves hitting in LoDo, where he has collected 36 of his 55 extra-base hits.
Going deep.
The Rockies dumped Brad Hawpe in favor of Seth Smith because they thought Smith had more potential as a power hitter. He hit his 15th home run in the sixth inning in his 290th at-bat of the season. Last season, he hit 15 in 335 at-bats. Hawpe had seven homers in 259 at-bats when he was released.
E.Y. flying high.
Eric Young Jr. had a career high of two hits in a game before last Friday. He had three hits that night against the Diamondbacks and three more Tuesday against the Braves.
Jim Armstrong, The Denver Post
