Clayton Mortensen walked Casey Blake in the first inning Tuesday and, after a fielder’s choice, Matt Kemp hit a two-run homer. Nothing out of the ordinary there. Walks hurt the Rockies much more in May than they did in April. Colorado pitchers allowed 75 walks in the season’s first month, third fewest in the National League. They had allowed 104 in May going into Tuesday’s game, second to Cincinnati’s 105 in two more games.
Miles from nowhere.
If anyone asks, Mortensen’s third- inning sacrifice fly went to the warning track. In reality, it went to Dodgers second baseman Aaron Miles’ glove on a ball that right fielder Andre Ethier could have caught, which probably would have kept Chris Nelson at third base.
CarGo report.
For all his struggles this year, Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez had a team-best 10-game hitting streak before going hitless Tuesday.
Jim Armstrong, The Denver Post
