Getting your player ready...
Troy Tulowitzki admittedly likes the big stage that is New York City. In his first game at Yankee Stadium with his father, Ken, in attendance, the Rockies’ shortstop homered in the fifth inning. That continued his Godzilla routine in Gotham. In five games in New York this season, he has five home runs and a double.
Rundown.
The Rockies caught a break in the first inning when Mark Teixeira didn’t notice third-base coach Rob Thomson waving him home as Charlie Blackmon misplayed the carom in left field.
Centrum Silver star.
With a battery of reporters surrounding him, former Yankee Jason Giambi summarized life in the NL as a bench player: “I could do this until I am 45. They can wheel me to the plate.”
