Getting your player ready...
Why did the Rockies trade for Mark Ellis? Traffic. Or the lack thereof. The No. 2 hole in the lineup had dried up, leaving fewer runners on base for the middle- of-the-order boppers. To wit: Troy Tulowitzki’s three-run, first-inning homer off Jake Peavy snapped a streak of seven straight solo shots by Rockies hitters.
Home, sweet home.
Jonathan Herrera had some unusual home/road splits — .275 on the road, .191 at Coors Field — before singling in each of his first two at-bats. The latter number now is .207.
Jim Armstrong, The Denver Post
