The Rockies’ were bubbling over with optimism before the all-star break.
Sure, there was that pesky 8-3 home loss to the Pirates on Sunday, but the Rockies entered the break on a 7-3 roll. Slugging left fielder Kris Bryant, who missed 44 games in the first half, is back and healthy.
“We’re playing better — we’re pitching better, we’re playing good defense, the hitting has come around a little bit. Kris is back in the lineup,” ever-optimistic manager Bud Black said. “That’s a good thing. So we’ll pick it up on Friday. Hopefully, pick up where we left off — playing good baseball.”
