The Rockies split a doubleheader with the Nationals on Saturday, with their pitchers getting blasted in Game 1 before Chad Kuhl salvaged the day with a quality start in Game 2.
Washington thumped Colorado, 13-7, in the first game as Colorado pitchers were blistered for 14 hits, including two home runs. But Kuhl delivered in the afternoon in a 3-2 victory and Jose Iglesias had the game-winning RBI single in the seventh inning.
After the Rockies handed out seven walks and hit a batter in Game 1, Kuhl allowed seven hits and walked just one over six-plus innings, with seven strikeouts. The right-hander improved to 4-2, and despite being in the rotation’s fifth slot, has been Colorado’s most dependable starter.
