Jorge De La Rosa Rebounds Nicely For Colorado Rockies
DENVER (The Sports Xchange) - Jorge De La Rosa was the Colorado starter on Opening Day this season for the second time in his career with the Rockies. But in his first two starts this season, De La Rosa hardly resembled a starter given that coveted assignment.
He took the mound Thursday against the San Francisco Giants with an 0-1 record and a 12.46 ERA, having yielded 15 hits and 12 runs, all earned, in 8 2/3 innings with seven walks and 11 strikeouts. Opponents were batting .375 against De La Rosa.
In the Rockies' 11-6 win over the Giants, De La Rosa rebounded nicely. He held them to one single and one unearned run in six innings before faltering in the seventh.
Colorado's nine-run fifth gave De La Rosa a 9-1 lead, so he had plenty of breathing room in the seventh when the Giants scored three times. De La Rosa left after throwing 102 pitches in 6 2/3 innings and allowed four hits and four runs, three earned.
"I thought he used his fastball better today," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "Still had the changeup today, the real good one, but I thought he pitched better with his fastball than he had the previous two outings. That was more like him and we needed some length out of that start today."