Four and Under

Jim Tracy mentioned yesterday that the Rockies had scored 4 runs or less in the past 8 games, but were still 4-4 during that stretch.

One way I track the Rockies results is by breaking them into runs scored and runs against groupings. One such grouping is 4 and Under.

This year the Rockies have had 25 games in which they scored 4 or fewer runs. They are 9-16 during those games. For comparison, in 2009, they had 24 games to this point where they had scored 4 and fewer runs, and wer 5-19 during those games.

The converse of this is to look at the games in which you hold your opponents to 4 and fewer runs. The Rockies in 2010 have done this 24 times and are 19-5 in those games vs. 23 games in 2009 where they were 14-9.

One thing I said about the Rockies, when I first came to Denver in 1997 during the heydays of the Blake Street Bombers, was that the Rockies were going to have to learn to win low scoring games, 1-0, 2-1, 3-2, 4-2, 2-0, 3-1. It seems they are finally getting to that point. in 14 of the 25 games where the Rockies have scored 4 or fewer runs, they have also kept their opponent 4 or under, with 6 other games where the opponent has scored 5.

Eventually the hitting will break out with regularity and the Fast Food stand will be giving out Tacos all too frequently, but for now, take the positive of the team learning to win low scoring games.

When the Rockies have scored 5 or more runs, they are 12-6.