Strikeouts, low RISP, bad fielding, and some awful pitching led to a disaster in May after May 7th. And for the 22nd year in a row the Rockies failed to have a winning record in both April and May in the same season.
Ever the optimist, I can honestly say I predicted the last few weeks would be tough. Sure it could be better but the 6-14 slide that has happened over the last 3.5 weeks was the right timing. Just before that the Rockies had put together a 14-5 stretch scoring 7 or more runs 11 times. They were bound to cool off and the road beckoned to help aid it.
28-28 is not great, but it's not horrible either. Two of the longest road trips are done, with none of their future road trips going to more than two cities. And yes, they will have to win more than 36% of their road games the rest of the way to compete in the West or Wild Card.
Their Road/Home imbalance is currently 33-23 (with one suspended home game) which means they have 10 games to bring them back to even and they just so happen to have a 10 game road trip coming up starting tomorrow. They also have only 12 more games in the Eastern Time Zone the rest of the season where they are currently 4-12 (Other time Zones, Mountain 16-7, Pacific 7-6, and Central 1-3)
The next 48 games bring 32 games to Coors Field vs. 16 on the Road. This includes two 10-game home stands. It's time to right the ship and start building toward a race down the stretch. If the Rockies continue to stumble through this stretch then game over.
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