This is It, Make No Mistake Where You Are

The Rockies are 14-6 which is their 2nd best start after going 15-5 in 1997.  They also were 14-6 after 20 games in 2011, but went on to a losing record.

The Rockies finally got their offense going outscoring their opponents 34-12 in this homestand.  They have their first four game winning streak of the season.  They are now 7-3 at home and 7-3 on the road.  After stopping the Nationals 7-game winning streak, they now own the best record in the National League and only trail Baltimore for the best record in MLB.

Through 20 games the Rockies pitching has held up pretty well.  Only five times have the starter failed to go at least 5 innings, and five times the starter has gone 7 or more including Chatwood's complete game shutout on April 15th.  The past week has eased the bullpen a little bit as the two off days, The relievers have only pitched 19 innings in the past 8 days.  It's still amazing that the Rockies have held their opponents to 4 runs or less 12 times and have a 10-2 record in One or Two run games.
German Marquez gets his first start filling in for Jon Gray tonight.  Gray is expected to be out until at least mid-May and the Rockies will need to fill in a handful of starts in his absence.