Rockies 1, Marlins 0: Antonio Senzatela saves the day

It was a rough day at the ballpark for the Colorado Rockies, but they managed to escape with tight 1-0 win. Not a lot went right for the Rockies offense or health, but the Rockies bullpen came through and started off the road trip with a win.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Antonio Senzatela

When Tyler Anderson had to depart the game in the second inning due to injury, things looked bleak for a Rockies bullpen that has already been stretched thin. Antonio Senzatela entered the game with one primary objective: save the bullpen. He did a lot more than that. Senzatela pitched 3 ²⁄₃ scoreless innings striking out four. He also provided all of the Rockies offense in the fifth inning. With two runners on, Senzatela hit a double down the third base line to drive in Gerardo Parra and give the Rockies the only run of the game.

First one to one wins

Combine the Miami ballpark with the Rockies historic first road game woes, stir in a horrible Marlins offense, and then mix in an ump who had a strike zone the size of Texas and what do you get? A game where only one run scores. Thankfully the Rockies were the ones who got that run as this had all the making of being “one of those games” that Rockies fans have come to know all too well.

Busy night for the Rockies training staff

While they earned the win, the Rockies didn’t escape the game unscathed. Tyler Anderson departed in the second inning under mysterious circumstances which were later revealed to be either a “heartbeat issue” or “trouble breathing” neither of which sounds very good.

DJ LeMahieu also left the game though his diagnosis of a hamstring tweak sounds relatively tame compared to Anderson’s.