Get Some Water Ice: Rockies Stay Hot With Big Series Win Over Giants

There has been a lot of speculation on what the heck has caused the Rockies 24-8 second-half performance:

LEAST LIKELY - Smart management and a quality team

SOMEWHAT LIKELY - The "Lori Bathurst Water Ice theory" - That the good fortune extends to late in the first half of the season, when Lori showed up with chocolate water ice and reversed our luck.

LEADING THEORY - That Ed's purple shirt, with attached logo on the back, has magical powers.  I've always been too cheap to buy a purple Rockies shirt.  Could this free purple garment be the key that unlocks our dreams?

Anyway, the Giants came over with Tim Horton's donuts for a Sunday morning series.  The purple shirt was there...

GAME 1

Rockies - 8

Giants - 3

The Rocks scored first and scored often, with a five-run 4th inning being the key, aided by a tragic Gimenez error that opened the floodgates.  Charlie Morton was ridiculous...going 8+ innings for the first time this season, and allowing just one.  Erik Miller would allow 2 more, but we cruised.

WP - Morton  LP - Webb  HR - Happ

GAME 2

Rockies - 0

Giants - 3

The Giants came right back, using 5 hits in the first to grab a 2-0 lead, and then putting the Rocks offense on ice for the game.  We got 6 hits, but struck out 11 times and stranded 10 runners.  Chris Sale...well....sailed.

WP - Sale  LP - Steele  SV - Scott   HR - none

GAME 3

Rockies - 6

Giants - 3

Best game of the series.  Giants plate 3 in the first, but would get just 5 more baserunners over the next 8 frames off of Landen Roupp and 3 Rocks relievers.  Will Smith would wake up from a long sleep and belt a pair of 2-run homers to power the Rocks (1-8 shot and a 1-1 shot!).  

WP - Roupp  LP - Wheeler  SV - Jimenez   HR - Pederson, Smith (2)

GAME 4

Rockies - 4

Giants - 0

Jose Butto returns from the minors to make a start...and boy did he!  Butto goes 7 2/3, and only let up a hit in the 8th!  For the third time this year, the Rocks take a no hitter past 7 frames!  Two of Butto's three walks were eliminated on double plays, and this one felt safe when Matt Olson hit a 3-run bomb in the 7th.  The only buzzkill were Pederson (8gms) and Tatis (7gms) injuries!

WP - Butto  LP - Ryan  HR - Olson

Rockies are 45-31 and set to take on the Buccos Thursday.  Giants are 40-36.  Thanks to Billy for coming over and rolling.  Mooo!

Rockies are winning big, and water ice could be the reason? Or is it talent?