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The Colorado Rockies have been sizzling since Jim Tracy became manager and  with their 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, they are now 15-5 under Tracy at helm and have won 13 of their last 14 and are now .500 with a record of 33-33. Though, they are still in 3rd place in the NL West, you can’t count the Rockies out as contenders. 

Ubaldo Jimenez was dominant in his start as he went 6.2 IP and gave up just 6 hits and allowed just 1 earned run and had 7 strikeouts.  With the win, Jimenez is now 6-6 and he has lowered his E.R.A to 3.73.  Jimenez also won his 3rd straight start.

“Ubaldo is a guy who is beginning to find his niche,” Tracy said. “I still believe there’s still another step on the ladder that he aspires to take and that is to become a bona fide ace-stopper type starting pitcher in the Rockies rotation.”

Clint Barmes led the Rockies offense as he went 2 for 4 with a run scored, a walk and a go-ahead two-run homer in the 3rd that set the tone for the Rockies as they cruised to a 4-3 victory. Todd Helton also went 1 for 3 with a HR and an RBI, his 8th homer of the season. Helton is now hitting .307 on the season. 

Rays shortstop Jason Bartlett went 2 for 4 with a run scored to raise his average to .376 on the season and all-star thirdbaseman Evan Longoria went 1 for 4 and his average is at .307 on the season.