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- Updated: May 19, 2016
ST LOUIS — An ill-fated decision from Charlie Blackmon ended up hurting the Rockies on a Wednesday night when they had no margin for mistakes.
Blackmon tripled off Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright to open the top of the game. But with one out, Blackmon sprinted plateward on Trevor Story’s grounder straight to Cards third baseman Matt Carpenter. Blackmon was thrown out, and the Rockies were on their way to a 2-0 loss that ended a five-game win streak.
It was the first time the Rockies were shut out this season, but it’s not the first time they’ve struggled against Wainwright (4-3), who struck out five and pitched around six hits in 6 2/3 innings. Wainwright improved to 8-1 with a 1.33 ERA in 13 career games (nine starts) against Colorado.
With so little history of success, the Rockies couldn’t afford to hand Wainwright an out at the plate with a chance at a lead without having taken the field defensively. Blackmon’s running mistake occurred with Nolan Arenado, second in the National League with 33 RBIs, …
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