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Estevez battles command in 4-run outing
- Updated: August 6, 2016
DENVER — Despite a 3.66 ERA coming into the game, Carlos Estevez has been a shutdown reliever for the Rockies. In 12 appearances with save situations since being named closer, he has only allowed two runs.
In a 5-3 loss to the Marlins on Friday night, however, Estevez was not in top form.
Entering the ninth with a two-run lead, Estevez put the first three batters on base and allowed a career-high four runs in one-third of an inning.
“Yeah, command obviously wasn’t sharp from the get-go,” Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. “He’s had outings like that before, where the first hitter or two [are] not real sharp and then he settles in. He can strike guys out. He works his way out of it and out of those types of messes.”
Estevez faced …
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