Found August 10, 2009 on All Things Rockies:
Torrealba
DENVER — Jim Tracy loves stability, but not as much as victories. With playoff berths at stake, Tracy is giving more latitude to the hot bats. As such, Yorvit Torrealba gets his second straight start today. He’s been slowly heating up, and Chris Iannetta continues to fight a boom-or-bust campaign (he either hits home runs [...]
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