Artful Dodger: L.A.'s Randy Wolf Pitches Brilliantly in Key Win Over Colorado

Sometimes you have to lose a battle to win the war. That phrase describes the Rockies night on Wednesday. The Rockies had just completed two extremely dramatic nights at Coors Field in which the team had come back and won in extra innings. On top of that they were dealing with the fact that the bullpen had been in desperate need for relief of their own due to overuse in the last week and a half. The Rockies were due for a hangover. While nights like Monday and Tuesday are fun, they do not come without a price. Games in late August in which a team is playing teams that are neck and neck with each other are full of emotion. Then throw in the fact that the two previous games featured amazing extra inning victories and left to be found is a team in desperate need of a break. That break was nowhere to be found, with another tough game against the Dodgers slated. From the get go, the Rockies seemed to be in a hole. The Dodgers had Randy Wolf on the mound, a pitcher who has re-di...