When you score one run and Aaron Cook is on the mound, odds are there won't be a W put up in the win column.
Cook had a great night through five innings. He gave up one run on two hits through the first five frames, and then the flood gates opened. After two fluky base hits, one off of the glove of Mark Ellis and another bounder over third base, Cook's bid for a good night on the hill was over.
The Rockies former ace is who he is. He throws a sinkerball, one that is about four miles per hour slower than it used to be. When he is on, he gets ground balls. It is the perfect formula for success in the big leagues, especially when half of the games are at Coors Field.
The only problem with it, however, is that the ground balls have to be hit at the defense. On Friday night, Cook got ground ball outs through five innings, but then the ground balls found their way through the holes. Matt Holliday hit the definition of a Baltimore chop over Chris Nelson's head to score a run, A...
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