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Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game is just around the corner with the midsummer classic coming to Denver on July 13. Every team will have at least one representative in the game. So which Colorado players could be playing in front of the Coors Field crowd?
Here’s a look at who might represent the Rockies:
Austin Gomber, SP
Acquired from the Cardinals in the Nolan Arenado trade in the offseason, Gomber was the Rockies’ best pitcher until going on the 10-day injured list on Sunday. The left-hander leads the team in wins (six) and earned-run average (3.68). After ballooning to a 6.35 ERA on May 7, the 27-year-old has been lights out, accruing a 4-1 record in eight starts with a 1.62 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings. And, if Colorado’s hitters are dinged for playing at Coors Field, Gomber should be recognized for his performance in the Mile High City: 3-1 record with a 1.48 ERA.
German Marquez, SP
Colorado’s opening-day pitcher, like the rest of the team, has been struggling more on the road than at home where he’s 5-1 with a 3.56 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 55 2/3 innings. Life away from Denver: 1-5 with a 4.67 ERA in six starts.
Raimel Tapia, OF
The 27-year-old is building on his breakout 2020 season, slashing .302/.351/.421. He was on a 17-game hitting streak, the longest in the majors at the time, before it was snapped against the Mariners on Wednesday. He hit .442 with 10 RBIs during that span.
Ryan McMahon, INF.
McMahon is among the National League leaders in home runs (16). And while his slash line — .256/.308/.508 — is average at best, he has been a stalwart in the field with a major-league best 1.6 defensive WAR.
C.J. Cron, 1B
Despite missing 12 games due to a back injury, Cron has been putting up solid numbers in his first year with the Rockies. He is second on the team in home runs (10) and slugging percentage (.489), fifth in RBIs (29) and leads Colorado in on-base percentage (.372).
Trevor Story, SS
A two-time all-star, Story has had a slow start, especially on the road where he’s slashing an abysmal .186/.284/.363. He’ll have to have an absolutely mind-blowing performance over the next couple of weeks if he wants to earn a spot (like first-eight-games-of-his-major-league-career nuts when he was batting .343 with seven homers). The good news? He’s been looking like the Trevor Story of old over the last nine games, slashing .382/.450/.735 with three homers and nine RBIs.
— Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post
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