Dereck Rodriguez has a good start to win a nightcap

DENVER – Dereck Rodríguez was sensational as a rookie last season, posting a 2.81 ERA in 21 appearances (19 starts). But entering the second half of the Giants' double run against the Rockies at Coors Field, her EER for 2019 was 5.27.
Rodriguez fought not only against the Rockies

DENVER – Dereck Rodríguez was sensational as a rookie last season, posting a 2.81 ERA in 21 appearances (19 starts). But entering the second half of the Giants' double run against the Rockies at Coors Field, her EER for 2019 was 5.27.

Rodriguez was opposed not only to the formation of the Rockies, but to their baseball stadium, which was even more lively this season than in the past, and which, a few hours earlier, had been the scene of a record 19 -2 Giants. Not to mention that this would be his first departure since the beginning of May, when he was transferred to the paddock.

So when Rodriguez threw five solid runs and scored just one point in San Francisco's 2-1 win to sweep the double, it was a huge blow to the 27-year-old right-handed also for the Giants, whose bats came alive in a series in which they won 10 of their last 13 games.

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Rodriguez's father, Hall of Fame receiver Ivan Rodriguez, was present and watched his son drop four strokes and do nothing and cut six out of 66 shots.

Given the uncertainty surrounding Madison Bumgarner in the run-up to the July 31 trade deadline, it would be best for Rodriguez to resume its form in 2018 and remain in the rotation in case Bumgarner would be exchanged.