9 takeaways from St. Louis Cardinals series with Rockies
Good – Nolan Arenado
Arenado had a great trip back to Denver. He got some hits and due to some familiarity, was able to make some excellent plays on defense.
In the sixth inning Tuesday, Arenado doubled on a sharp line drive to left field, scoring Nolan Gorman. Andrew Knizner singled to center field, scoring Arenado and Lars Nootbaar.
On Wednesday, Arenado kicked it up a notch. In the first inning, he doubled on a fly to left field to score Tommy Edman. Arenado scored on a double off the bat of Tyler O’Neill. The double was a liner to left field.
In the sixth inning, Arenado knocked a home run to left field off of Aaron Gomber. Remember Arenado was traded to St. Louis for Gomber. A real full circle moment for Rockies and Cardinals fans alike. Arenado’s homer traveled 403 feet at 103.4 mph.
In the eighth inning of Thursday’s game, Arenado launched his 24th home run of the season on a fly to left field off Alex Colome. The homer traveled 379 feet at 103.6 mph.