In the Rockies’ 1-0 win over the Nationals in Thursday’s home opener, Kyle Freeland got the win and Kris Bryant had the game-winning RBI. But it was Jurickson Profar’s glove that saved the day.
Profar, making his first start for Colorado at Coors Field, perfectly played a deep fly ball to left in the first inning, jumping up and snagging Jeimer Candelario’s fly ball at the yellow line along the top of the fence. Then, Profar made a diving play in the left-center gap to end the second inning and bring the Coors Field crowd to its feet. Those plays loomed large in the wake of only the 12th 1-0 game in Denver in franchise history.
“Profar made plays today and that was a critical part of today’s ,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “It came in different moments, but all moments count.” The catch in the first inning, which came with a runner on first base, might have resulted in a run scored if Profar misplayed the ball and it careened off the fence. The web gem in the second inning drew praise from Freeland.Profar previously made 14 starts at Coors Field as a member of the Padres, and said he felt comfortable in the wide expanse of the Coors Field outfield.
“Right now, I think the pitcher probably has a little bit of an edge,” Black said. “I think hitters are still getting used to the time on the pitch clock where they have to be ‘alert to the pitcher.’ For a lot of hitters, it’s a little quicker than what they’re used to. “For the most part, pitchers set the tone and I think that most of the pitchers that I’ve seen look pretty comfortable. Hitters, on the other hand, it’s going to take a little bit more time to catch up.”Left-handed reliever Ty Blach, a Colorado native who graduated from Regis Jesuit High, was 4 years old when the Rockies opened Coors Field on April 26, 1995. Dante Bichette won the game with a walk-off homer in the 14th inning on a bitterly cold day.
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