More times than not you'll wish the offense had saved a few runs when they score 15 for the ace. But given the way this season has gone, given the way Jhoulys Chacin labored, and given the way several key members of the Rockies bullpen have been struggling of late, nobody was saying that after Saturday's blowout win over the Washington Nationals.
Rockies 15, Nationals 7 (boxscore)
This is what you call an offensive onslaught. Colorado scored in five different innings, which is something different, but nice. Four of them result in multiple runs. That's even nicer. But the nicest part? The contributions came from every spot in the order.
Even Jhoulys Chacin had a perfect night at the plate, singling, getting hit, and scoring twice.
Even Ian Stewart reached TWICE... and he didn't enter the game until the 7th inning.
It was just one of those nights for the Rockies offense.