I hate to sound like I'm giving a pass to a guy who gave up a triple to the opposing pitcher, but Bradley was the 7th batter Neshek faced. The most he had faced all year was 5, and he only threw more pitches than he threw last night in three other games (which included two losses and a blown save). This was only the fifth game all season where he came in during one inning and then started the next. Yes, he failed to get the job done, and it was one of the pivotal plays of the game, but he was being used in a way he was not accustomed to. As northsider pointed out elsewhere, these things happen when your bullpen has to pick up 7+ innings.

The Rockies did have an above-average bullpen this year, and it was still the bullpen that let them down in this game. But their failure is directly linked to the starters' failure. I don't know if Holland will be back, but I do hope they can bring Neshek back.