WATCH: Connor Joe goes 4/5 in game versus Steven Kwan. Kwan makes defensive play of the year candidate and continues hot hitting June.
Connor Joe went 4-for-5 with an RBI in Thursday’s 4-2 loss to the Guardians.
Colorado received almost all of its offensive production in the series finale from the Nos. 1 and 9 batters in the lineup, as Joe and catcher Brian Serven combined for eight of the team’s 11 hits. Joe has made all but five of his 58 starts out of the leadoff spot this season, and he’s unlikely to move down in the order anytime soon while he’s getting on base at a .360 clip for the campaign.
When José Iglesias hit a drive headed for the left-field wall with two outs in the seventh inning at Coors Field on Wednesday night, it looked as though the Guardians’ precarious one-run lead over Colorado was all but gone.
After all, Cleveland’s left fielder, Steven Kwan, would have to cover 65 feet in four seconds on a dead sprint toward the fence in order to have a chance to make a play. With the Guardians clinging to a 6-5 lead and runners at the corners, the Rockies would have almost certainly taken a late lead had the ball hit the ground.
“I thought he had zero chance of catching it,” manager Terry Francona said. “I’m thinking, ‘OK, he’s gonna leave his feet and that guy on first is gonna score.”
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