Colorado Rockies at New York Mets

Right-hander Michael Lorenzen made his fifth career start against the Mets -- for his fifth different team -- on Friday night at Citi Field. After facing New York as a member of the Reds, Angels, Tigers and Rangers, Lorenzen was in a Rockies uniform and had his best game of the season as Colorado won, 4-3. “I’ve been around the block, I guess,” Lorenzen said. “I’ve been on quite a few teams. It’s always fun throwing against a team like the Mets. It’s a New York team. They have a lot of pressure on them, and the fans are always good.” Entering the game, Lorenzen had a 7.48 ERA, but one couldn’t tell that he had been having problems on the mound. He became the first Rockies starter this season to throw seven innings, while allowing just one run on seven hits. The only time Lorenzen was in trouble was in the second inning. The Mets had runners on first and third with no outs, but the right-hander induced Marcus Semien to hit into a double play. Brett Baty scored the first run of the game, but Lorenzen escaped the frame with no further damage. The length Lorenzen gave Colorado was needed because the bullpen, as Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer put it, “was in shambles.” The relievers were overworked and the team hasn’t had a day off since April 13. Their next day off is Monday. “That was huge. Mick picked up the boys tonight,” Schaeffer said. “\[The bullpen\