For anyone looking to the Colorado Rockies' bullpen for a source of strength right now, that's usually fallen into the hands of Jordan Romano. Romano has gone out this season and provided Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer with a reliable arm since he's been with the team.

While Cole Carrigg and TJ Rumfield deserve all of the attention they are getting after their play on Friday night, Romano's over-the-plate pitch to the St. Louis Cardinals' Iván Herrera was not missed. Herrera smashed a three-run, go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth inning, helping St. Louis pick up a 7-6 victory.

The defeat was Romano's second blown save in 12 appearances since he joined Colorado earlier this season. After the game, according to MLB.com, Romano stated that he was trying to throw into the dirt.

That didn't happen and Romano visibly reacted when seeing Herrera's drive head out to center field and over the wall.

“I like the boys fighting to come back like that, everyone doing their job -- I didn’t do my job,” Romano said after the game.

Let's now turn attention to Carrigg and Rumfield, a couple of young players who consistently have been hustling and playing hard when on the field. They both hit home runs and triples in the same game.

The last time this happened for Colorado? Go back to May 17, 2025, when Jordan Beck and Ezequiel Tovar completed the feat.

It is quite a feat when that happens and, of course, it looks even better when their team picks up a win. Still, if you look toward the Rockies' future with Rumfield and Carrigg on board, then the future looks really bright.

Losing games like that one on Friday night can either be a learning experience or cause a full-blown collapse for the rest of a season. Obviously, Colorado isn't going into the postseason and their trip toward 100 losses has gotten faster.

Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer, in his post-game comments, didn't solely focus on what Romano did. He put a spotlight on earlier chances that the Rockies had to score runs. A team, especially Colorado, needs to take advantage of those opportunities all the time.

While the 2026 MLB season for the Rockies will not finish good record-wise, fans can look to the youth movement taking place right now. Some observers believe that Colorado is turning the corner, albeit slowly, toward a better record.

Schaeffer has remained consistent in his focus on the basics, the things that players do every day in a game. He's also made it very clear that he's watching his team closely. Schaeffer appears to be the right man, at the right time, for Colorado.