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Its not easy to do -- sweep a four-game series on the road," Tracy said. Ever since the Rockies went to a four-man rotation in June, their starters have been on tight limits. The Colorado manager has kept the restraints in place even as the Rockies have gone back to a quintet of starters. Chatwood was pulled after allowing three hits over three innings. He needed 65 pitches to get nine outs. "I was getting close to the 75 pitches, so they made the decision," Chatwood said. "You always want to be economical. I think thats your job as a starting pitcher, to go as deep as you can in a game. And I think that 75 pitches kind of makes you go right after the guy." No Rockies starter has reached 100 pitches since Jeremy Guthrie threw 102 against Oakland on June 12, according to STATS LLC. Forget about complete games -- theyve gone the way of the Dodo bird in Colorado. The Rockies havent had one since Jhoulys Chacin in a 2-1 loss at Cincinnati on Aug. 11 last year. Tracy still was raving about Chacins six-inning, 73-pitch effort in Tuesdays 6-2 victory. "Fifty-one of the 73 were strikes," he said. "In my opinion, thats quality major league pitching. When you throw 80 pitches or you throw 75 pitches in three innings, or 78 pitches in three innings, and someones going to sit here from what Ive experienced in over 36 years and tell me that thats quality major league pitching, Ill strongly disagree with whoever is uttering it to me. I want our guys to understand what quality major league pitching is all about." On the other side, New Yorks Collin McHugh pitched two-hit ball over seven scoreless innings in a dazzling big league debut. After he left, the Rockies quickly went ahead against Bobby Parnell (2-3) as Jordany Valdespin misplayed Tyler Colvins leadoff drive in the eighth into a game-changing triple. 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Colorado also swept a four-game series at Citi Field from April 11-14 last year -- the Rockies longest road winning streak at one opponent in team history, STATS said. "I think were throwing the ball really well right now as a staff," Chatwood said. Punchless New York went 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position and was held to two runs or fewer for the sixth straight game. The Mets dropped to 11-28 since the All-Star break, which includes a 2-14 mark at Citi Field, and are 11 games under .500 for the first time since they finished 70-92 in 2009. "Its a nightmare for everybody in this clubhouse," catcher Josh Thole said. "When it happens once, OK. When it happens again, all right guys, youve got to move on. But three nights in a row. And then four. And then it keeps mounting up. You can only say weve got to put this behind us so many times," he said. NOTES: Rockies CF Dexter Fowler was on crutches, his ankle wrapped, after spraining it Wednesday night. 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