A 10th inning walk-off homer caps off a three-hit night
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Aaron Cook pitched 6 solid innings, and added a couple hits, but the night belonged to Chris Iannetta. After the Rockies bullpen let a 5-3 lead slip away, Iannetta, who went 3 for 5 on the night, stepped up and slammed the first pitch he saw from Jennry Mejia over the center field wall.
Cook’s night had a couple rough spots, as he allowed two home runs – but to be fair, the homerun pitch he delivered to Wright was a mistake, but the pitch that Francouer hit out was a good pitch, a sinkerball tailing in low. Francouer simply powered the ball over the fence. Cook helped out at the plate, adding two hits of his own, contributing to the 12 hits the Rockies managed throughout the game. Colorado first got on the board with a Spilborghs 3-run blast in the second inning.
It was Iannetta’s breakthrough night that must make Jim Tracy happy – he’s struggled to get started at the plate, and with Olivo hitting well, the Rockies now have a tandem at catcher that has the potential to put up some serious numbers. Iannetta’s homer was the first walk-off for the Rockies this season, coming in their second extra-innings game of the season.
The Rockies go for the sweep with the hard-throwing Jorge De la Rosa taking the mound at 1:10 tomorrow afternoon.
