Carlos Gonzalez smacked a game-tying two-run single in the eighth and Troy Tulowitzki put the Rockies in front, as Colorado erased a nine-run deficit on the way to a 12-10 win over the Atlanta Braves. Read more at Purple Row and Talking Chop.
Braves Fans, Meanwhile, Are In A Pretty Bad Place Following Massive Rockies Rally
When one side of a game is having the time of its life, what tends to be the case is that the other side isn’t doing so hot. Witness Talking Chop after the Braves handed away a nine-run lead and lost to the Rockies.
For Cox’s part, he had the following to say:
Read Article >Rockies Fans Delighted By Nine-Run Comeback Over Braves
Wednesday afternoon, the Rockies pulled off an incredible rally, turning an early 10-1 deficit into a 12-10 victory. Nine runs equals the biggest comeback in franchise history, and the fans, as you can imagine, are having a grand old time:
And from the comment thread:
Read Article >Rockies Rally From 9-Runs Down To Defeat Braves 12-10
That got the Rockies within 10-8, but Eric O’Flaherty entered from the Atlanta bullpen and got his team out of the jam. Venters pitched a flawless seventh, but got into trouble in the eighth.
Colorado got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second thanks to Smith’s two-out solo shot, but Atlanta tacked on three more in the third. Jurrjens had an RBI double, and Infante added a two-run homer.
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