Tuned in the Rockies game vs. the Cardinals last night. (In Albuquerque you get the Rockies on DirecTV. You get the lamentable Diamondbacks on Comcast.) The Rockies had come from being down 0-5 to tie the game with three runs in the 8th.
It was 7-7 in the bottom of the 9th when the Cardinals brought in Evan MacLane to pitch. It was MacLane’s major league debut (after 8 seasons in the minors).
I was torn. I wanted the Rockies to win, but — ahh! — it’s MacLane’s first appearance in the big leagues. His mom may be watching.
I hope not. Chris Iannetta hit MacLane’s sixth major league pitch 416 feet into the left field seats for a walk-off Rockies victory.
The night before the Rockies scored nine runs in the ninth inning to win the game 12-9 on a walk-off 3-run homer.