Bests
Glove work: The Rockies were sensational in the field, again, with three double plays in the first three innings that helped bail out pitcher Josh Fogg.
Catch: Arizona second baseman Augie Ojeda’s tumbling grab of Garrett Atkins’ pop fly into right field. Ojeda juggled the ball while falling down but still managed to hang on before hitting the ground.
Crowd chant: The growing “Tu-Lo!” chant is catching on at Coors Field, getting louder with each postseason game. Something tells us it’s going to continue to grow for years to come.
Worsts
Call: First-base umpire Tom Hallion calling Kazuo Matsui safe on a routine groundball to short in the fifth. Matsui’s hustle made it a close play, but replays showed he was out.
Premature celebration: When the fireworks went off after Yorvit Torrealba’s double off the base of the center-field wall in the third inning.
No luck: Arizona’s Eric Byrnes hit a line smash in the first inning with two on and none out. A single to center would have made it 1-0 Diamondbacks and the potential for a big inning. Instead, Rockies pitcher Josh Fogg somehow got his glove down in time to snag the ball for an easy double play when he threw to second to catch Chris Young off base.
HERO
One sweet swing
Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba has been clutch throughout the postseason. Torrealba clubbed a 402-foot, line-drive, three-run home run on a 3-2 pitch from Livan Hernandez in the sixth inning to break open a pitching duel.
GOAT
Broken ‘Backs
Arizona’s offense, which was suspect going into this series and has proved why. The Diamondbacks have generated four runs in three games.
KEY MOMENT
Staying alive
On the pitch before Torrealba’s shot, Hernandez delivered his famed super-slow changeup, a modern-day version of the eephus pitch first thrown about 70 years ago. Torrealba somehow managed to foul off the pitch despite being off balance, keeping his at-bat alive.
