The Colorado Rockies may be miles out of MLB contention in the final week of September, but sluggers Nolan Arenado and Carlos Gonzalez have been giving fans a reason to cheer.
The Rockies third baseman in the first inning Saturday night, the third grand slam of his career.
With the blast, Arenado became the first Rockies player since Todd Helton in 2001 to hit 40 homers in a season.
In the ninth inning, Gonzalez inched closer to Arenado on the , socking No. 39 of the season, a walk-off homer to .
Arenado and Gonzalez trail only Bryce Harper of the Nationals in the NL home run race. Arenado leads the with 121.
Nolan Arenado of the Colorado Rockies hits a first inning grand slam, his 40th home run of the season, during a game at Coors Field on September 26, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Dustin Bradford, Getty Images)
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