Philadelphia 1, at Colorado 4

DENVER (Interstat) — The Colorado Rockies, defying pregame projections and recent history, used a pair of early home runs and a dominant start from Tomoyuki Sugano to snap a three-game skid with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday evening at Coors Field. A crowd of 29,757 watched as the Rockies, heavy underdogs according to statistical models, took control immediately and never relinquished it, salvaging the final game of a three-game series after being outscored 13-2 in the first two contests. The most important part of the game unfolded swiftly in the bottom of the first inning. After… Read more...