Colorado 2, at San Diego 5

SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Gavin Sheets launched a three-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night, capping a dramatic comeback and lifting the San Diego Padres to a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies at PETCO Park. Sheets’ second homer of the game, a towering blast to right-center field off Rockies reliever Juan Mejia, erased a late Colorado lead and sent a crowd of 42,454 into a frenzy. The first baseman finished 2 for 4 with four RBIs, single-handedly driving in the Padres’ final five runs. The most important part of the game was the… Read more...