N.Y. Mets 2, at Colorado 6

DENVER (Interstat) — Jake McCarthy crushed a grand slam in the eighth inning, lifting the Colorado Rockies to a 6-2 victory over the New York Mets on Thursday afternoon at Coors Field. McCarthy finished 2-for-4 with a home run and five runs batted in, providing the decisive blow in a game that had been knotted at 2-2 since the sixth inning. The Rockies, now 15-23, took two of three in the series after dropping the opener Wednesday. The Mets fell to 14-23. Colorado starter Jose Quintana worked five and two-thirds innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits with two… Read more...