WASHINGTON — The Rockies are not melting quietly away under the late-summer sun.
Carlos Gonzalez refuses to let them.
The Rockies' right-fielder flashed his multiple talents Sunday afternoon in a 6-4 victory over Washington at Nationals Park, hitting two home runs and making a Roberto Clemente-like throw to save a run.
Game-winning hit honors went to DJ LeMahieu. In the eighth, he drove in Ben Paulsen and Michael McKenry with a two-run, two-out single to left off of Nationals reliever Drew Storen.
The end did not come easy.
The Nationals' "almost" rally began in almost inconceivable fashion.