A warm September night, nary a cloud in the sky and pennant fever in the atmosphere. It added up to a perfect storm for the Rockies on Monday at Coors Field.
They combined another dominant performance from strikeout machine German Marquez, a three-run blast by Trevor Story, a grand slam by David Dahl and 17 total hits to overwhelm Arizona 13-2.
The Rockies also got some help in their hunt for their first National League West title. The Reds, the NL cellar-dwellers, beat the Dodgers 10-6 at Cincinnati. Colorado leads the Dodgers by 1½ games and extended its lead to 3½ games over the Diamondbacks.