After a 2-4 road trip capped by a deflating choke in the ninth inning in Texas on Sunday, the Rockies entered Monday’s opener to a seven-game homestand in critical need of momentum-shifting win.
What the Rockies ran into was one of baseball’s best arms, a career offensive day by a Rocky Mountain local in a Mets’ uniform and more bullpen troubles, as Colorado fell 12-2 at Coors Field.
New York left fielder Brandon Nimmo, a Cheyenne, Wyo., native who grew up a Rockies fan, led the game off with an inside-the-park home run off Tyler Anderson to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.