A red sea of Cardinals fans inundated Coors Field Tuesday night, pumped up to cheer on heroes Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina and Paul Goldschmidt.
And, of course, third baseman Nolan Arenado, the former Rockies star.
But the Cardinals faithful were swamped by Rockies tidal wave that included 22 hits, highlighted by a Rockies record, 495-foot home run to center by Ryan McMahon in the seventh inning.
Colorado has received a career-high, five-hit night from Randal Grichuk, the former Cardinal.
Colorado’s three-run first inning included an error by Arenado and a three-run homer by C.J. Cron, his 23rd homer of the season.