There was nothing melodramatic about Trevor Story’s bat flip, but his 461-foot, three-run homer was epic.
The Rockies’ shortstop crushed a first-pitch changeup from Genesis Cabrera in the seventh inning to carry the Rockies to a 3-2 win over St. Louis on Saturday night at sold-out Coors Field.
Colorado’s fragile bullpen, the worst in baseball based on ERA, bent but didn’t break. The Cardinals scored twice in the eighth against right-hander Carlos Estevez, pounding out three hits, with RBI singles by Paul Goldschmidt and Yadier Molina. But with runners on first and third, Estevez fanned Harrison Bader for out No.