This ballpark can break a team’s spirit. Yet there Chase Utley stood at second base of Coors Field, the lone Dodger on the field, clapping his hands with the sort of emotion he so rarely allows to leak into public view. After a frightful collapse by his team, Utley provided the go-ahead double Sunday as the Dodgers escaped this place with a 12-10 victory over the Rockies.
Moments before Utley’s hit, Colorado closer Jake McGee unleashed a wild pitch that let the Dodgers tie the score. McGee blew a three-run lead as the Dodgers put together a five-run inning for the comeback.