The exodus began about 30 seconds after the baseball left Yasmani Grandal’s bat. As Grandal touched home plate in the ninth inning of Sunday’s 10-7 Dodgers victory over Colorado, a wave of purple-clad Rockies fans headed for the exits at Coors Field. They had seen enough, with the Dodgers hammering their hosts for three days in the thin air.
The two-run homer from Grandal capped a three-run inning against Wade Davis, one of the few competent relievers in the Rockies bullpen. The Dodgers (29-30) completed a sweep by scoring in double digits for three games in a row, a 33-run outburst that offered protection from their own pitching staff.