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Colorado Rockies: Top 32 moments in franchise history tournament

By Noah Yingling

8 May 1997: Second baseman Eric Young of the Colorado Rockies throws the ball as first baseman Mark Johnson of the Pittsburgh Pirates slides into the base at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Pirates won the game 10-8. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr /
8 May 1997: Second baseman Eric Young of the Colorado Rockies throws the ball as first baseman Mark Johnson of the Pittsburgh Pirates slides into the base at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Pirates won the game 10-8. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr / /
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14 Apr 1997: First baseman Andres Galarraga of the Colorado Rockies swings at a pitch during the Rockies 10-8 win over the Montreal Expos at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Credit: Getty Images.
14 Apr 1997: First baseman Andres Galarraga of the Colorado Rockies swings at a pitch during the Rockies 10-8 win over the Montreal Expos at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Credit: Getty Images. /

The Rockies closed the gap with help from Eric Young. He led of the inning with a single. Walt Weiss struck out but with Ellis Burks at the plate, Young stole second and third base. Burks recorded a four-pitch walk. Dante Bichette came up and on the first pitch, Eric Young stole home to make it a 5-2 Dodgers lead. On the next pitch, though, Bichette hit a two-run bomb to close the gap to 5-4. Nomo struck out Galarraga and Castilla swinging to end the inning.

The fourth inning

With one out in the top of the fourth, Eric Karros hit his second homer of the day off Bailey but there was no further damage. In the bottom half of the inning with one out, Quinton McCracken got on base by an error by Delino DeShields. With Bailey hitting, McCracken stole second base and with Young hitting, McCracken stole third. Young got on first with a nine pitch walk and he stole second base with Walt Weiss batting for his fourth stolen base of the afternoon. On the next pitch, Weiss laced a double to right field to score both McCracken and Young to tie the game at six a piece.

Ellis Burks drove in Weiss with an RBI double and Bichette drove Burks in with a RBI single to make it 8-6 Rockies. Bichette stole second base with Andres Galarraga at the plate but he was stranded on second.

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