Colorado Rockies history: the Rockies win in a slugfest against the Marlins

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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 03: Shortstop Clint Barmes #12 of the Colorado Rockies watches his throw to first to turn the double play as he jumps over James Loney #7 of the Los Angeles Dodgers on October 3, 2009 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers won 5-0 to clinch the National League West. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) /

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Omar Quintanilla led off the bottom of the seventh inning against new reliever Justin Miller. He walked Spilborghs and new pitcher Logan Kensing walked Barmes to load the bases. Matt Holliday came up and, with a 3-2 count, he hit a grand slam to make it a 17-16 Marlins lead. It remained a 17-16 game until the bottom of the ninth inning.

Kevin Gregg, the Marlins closer, came on to shut the door but he couldn’t. Barmes led off with a single followed by Holliday with another single. Atkins came through with the third straight single to make it a 17-17 game by scoring Barmes. Two batters later, Chris Iannetta walked it off with a RBI single to cap off a great comeback and great game on Independence Day.

Aftermath

The Rockies ended up finishing the season in third place with a 74-88 record, far from their 90-73 record that got them the National League Wild Card and a spot in the 2007 World Series.

The Marlins finished their season with a 84-77 record, their best season since they won the World Series in 2003. However, they still finished in third place in the National League East.

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