Late Inning Avalanche

For the second day in a row, the Arizona bullpen failed to shut down the opposition, only this time there weren’t enough runs on the board to prevent a loss. Livan Hernandez allowed ten base runners over seven innings, but no runs. The bullpen allowed eleven base runners over three innings and seven of them scored (although the final four runs were unearned). For the year, the team has allowed a .243 batting average from the 8th inning on, vs. a .260 batting average overall.
Cory Sullivan drove in two in the eighth with a pinch-hit single, then tripled and scored the eventual winning run in the tenth. The Rockies gain a game in the standings and trail both San Diego and Arizona by five games.
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