Runs come in bunches at Coors Field. That was especially true this weekend, when the Padres and Rockies got together and split four games that saw the teams score a combined 92 runs, a new Major League record for one series. Speaking of fireworks, Russell Martin provided the late ones on Sunday, giving the Dodgers a dramatic series win over the Cubs in a possible playoff preview. Elsewhere, the Mets lost Noah Syndergaard to the injured list on the same day Robinson Cano returned, Justin Upton is back for the Angels, and the College World Series is off to a dramatic start.
The Rockies scored 48 runs in four games and settled for a split, twice blowing leads of three runs or more in the ninth inning. Ouch.
The Padres and Rockies just split a four-game series in which they combined for 92 runs on 131 hits. San Diego’s two wins included ninth-inning comebacks of three or more runs. Peak ridiculousness.
— Dennis Lin (@dennistlin) June 16, 2019
The Dodgers-Cubs season series finale featured a game-tying home run from Cody Bellinger, an L.A. rally to break a tie in the eighth and a dramatic finish in the ninth. Pretty good stuff.
Absolutely CLUTCH diving grab from Alex Verdugo to secure the Dodgers win over the Cubs🔥
— Slightly Biased Network (@sbnetwrk) June 17, 2019
Just what the struggling Mets needed to (not) hear: Their ace strained his hamstring and will miss at least a couple of starts.
Oh, oh: Noah Syndergaard exits with possible hamstring injury https://t.co/YD73WBVRvz
— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) June 16, 2019
Justin Upton should return from injury and make his season debut on Monday for the Angels.
Potential Angels lineup starting in July:
1) Tommy La Stella (2B)
2) Mike Trout (CF)
3) Shohei Ohtani (DH)
4) Justin Upton (LF)
5) Albert Pujols (1B)
6) Andrelton Simmons (SS)
7) Kole Calhoun (RF)
8) David Fletcher (3B)
9) Jonathan Lucroy (C)— Angels (35-37) (@AngelsNation_27) June 15, 2019
An error allowed the inning to continue, and Mississippi State capped a dramatic opening weekend at the College World Series with a four-run rally in the ninth to walk off Auburn. Other first-game winners: Michigan, Florida State and Vanderbilt.
DAWGS WALK IT OFF!!!#HailState🐶 | #OmaDawgs
— OmaDawgs ⚾️ (@HailStateBB) June 17, 2019
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