DENVER -- Nolan Arenado has won games with his big swing, so getting a walk-off victory with the bat sitting on his shoulder was a first.
Arenado walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets 5-4 on Thursday.
It was the third time this season Arenado has given the Rockies a walk-off win, but it didn't hold the same drama as his Father's Day grand slam to complete a cycle and give the Rockies a win.
"I don't walk, so it was a little different," he said. "Guys were a little thrown off. What do we do here? Do we jump? But it was a great win."
Charlie Blackmon and Mark Reynolds homered for the Rockies, who maintained a 5 1/2 game lead over Milwaukee for the NL's second wild card slot.
Mets reliever Hansel Robles, who got through the eighth in order, said through an interpreter that he felt numbness in his pitching hand during the first at-bat of the ninth inning.
"I felt good at the beginning as the pitches started coming out," he said. "Then later on as I kept throwing more, I didn't feel one hundred percent any more, I felt that my hand wasn't feeling quite right, I was feeling some pain.
"I feel like a little bit of numbness; I couldn't really feel the ball."
Robles said he didn't consider asking out of the game.
"I was already there, so I just wanted to get out of the inning," he said.
He began the inning by hitting Jonathan Lucroy. After a sacrifice by Pat Valaika, Blackmon was intentionally walked and DJ LeMahieu loaded the bases with another walk.
"After he drilled me he kind of lost it," Lucroy said. "When you see a guy going like that you've got to be patient in the box and a lot of times they beat themselves, and that's what he did."
Robles (6-3) got Arenado down 0-2 but the All-Star third baseman worked the count full. Robles' sent his last pitch to the wall behind home plate, bringing in Lucroy with the winning run.
"I've never seen that before," Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud said. "I've never seen a walk off like that. I didn't even go after it because the game is over."
Arenado went to the plate looking to drive a ball but was happy to settle for a win.
"Anyone would want to hit a grand slam but at the same time I missed my pitch, the first pitch, and after that it was get the ball to the outfield," he said.
Greg Holland (2-1) pitched the ninth for Colorado. Holland returned after missing two games after cutting his right index finger in his kitchen.
Colorado took a 2-0 lead in the third but Yoenis Cespedes homered and starter Rafael Montero's run-scoring single in the fifth -- his first career RBI -- tied it at 2-2.
Blackmon hit his 25th homer in the fifth and Reynolds his 23rd in the sixth to give Colorado leads, but the Mets rallied after each home run to tie the game at 4-4.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: LHP Jake McGee (back) played catch in the outfield before the game. ... Manager Bud Black said OF/INF Ian Desmond (calf) won't be ready to come off the disabled list when he is eligible on Saturday.
SOLID DEBUT
Lucroy made his Rockies debut Thursday after missing the past two games with an illness. Lucroy, acquired from Texas on Sunday, had two singles and threw out Jose Reyes trying to steal second in the eighth inning. Reyes was called safe but it was overturned after a long review.
Lucroy said he caught a stomach bug that was going around the Rangers clubhouse before joining Colorado.
"A little going-away present," he said.
DANLEY OUT
Umpire Kerwin Danley did not work Thursday's game after suffering a broken finger on a pitched ball Wednesday night. Danley, the crew chief, was behind home plate when he was hit with a Tyler Chatwood pitch that bounced before the plate and over the shoulder of catcher Ryan Hanigan in the top of the fourth inning.
He left and didn't return and the game was completed with three umpires. Nick Mahrley took Danley's place in the rotation Thursday and worked third base in his first major league game.
UP NEXT
Mets: RHP Jacob de Grom (12-4, 3.29 ERA) opposes Yu Darvish when the Los Angeles Dodgers visit Citi Field for a three-game series starting Friday. The Dodgers acquired Darvish from Texas at the trading deadline.
Rockies: RHP Kyle Freeland (11-7, 3.71 ERA) opens a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. Freeland has won his last three starts, starting with his near no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox on July 9.
Arenado walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets 5-4 on Thursday.
It was the third time this season Arenado has given the Rockies a walk-off win, but it didn't hold the same drama as his Father's Day grand slam to complete a cycle and give the Rockies a win.
"I don't walk, so it was a little different," he said. "Guys were a little thrown off. What do we do here? Do we jump? But it was a great win."
Charlie Blackmon and Mark Reynolds homered for the Rockies, who maintained a 5 1/2 game lead over Milwaukee for the NL's second wild card slot.
Mets reliever Hansel Robles, who got through the eighth in order, said through an interpreter that he felt numbness in his pitching hand during the first at-bat of the ninth inning.
"I felt good at the beginning as the pitches started coming out," he said. "Then later on as I kept throwing more, I didn't feel one hundred percent any more, I felt that my hand wasn't feeling quite right, I was feeling some pain.
"I feel like a little bit of numbness; I couldn't really feel the ball."
Robles said he didn't consider asking out of the game.
"I was already there, so I just wanted to get out of the inning," he said.
He began the inning by hitting Jonathan Lucroy. After a sacrifice by Pat Valaika, Blackmon was intentionally walked and DJ LeMahieu loaded the bases with another walk.
"After he drilled me he kind of lost it," Lucroy said. "When you see a guy going like that you've got to be patient in the box and a lot of times they beat themselves, and that's what he did."
Robles (6-3) got Arenado down 0-2 but the All-Star third baseman worked the count full. Robles' sent his last pitch to the wall behind home plate, bringing in Lucroy with the winning run.
"I've never seen that before," Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud said. "I've never seen a walk off like that. I didn't even go after it because the game is over."
Arenado went to the plate looking to drive a ball but was happy to settle for a win.
"Anyone would want to hit a grand slam but at the same time I missed my pitch, the first pitch, and after that it was get the ball to the outfield," he said.
Greg Holland (2-1) pitched the ninth for Colorado. Holland returned after missing two games after cutting his right index finger in his kitchen.
Colorado took a 2-0 lead in the third but Yoenis Cespedes homered and starter Rafael Montero's run-scoring single in the fifth -- his first career RBI -- tied it at 2-2.
Blackmon hit his 25th homer in the fifth and Reynolds his 23rd in the sixth to give Colorado leads, but the Mets rallied after each home run to tie the game at 4-4.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: LHP Jake McGee (back) played catch in the outfield before the game. ... Manager Bud Black said OF/INF Ian Desmond (calf) won't be ready to come off the disabled list when he is eligible on Saturday.
SOLID DEBUT
Lucroy made his Rockies debut Thursday after missing the past two games with an illness. Lucroy, acquired from Texas on Sunday, had two singles and threw out Jose Reyes trying to steal second in the eighth inning. Reyes was called safe but it was overturned after a long review.
Lucroy said he caught a stomach bug that was going around the Rangers clubhouse before joining Colorado.
"A little going-away present," he said.
DANLEY OUT
Umpire Kerwin Danley did not work Thursday's game after suffering a broken finger on a pitched ball Wednesday night. Danley, the crew chief, was behind home plate when he was hit with a Tyler Chatwood pitch that bounced before the plate and over the shoulder of catcher Ryan Hanigan in the top of the fourth inning.
He left and didn't return and the game was completed with three umpires. Nick Mahrley took Danley's place in the rotation Thursday and worked third base in his first major league game.
UP NEXT
Mets: RHP Jacob de Grom (12-4, 3.29 ERA) opposes Yu Darvish when the Los Angeles Dodgers visit Citi Field for a three-game series starting Friday. The Dodgers acquired Darvish from Texas at the trading deadline.
Rockies: RHP Kyle Freeland (11-7, 3.71 ERA) opens a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. Freeland has won his last three starts, starting with his near no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox on July 9.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | NYM | COL |
| Conforto flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Céspedes flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | NYM | COL |
| Blackmon singled to shallow right. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to center, Blackmon to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, LeMahieu out at second, Blackmon to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Parra grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | NYM | COL |
| Bruce flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Granderson singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Reyes flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Rosario flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | NYM | COL |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| González grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Story popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | NYM | COL |
| R. Rivera lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Montero grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Conforto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | NYM | COL |
| Lucroy struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Márquez struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmon doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to center, Blackmon scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Arenado singled to right, LeMahieu to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Parra singled to center, LeMahieu scored, Arenado to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Reynolds grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | NYM | COL |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Céspedes homered to left (440 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| Bruce grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Granderson walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Reyes popped out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | NYM | COL |
| González struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| Story flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Lucroy singled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Márquez struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | NYM | COL |
| Rosario tripled to deep center. | 1 | 2 |
| R. Rivera walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Montero singled to right center, Rosario scored, R. Rivera to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Conforto struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Cabrera singled to right, R. Rivera to third, Montero to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Céspedes struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Bruce lined out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | NYM | COL |
| Blackmon homered to left (393 feet). | 2 | 3 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Arenado grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, LeMahieu out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| Parra grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | NYM | COL |
| Granderson walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Reyes popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Rosario grounded out to third, Granderson to second. | 2 | 3 |
| R. Rivera singled to deep right, Granderson scored. | 3 | 3 |
| Montero struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | NYM | COL |
| Reynolds homered to left (409 feet). | 3 | 4 |
| González struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Story grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| Lucroy reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Amarista hit for Márquez. | 3 | 4 |
| Smoker relieved Montero. | 3 | 4 |
| Amarista struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Pat Neshek pitching for Colorado | NYM | COL |
| Neshek relieved Márquez. | 3 | 4 |
| Conforto singled to left. | 3 | 4 |
| Cabrera doubled to deep right center, Conforto scored. | 4 | 4 |
| Céspedes struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Bruce flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| Granderson popped out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Josh Smoker pitching for New York | NYM | COL |
| Blackmon lined out to left. | 4 | 4 |
| Goeddel relieved Smoker. | 4 | 4 |
| LeMahieu doubled to deep left center, LeMahieu out stretching at third. | 4 | 4 |
| Arenado hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 4 | 4 |
| Blevins relieved Goeddel. | 4 | 4 |
| Parra flied out to left. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Adam Ottavino pitching for Colorado | NYM | COL |
| Ottavino relieved Neshek. | 4 | 4 |
| Reyes walked. | 4 | 4 |
| Reyes caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Rosario struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| R. Rivera hit by pitch. | 4 | 4 |
| Matz ran for R. Rivera. | 4 | 4 |
| Walker hit for Blevins. | 4 | 4 |
| Dunn relieved Ottavino. | 4 | 4 |
| Walker flied out to right. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Hansel Robles pitching for New York | NYM | COL |
| d'Arnaud catching. | 4 | 4 |
| Robles relieved Blevins. | 4 | 4 |
| Reynolds lined out to right. | 4 | 4 |
| González popped out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | NYM | COL |
| Holland relieved Dunn. | 4 | 4 |
| Conforto struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Cabrera singled to right. | 4 | 4 |
| Céspedes fouled out to first. | 4 | 4 |
| Cabrera to second on wild pitch by Holland. | 4 | 4 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Hansel Robles pitching for New York | NYM | COL |
| Lucroy hit by pitch. | 4 | 4 |
| Valaika hit for Holland. | 4 | 4 |
| Valaika sacrificed to first, Lucroy to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Blackmon intentionally walked. | 4 | 4 |
| LeMahieu walked, Lucroy to third, Blackmon to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Arenado walked, Lucroy scored, Blackmon to third, LeMahieu to second. | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Mets | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Conforto CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .293 | .398 | .567 |
| Cabrera 3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .268 | .342 | .412 |
| Céspedes LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .281 | .327 | .504 |
| Bruce 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .262 | .325 | .531 |
| Granderson RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .226 | .333 | .452 |
| Reyes 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .225 | .288 | .382 |
| Rosario SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .250 | .250 | .583 |
| R. Rivera C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .236 | .288 | .376 |
Matz PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .176 |
d'Arnaud C
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .298 | .429 |
| Montero P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
Smoker P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Goeddel P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Blevins P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Walker PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 | .338 | .442 |
Robles P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 138 | |||
| a-flied out to right for J Blevins in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Cabrera (17, Neshek) 3B: Rosario (2, Márquez) HR: Céspedes (11, 4th inning off Márquez 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Céspedes (30), Montero (1), R. Rivera (21), Cabrera (33) 2-out RBI: R. Rivera Mets RISP: 3-10 (Montero 1-1, R. Rivera 1-1, Conforto 0-1, Cabrera 1-1, Bruce 0-3, Granderson 0-1, Céspedes 0-2) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Reyes (3, 2nd base by Ottavino/Lucroy) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Reyes-Rosario-Bruce, Rosario-Reyes-Bruce). Outfield Assist: Céspedes (LeMahieu at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 35,276 (70% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | 61 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Lance Barrett, Third Base - Nick Mahrley |
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