CLEVELAND -- Charlie Blackmon quickly atoned for his baserunning blunder.
After running into a double play, Blackmon hit a 12th-inning home run that lifted the Colorado Rockies over the Cleveland Indians 3-2 on Wednesday.
With Colorado trailing 2-1, Blackmon singled leading off the eighth against Trevor Bauer and was running on the pitch when DJ LeMahieu fouled a ball to the right side. Second baseman Jason Kipnis caught the ball on the warning track with his back to home plate, spun and threw to pitcher Joe Smith, who stepped on first ahead of a sliding Blackmon.
"A lot of times, I feel great at the start, but I didn't today," Blackmon said. "Part of that was the way Bauer was throwing. I thought I got some good swings before the home run. If I'm not ready to go early, I try to make sure I'm ready to go late."
Colorado tied the score in the ninth when Carlos Gonzalez singled with one out and came home on Jonathan Lucroy's double off Cody Allen, who blew a save for the third time in 22 chances. Lucroy's hit bounced away from center fielder Bradley Zimmer, who had tried for a sliding stop.
Blackmon connected against Zach McAllister (1-2) for his 27th home run. Blackmon's 74 RBI are the most among leadoff hitters.
"Charlie has an innate ability to get that extreme focus in critical situations," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "That was a great swing in that situation."
McAllister allowed a go-ahead home run to the Yankees' Chase Headley in the eighth inning Saturday.
"He got behind a really good hitter," Indians manager Terry Francona said.
Allen has failed to convert his last two save opportunities. He allowed a walkoff home run to Boston's Christian Vazquez on Aug. 1
"I just flat-out got beat the last two times out," Allen said.
Lucroy was booed throughout the series. He vetoed a trade that would have sent him from Milwaukee to Cleveland at last season's trade deadline.
Carlos Estevez (5-0) pitched two hitless innings and Tyler Chatwood threw a perfect 12th for his second big league save, his first since April 11, 2012. Rockies closer Greg Holland gave up four runs and threw 31 pitches in the ninth inning Tuesday as Cleveland rallied for a 4-1 win.
Bauer allowed one run and struck out nine in seven-plus innings. He gave up a leadoff homer to Alexi Amarista on an 0-2 pitch in the third and was pulled after Blackmon's eighth-inning single.
Francisco Lindor hit a two-run homer in the third against rookie Antonio Senzatela, who allowed two runs, five hits and three walks in five innings.
NO WORRIES
Holland leads the major leagues with 34 saves but has blown his last two save chances, allowing six runs in 1 2/3 innings.
"Greg is the last guy you have to worry about," Black said. "He's as mentally tough as they come."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: All-Star outfielder Michael Brantley was put on the 10-day DL, a day after he sprained his right ankle.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Jon Gray starts Friday in the opener of a three-game series at Miami. He is 4-2 with a 5.12 ERA in seven starts since recovering from a broken bone in his left foot.
Indians: RHP Danny Salazar opens a four-game series Thursday at Tampa Bay. He struck out a career-high 12 over seven innings against the New York Yankees on Aug. 5.
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After running into a double play, Blackmon hit a 12th-inning home run that lifted the Colorado Rockies over the Cleveland Indians 3-2 on Wednesday.
With Colorado trailing 2-1, Blackmon singled leading off the eighth against Trevor Bauer and was running on the pitch when DJ LeMahieu fouled a ball to the right side. Second baseman Jason Kipnis caught the ball on the warning track with his back to home plate, spun and threw to pitcher Joe Smith, who stepped on first ahead of a sliding Blackmon.
"A lot of times, I feel great at the start, but I didn't today," Blackmon said. "Part of that was the way Bauer was throwing. I thought I got some good swings before the home run. If I'm not ready to go early, I try to make sure I'm ready to go late."
Colorado tied the score in the ninth when Carlos Gonzalez singled with one out and came home on Jonathan Lucroy's double off Cody Allen, who blew a save for the third time in 22 chances. Lucroy's hit bounced away from center fielder Bradley Zimmer, who had tried for a sliding stop.
Blackmon connected against Zach McAllister (1-2) for his 27th home run. Blackmon's 74 RBI are the most among leadoff hitters.
"Charlie has an innate ability to get that extreme focus in critical situations," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "That was a great swing in that situation."
McAllister allowed a go-ahead home run to the Yankees' Chase Headley in the eighth inning Saturday.
"He got behind a really good hitter," Indians manager Terry Francona said.
Allen has failed to convert his last two save opportunities. He allowed a walkoff home run to Boston's Christian Vazquez on Aug. 1
"I just flat-out got beat the last two times out," Allen said.
Lucroy was booed throughout the series. He vetoed a trade that would have sent him from Milwaukee to Cleveland at last season's trade deadline.
Carlos Estevez (5-0) pitched two hitless innings and Tyler Chatwood threw a perfect 12th for his second big league save, his first since April 11, 2012. Rockies closer Greg Holland gave up four runs and threw 31 pitches in the ninth inning Tuesday as Cleveland rallied for a 4-1 win.
Bauer allowed one run and struck out nine in seven-plus innings. He gave up a leadoff homer to Alexi Amarista on an 0-2 pitch in the third and was pulled after Blackmon's eighth-inning single.
Francisco Lindor hit a two-run homer in the third against rookie Antonio Senzatela, who allowed two runs, five hits and three walks in five innings.
NO WORRIES
Holland leads the major leagues with 34 saves but has blown his last two save chances, allowing six runs in 1 2/3 innings.
"Greg is the last guy you have to worry about," Black said. "He's as mentally tough as they come."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: All-Star outfielder Michael Brantley was put on the 10-day DL, a day after he sprained his right ankle.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Jon Gray starts Friday in the opener of a three-game series at Miami. He is 4-2 with a 5.12 ERA in seven starts since recovering from a broken bone in his left foot.
Indians: RHP Danny Salazar opens a four-game series Thursday at Tampa Bay. He struck out a career-high 12 over seven innings against the New York Yankees on Aug. 5.
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12:10PM,EDT,August 9,2017
Progressive Field, Cleveland,Ohio
Progressive Field, Cleveland,Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | COL | CLE |
| Blackmon grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | CLE |
| Kipnis lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Lindor struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Encarnación grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | COL | CLE |
| González singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Lucroy hit into fielder's choice to left, González out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Tapia grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Lucroy out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Story struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | CLE |
| Santana walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Santana out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Zimmer struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | COL | CLE |
| Amarista homered to center (392 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Blackmon grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| LeMahieu struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | CLE |
| Almonte doubled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Pérez sacrificed to pitcher, Almonte to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Kipnis popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Lindor homered to right center (369 feet), Almonte scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Ramírez grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | COL | CLE |
| Parra singled to right. | 1 | 2 |
| González fouled out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Lucroy flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Tapia grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | CLE |
| Encarnación walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Santana singled to right, Encarnación to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Jackson struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Zimmer fouled out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Santana stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| Almonte struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | COL | CLE |
| Story flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Amarista grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Blackmon grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | CLE |
| Pérez singled to deep right. | 1 | 2 |
| Kipnis struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Lindor lined out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Ramírez walked, Pérez to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Encarnación lined out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | COL | CLE |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Arenado reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Parra singled to right center, Arenado to third. | 1 | 2 |
| González struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Lucroy struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | CLE |
| Rusin relieved Senzatela. | 1 | 2 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Jackson grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Zimmer grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | COL | CLE |
| Tapia struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Amarista lined out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | CLE |
| Parra in left field. | 1 | 2 |
| Reynolds at first base. | 1 | 2 |
| Almonte singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Pérez sacrificed to pitcher, Almonte to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Kipnis grounded out to first, Almonte to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Lindor grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | COL | CLE |
| Blackmon singled to right center. | 1 | 2 |
| Smith relieved Bauer. | 1 | 2 |
| LeMahieu popped into double play, second to pitcher, Blackmon doubled off first. | 1 | 2 |
| Arenado grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | CLE |
| Ramírez grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Ottavino relieved Rusin. | 1 | 2 |
| Encarnación walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Santana fouled out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Jackson singled to right, Encarnación to second. | 1 | 2 |
| McGee relieved Ottavino. | 1 | 2 |
| Zimmer hit by pitch, Encarnación to third, Jackson to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Guyer hit for Almonte. | 1 | 2 |
| Guyer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Zimmer out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Cody Allen pitching for Cleveland | COL | CLE |
| Guyer in left field. | 1 | 2 |
| Allen relieved Smith. | 1 | 2 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| González singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Lucroy doubled to right center, González scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Tapia struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Story walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Reynolds flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | COL | CLE |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Kipnis struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Lindor flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Shaw pitching for Cleveland | COL | CLE |
| Shaw relieved Allen. | 2 | 2 |
| Blackmon singled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| LeMahieu grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Blackmon out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Estevez pitching for Colorado | COL | CLE |
| Estévez relieved McGee. | 2 | 2 |
| Ramírez grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| Encarnación grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Santana popped out to catcher. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Olson pitching for Cleveland | COL | CLE |
| Olson relieved Shaw. | 2 | 2 |
| Parra grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| González struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Lucroy walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Tapia struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Estevez pitching for Colorado | COL | CLE |
| Jackson grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Zimmer struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Guyer walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Gomes hit for Pérez. | 2 | 2 |
| Gomes lined out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 12th | SCORE | |
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | COL | CLE |
| Gomes catching. | 2 | 2 |
| McAllister relieved Olson. | 2 | 2 |
| Story grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Reynolds flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Blackmon homered to right center (397 feet). | 3 | 2 |
| LeMahieu singled to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Arenado fouled out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 12th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | COL | CLE |
| Chatwood relieved Estévez. | 3 | 2 |
| Kipnis struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Lindor grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Ramírez grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blackmon CF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .333 | .388 | .616 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .316 | .379 | .401 |
| Arenado 3B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .315 | .363 | .588 |
| Parra 1B-LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .351 | .376 | .523 |
| González DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .228 | .297 | .341 |
| Lucroy C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .250 | .381 | .375 |
| Tapia RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .287 | .341 | .434 |
| Story SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .222 | .298 | .405 |
| Amarista LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .248 | .275 | .380 |
Reynolds 1B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .278 | .364 | .506 |
| Totals | 46 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 196 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Lucroy (2, Allen) HR: Amarista (3, 3rd inning off Bauer 0 on, 0 Out); Blackmon (27, 12th inning off McAllister 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Amarista (19), Lucroy (2), Blackmon (74) 2-out RBI: Blackmon GIDP: LeMahieu Rockies RISP: 0-5 (Reynolds 0-1, Parra 0-1, Lucroy 0-1, González 0-1, Tapia 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Arenado (3, 2nd base off Bauer/Pérez) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Story-LeMahieu-Parra). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 25,539 (69.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:59 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Doug Eddings, First Base - Jeff Nelson, Second Base - Roberto Ortiz, Third Base - Cory Blaser |
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