In a scene reminiscent of Matt Holliday's tiebreaking score in 2007, Yorvit Torrealba hit a sac fly to score Troy Tulowitzki with the winning run in front of a full house preventing the St. Louis Cardinals from clinching the NL Central title on Coors Field tonight as the Rockies finally got their magic number down to 6. They maintained their 3.5 game lead on the 2nd Place Atlanta Braves and moved a game closer to the Dodgers putting them now at 5 games back.
As Matt Holliday looked on from left field in his first visit to Coors Field in an opponent's uniform, Tulowitzki scored on a high throw from right fielder Ryan Ludwick. With a sellout crowd of nearly 50,000 the stadium became the first pure playoff atmosphere for the Rockies since the Giants series back in August.
Aaron Cook had a masterful 5 innings in his first game back on the mound since August 21st scattering 4 hits and no walks in a pitcher's duel with Chris Carpenter. For the second night in a row the Rockies scored in the first inning, and then didn't score again until late. Tonight, the 2nd run was enough to edge the Cardinals. Ian Stewart had an incredible run-saving play on Matt Holliday's scorcer in the 3rd inning.
It was the Rockies 7th straight win against the Cardinals dating back to May 7th 2008. The Rockies continued their dominance over the NL Central this season winning their 27th game against 10 losses, and have won 7 in a row against the Central and 24-2 after starting out 3-8. The next 5 games are against Central teams.
Note: The Giants were eliminated from the NL West race on Thursday night.
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