In the pressure of the final week of a pennant race, the Rockies played well enough Monday night to take a long, slow, breath.
Colorado opened its final homestand by cruising to a 10-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, its fourth straight win, as Jon Gray turned in seven frames of one-run ball and the offense burst out for tacos by the fourth inning of the blowout.
Gray overcame bases-loaded, first-inning dramatics to finish with seven strikeouts in his first quality start since Sept. 1. And the Rockies’ bats battered Philadelphia right-hander Zach Eflin for five runs in two-plus innings before furthering the damage against an array of visiting relievers.