PHOENIX — Rockies second baseman Garrett Hampson, as cool and confident as a veteran, dug in and waited for the 1-1 pitch from Arizona right-hander Zack Godley.
Elsewhere at Chase Field — Section 116, Row 26, to be exact — there was a much different vibe. Hearts pounded and tears were held in check.
Godley’s pitch, a 79 mph knuckle-curve, was meant to fool Hampson. It did not. Hampson drove the ball on a line off the left-field wall.
The official scorebook recorded it as an RBI double that drove in Ian Desmond to cut Arizona’s lead to 3-1.