DENVER -- The Coors Field crowd emitted a hopeful gasp as David Dahl's opposite-way fly ball to left field kissed the sky. Then it descended just about a foot beyond the wall on a night and at a time when the world is falling the Rockies' way.
Dahl's third-inning three-run homer helped the Rockies win their fifth straight game, 1--3, over the Phillies, vaulting them into the second National League Wild Card position.
Dahl's homer -- who went 3-for-5 with four RBIs -- led a 14-hit attack that powered Colorado on the same night the Cardinals dropped behind them by a half-game with a 12-4 loss to the Brewers.