There have been a lot of long nights during this Colorado Rockies season, the kind when even the most optimistic folks would have trouble finding positives.
This was not one of those nights.
Starting pitcher Tanner Gordon shook off a recent funk with a solid outing, and several Rockies hitters played key roles in a 4-3 victory on Friday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field. The bullpen was stout. The hitting and baserunning were timely. The defense was nearly mistake-free.
Just a clean, professional victory against a recently surging team that still harbors faint hope of making the playoffs.